MINUTES OF A meeting of the Regional Council

 

 

Date:                          Wednesday 21 December 2016

Time:                          2.00pm

Venue:

CE's Office

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

159 Dalton Street

NAPIER

 

Present:                     R Graham (Chairman)

R Barker

T Belford

A J Dick

NK Kirton

PB Bailey

 

In Attendance:          A Newman – Chief Executive

L Hooper – Governance & Corporate Administration Manager

 

 


1.       Welcome/Apologies

The Chairman welcomed everyone present.

Resolution

RC16/16     That the apologies for absence from Councillors Beaven, Hewitt and Wilson be accepted.

Barker/Bailey

CARRIED

 

2.       Conflict of Interest Declarations

There were no conflict of interest declarations.

 

3.

HBRIC Ltd Interim Chairman Appointment

 

The appointments committee approached Sam Robinson to ask him if he would be willing to serve as interim Chair with the resignation of Dr Pearce effective 30 December, and he agreed that he would be willing to fulfil the role on a short term basis.

It was suggested that the Council consider options for independent directors in the New Year prior to embarking on the process of recruiting for director(s) and a permanent Chairperson.

RC17/16

Resolutions

That Council:

1.      Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement Policy, and that Council can exercise its discretion and make decisions on this issue without conferring directly with the community and persons likely to be affected by or to have an interest in the decision.

2.      Confirms the appointment of Mr Sam Robinson as Interim Chairman of HBRIC Ltd for the period 31 December 2016 to 30 June 2017, while the process of a permanent appointment is undertaken.

Barker/Belford

CARRIED

 

Closure:

There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 2.10pm on Wednesday 21 December 2016.

 

Signed as a true and correct record.

 

 

 

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