Standing orders.pdf - Hutt City Council
Standing orders.pdf - Hutt City Council
Standing orders.pdf - Hutt City Council
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HCC <strong>Standing</strong> Orders 3 August 2004 Issue No. 2 14<br />
7. POWERS OF DELEGATION<br />
Delegations of<br />
Committees<br />
7.1<br />
Unless expressly provided otherwise in the LGA 2002 or any other Act, a<br />
local authority may delegate to a committee any of its responsibilities,<br />
duties, or powers for the purposes of efficiency and effectiveness in the<br />
conduct of the local authority's business, except:<br />
(a)<br />
(b)<br />
(c)<br />
(d)<br />
(e)<br />
(f)<br />
the power to make a rate; or<br />
the power to make a bylaw; or<br />
the power to borrow money, or purchase or dispose of assets,<br />
other than in accordance with the long-term council community<br />
plan; or<br />
the power to adopt a long-term council community plan, annual<br />
plan, or annual report; or<br />
the power to appoint a Chief Executive; or<br />
the power to adopt policies required to be adopted and consulted<br />
on under this Act in association with the long-term council<br />
community plan or developed for the purpose of the local<br />
governance statement.<br />
[clause 32, schedule 7, LGA 2002]<br />
Committee use of<br />
delegated powers<br />
7.2<br />
Every committee to which any powers or duties are delegated may,<br />
without confirmation by the local authority, exercise or perform them in like<br />
manner and with the same effect as the local authority could itself have<br />
exercised or performed them.<br />
[clause 30(4), schedule 7, LGA 2002]<br />
Delegation to<br />
Subcommittees<br />
7.3<br />
Any committee may delegate any of the responsibilities, duties or powers<br />
of the committee to any subcommittee appointed by the committee subject<br />
to any conditions, limitations or prohibitions imposed by the local authority<br />
or by the committee that makes the delegation.<br />
[clause 30(3), schedule 7, LGA 2002]<br />
8. MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES<br />
Appointment or discharge<br />
of Committee members<br />
and Subcommittee<br />
members<br />
8.1<br />
A local authority may appoint or discharge any member of a committee or<br />
a subcommittee. Unless directed otherwise by the local authority, a<br />
committee may appoint or discharge any member of a subcommittee<br />
appointed by the committee.<br />
[clause 31(1) and (2), schedule 7, LGA 2002]<br />
Elected members on<br />
Committees and<br />
Subcommittees<br />
8.2<br />
A local authority or committee may appoint to any committee or<br />
subcommittee any person who is not an elected member of the local<br />
authority if, in the opinion of the local authority, that person has<br />
knowledge, skills or attributes that will assist the work of the committee