Part A Matters
Requiring a Council Decision
Part B Reports
for Information
Part C Decisions
Under Delegation
TABLE OF CONTENTS NGĀ IHIRANGI
Karakia Tīmatanga.................................................................. 5
C 1. Apologies Ngā Whakapāha...................................... 5
B 2. Declarations of Interest Ngā Whakapuaki Aronga..... 5
Staff Reports
C 3. Confirmation
of Appointment to Extraordinary Vacancy on the Waipuna
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board........................... 7
Karakia Whakamutunga
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3. Confirmation
of Appointment to Extraordinary Vacancy on the Waipuna
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board
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Reference Te Tohutoro:
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25/745276
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Responsible Officer(s) Te Pou Matua:
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Bailey
Peterson, Community Governance Manager,
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Accountable ELT Member Pouwhakarae:
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Andrew
Rutledge, General Manager Citizens and Community
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1. Purpose
and Origin of the Report Te Pūtake Pūrongo
1.1 The
purpose of this report is for the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community
Board to consider confirming the appointment to the extraordinary vacancy on
the Board arising from the resignation of Community Board member Gamal Fouda.
1.2 This
report is staff generated to enable the Board to consider confirming the
appointment previously resolved at its meeting on 10 April 2025.
1.3 Confirmation
of the appointment is required following the public notification process in
accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001.
2. Officer
Recommendations Ngā Tūtohu
That the Waipuna
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board:
1. Receives the information in the Confirmation
of Appointment to Extraordinary Vacancy on the Waipuna
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board.
2. Notes
that the decision in this report is assessed as low
significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and
Engagement Policy.
3. Resolves
to confirm the appointment made at its meeting on 10 April 2025 of Luke
Chandler, being a person qualified to be an elected member and being a person
who lives in the Riccarton Ward, is active in the community, is experienced in
representing their community’s concerns to the Board and the Council,
supports the Board’s three priorities of the Riccarton ward, can commit
to attending all regular meetings, information sessions and community board
events and was the highest polling unsuccessful candidate for the Riccarton
Ward at the 2022 local body elections to fill the vacancy on the Board created
by the resignation of Gamal Fouda.
3. Background/Context Te Horopaki
3.1 The
Board received notice, given under section 117(2) of the Local Electoral Act
2001, from the Chief Executive on 31 March 2025, that Community Board member
Gamal Fouda had resigned from the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community
Board effective immediately.
3.2 This created an extraordinary vacancy on the Community Board. Where
a vacancy occurs within 12 months of the next triennial local government
election, a by-election is not required, and the Board had the option to either
leave the vacancy unfilled or appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the
remainder of the triennial term.
3.3 At
its meeting on 10 April 2025 the Board resolved:
1.
Pursuant to Section 117(3)(a) of the Local Electoral Act 2001 resolves to fill
the vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of Gamal Fouda by the
appointment of Luke Chandler, being a person qualified to be an
elected member and being a person who lives in the Riccarton Ward, is active in
the community is experienced in representing their community’s concerns
to the Board and the Council, supports the Board’s three priorities of
the Riccarton ward, can commit to attending all regular meetings, information
sessions and community board events and was the highest polling unsuccessful
candidate for the Riccarton Ward at the 2022 local body elections.
2. Resolves to
give immediate public notice of its decision.
3.4 Section
118 (1) of the Local Electoral Act 2001 requires that if, under section
117(3)(a) community board resolves that a vacancy will be filled by the
appointment of a person it must immediately, give public notice of—
(a) the
resolution; and
(b) the process
or criteria by which the person named in the resolution was selected.
3.5 Pursuant
to Section 118(1) a public notice advising of the Board’s resolution to
appoint Luke Chandler and outlining the criteria for the appointment was
published on the Christchurch City Council’s website on Friday, 11 April
2025.
3.6 Luke
Chandler has confirmed that he is willing to accept the appointment to the
Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board.
3.7 Section 118(2) of
the Local Electoral Act 2001 provides that community board must, at a meeting held not later than the expiry of the prescribed
period, by resolution confirm the appointment described in the resolution under
subsection (1); and the person appointed is for all purposes to be treated as
having been elected to fill the vacancy on the date on which that resolution is
made.
(4) If for any
reason the person specified in the resolution is unavailable or otherwise
unable to be confirmed in the appointment, a further vacancy occurs in that
office.
Attachments Ngā Tāpirihanga
There are no
attachments to this report.
In addition to the attached documents, the following background
information is available:
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Document
Name – Location / File Link
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Not
applicable
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Signatories Ngā Kaiwaitohu
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Authors
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Faye Collins -
Community Board Advisor
Bailey
Peterson - Manager Community Governance, Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
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Approved By
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John Filsell -
Head of Community Support and Partnerships
Andrew
Rutledge - General Manager Citizens and Community
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