Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the
Nelson City Council
Te Kaunihera o Whakatū
Held in the Council Chamber, Floor 2A, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson on Thursday 23 February 2023, commencing at 1.01p.m.
Present: His Worship the Mayor N Smith (Chairperson), Councillors M Anderson, M Benge, T Brand, M Courtney, J Hodgson, Deputy Mayor R O'Neill-Stevens (Deputy Mayor), K Paki Paki, P Rainey, C Rollo, R Sanson, T Skinner and A Stallard
In Attendance: Interim Chief Executive (L McKenzie) and Team Leader Governance (R Byrne)
Apologies : Nil
Karakia and Mihi Timatanga
1. Apologies
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1. Receives and accepts the apologies from iwi Representative Rachael Hāte for attendance. |
2. Confirmation of Order of Business
His Worship the Mayor advised of one late item for the public part of the meeting, and that the following resolution needed to be passed for the item to be considered:
2.1 Mayor's Report - Submission to Thomas Cawthron Trust Amendment Bill
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1. Considers the item regarding Mayor's Report - Submission to Thomas Cawthron Trust Amendment Bill at this meeting as a major item not on the agenda, pursuant to Section 46A(7)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, to enable a timely decision to be made. |
3. Interests
There were no updates to the Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.
There was no public forum.
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1. Excludes the public from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting. 2. 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: |
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General subject of each matter to be considered |
Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter |
Particular interests protected (where applicable) |
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Appointment of Nelson City Council Chief Executive |
Section 48(1)(a) The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7 |
The withholding of the information is necessary: · Section 7(2)(a) To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person · Section 7(2)(i) To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations) |
The meeting went into confidential session at 1.04p.m. and resumed in public session at 2.10p.m.
6. Mayor's Report - Submission to Thomas Cawthron Trust Amendment Bill
Document number R27522, late items agenda pages 2 - 6 refer.
His Worship the Mayor Hon Dr Smith presented his report and outlined his submission.
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1. Receives the report Mayor's Report - Submission to Thomas Cawthron Trust Amendment Bill (R27522) and its attachment (1118544611-7004); and 2. Endorses His Worship the Mayor Hon Dr Smith’s submission to the Thomas Cawthron Trust Amendment Bill (1118544611-7004). |
7 Appreciation for the successful Opera in the Park 2023
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Resolved CL/2023/020 |
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1. Express its congratulations and commendation for the efforts Pete Rainey and Council staff put into the success of Opera in the Park 2023, and 2. Notes Mr Rainey’s decades of commitment to the celebration of music and culture in Nelson. |
Councillor Rainey noted it was a total team effort and that the Nelson City Council event team were a fantastic team to work for.
8. Restatements
It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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CONFIDENTIAL: Appointment of Nelson City Council Chief Executive |
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4. Authorises the Mayor to execute, on behalf of Council, the documents necessary to give effect to these resolutions, and when matters are finalised to make the appropriate announcements to staff and the public; and 5. Agrees the Report and decision be made publicly available following completion of the employment process. |
There being no further business the meeting ended at 2.16pm.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings by resolution on 09 March 2023.
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1. Confirms the minutes of the extraordinary meeting of the Council, held on 23 February 2023, as a true and correct record. |