PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL
Council MEETING
18 March 2020
LATE ITEM
Reports
13. Additional Item: Alteration to Standing Orders Page 5
Memorandum, presented by Hannah White, Democracy and Governance Manager.
AGENDA
Council
Late Item
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Grant Smith (Mayor) |
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Tangi Utikere (Deputy Mayor) |
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Brent Barrett |
Patrick Handcock ONZM |
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Susan Baty |
Leonie Hapeta |
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Rachel Bowen |
Lorna Johnson |
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Zulfiqar Butt |
Billy Meehan |
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Vaughan Dennison |
Karen Naylor |
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Renee Dingwall |
Bruno Petrenas |
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Lew Findlay QSM |
Aleisha Rutherford |
PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL
Council MEETING
18 March 2020
LATE ITEM
Reports
13. Additional Item: Alteration to Standing Orders Page 5
Memorandum, presented by Hannah White, Democracy and Governance Manager.
PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL
TO: Council
MEETING DATE: 18 March 2020
TITLE: Additional Item: Alteration to Standing Orders
Presented By: Hannah White, Democracy and Governance Manager
APPROVED BY: Sheryl Bryant, General Manager - Strategy & Planning
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1. That Council alters its Standing Orders to read: 2.5A - Temporary right to attend by audio or audiovisual link During the calendar month of March 2020, members of the local authority or its committees have the right to attend meetings by means of an audio or audiovisual link, unless they have been lawfully excluded. [cl 25A(1), Schedule 7, LGA] 2.5B -Temporary right to vote by audio or audiovisual link During the calendar month of March 2020, where a meeting has a quorum, members attending a meeting by audio or audiovisual link may vote on any matters raised at the meeting, provided the conditions of the standing orders are met where relevant. [cl 24(1) and cl 24(4), Schedule 7, LGA]
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1. ISSUE
In response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is proposed that the Council alter its Standing Orders to temporarily allow for Members to attend meetings via audio-visual link.
A change in Standing Orders requires 75% of Members present at the meeting to approve it (2.1.2 SO).