Extraordinary Council Meeting Wednesday 5 September 2018 at 9.15am

Extraordinary Council Meeting

5 September 2018

Northland Regional Extraordinary Council Meeting Agenda

Meeting to be held in the Council Chamber

36 Water Street, Whangārei

on Wednesday 5 September 2018, commencing at 9.15am

Recommendations contained in the council agenda are NOT council decisions. Please refer to council minutes for resolutions.

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Housekeeping

1.0 apologies

2.0 declarations of conflicts of interest

3.0       Business with the Public Excluded                                                                                                         2

3.1       Appointment of Directors

Extraordinary Council Meeting                                                                                                                                   ITEM: 3.0

5 September 2018

TITLE:

Business with the Public Excluded

Executive Summary

The purpose of this report is to recommend that the public be excluded from the proceedings of this meeting to consider the confidential matters detailed below for the reasons given.

Recommendations

1. That the public be excluded from the proceedings of this meeting to consider confidential matters.

2. That the general subject of the matters to be considered whilst the public is excluded, the reasons for passing this resolution in relation to this matter, and the specific grounds under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution, are as follows:

Item No.	Item Issue	Reasons/Grounds
3.1	Appointment of Directors	The public conduct of the proceedings would be likely to result in disclosure of information, the withholding of which is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons s7(2)(a) and the withholding of which is necessary to enable council to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities s7(2)(h).

Considerations

1.    Options

Not applicable. This is an administrative procedure.

2.    Significance and Engagement

This is a procedural matter required by law. Hence when assessed against council policy is deemed to be of low significance.

3.    Policy and Legislative Compliance

The report complies with the provisions to exclude the public from the whole or any part of the proceedings of any meeting as detailed in sections 47 and 48 of the Local Government Official Information Act 1987.

4.    Other Considerations

Being a purely administrative matter; Community Views, Māori Impact Statement, Financial Implications, and Implementation Issues are not applicable.