MEMORANDUM 9 05 April 2017
TO: Chair and Members
Wainuiomata Community Board
FROM: Kate Glanville
DATE: 29 March 2017
SUBJECT: 2017 Community Boards' Conference
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That the Board/Committee: (i) notes the Community Boards’ Conference will be held in the Methven from 11-13 May 2017 attached as Appendix 1 to the report; (ii) notes the Training Policy for Community Boards and Community Committees’ adopted by Council at its meeting held on 14 March 2017, attached as Appendix 2 to the report; (iii) notes that the number of members being funded through the training budget to attend the conference is limited to one per Board; (iv) notes the estimated cost of attending the conference per representative is approximately $1,500.00; and (v) considers attendance of a representative to the 2017 New Zealand Community Boards’ Conference. |
Background
1. The biennial conference was introduced in 1997 to bring together the Community Boards of New Zealand to share practice, and to help improve the understanding and work of community boards.
2. The 2017 New Zealand Community Boards’ Conference is scheduled to be held 11-13 May 2017 in Methven. The theme of the 2017 Community Boards conference is Making 1+1=3. The conference programme is attached as Appendix 1 to the report. The conference is hosted by the New Zealand Community Boards Executive Committee, Ashburton District Council and the Methven Community Board. The official conference website is http://www.conference.co.nz/nzcbc17
3. In 2015 the 10th Community Boards’ Conference took place in Waitangi, Bay of Islands, hosted by the New Zealand Community Boards’ Executive Committee, the Far North District Council.
4. Boards/Committees agreed that for the 2015 Community Boards’ conference the costs for attendance of Mr Foaese representing the Petone Community Board, Mr Ray representing the Eastbourne Community Board, Mr Dickson representing the Wainuiomata Community Board, Ms Mulligan representing the Central Community Committee, Ms Sutton representing the Northern Community Committee and Ms Bowmar representing the Western Community Committee would be split across the seven Community Boards/Community Committees training budgets. This was regardless of whether a particular board/committee had sent a representative. This allowed as many members to attend the conference as possible subject to budget considerations. This course of action worked out well and will occur again for the 2017 conference. However, if there are too many members wishing to attend the conference and there is insufficient budget, names will be resolved by lot.
5. The ‘Training Policy for Community Boards and Community Committees’ adopted by Council on 14 March 2017 states:
Community Boards’ Conference
‘The number of Community Board and Community Committee members being funded through the training budget to attend the biennial Community Boards’ conference is limited to one per Board/Committee.’
‘…. The maximum amount Council will pay towards the training needs and work programme of any one Hutt City Council Community Board/Committee member is $1,500 per financial year.’
6. Officers estimate that costs to attend the conference in Methven will be approximately $1,500.00. This figure includes registration, flights, accommodation and incidentals.
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New Zealand Community Boards Conference 2017 |
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Training Policy for Community Boards and Community Committees 2016 |
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Author: Kate Glanville
Senior Committee Advisor
Approved By: Kathryn Stannard
Divisional Manager, Secretariat Services