1                                            23 October 2019

HUTT CITY COUNCIL

 

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

 Wednesday 23 October 2019 commencing at 5.30pm

 

 

 

PRESENT:

Mayor C Barry (Chair)

Deputy Mayor Lewis

 

Cr D Bassett

Cr J Briggs

 

Cr K Brown

Cr B Dyer

 

Cr D Hislop

Cr A Mitchell

 

Cr S Rasheed

Cr N Shaw

 

Cr L Sutton

 

 

APOLOGIES:                  There were apologies from Crs Edwards and Milne

 

IN ATTENDANCE:       Ms J Miller, Chief Executive

Mr L Allott, Chief Information Officer

Mr B Kibblewhite, General Manager, Corporate Services

Ms H Oram, Acting General Manager, City Transformation  

Mr M Reid, General Manager, City and Community Services

Mr M Wong-Tung, IT Manager

Mr R Newton, Business Transformation Manager

Mr J Scherzer, Manager, Sustainability and Resilience

Mr D Kerite, Acting Divisional Manager, Environmental Consents

Ms A Andrews, Kaitakawaenga Kaupapa Maori

Ms H Corrigan, Senior Communications Advisor

Ms C Ellis, Senior Communications Advisor – Media

Ms K Stannard, Divisional Manager, Democratic Services (part meeting)

Ms K Crowley Nepia, Executive Assistant to the Mayor

Ms D Male, Committee Advisor

Ms R Bowman, Committee Administrator

Ms H Wagener, Mayoral Office Administrator

Ms L Herriot, Executive Assistant – Corporate Services

 

 

PUBLIC BUSINESS

 

 

1.       APOLOGIES 

There were apologies received from Cr Edwards and Cr Milne.

2.

Statutory Declaration By the Mayor

Mayor Campbell Barry made the statutory declaration required by Clause 14, Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002, which was witnessed by the Chief Executive.

 

3.

Statutory Declaration By Councillors

Councillors D Bassett, J Briggs, K Brown, B Dyer, D Hislop, T Lewis, A Mitchell, S Rasheed, N Shaw and L Sutton made the statutory declarations required by Clause 14, Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002, which were witnessed by Mayor Barry.

 

4.

Address By The Mayor

Mayor Barry delivered his inaugural address.

 

5.

Statutory Briefing (19/1280)

Report No. HCC2019/1(2)/216 by the Acting General Counsel

 

The Chief Executive elaborated on the report, highlighting matters of particular relevance to members in respect of the Local Government Act 2002, the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, the Local Authorities (Members’ Interests) Act, sections 99, 105 and 105A of the Crimes Act 1961, the Secret Commissions Act 1910, the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 and the Public Audit Act 2001.

 

Resolved:  (Mayor Barry/Cr Briggs)                                          Minute No. C 19101

”That Council notes the legislative provisions affecting members.”

 

6.

Appointment of Deputy Mayor

 

Resolved:  (Mayor Barry/Cr Briggs)                                          Minute No. C 19102

“That Council:

(i)        notes that under section 41A of the Local Government Act 2002, Mayor Barry has the formal power to appoint a Deputy Mayor; and

(ii)      endorses Mayor Barry’s decision to appoint Cr Tui Lewis as Deputy Mayor of Hutt City Council for the 2019/2022 triennium.”

 

7.

Statutory Declaration By Deputy Mayor

Deputy Mayor Tui Lewis made the statutory declaration required by Clause 14, Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002, which was witnessed by the Chief Executive.

 

8.

Fixing of the Dates and Times for the Extraordinary Meeting of Council and the First Ordinary Meeting of Council

 

Resolved:  (Mayor Barry/Cr Bassett)                                         Minute No. C 19103

“That an extraordinary meeting of the Hutt City Council be held in the Council Chambers, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt on Monday 4 November 2019 commencing at 5.30pm and the first ordinary meeting of the Hutt City Council be held in the Council Chambers, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt on Tuesday 10 December 2019 commencing at 2.00pm.”

 

9.

Appointment of Members to Local Government New Zealand Zone Four (19/1281)

Report No. HCC2019/1(2)/217 by the Committee Advisor

 

Resolved:  (Mayor Barry/Cr Briggs)                                          Minute No. C 19104

“That the matter lay on the table and be referred to the extraordinary meeting of Council to be held on 4 November 2019, to be considered.”

 

There being no further business the Chair declared the meeting closed at 6.15pm.

 

 

 

 

 

C Barry

MAYOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFIRMED as a true and correct record

Dated this 10th day of December 2019