Tira Kāwana / Governing Body

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Governing Body held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 30 July 2020 at 10.02am.

 

present

 

Mayor

Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

 

Deputy Mayor

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

 

Councillors

Cr Josephine Bartley

From 10.10am, Item 9

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins

From 10.10am, Item 9

 

Cr Pippa Coom

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

 

Cr Angela Dalton

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO

By electronic link

 

Cr Shane Henderson

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Tracy Mulholland

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

Until 12.58pm, Item C1

 

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

Until 12.45pm, Item 12

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

Cr Paul Young

 

 

 

 

 


Governing Body

30 July 2020

 

 

 

1          Affirmation

 

His Worship the Mayor will read the affirmation.

 

 

2          Apologies

  

There were no apologies.

 

Electronic Attendance

Resolution number GB/2020/74

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr A Dalton:  

That the Governing Body:

a)         approve electronic attendance for Cr C Fletcher.

CARRIED

 

 

3          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

4          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number GB/2020/75

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr W Walker:  

That the Governing Body:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 25 June 2020, including the confidential section, and the extraordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 16 July 2020 as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

5          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

6          Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

7          Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

8          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

9

Adoption of the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 (Annual Budget)

 

Cr E Collins joined the meeting at 10.10am.
Cr J Bartley joined the meeting at 10.10am.

 

Note:   the recommendation was put in parts.

 

 

Resolution number GB/2020/76

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

That the Governing Body:

a)      agree the Tūpuna Maunga Authority Operational Plan 2020/2021 and Summary of the Tūpuna Maunga Authority Operational Plan 2020/2021 for inclusion in the Emergency Budget 2020/2021.

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For

Cr J Bartley

Cr C Casey

Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore

Cr E Collins

Cr P Coom

Cr L Cooper

Cr A Dalton

Cr C Darby

Cr A Filipaina

Mayor P Goff

Cr S Henderson

Cr R Hills

Cr T Mulholland

Cr D Newman

Cr G Sayers

Cr D Simpson

Cr S Stewart

Cr J Watson

Cr P Young

Against

Cr C Fletcher

Cr W Walker

Abstained

 

The motion was declared carried by 19 votes to 2.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number GB/2020/77

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

b)      adopt the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 (Annual Plan), including 21 local board agreements

c)      delegate the authority and responsibility for agreeing any required minor editorial changes and the correction of minor errors to the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 to the Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee, and the Group Chief Financial Officer.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr C Fletcher requested that her dissenting vote be recorded against clause b).

 

 

 

Note:   Following the meeting Volumes 1 and 2 of the Annual Budget 2019/2020 (Annual Plan) were made available on the Auckland Council website at the following link:

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/budget-plans/Pages/annual-budget-annual-plan-2020-2021.aspx

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 10.58am and reconvened at 11.06am.

 

 

 

10

Rates setting 2020/2021

 

 

 

Resolution number GB/2020/78

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

That the Governing Body:

a)      agree under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 to set rates and due dates for the 2020/2021 financial year and to authorise the addition of penalties as follows:

i)       that a Uniform Annual General Charge be set, for all rateable land, at $439 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP)

ii)      that a general rate be set for all rateable land based on the capital value of the land and at different rates in the dollar for different categories of land (defined in the Funding Impact Statement in the council's Annual Budget (Emergency Budget) 2020/2021) as set out in the table below:

Property category

Rate in the dollar for 2020/2021 (including GST) ($)

Urban business

0.00540893

Urban residential

0.00195455

Rural business

0.00486804

Rural residential

0.00175909

Farm and lifestyle

0.00156364

No road access

0.00048864

Urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00368174

Rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00331357

Urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00281815

Rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00253633

Zero-rated

0.00000000

iii)     that a Water Quality targeted rate be set on the capital value of all rateable land except land categorised as zero-rated, as defined for rating purposes, of an amount of $0.00010677 (including GST) per dollar of capital value applied to all rateable land categorised as business (Urban business and Rural business), and $0.00006076 (including GST) per dollar of capital value to all rateable land not categorised as business (Urban residential, Rural residential, Farm and lifestyle, urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and No road access) as defined for rating purposes

iv)     that a Natural Environment targeted rate be set on the capital value of all rateable land except land categorised as zero-rated, as defined for rating purposes, of an amount of $0.00007603 (including GST) per dollar of capital value applied to all rateable land categorised as business (Urban business and Rural business), and $0.00004326  (including GST) per dollar of capital value to all rateable land not categorised as business (Urban residential, Rural residential, Farm and lifestyle, urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and No road access) as defined for rating purposes

v)      that waste management targeted rates be set differentially for different categories of land at different fixed amounts, as set out in the table below:

Service

Differential group

Amount of targeted rate for 2020/2021 (including GST) ($)

Charging basis

Base service

Rating units in the former Auckland City

141.03

Per service available

Rating units in the former Franklin District, Manukau City, North Shore City, Papakura District, Rodney District and Waitakere City

141.03

Per SUIP

Base service excluding recycling

Rating units in the former Auckland City

49.40

Per service available

Standard refuse

 

Rating units in the former Auckland City

141.60

Per service available

Rating units in the former Manukau City

141.60

Per SUIP

Large refuse

Rating units in the former Auckland City and Manukau City

66.55

Per service available

Additional recycling

All rating units

91.63

Per service available

Food scraps

Rating units in the former Papakura District and the former food scraps trial area in Northcote, Milford and Takapuna

69.19

Per SUIP

Note to table: For these purposes the various waste services are as set out in the Auckland Waste Management and Minimisation Plan and the Funding Impact Statement in the council’s Annual Plan 2020/2021.

vi)     that a city centre targeted rate be set differentially for all rateable land in the urban business, urban residential, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider differential categories, as defined for rating purposes, and in the city centre area, of an amount of $0.00131164 (including GST) per dollar of the capital value of the rating unit for urban business rating units and of a fixed amount of $62.40 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part (SUIP) of a rating unit for urban residential, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider rating units

vii)    that an accommodation provider targeted rate be set for all rateable land that is in the urban business, rural business, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, urban medium-occupancy online accommodation, or rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider differential categories, as defined for rating purposes, and that is located within Zones A or B, and that is operated as Tier one, Tier two, Tier three, Tier four, Tier five, or Tier six accommodation provider type, and be set differentially for different categories of land per dollar of capital value of the portion of the rating unit used for commercial accommodation purposes as set out in the table below:

Categoryz

Rate in the dollar for 2020/2021

(including GST) ($)

Tier one – Zone A

0.00144682

Tier two – Zone A

0.00086809

Tier three – Zone A

0.00072341

Tier four – Zone A

0.00043404

Tier five – Zone A

0.00036170

Tier six – Zone A

0.00021702

Tier one – Zone B

0.00072341

Tier two – Zone B

0.00043404

Tier three – Zone B

0.00036170

Tier four – Zone B

0.00021702

Tier five – Zone B

0.00018085

Tier six – Zone B

0.00010851

Note to table: For the purposes the accommodation provider targeted rate the various Zones and Tiers are set out in the Funding Impact Statement in the council’s Annual Budget 2020/2021.

viii)   that a Rodney Local Board Transport targeted rate be set for all rateable land in the Rodney Local Board area except land categorised as zero-rated as defined for rating purposes, of an amount of $150 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP)

ix)     that Business Improvement District (BID) targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the urban business or rural business differential categories, as defined for rating purposes, within the defined Business Improvement District areas, of a fixed amount per rating unit and/or a rate in the dollar of capital value of the rating unit, as set out in the table below:

BID area

Fixed rate per rating unit for 2020/2021 (including GST) ($)

Rate in the dollar for 2020/2021 to be multiplied by the capital value of the rating unit (including GST) ($)

Avondale

0.00

0.00131202

Birkenhead

0.00

0.00091537

Blockhouse Bay

0.00

0.00139843

Browns Bay

0.00

0.00050803

Central Park Henderson

250.00

0.00009994

Devonport

250.00

0.00061502

Dominion Road

0.00

0.00053216

Ellerslie

0.00

0.00208930

Glen Eden

0.00

0.00091340

Glen Innes

0.00

0.00103111

Greater East Tāmaki

195.00

0.00003598

Heart of the City

0.00

0.00041570

Howick

0.00

0.00089546

Hunters Corner

0.00

0.00076301

Karangahape Road

0.00

0.00048527

Kingsland

0.00

0.00043559

Mairangi Bay

250.00

0.00136611

Māngere Bridge

0.00

0.00136493

Māngere East Village

0.00

0.00029693

Māngere Town

0.00

0.00401509

Manukau Central

0.00

0.00033383

Manurewa

0.00

0.00101777

Milford

0.00

0.00062599

Mt Eden Village

0.00

0.00061265

New Lynn

0.00

0.00057433

Newmarket

0.00

0.00059522

North Harbour

150.00

0.00007931

North West District

250.00

0.00017969

BID area

Fixed rate per rating unit for 2020/2021 (including GST) ($)

Rate in the dollar for 2020/2021 to be multiplied by the capital value of the rating unit (including GST) ($)

Northcote

0.00

0.00230206

Old Papatoetoe

0.00

0.00124450

One Warkworth

575.00

0.00000000

Onehunga

0.00

0.00112539

Orewa

0.00

0.00102082

Ōtāhuhu

0.00

0.00072178

Ōtara

0.00

0.00153462

Panmure

0.00

0.00148612

Papakura

0.00

0.00071578

Parnell

0.00

0.00052665

Ponsonby

0.00

0.00070067

Pukekohe

0.00

0.00051307

Remuera

0.00

0.00112463

Rosebank

0.00

0.00036095

South Harbour

0.00

0.00043944

St Heliers

0.00

0.00108820

Takapuna

0.00

0.00040562

Te Atatu

0.00

0.00136266

Torbay

0.00

0.00101814

Uptown

0.00

0.00017748

Waiuku

0.00

0.00103365

Wiri

0.00

0.00021301

x)      that the Ōtara-Papatoetoe and Māngere-Ōtāhuhu swimming pool targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the urban residential, rural residential, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, or rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider differential categories, as defined for rating purposes, located in the respective Māngere–Ōtāhuhu Local Board or Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board area, of a fixed amount per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP), as set out in the table below:

Local board area

Fixed rate for each separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit for 2020/2021 (including GST) ($)

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

33.02

Ōtara-Papatoetoe

31.34

xi)     that the swimming/spa pool fencing compliance targeted rate be set for all rateable land on the council’s register of pool fence and barrier inspections, set differentially based on whether the council provides inspection, as a fixed amount per rating unit as set out in the table below:

Inspection service provided

Fixed rate per rating unit for 2020/2021 (including GST) ($)

Council inspection required

$44

No council inspection required – successful inspection carried out by an Independently Qualified Pool Inspector (IQPI)

$22

xii)    that the Riverhaven Drive targeted rate be set on land in Riverhaven Drive, Rodney, in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance for the construction of a road that gives access to the rating units, of an amount of $7,416.14 (including GST) per rating unit

xiii)   that the Waitakere rural sewerage targeted rate be set for all land in the district of the former Waitakere City Council which has an on-site waste management system and in respect of which the council has available the service of pumping out the system and which is scheduled to take place within the three-year period commencing 1 July 2018, of an amount of $200.91 (including GST) for each such on-site waste management system

xiv)   that the Retro-fit Your Home targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance under the Retro-fit your home scheme, at different levels based on the extent of the outstanding assistance by reference to the year that the ratepayer started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:

Year of repayment

Rate in the dollar for 2020/2021 to be multiplied by the ratepayers outstanding balance as at 30 June 2020 (including GST) ($)

1

0.11111111

2

0.12500000

3

0.14285714

4

0.16666667

5

0.20000000

6

0.25000000

7

0.33333333

8

0.50000000

9

1.00000000

 

 

 

xv)    that the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead pressurised wastewater scheme, at different levels based on the extent of the outstanding assistance by reference to the year that the ratepayer started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:

Year of repayment

Rate in the dollar for 2020/2021 to be multiplied by the ratepayers outstanding balance as at 30 June 2020 (including GST) ($)

1

0.07666667

6

0.11500000

8

0.14375000

xvi)   that the On-site wastewater systems (septic tank) upgrades targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance for the replacement or upgrade of failing on-site wastewater systems (septic tanks) in the west coast lagoons and Little Oneroa catchments, at different levels based on the extent of the outstanding assistance by reference to the year that the ratepayer started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:

Year of repayment

Rate in the dollar for 2020/2021 to be multiplied by the ratepayers outstanding balance as at 30 June 2020 (including GST) ($)

1

0.07666667

3

0.08846154

xvii)  that the Point Wells Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a pressure wastewater collection system in Point Wells, of an amount per rating unit based on the extent of the financial assistance as shown in the following table:

Total assistance provided

Amount of targeted rate per rating unit for 2020/2021 (including GST) ($)

$8,000

623.15

$8,500

662.11

$9,000

701.05

$9,500

740.00

$10,000

778.94

 

 

xviii) that the Jackson Crescent Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a wastewater collection scheme in the Jackson Crescent, Martins Bay area, of an amount of $562.45 (including GST) per rating unit

xix)   that for the purposes of the above rates, the definitions of accommodation provider, the city centre area, the various Business Improvement Districts, the expression "separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit" and the differential categories for rates charged on a differential basis are as set out in the Funding Impact Statement in the council's Annual Budget (Emergency Budget) 2020/2021

xx)    that for the 2020/2021 financial year, all rates except the accommodation provider targeted rate be payable in four equal instalments, on the following due dates:

Instalment

Due Date

1

31 August 2020

2

30 November 2020

3

26 February 2021

4

28 May 2021

xxi)   that for the 2020/2021 financial year, the accommodation provider targeted rate be invoiced in one instalment with the other rates invoiced in instalment 4, and be payable on the 28 May 2021

xxii)  that a penalty of ten per cent of any portion of any instalment of rates assessed in the 2020/2021 rating year that is not paid by the due date for payment of that instalment be added to the amount of unpaid rates. The penalty will be added on the day following the due date, being 1 September 2020, 1 December 2020, 27 February 2021, and 29 May 2021 respectively

xxiii) that a further penalty of ten per cent of any rates assessed in any financial year prior to 1 July 2020 that remain unpaid on 1 September 2020, be added on 2 September 2020

xxiv) that a further penalty of ten per cent of any rates to which a penalty has been added under resolution (xxiii) above if those rates are unpaid on 2 March 2021, be added on 3 March 2021.

b)      agree that in accordance with the council’s Early Payment Discount Policy the discount for the early payment of rates be set at 0.37 per cent of the 2020/2021 rates, if those rates, together with any outstanding prior years’ rates and penalties, are paid in full on or before the due date of the first instalment (31 August 2020).

 

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

Cr J Bartley

Cr C Casey

Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore

Cr E Collins

Cr P Coom

Cr L Cooper

Cr A Dalton

Cr C Darby

Cr A Filipaina

Mayor P Goff

Cr S Henderson

Cr R Hills

Cr T Mulholland

Cr D Newman

Cr D Simpson

Cr S Stewart

Cr W Walker

Cr P Young

Against

Cr C Fletcher

Cr G Sayers

Cr J Watson

Abstained

 

The motion was declared carried by 18 votes to 3.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr W Walker requested that his dissenting vote be recorded against clause a) vii).

 

 

 

11

Kaipara Moana Remediation

 

Note:   updated versions of Attachment A and Attachment B had been circulated prior to the meeting.  Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

Note:   changes to the original recommendation, including the addition of new clauses g), i), o) and p) were made

 

Resolution number GB/2020/79

MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr T Mulholland:  

That the Governing Body:

a)         delegate authority to the Mayor to sign on behalf of Auckland Council the memorandum of understanding in Attachment A of the agenda report, with the Crown, Kaipara Uri entities and the Northland Regional Council, to progress the Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme

b)        delegate authority to the Mayor to agree changes of a minor nature to the memorandum of understanding if required prior to signing, in consultation with the Crown, Kaipara Uri entities and the Northland Regional Council

c)         agree to establish and appoint a joint committee with the Northland Regional Council and in partnership with the Kaipara Uri entities (the ‘Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee’) pursuant to clauses 30(1)(b), 30A, and 31(3) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002, to provide stewardship and governance to the Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme

d)        adopt the Terms of Reference in Attachment B of the agenda report and delegate those responsibilities, duties and powers to the Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee when established

e)         delegate authority to the Mayor to agree changes of a minor nature to the Terms of Reference in Attachment B of the agenda report if required, in consultation with Kaipara Uri entities and the Northland Regional Council

f)          note the Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee can only be established and appointed when all parties confirm agreement to the Terms of Reference in Attachment B of the agenda report

g)        agree that, pursuant to clause 30(7) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002, the Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee will not be discharged after a future triennial general election, and will be discharged after the establishment by statute of the anticipated co-governance Kaipara Moana Body

h)        appoint three Auckland Council members to the Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee as follows:

i)          Cr D Newman

ii)         Cr G Sayers

iii)       Rodney Local Board Chair Phelan Pirrie

i)          delegate to the Mayor the ability to confirm the appointments made by Kaipara Uri entities to the Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee

j)          delegate oversight of the work of the Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee to the Environment and Climate Change Committee

k)         amend the Governing Body’s Terms of Reference for committees by adding the terms of reference for the Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee

l)          note that the Crown funding contribution of up to $100 million towards $200 million for the first six-year Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme, is conditional to confirmation of fifty per cent council and landowner contribution by the end of financial year 2020-2021, including councils having secured funding contributions through their respective Long Term Plan 2021-2031 processes 

m)       note that the Crown will provide, subject to a funding agreement being signed, an initial contribution for the Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme of up to $12 million for financial year 2020-2021

n)        note that $15 million has been set aside from the water quality targeted rate to support sediment reduction in the Kaipara, and that a $10 million contribution to the first six years of the proposed Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme could be made without a requirement for new budget.

o)        note that Auckland Council, subject to a funding agreement being signed, will provide an initial contribution for the Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme of up to $1 million for financial year 2020-2021, and that subsequent contributions require consultation and confirmation through the 2021-2031 Long-Term Plan.

p)        agree that the Council representatives on the Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee report to the Environment and Climate Change Committee on six-monthly basis.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     30 July 2020, Governing Body - Item 11 - Kaipara Moana Remediation, Updated Attachment A

b     30 July 2020, Governing Body - Item 11 - Kaipara Moana Remediation, Updated Attachment B

 

 

12

Elected Members Expense Policy

 

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr W Walker:  

That the Governing Body:

a)      adopt the Auckland Council Elected Members Expense Policy as attached in Attachment A of the agenda report for referral to the Remuneration Authority for their approval.

b)      note the feedback from local boards as contained in Attachment B of the agenda report.

c)      agree that the option of a childcare allowance is not progressed at this time but is reconsidered in 2021/22.

 

 

 

MOVED by Cr C Casey, seconded by Cr E Collins: as an amendment by way of addition as new clause a):  

a)         amend the provision of alcohol under section 9 – Travel Expenses in the table from the Elected Members Expense Policy to read:

”The council will not pay for any alcohol.”

 

Note:   After discussion on the amendment and with the consent of the seconder, the amendment was withdrawn.

 

 

Cr W Walker retired from the meeting at 12.35pm.

 

 

 

Resolution number GB/2020/80

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr W Walker:  

That the Governing Body:

a)      adopt the Auckland Council Elected Members Expense Policy as attached in Attachment A of the agenda report for referral to the Remuneration Authority for their approval.

b)      note the feedback from local boards as contained in Attachment B of the agenda report.

c)      agree that the option of a childcare allowance is not progressed at this time but is reconsidered in 2021/22.

CARRIED

 

Note:   Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.3, Cr D Simpson requested that her abstention be recorded.

 


 

 

13

Appointments to the Demographic Advisory Panels

 

Resolution number GB/2020/81

MOVED by Cr C Casey, seconded by Cr T Mulholland:  

That the Governing Body:

a)      note that a confidential report is included on today’s committee agenda with recommendations on appointments to the demographic advisory panels

b)      note that the report is confidential due to the personal information contained in it but the final appointment decisions will be made publicly available at the conclusion of the appointment process.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Summary of Governing Body information memoranda and briefings (including the Forward Work Programme) - 30 July 2020

 

Resolution number GB/2020/82

MOVED by Cr L Cooper, seconded by Cr J Bartley:  

That the Governing Body:

a)      note the progress on the forward work programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report

b)      receive the Summary of Governing Body information memoranda and briefings – 30 July 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

15

Summary of Confidential Decisions and related information released into Open

 

Resolution number GB/2020/83

MOVED by Cr T Mulholland, seconded by Cr G Sayers:  

That the Governing Body:

a)      note the confidential decisions and related information that are now publicly available.

CARRIED

 

 

16        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 


 

 

17        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number GB/2020/84

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

That the Governing Body:

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       CONFIDENTIAL:  Appointments to the Demographic Advisory Panels

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 on candidates recommended for the demographic advisory panels. This information should not be made public until the governing body endorses the candidate and the Ministry of Justice criminial history check is completed.

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

 

 

12.51pm          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.

 

12.59pm          The public was re-admitted.

 

 

 


 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL:  Appointments to the Demographic Advisory Panels

 

Resolution number GB/2020/85

MOVED by Cr C Casey, seconded by Cr T Mulholland:  

That the Governing Body:

c)      agree that the appointments and report be made public once criminal history checks have been completed and the proposed candidates have been advised and confirmed their acceptance of the appointment. 

  

 

12.59pm                                             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 Governing Body HELD ON

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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