I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board will be held on:
Date: Time: Meeting Room: Venue:
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Thursday, 14 June 2018 6.00pm Waitākere
Ranges Local Board Office |
Waitākere Ranges Local Board
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
Chairperson |
Greg Presland |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Saffron Toms |
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Members |
Sandra Coney, QSO |
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Neil Henderson |
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Steve Tollestrup |
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(Quorum 3 members)
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Glenn Boyd (Waitākere Ranges Local Board Relationship Manager)
Brenda Railey Democracy Advisor - Waitākere Ranges
11 June 2018
Contact Telephone: +64 21 820 781 Email: brenda.railey@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board 14 June 2018 |
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1 Welcome 5
2 Apologies 5
3 Declaration by Local Board Member 7
4 Explanation of laws affecting elected members 9
Waitākere Ranges Local Board 14 June 2018 |
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Declaration by Local Board Member
File No.: CP2018/10198
Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report
1. To provide an opportunity for the new local board member to make an oral declaration.
Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary
2. A vacancy within the Waitākere Ranges Local Board arose following the death in January 2018 of local board member, Denise Yates.
3. Following the recent Auckland by-election, Ken Turner has been elected to the Waitākere Ranges Local Board.
4. The newly elected board member will make an oral declaration and sign a written declaration, which will be attested by the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Chair.
5. The Waitākere Ranges Local Board Chair is authorised to administer the members’ declaration at this meeting in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 (Schedule 7, clause 14).
Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) receive the declaration made by Member K Turner pursuant to Schedule 7, clause 14, of the Local Government Act 2002
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Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments
There are no attachments for this report.
Ngā kaihaina / Signatories
Authors |
Brenda Railey - Democracy Advisor - Waitākere Ranges |
Authorisers |
Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitākere Ranges, Whau |
Waitākere Ranges Local Board 14 June 2018 |
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Explanation of laws affecting elected members
File No.: CP2018/09588
Purpose
1. To enable the newly elected board member to receive a general explanation of the laws that affect elected members.[1]
2. Following election, elected members are required to receive a general explanation of the laws that affect them as elected members.[2] This report provides that explanation for newly elected member Ken Turner.
Executive summary
3. There are a number of core legal requirements that a newly elected member should be aware of when making decisions. These are the:
- Local Government Act 2002
- Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009
- Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
- Local Authorities (Members’ Interests) Act 1968
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
- Crimes Act 1961
- Secret Commissions Act 1910
- Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
- Council decision-making requirements
- Personal liability of elected members
- Public law decision-making principles.
4. This report and attachment provides an explanation of these core legal requirements.
5. In addition to these core legal requirements, there are many other statutes relevant to certain council decisions (for example the Reserves Act 1977).
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6. Elected members will receive advice from staff on a case-by-case basis to ensure that they understand their legal obligations when making decisions.
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board: a) note the general explanation of the laws affecting elected members.
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Laws Affecting Elected Members - Core Legal Requirements |
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Signatories
Authors |
Brenda Railey - Democracy Advisor - Waitākere Ranges |
Authorisers |
Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitākere Ranges, Whau |