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HCC Standing Orders 3 August 2004 Issue No. 2 2 HUTT CITY COUNCIL STANDING ORDERS The following Standing Orders were adopted by Hutt City Council at a meeting held on 22 July 2003 and amended on 3 August 2004 to apply to all meetings of the authority, its committees and subcommittees; the Eastbourne, Petone and Wainuiomata Community Boards; and the Central, Eastern, Northern and Western Community Committees. All previous Standing Orders are revoked accordingly. THE COMMON SEAL of the HUTT CITY COUNCIL was hereunto affixed pursuant to a resolution of Council in the presence of: ......................Authorised Signatory ......................Authorised Signatory
HCC Standing Orders 3 August 2004 Issue No. 2 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS RELATED DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 5 FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 STANDING ORDERS FOR MEETINGS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND COMMUNITY BOARDS ....... 7 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 PART 1: CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE MATTERS .............................................................. 10 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 10 2. FIRST MEETING OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY FOLLOWING ELECTION ........................................... 10 3. CHAIRPERSON TO PRESIDE AT MEETINGS ............................................................................................ 11 4. QUORUM AT MEETINGS ............................................................................................................................. 11 5. VOTING SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS .............................................................................. 12 6. APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES ............................................................................................................. 13 7. POWERS OF DELEGATION ......................................................................................................................... 14 8. MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES .......................................................................... 14 9. JOINT COMMITTEES ................................................................................................................................... 15 10. PROCEEDINGS NOT INVALIDATED BY VACANCIES OR IRREGULARITIES .................................... 16 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO MEETINGS .............................................................................................. 16 12. NOTIFICATION OF MEETINGS TO MEMBERS ........................................................................................ 17 13. EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS .................................................................................................................. 18 14. PUBLIC AT MEETINGS, ACCESS TO ORDER PAPERS, ETC. ................................................................. 19 15. REASONS TO EXCLUDE PUBLIC ............................................................................................................... 21 16. APPLICATION OF STANDING ORDERS TO PUBLIC EXCLUDED SESSION ........................................ 22 17. USE OF PUBLIC EXCLUDED INFORMATION .......................................................................................... 22 18. USE OF COMMON SEAL .............................................................................................................................. 23 APPENDIX 1.A - GROUNDS TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC FROM MEETINGS IN TERMS OF THE LGOIMA ................................................................................................................................................................... 24 PART 2: MEETING PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................. 26 19. APPLICATION OF STANDING ORDERS .................................................................................................... 26 20. SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS ...................................................................................................... 26 21. CONDUCT OF MEETINGS ........................................................................................................................... 26 22. QUORUM AT MEETINGS ............................................................................................................................. 29 23. FAILURE OF A QUORUM ............................................................................................................................ 29 24. LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND APOLOGIES ................................................................................................... 30 25. ORDER OF BUSINESS .................................................................................................................................. 30 26. RULES OF DEBATE ...................................................................................................................................... 34 27. MOTIONS AND AMENDMENTS ................................................................................................................. 36 28. NOTICES OF MOTION .................................................................................................................................. 39 29. REPEAT NOTICES OF MOTION .................................................................................................................. 40 30. PROCEDURAL MOTIONS TO TERMINATE OR ADJOURN DEBATE .................................................... 40 31. POINTS OF ORDER ....................................................................................................................................... 41 32. VOTING .......................................................................................................................................................... 42 33. QUALIFIED PRIVILEGE ............................................................................................................................... 44 34. MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AT MEETINGS .............................................................................. 44 35. MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS ..................................................................................................................... 45 36. MINUTE BOOKS ........................................................................................................................................... 46 37. DEPUTATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS .................................................................................................... 46 38. PUBLIC COMMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 47 Note 1: This page does not form part of Standing Orders and may be amended by notice to members from time to time. Note 2: Typographical errors may be amended by notice to members from time to time
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