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 26<br />
PART 2: MEETING PROCEDURES<br />
19. APPLICATION OF STANDING ORDERS<br />
All members to abide by<br />
<strong>Standing</strong> Orders<br />
19.1<br />
These standing <strong>orders</strong> shall, so far as applicable, extend to the<br />
proceedings of all local authority meetings including all committee<br />
and subcommittee meetings, meetings at which the Tangata<br />
Whenua are represented in accordance with standing order 40.4, and<br />
public excluded sessions.<br />
[clause 14 and clause 16, schedule 7, LGA 2002]<br />
Additional to or<br />
substitution of <strong>Standing</strong><br />
Orders<br />
19.2<br />
Notwithstanding the generality of standing order 19.1, for any quasijudicial<br />
proceedings, the local authority may adopt meeting<br />
procedures and practices additional to or in substitution of these<br />
<strong>Standing</strong> Orders for the conduct of the business to be transacted.<br />
[NOTE - Committees appointed to hear applications under the<br />
Resource Management Act have powers under the Commissions of Inquiry Act<br />
1908.]<br />
[s. 4, RMA]<br />
Exclusions for meetings at<br />
which no resolutions or<br />
decisions are made<br />
19.3<br />
For the avoidance of doubt, any provision of these <strong>Standing</strong> Orders<br />
relating to the making of decisions and the passing of resolutions shall not<br />
apply to any meeting of the <strong>Council</strong> or of any committee or<br />
subcommittee of the <strong>Council</strong> which has been properly constituted as<br />
a meeting at which no resolutions or decisions are to be made under the<br />
LGA 2002 or the LGOIMA.<br />
20. SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS<br />
Temporary suspension 20.1<br />
A local authority or committee may temporarily suspend one or<br />
more standing <strong>orders</strong> during a meeting by a vote of not less than 75% of<br />
the members present and voting. The reason for the suspension must be<br />
stated in the resolution of suspension.<br />
[clause 27(4), schedule 7, LGA 2002]<br />
21. CONDUCT OF MEETINGS<br />
Chairperson to decide 21.1<br />
The Chairperson is to decide:<br />
(a)<br />
(b)<br />
Questions where these <strong>Standing</strong> Orders make no provision or<br />
insufficient provision;<br />
Questions relating to the interpretation and application of these<br />
<strong>Standing</strong> Orders at any meeting; and