Official Information Request - Workshops/Forums in 2020
Sent: Wednesday, 10 March 2021 1:48 pm
Subject: LGOIMA request regarding public excluded workshops/forums in 2020
I refer to your online Official Information request of 24 February 2021 regarding the 23 public excluded elected member workshops/forums in 2020, and respond below as per your questions:
1. What dates were these held?
Workshop Date | Forum /Forum / Information session |
13/02/2020 | Annual Plan Forum 1 |
20/02/2020 | Annual Plan Forum 1 Contd |
26/02/2020 | Annual Plan Forum 2 |
27/02/2020 | Forum - Open Spaces Policy development & Westbrook Sports Precinct |
6/03/2020 | Annual Plan Forum 3 |
23/04/2020 | Annual Plan Forum 4 - ZOOM |
11/05/2020 | Annual Plan Forum 5 - ZOOM |
1/07/2020 | Prostitution Information session |
23/07/2020 | Wastewater services - SOP |
27/07/2020 | Community Fund information session - update |
14/08/2020 | Forum - Economic Recovery Taskforce update and next steps |
1/09/2020 | Elected member briefing session - Eastside Locality Planning & Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre walk through |
2/09/2020 | Long-term Plan - Introduction for new members |
9/09/2020 | LTP Forum - Expectations, Key Themes, Strategic Direction Milestones |
18/09/2020 | LTP Forum - Setting the scene - Financial Strategy |
23/09/2020 | LTP Forum - Housing & Thriving Communities & Build Back Better |
16/10/2020 | LTP Forum - Enabling growth (Infrastructure Strategy) |
30/10/2020 | LTP Forum - Funding our services - Part 1 |
11/11/2020 | LTP Forum - Infrastructure |
18/11/2020 | LTP Forum - Capex programme - (Date option 1) |
25/11/2020 | LTP Forum - Capex programme - Funding and delivery plan |
4/12/2020 | LTP Forum - Capex programme - Funding and delivery plan - Part 2 |
11/12/2020 | LTP Forum - Capex programme - Piecing it together |
2. For each workshop what is the statutory basis invoked to make public exclusion justified?
Below is an extract from the Governance Statement 2020 adopted by Council on 26 March 2020:
Forums
From time to time council will hold forums. Forums or informal meetings are to brief elected members on emerging issues, or get an indication of councillor preference before initiating a policy or project, or provide an opportunity for the council to develop ideas and to be informed of the options and issues the council may face. Forums cannot be used to make decisions. These sessions are not open to the public or the media. The Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act in relation to meeting establishment does not apply to forums.
3. For all 23 workshops when will the content of these workshops be made publicly available?
The content/subject of each Forum is listed above.
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Regards
Craig TirianaKaihautū - Ohu Toihautū| Manager, Chief Executive's Office
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