Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of the inaugural meeting of the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board held in the Claris Conference Centre, 19 Whangaparapara Road, Claris, Great Barrier Island on Thursday, 31 October 2019 at 11:00.
Chairperson |
Izzy Fordham |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Luke Coles |
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Members |
Susan Daly |
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Patrick O'Shea |
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Valmaine Toki |
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ALSO PRESENT
Councillor elect (Waitemata ward) |
Pippa Coom |
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Councillor elect (Albany ward) |
John Watson |
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Kaumatua |
Rawiri Wharemate |
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Mana Whenua Representative |
Hau Rawiri |
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Senior Advisor Māori Relationships Governance |
Karla Armstrong |
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Governance Director |
Phil Wilson |
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Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board 31 October 2019 |
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Note: Before the meeting commenced attendees were advised of the locations of the emergency exits.
Note: Helgard Wagener – Relationship Manager, Aotea / Great Barrier and Waiheke Local Boards, chaired the meeting for Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. From Item 7 onwards, the newly elected chairperson chaired the meeting.
Note: Phil Wilson - Governance Director, witnessed the members’ declarations.
Rawiri Wharemate – Kaumatua, gave a brief welcome.
2 Welcome Address
Phil Wilson – Governance Director, addressed the meeting.
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3 Apologies
There were no apologies.
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Helgard Wagener – Relationship Manager, Aotea / Great Barrier and Waiheke Local Boards, gave an overview of the voting systems and requested a mover and seconder. |
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Resolution number GBI/2019/117 MOVED by Member I Fordham, seconded by Member S Daly: That the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board: a) elect a Chairperson for the 2019 - 2022 political term, utilising System B of Schedule 7, Part 1, Clause 25 of the Local Government Act 2002. |
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Helgard Wagener – Relationship Manager, Aotea / Great Barrier and Waiheke Local Boards, called for nominations for the position of Chairperson. Member TOKI nominated Member FORDHAM for the Chairperson role. Member DALY seconded the nomination. Members voted. The result of the vote was 5 to 0 in favour of Member FORDHAM, who won the vote. |
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Resolution number GBI/2019/118 MOVED by Member Toki, seconded by Member S Daly: That the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board: b) elect Member Fordham as Chairperson of the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board for the 2019-2022 political term. The motion was put to the vote by a show of hands and was declared CARRIED by 5 votes to 0. |
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Resolution number GBI/2019/119 MOVED by Member I Fordham, seconded by Member S Daly: That the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board: a) elect a Deputy Chairperson for the 2019 - 2022 political term, utilising System B of Schedule 7, Part 1, Clause 25 of the Local Government Act 2002. |
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The Chairperson called for nominations for the position of Deputy Chairperson. Member DALY nominated Member COLES for the Deputy Chairperson role. Member O’SHEA seconded the nomination. Members voted. The result of the vote was 5 to 0 in favour of Member COLES, who won the vote. |
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Resolution number GBI/2019/120 MOVED by Member S Daly, seconded by Member O'Shea: That the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board: b) elect Member Coles as Deputy Chairperson of the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board for the 2019-2022 political term. The motion was put to the vote by a show of hands and was declared CARRIED by 5 votes to 0. |
Note: The local board noted that the Deputy Chairperson role will be reviewed by the local board in 18 months time.
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Note: The mayor’s office advised that the Mayor would not be in attendance.
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Helgard Wagener – Relationship Manager, Aotea / Great Barrier and Waiheke Local Boards, gave a brief explanation of the Local Government Legislation. |
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Resolution number GBI/2019/121 MOVED by Member I Fordham, seconded by Member L Coles: That the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board: a) note the general explanation of the laws affecting elected members. |
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First Business Meeting of the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board |
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Resolution number GBI/2019/122 MOVED by Member I Fordham, seconded by Member S Daly: That the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board: a) confirm its first business meeting for the term to be held at 1.00pm Tuesday, 3 December 2019, at the Claris Conference Centre, 19 Whangaparapara Road, Claris, Great Barrier Island. |
Rawiri Wharemate – Kaumatua, closed the meeting in prayer and blessed the food.
11.43 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 Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board HELD ON
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