Appointments and Performance Review Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Appointments and Performance Review Committee held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert St, Auckland on Thursday, 7 September 2017 at 9.33am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

 

Members

Cr Chris Darby

From 10.07am, Item C2

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Penny Hulse

 

 

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

 

 

Ex-officio

Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore

 

 

ABSENT

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Cathy Casey

 

 

 

 


Appointments and Performance Review Committee

07 September 2017

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number APP/2017/52

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr R Hills:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Cr C Darby for lateness and Deputy Chairperson C Fletcher for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Mayor P Goff declared an interest in Item C1 – Appointments to the boards of Auckland War Memorial Museum and Museum of Transport and Technology, and Item C2 – Appointments to the boards of Watercare Services Limited and Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Limited - shortlisted candidates for interview.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number APP/2017/53

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Mayor B Cashmore:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 3 August 2017, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

6          Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

8          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

9

Process for the appointment of new directors to Auckland War Memorial Museum and Museum of Transport and Technology

 

Resolution number APP/2017/54

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr P Hulse:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

a)      note there is a confidential report on this meeting agenda providing recommendations regarding the appointment and/or reappointment of directors to the Auckland War Memorial Museum and Museum of Transport and Technology boards.

b)      note that Regional Facilities Auckland undertakes the board appointment process and makes recommendations to Auckland Council.

c)      note that the final appointment decisions will be made publically available at the conclusion of the appointment process

d)      thank the directors whose tenure has ended for their service.

CARRIED

 

 

10

Process for the appointment of new directors to Watercare Services Limited and Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Limited

 

Resolution number APP/2017/55

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr D Simpson:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

a)      note the appointment process for the two director appointments to Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Limited, and the one director appointment to Watercare Services Limited

b)      note that recommendations about the shortlists for these appointments are included in a confidential report on this meeting agenda.

CARRIED

 

 

11

Appointments and Performance Review Committee Information Report - 23 August 2017

 

Resolution number APP/2017/56

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr D Simpson:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

a)      receive the information report – 23 August 2017.

CARRIED

  

 

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 


 

 

 

13        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number APP/2017/57

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Mayor B Cashmore:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review 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       Appointments to the boards of Auckland War Memorial Museum and Museum of Transport and Technology

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 personal information about candidates

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       Appointments to the boards of Watercare Services Limited and Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Limited -  shortlisted candidates for interview.

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 candidates who have applied to be directors on Auckland Council's council-controlled organisations

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.

 

The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.

CARRIED

 


 

 

9.38am            The public was excluded.

 

Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.

 

10.38am          The public was re-admitted.

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

Appointments to the boards of Auckland War Memorial Museum and Museum of Transport and Technology

 

Resolution number APP/2017/58

MOVED by Deputy Mayor B Cashmore, seconded by Cr P Hulse:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

f)       request that resolutions a) to d) be made publically available once the appointees have been notified, noting that the agenda report and attachments are to remain confidential.

 

 

C2

Appointments to the boards of Watercare Services Limited and Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Limited -  shortlisted candidates for interview.

 

Resolution number APP/2017/61

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Mayor B Cashmore:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

c)      note that the report and attachments will remain confidential, but that after the appointment process is concluded, decisions about the successful candidates will be made publicly available. 

  

 

10.38 am                                            The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Appointments and Performance Review Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................