Council Meeting
16 March 2021
Northland Regional Council Minutes
Meeting held in the Council Chamber
36 Water Street, Whangārei
on Tuesday 16 March 2021, commencing at 10.30am
Present:
Chairperson, Penny Smart
Councillors:
Terry Archer
Justin Blaikie
Jack Craw
Colin Kitchen (via audio-visual link)
Amy Macdonald
Marty Robinson
Rick Stolwerk
Joce Yeoman
In Attendance:
Full Meeting
Independent Audit & Risk Advisor
Independent Financial Advisor
Chief Executive Officer (via audio-visual link)
Deputy Chief Executive Officer/GM - Corporate Excellence
GM - Regulatory Services
GM – Environmental Services
Governance Support Manager
Part Meeting
GM - Customer Service - Community Resilience
Māori Relationships Manager (via audio-visual link)
Finance Manager
Financial Accountant
The Chair declared the meeting open at 10.34am and proceedings commenced with the Tauāki ā roto by full council.
Apologies (Ngā whakapahā) (Item 3.0)
There were no apologies.
Declarations of Conflicts of Interest (Nga whakapuakanga) (Item 4.0)
It was advised that councillors should make declarations item-by-item as the meeting progressed.
Receipt of Action Sheet (Item 5.2) ID: A1420214 Report from Chris Taylor, Governance Support Manager |
That the action sheet be received. Carried |
Te Taitokerau Māori and Council Working Party - Appointed Members' Allowances (Item 7.1) ID: A1410638 Report from Auriole Ruka, Kaiwhakahaere Hononga Māori |
1. That the report ‘Te Taitokerau Māori and Council Working Party - Appointed Members' Allowances’ by Auriole Ruka, Kaiwhakahaere Hononga Māori and dated 10 February 2021, be received. 2. That council approves the following meetings, for the purposes of enabling payment of Te Taitokerau Māori and Council Working Party (TTMAC) appointed members in accordance with council’s Appointed Members’ Allowances Policy: a. Three meetings for appointed members, held via Zoom, to discuss and provide advice and input on the issue of Māori constituencies (20 July 2020, 20 August 2020 and 3 December 2020), b. One meeting for two appointees sitting on the Tāngata Whenua Water Advisory Group Selection Panel (23 October and 26 November 2020), and c. Two meetings of the TTMAC Economic Development Sub-Group in March and April 2021. 3. That council approval is given for the Group Manager, Strategy, Governance and Engagement to approve up to three additional meetings for 2021 for Te Taitokerau Māori and Council Working Party (TTMAC) appointed members to respond to TTMAC’s strategic programme, for the purposes of enabling payment of TTMAC appointed members in accordance with council’s Appointed Members’ Allowance Policy. Carried. |
ID: A1413176 Report from Bruce Howse, Group Manager - Corporate Excellence |
1. That the report ‘Vehicle Policy ’ by Bruce Howse, Group Manager - Corporate Excellence and dated 17 February 2021, be received. 2. That council delegates authority to the Chief Executive Officer to rescind the vehicle policy that was adopted in June 2012. 3. That council confirms that the Chief Executive Officer has authority to draft, approve and implement a revised vehicle policy. Carried |
Chair's Report to Council (Item 8.2) ID: A1416685 Report from Penny Smart, Chair |
That the report ‘Chair's Report to Council’ by Penny Smart, Chair and dated 26 February 2021, be received. Carried |
Business with Public Excluded (Item 10.0)
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:
3. That the Independent Advisors be permitted to stay during business with the public excluded. Carried |
The meeting concluded at 11.51am.