Tira Hautū / Governing Body

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Governing Body held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Friday, 5 May 2023 at 3.18pm.

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Mayor

Wayne Brown

 

Deputy Mayor

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

Councillors

Cr Andrew Baker

Via electronic link

 

Cr Josephine Bartley

 

 

Cr Angela Dalton

Via electronic link

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Cr Julie Fairey

Via electronic link

 

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

 

 

Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO

Via electronic link

 

Cr Lotu Fuli

Via electronic link

 

Cr Shane Henderson

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Kerrin Leoni

Via electronic link

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

Cr Maurice Williamson

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

 

 

David Taipari, Chair

Independent Māori Statutory Board

Via electronic link

 

 

 


Governing Body

05 May 2023

 

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number GB/2023/79

MOVED by Mayor W Brown, seconded by Cr W Walker:   

That the Governing Body:

a)         accept the apologies from:

Lateness

Cr J Bartley – on council business

Deputy Mayor D Simpson – on council business

CARRIED

 

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

 

3          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

There was no public input section.

 

 

 

4          Ngā Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input section.

 

 

 

5          Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

6          Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 


 

 

 

7          Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number GB/2023/80

MOVED by Mayor W Brown, seconded by Cr D Newman:  

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: Auckland Council Chief Executive recruitment

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.

s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

In particular, this report contains information that relates to the setting of a recruitment process for the chief executive, and the committee may discuss matters relating to the person specification or potential 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.

 

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

 

 

3.20pmpm       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.

 

3.40pm            The public was re-admitted.

 


 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL: Auckland Council Chief Executive recruitment

 

Resolution number GB/2023/81

MOVED by Mayor W Brown, seconded by Cr C Fletcher:  

f)         whakaae / agree that the decisions, report and attachments remain confidential until the reasons for confidentiality no longer exist.

 

 

 

3.40 pm                                              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:.......................................................