I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Council Controlled Organisations Governance and Monitoring Committee will be held on:

 

Date:                      

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

9.30am

Reception Lounge, Level 2
Auckland Town Hall
301-305 Queen Street
Auckland

 

Council Controlled Organisations Governance and Monitoring Committee

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Calum Penrose

 

Members

Cr Anae Arthur Anae

 

 

Cr Cameron Brewer

 

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Member Precious Clark

 

 

Cr Ross Clow

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Cr Denise Krum

 

 

Cr Dick Quax

 

 

Cr Penny Webster

 

 

Member Glenn Wilcox

 

 

Cr George Wood, CNZM

 

Ex-officio

Mayor  Len Brown, JP

 

 

(7 Quorum   members)

 

 

Crispian Franklin

Democracy Advisor

 

31 January 2014

Contact Telephone: (09) 373 6205

Email: crispian.franklin@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 

 


Council Controlled Organisations Governance and Monitoring Committee

05 February 2014

 

ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                        PAGE

1          Apologies                                                                                                                        5

2          Declaration of Interest                                                                                                   5

3          Confirmation of Minutes                                                                                               5

4          Petitions                                                                                                                          5  

5          Public Input                                                                                                                    5

6          Local Board Input                                                                                                          5

7          Extraordinary Business                                                                                                5

8          Notices of Motion                                                                                                          6   

9          Consideration of Extraordinary Items 

PUBLIC EXCLUDED

10        Procedural Motion to Exclude the Public                                                                   7

C1       Council Controlled Organisations Board Appointments - Watercare Services Limited (WSL)                                                                                                                               7

C2       Council Controlled Organisations Board Appointments - Board Observer          7

C3       Board Appointments - Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board                   7  

 


1          Apologies

 

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

That the Council Controlled Organisations Governance and Monitoring Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 3 December 2013, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

 

 

4          Petitions

 

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

 

5          Public Input

 

Standing Order 3.21 provides for Public Input.  Applications to speak must be made to the Committee Secretary, in writing, no later than two (2) working days prior to the meeting and must include the subject matter.  The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.  A maximum of thirty (30) minutes is allocated to the period for public input with five (5) minutes speaking time for each speaker.

 

At the close of the agenda no requests for public input had been received.

 

6          Local Board Input

 

Standing Order 3.22 provides for Local Board Input.  The Chairperson (or nominee of that Chairperson) is entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes during this time.  The Chairperson of the Local Board (or nominee of that Chairperson) shall wherever practical, give two (2) days notice of their wish to speak.  The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.

 

This right is in addition to the right under Standing Order 3.9.14 to speak to matters on the agenda.

 

At the close of the agenda no requests for local board input had been received.

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

 

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

 

(a)        The local  authority by resolution so decides; and

 

(b)        The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

 

(i)         The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

 

(ii)        The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

 

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

 

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

 

(a)        That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

 

(i)         That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

 

(ii)        the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

 

(b)        no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

 

8          Notices of Motion

 

At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.

 

     

 


Council Controlled Organisations Governance and Monitoring Committee

05 February 2014

 

Exclusion of the Public: Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

 

That the Council Controlled Organisations Governance and Monitoring Committee:

a)      exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.

This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:

 

C1       Council Controlled Organisations Board Appointments - Watercare Services Limited (WSL)

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(a) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

In particular, the report contains information and discusses shortlist candidates for the Watercare Services Limited director vacancy.  This information needs to be withheld to protect the privacy of those individuals.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C2       Council Controlled Organisations Board Appointments - Board Observer

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(a) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

In particular, the report contains information regarding candidates interviewed for the Board Observer vacancies.  This information needs to be withheld to protect the privacy of those individuals.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C3       Board Appointments - Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(a) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

In particular, the report contains information regarding the appointments to the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board.  This information needs to be withheld to protect the privacy of those individuals.

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.