2                                          27 February 2019

HUTT CITY COUNCIL

 

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of The Hutt City Council held in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt on

 Wednesday 27 February 2019 commencing at 5.02pm

 

 

 

PRESENT:

Mayor WR Wallace (Chair)

 

 

Cr G Barratt

Cr C Barry

 

Deputy Mayor D Bassett

Cr L Bridson

 

Cr J Briggs

Cr MJ Cousins

 

Cr S Edwards

Cr T Lewis

 

Cr M Lulich

Cr C Milne

 

Cr L Sutton

 

 

APOLOGIES:                  An apology was received from Cr G McDonald

 

IN ATTENDANCE:       Ms A Blackshaw, Divisional Manager Communications and Marketing

                                          Ms K Alkema, Divisional Manager Human Resources

                                          Ms K Stannard, Divisional Manager, Democratic Services 

 

 

PUBLIC BUSINESS

 

 

1.       APOLOGIES 

Resolved:  (Mayor Wallace/Cr Barratt)                             Minute No. C 19101(2)

“That the apology received from Cr G McDonald be accepted and leave of absence be granted.”   

2.       PUBLIC COMMENT

There was no public comment.      

3.       CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATIONS

There were no conflict of interest declarations.

4.       QUESTIONS   

There were no questions.

5.       EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

Resolved:  (Mayor Wallace/Deputy Mayor Bassett)              Minute No. C 19102(2)

“That the public be excluded from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting, namely:

6.    Update from the Chief Executive's Employment Subcommittee regarding the APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE(19/256)

       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 are as follows:

(A)

(B)

(C)

 

 

 

General subject of the matter to be considered.

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter.

Ground under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution.

 

 

 

Update from the Chief Executive's Employment Subcommittee regarding the Appointment of the Chief Executive.

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons. (s7(2)(a)).

That the public conduct of the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exist.

 

This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public are as specified in Column (B) above.”

 

Resolved:                                                                              Minute No. C 19103(2)

“That the Divisional Manager Communications and Marketing, the Divisional Manager Human Resources and the Divisional Manager, Democratic Services be permitted to remain after the public during consideration of the item “Update from the Chief Executive's Employment Subcommittee regarding the Appointment of the Chief Executive” as they have knowledge of the matter to be discussed that will assist Council in relation to this item.”  

There being no further business the Chair declared the meeting closed at 5.07pm, and the non-public portion of the meeting closed at 5.50pm.

 

 

 

 

 

WR Wallace

MAYOR

 

CONFIRMED as a true and correct record

Dated this 26th day of March 2019