Tira Hautū / Governing Body Workshop

Allocation of decision-making responsibilities

OPEN NOTES

Notes of a workshop of the Governing Body held in Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 26 March 2025 at 10.07am.  A recording of the open workshop is available on:

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/meetings-council-bodies/Pages/webcasts-council-meetings.aspx

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Mayor	Wayne Brown
Councillors	Cr Andrew Baker
	Cr Josephine Bartley	Via electronic link, from 10.27am, Item 3
	Cr Angela Dalton	Via electronic link
	Cr Julie Fairey
	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	Via electronic link
	Cr Greg Sayers
	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM	Via electronic link
	Cr Ken Turner	Via electronic link
	Cr Wayne Walker	Via electronic link, from 10.27am, Item 3
	Cr John Watson	Via electronic link
	Cr Maurice Williamson	Via electronic link

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

Deputy Mayor	Cr Desley Simpson, JP
Councillors	Cr Chris Darby
	Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM
	Cr Mike Lee

Workshops enable staff to explore options with elected members before ideas are fully developed, and to receive feedback and guidance on policy development or project design. No resolutions or decisions are made by elected members at workshops and so the requirements of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 relating to local authority meetings do not apply.

Governing Body Workshop 26 March 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

Apologies were noted from:

Absence

Deputy Mayor, Cr D Simpson – on council business

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

Members were reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

There were no declarations of interest.

3	Workshop:  Allocation of decision-making responsibilities
	A PowerPoint presentation was given in support of the item. A copy is attached to the notes.

Item

Allocation of decision-making responsibilities between Governing Body and local boards – for activities coming in-house

Presented by Alastair Cameron, Manager CCO/External Partnerships team and John Nash, Programme Manager

•     The governing body agreed an integrated CCO reform package in December, including that urban regeneration, commercial property management and economic development activities will come in-house.

•     Decisions that are currently made (or overseen) by the Eke Panuku and Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Boards will need to be allocated within council’s governance structure.

•     The workshop provided an overview of the timeline for adoption of the allocation table (including local board input) and an outline of further work to be done.

Cr J Bartley joined the workshop at 10.27am.

Cr W Walker joined the workshop at 10.27am.

Members asked and received answers to their questions.

Attachments

a     26 March 2025, Governing Body Workshop:  Item 3 - Allocation of decision-making responsibilities, Presentation

The workshop finished at 10.59am.