Agenda - Hurunui District Council
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Agenda - Hurunui District Council
YOUTH COUNCIL AGENDA 6.30pm, Monday, 2 May 2016 YOUTH COUNCIL RSA Room, Amberley Library, Carters Road, Amberley Community partnership in growth and wellbeing Membership: Mayor Winton Dalley Cr Gary Cooper Cr Julie Coster Ricki Allan Sarah Johnson Sean Ryan Jess Vernal Emilee Hickey Isaac Hassall Jared Allison Krista Vernal Mason Simpson Nada Simmonds Serenity Bruce Yonni Kepes Willow Vernal Hurunui District Council Hurunui District Council Hurunui District Council Hawarden Rangiora/Amberley University/Hurunui University/Hurunui Culverden/Amuri Hawarden Culverden Hawarden Culverden/Amuri Waiau/Amuri Amberley/Rangiora Waipara/Amberley/ChCh Hawarden Quorum: At least fifty per cent (50%) but no less than five of the committee shall be present to form a quorum. ************************************************ The purpose of local government 1. 2. The purpose of local government is (a) To enable democratic local decision-making and action by, and on behalf of, communities and (b) To meet the current and future needs of communities for good quality local infrastructure, local public services, and performance of regulatory functions in a way that is most cost-effective for households and businesses. In this Act good-quality, in relation to local infrastructure, local public services, and performance of regulatory functions, means infrastructure, services and performance that are – (a) (b) (c) Efficient; and Effective; and Appropriate to present and anticipated future circumstances (Local Government Act 2002 – Amendment Act 2012) HURUNUI YOUTH COUNCIL ORDER PAPER MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016, 6.30PM ITEM ORDER OF BUSINESS Pages Apologies Conflict of Interest Declarations Announced Urgent Business 1 Previous Minutes: 1 February 2016 2 Mayor / Councillor Update on Council Matters 3 Attendance at meetings by audio-visual means (Sean Ryan) 11 - 12 4 Youth Development Officer Update (Rochelle Faimalo) 13 - 14 5 HYC Member Portfolio Updates 6 Hurunui Youth Programme Committee Update 7 Action Sheet Urgent Business Next meeting – To be advised 4 - 10 15 - 16 4 Meeting Hurunui Youth Council Time and Date 6.30pm, 1 February 2016 Venue Council Chambers, 66 Carters Road, Amberley Members Present Sean Ryan, Cr Gary Cooper, Cr Julie Coster, Mayor Winton Dalley, Jess Vernal, Ricki Allan, Sarah Johnson, Emilee Hickey, Isaac Hassall, Jared Allison, Krista Vernal, Mason Simpson, Nada Simmonds, Serenity Bruce, Yonni Kepes and Willow Vernal. In Attendance Rochelle Faimalo (Youth Programme Co-ordinator), Audrey van de Monde and Michelle Stanley (Committee Secretary). Apologies Nil. Conflict of Interest Declarations Nil. Election of Chairperson Rochelle Faimalo chaired the meeting until the election of a Chairperson had been completed. THAT THE HURUNUI YOUTH COUNCIL AGREED TO VOTE USING THE PREFERENTIAL VOTING SYSTEM, AS DESCRIBED IN SYSTEM “A” OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, TO ELECT THE CHAIRPERSON. Ryan/Allan CARRIED Nominations were called for the position of Chairperson. The following nominations were received: Mason Simpson – self-nominated moved and seconded Johnson/Kepes Sean Ryan – Self-nominated moved and seconded Johnson/Kepes. The candidates gave a brief outline of the qualities they could contribute to the committee as Chairperson. One round of voting took place. Sean Ryan won the vote and will be the chairperson for 2016. Nominations for Deputy Chairperson were called for by Sean Ryan: Yonni Kepes - self-nominated moved and seconded by Johnson/Simmonds. Jess Vernal - self-nominated moved and seconded by Johnson/Simmonds. Each candidate gave a brief outline of the qualities they would contribute to the Committee as a deputy chairperson. A round of voting took place. Jess Vernal was voted in as the 2016 Deputy 5 Chairperson. Urgent Business Nil 1. Minutes THAT THE MINUTES OF THE HURUNUI YOUTH COUNCIL MEETING HELD 9 NOVEMBER 2016 ARE NOW CONFIRMED. Ryan/J Vernal Matters Arising CARRIED Nil. 2. Mayor Winton Dalley gave an update to the Council on recent Council matters. The Mayor/Councillor following are the main points of his update: Update on The current water issues are a major contention at the present. There has Council Matters been a large amount of negative publicity and therefore a lot of damage control and resources has gone into fixing the water issues and the negative publicity. The district plan is out of the consultation stage and is in the legal phase. It will then be up for submission. The Chinese delegation from Changping that visited in December spent three days in the Hurunui. The visit was a success and Sean Ryan was present to sign the sister city document. A direct flight from Bejing to Christchurch has been established and the first flight has taken place. There will be three flights a year to begin with. This bodes well for the Hurunui Districts Tourism industry. Mayor Winton Dalley congratulated the new chair and deputy on their election and wished them and the Youth Council all the best. 3. Future Hurunui 2050 Audrey van der Monde was unable to be in attendance to speak to her report so it was taken as read. Audrey van der Monde This is important information for the Youth Council with the intention that the Youth Council will be asked to support the project and if necessary provide information. 4. Local Government Elections Audrey van der Monde was unable to be in attendance to speak to her report so it was taken as read. Discussion was held on the topic of the local government elections: Audrey van der Monde 5. Sister District Relationship Sean Ryan While you have to be 18 years and older to become a Ward Committee member it is worthwhile looking at as it is a good stepping stone to becoming Councillor Candidate. Most Councillors start as a member of their local Ward Committee and gain valuable community experience. There is a timeline for joining the Ward Committees. The triennial meeting for each ward is the time to be elected on. The meeting dates are on the Hurunui District Council website under the meetings calendar. It is suggested to talk to the Chairpersons of the Ward Committees and also to your local Councillors. Sean Ryan spoke to his report on the Sister District Relationship. Mayor Winton Dalley gave an overview of the reasoning behind the union. The Hurunui District is reliant on China for trade and tourism is a huge part of our local economy. The District is very interested in increasing both of these 6 areas. Investment is another reason behind this union. There are some future capital projects that lack funding and the plan is for local business to look to China for this funding. A trusting relationship is fundamental to Chinese culture and is required before they will do business. The plan is to start talking to the local schools to find out what they want from this relationship. Even though it might only be on a technological platform the Council will support this in every way. Sean asked the Youth Council for ideas on ways to recognise this new relationship and to formalise it. The following ideas were discussed: Organise a student/youth exchange. This is something that other districts do and is self-funded. It was suggested to contact the local schools via a survey for ideas and suggestions. A suggestion to research and contact a youth council in Changping was considered. There was suggestion that there is a youth decision and development group they could contact. An honorary garden somewhere in the Hurunui District was a favourable suggestion. The idea would be to work with youth in Changping and the Hurunui to construct a garden with native Chinese plants to help further the sister city relationship. This is something that the Christchurch City Council does for their sister cities. A lot of research would need to be conducted to discover which plants would survive in New Zealand’s habitat. It was suggested that initial research be done prior to approaching the youth of Changping so that it looks like the Hurunui Youth Council is invested and so that there is better understanding of Changping’s culture. It was agreed that it would be better to let the Youth Council spearhead the project and to take ownership of it. Local participation from schools and groups would also be encouraged. It was suggested to look at the reserves for a possible place for the garden A Pen pal system idea was raised. THAT THE HURUNUI YOUTH COUNCIL AGREE TO FORM TWO WORKING GROUP SUBCOMMITTEES THE FIRST TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A SISTER CITY GARDEN AND THE SECOND TO INVESTIGATE YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN CHANGPING. Ryan/Simmonds 6. Youth Friendly CARRIED The sister city garden working party members are Willow Vernal, Ricki Allan, Mason Simpson, Jared Allison, and Isaac Hassall. The Youth participation in Changping working party members are Emilee Hickey, Nada Simmonds, Yonni Kepes and Krista Vernal. The first meeting of these working parties took place directly after the meeting. Ricki Allen spoke to his report. 7 Libraries Ricki Allan Library access after normal operating hours was discussed. There was some uncertainty as to whether the supervisor needed to be 18+ years old. This will need to be followed up. A Youth Zone in libraries has been a suggested idea. Justine Lester and Rochelle Faimalo have looked at a number of areas that could be transformed. There is zero budget for this project so Youth input and creativity would be needed. The Youth Council was asked to consider this report and come back with any ideas or suggestions for this project so that the Council will be fully prepared at discuss with Justine and Audrey at the next meeting. Charging stations are needed in a lot of the local libraries. 7. Youth Development Officer Update Rochelle Faimalo Rochelle Faimalo talked to the youth development officer update report. The following was discussed: A&P Shows Hurunui Youth Development Officer The Rural Support Trust would like a tent or area at the local A&P shows which would contain the local medical centre(s), St Johns, The Youth Council and Youth Programme and a number of other local organisations. The aim of this is to showcase the health and wellbeing options to the people in the community. If you are at the various shows it is encouraged that members pop and interact. It is a good thing to support. Jess Vernal and Mason Simpson volunteered to organise and co-ordinate Youth Councillor attendance at the A&P shows. Youth Connector Role There are three Youth Connector contacts in the Hurunui area. These people connect a need of an individual with the appropriate service. Kirsty Clark is the Amuri connector, Megan Hanidisde is the Cheviot connector. Rochelle is in the process of applying for funding for the final youth connector role. There have been some issues around the funding of this as they have asked for more information on the area and the youth. The Church initiative is what is being looked at. Rochelle is unsure if it will be the right fit with the youth council at the moment. She needs to look at it further to make sure it is not detrimental as there is no flexibility to the model. It is a school run initiative but the church is expected to be a little bit involved. The Church’s role is more about doing their bit to look after the youth in the community rather than promotion of the Church itself. There has been a substantial amount of money promised to this. While it appears to be successful in Rangiora. It was felt that it only targeted a certain number of people. The idea is to have a person that is a sounding board and will further any larger issues to the appropriate person. They will be someone to trust and talk to. It was agreed that the idea of leading a youth worker sitting under the Youth 8 Council would be beneficial. Rochelle will provide further information on this. #Activate This event needs a sub-Committee made up of members of the Hurunui Youth Council and the Hurunui Youth Programme Committee to plan and organise it. The event, featuring a Media, Social Media and Marketing workshop for Canterbury Youth Councils, will be held on Saturday 30 April at the Amberley Domain. Serenity Bruce, Sarah Johnson, Mason Simpson, Nada Simmonds and Kirsta Vernal volunteered to be a part of this sub-Committee. Hanmer Family Fun Day The Hanmer Springs Family Fun day is being held on Sunday 20 March 2016. Sean Ryan will co-ordinate with the Hanmer Holiday homes and Isaac Hassall, Emilee Hickey, Willow Vernal, Mason Simpson, Jess Vernal, Serenity Bruce and Nada Simmonds will be available to attend. The News 8. Youth Council Member Portfolio Allocations Rochelle Faimalo Sean Ryan, Yonni Kepes, Ricki Allan and Sarah Johnson are to work together to place a regular youth perspective article in The News. This would be every six weeks in the opinion page. The word limit needs to be established. The following portfolios have been allocated for 2016. There are still some to be allocated. Rochelle is asking that you look to this for contacts not her. Community Organisations Sean Ryan & Jess Vernal Lions, Timebank, IHC (Jackie Cronin), Community Connectors Social Media, Marketing & website Jess Vernal & Krista Vernal Contact: Rochelle Faimalo Connecting Rangiora High School Serenity Bruce & Sarah Johnson Libraries Willow Vernal, Nada Simmonds & Mason Simpson Contact: Justine Lester Library Manager [email protected] Tech Labs Ricki Allan Contact: Justine Lester (See above) Youth Voice Canterbury (Youth Connect & Youth Guides) Jess Vernal & Sean Ryan 9 Contact: Rochelle Faimalo & Tayla Reece [email protected] Road Safety Sarah Johnson Contact: Tony Francis Hurunui Road Safety Co-ordinator [email protected] Emergency Services Jared Allison Contact: Allan Grigg Emergency Management Officer [email protected] Tourism / Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa Nada Simmonds & Emilee Hickey Contact: Vanessa Nelmes Tourism Marketing Officer [email protected] Contact: Graeme Abbot Manager Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa [email protected] Council Agendas Sean Ryan & Ricki Allen Contact: Graham Sutherland Council Secretary [email protected] Agendas can also be found on the Council Website under agendas and minutes the week before the Council meeting. Environmental services Sean Ryan and Nada Simmonds Contact: Judith Batchelor Manager Regulatory Services [email protected] Health and wellbeing (nutrition and sport) Yonni Kepes and Issac Hassall Could be contact for the HYP. Can look at regulations around events, funding, and events ideas. Ministry of social development (rural mental health pathway) A&P shows Yonni Kepes (Jess Vernal and Mason Simpson) Upcoming Meetings to attend: 11 March – A workshop for the review of the national policy of the mental health and suicide policy. Mayor Winton Dalley asked for a representative from the Youth Council. Issac Hassall and Yonni Kepes to attend as part of Health and Wellbeing portfolio. Others welcome to attend. 10 The Canterbury Regional Transport meeting – Sarah Johnson to attend. THAT THE PORTFOLIO ACCOLCATIONS BE ACCEPTED. Allen/Hassall CARRIED 9. Youth Council Portfolios Reports No portfolios were updated. 5. Action Sheet The Action Sheet was provided for the Youth Council’s information and it considered the items detailed. THAT THE ACTION LIST BE AMENDED TO READ THAT: Item 1-8, 12, 13 be marked as completed and removed from the action sheet. Item 9 be amended to include update that the report will be ready for next Council meeting. Item 10 to be actioned by Jess Vernal and Sarah Johnson. Will organise a meeting with Cr Julie Coster and Tony to discuss and report back to the 4 April Youth Council Meeting. Item 11 to be updated to state “waiting on a response from email to Jacki Crorin and report back at the 4 April Youth Council meeting.” Ryan/Coster CARRIED Urgent Business nil Meeting Ended The meeting closed at 8.00pm. Next Meeting Monday, 4 April 2016, Council Chambers, 66 Carters Road, Amberley at 6.30pm 11 To: Hurunui Youth Council Date: 2 May 2016 Significant Decision: No Attendance at meetings by audio-visual means Recommendation THAT THE YOUTH COUNCIL DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS A NEED FOR AUDIO/VISUAL CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY TO BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. Executive Summary In the last revision of the Local Government Act (LGA), provisions were included allowing elected members the option to participate in debates remotely through audio-visual means. The Youth Council is asked to consider if an investment into conferencing technology would be worthwhile and well utilised. Background At its 21 August 2014 meeting, the Council approved amendments relating to the rules of debate. It was noted that changes to the legislation now provided for members to attend meetings through audio/visual means, as long as the appropriate technology existed and the Council amended its Standing Orders accordingly. At their meeting on 17 September 2015 discussion on the viability and need for investing in the capital technology required for this led to the Council asking for the Hurunui Youth Council’s feedback on this issue. The Youth Council discussed this matter at their 12 October 2015 meeting and actioned to investigate attendance by remote audio link further. Comments from this meeting are outlined below. Desired Outcome There are two desired outcomes from this report and the subsequent decisions. The first is to determine whether the Youth Council would need or benefit from having the technology to enable remote attendance at meetings. The second is to find the Youth Council’s view on whether the Hurunui District Council as an entity should invest in this technology, what else it could be used for, and the maximum amount of money that should be spent on developing such a system. Benefits of Audio/Visual remote attendance Some benefits of investing in such a system were expressed at both the Council and Youth Council meetings and are outlined below. Time and travel savings More accessible to the general public The possibility of live streaming meetings Great option if committee members/councillors are unable to attend in person Good idea for those with a legitimate reason - needs to be criteria for not attending. 12 Concerns of Audio/Visual remote attendance Limitations Concerns of investing in Audio/Visual attendance technology were also voiced at both meetings and are summarised below. Significant set up cost (estimate of $20,000 in 2014) Loss of face to face contact and energy of a meeting Those attending remotely may be susceptible to distractions and not fully engaged The availability of such a technology may encourage “slackness” Problems with technology may cause frustrations at meetings Chairperson decides whether to allow remote attendance at their discretion – may cause aggravation The member participating remotely by audio/visual means does not contribute to the quorum for the meeting but has full voting rights. The reasoning here is so the meeting can continue with a quorum should the technology fail and that member no longer be able to participate. The Chairperson therefore needs to be confident there will be a physical quorum before granting permission to requests. The member participating remotely must always be aware of the reliance on technology and the risk of equipment failure. This would require an acceptance that the meeting is likely to continue regardless of any failure and that member may miss the opportunity to contribute to a particular item of interest. Options Option 1: Do Nothing The Hurunui Youth Council does not wish to make any decisions regarding the possibility of investing in remote attendance technology. Option 2: Make a decision on investing in remote attendance technology The Hurunui Youth Council discusses whether they have a need for such technology and wider implications and uses in the community. Report Prepared by: Sean Ryan Hurunui Youth Council Chairperson Report Reviewed by: Audrey van der Monde Manager Public Services Officer in Attendance: The report author will be in attendance to speak to this report. 13 To: Hurunui Youth Council Date: 2 May 2016 Youth Development Officer Update Recommendation THAT THE INFORMATION BE RECEIVED. Executive Summary This report outlines the information and updates for youth councillors since Monday 1 February 2016. Events held and attended since Monday 4th April (last HYC workshop) HYP Senior Formal The HYP formal was a successful event attended by 110 young people. Waikari Fun Run 15 young people registered with HYP for the Waikari Fun Run. It was a great afternoon. Congratulations to Ricki Allan for winning the long distance run. #ACTIVATE South Island Youth Connect. ARA – Social Work Placement Emma Quantock is on a three month placement with the Hurunui Youth Programme. Her final day will be Friday 8 July. Emma will be undertaking research on Hurunui youth mental health and wellbeing. She will also be assisting with HYP activities and the youth council. Canterbury Youth Awards The Canterbury youth awards are being held on Friday 24 June in Christchurch. Rochelle and Emma will be supporting with the organising and running of the event. More information regarding nominations will be available soon. Youth Connector The Ministry of Social Development have committed $25,000.00 to a youth connector role in the Hurunui District. The Rural Primary Health Organisation has also contributed $10,000.00. The youth connector will be employed by Wellbeing North Canterbury and work in collaboration with the Hurunui Youth Programme. A job description is currently being drafted and the position will be advertised soon. The youth connector will work between the three area schools connecting young people up with social services. Year 8 Leadership Programme Sean Ryan and Rochelle Faimalo attended a North Canterbury Year 8 leadership day at Leithfield school on Tuesday 12 April. Sean presented to the group on leadership, his role and experiences with HYC. Get Involved The Get Involved programme is well underway with two successful events Mt Grey and the Waikari Fun Run. The Hanmer Four Square half, 10km and 5km is on Saturday 7 May. A special thanks to Yonni Kepes for all his hard work on this. 14 Family Violence Family violence is continuing to be a topic of discussion in the Hurunui District. Rochelle Faimalo attended a recent information evening where Jude Simpson shared her story and experiences of family violence. It was a touching story that brought about a new awareness for many who attended. There were productive group discussions addressing the awareness and needs in the Hurunui district. Rata Foundation A funding application of $33,000.00 has been submitted to the Rata Foundation for the ongoing running costs (events, leadership & transport) of the Hurunui Youth Programme and Youth Council. A decision should be made in June as to whether it has been granted. Sushi Making Class Time Bank Hurunui are running a Sushi making class on Sunday 8 May 10am – 12pm at the Waipara Pavilion. Youth mental health and wellbeing research Emma Quantock will be working on a piece of research that will look at youth health and wellbeing in the Hurunui District. The Canterbury District Health Board is supporting this. A planning day was held on Friday 29 April. Ricki Allan to provide update. Report Prepared by: Rochelle Faimalo Youth Development Officer Report Reviewed by: Audrey van der Monde Manager Public Services Officer in Attendance: The report author will be in attendance to speak to this report. Hurunui Youth Council Action Sheet Item Meeting Date Name of Item Action Required Actioned By/Manager Status of Action 12 October 2015 Attendance at meetings by Audio/Visual Means Report A report to Council to be created to outline concerns and support of this idea. The Youth Council to investigate attendance by remote audio link further. Sean Ryan Report to be created by 22 February and sent to Graham Sutherland for the 3 March Council Meeting. 2 12 October 2015 Road Safety Action Plan for the Hurunui through 20152016 The Youth Council to look further into how it can analyse the statistics and try to up-skill rural youth drivers. S Johnson & J Vernal Will organise a meeting with Cr Julie Coster and Tony to discuss. Report back to the 4 April Youth Council Meeting 3 12 October 2015 IHC one-to-one volunteer programme Youth Council To Consider Promoting This To Schools And Including It In The 2016 Get Involved Forum. Jess Vernal Waiting On A Response From Email To Jacki Crorin. Report Back At The 4 April Youth Council Meeting. 4 1 February 2016 Sister city garden project Investigate the feasibility of a sister city garden in the district. Ryan, W Vernal, Allan, Simpson, Allison, Hassall A working group was formed and discussion was held after the meeting. To update at a further meeting. 5 1 February 2016 Youth participation in Changping project Investigate youth participation in Changping, Beijing Hickey, Simmonds, Kepes, K Vernal A working group was formed and discussion was held after the meeting. To update at a further meeting. 6 1 February 2016 Youth Friendly Libraries Consider report on Youth Friendly Libraries and a Youth Zone within libraries. Youth Council Members to consider the Youth Friendly Libraries report and come back to the 4 April meeting with ideas to put forward to Justine Lester and Audrey van der Monde. 7 1 February 2016 Youth Friendly Libraries Afterhours access needs further looking into. Ricki Allen Ricki to find out if the afterhours supervisor needs to be 18 years and over. 8 1 February 2016 Youth Connector Role Funding and process update Rochelle An update to be provided at a future meeting. 9 1 February 2016 #Activate Event The event, featuring a Media, Social Media and Marketing workshop for Canterbury Youth Councils, will be held on Saturday 30 April at the S Bruce, S Johnson, M Simpson, N Hurunui Youth Council Action Sheet 1 Updated: 1 February 2016 15 1 Item Meeting Date Name of Item Action Required Amberley Domain. 10 1 February 2016 The News Article A regular youth perspective article in The News. This would be every six weeks in the opinion page. Actioned By/Manager Simmonds. K Vernal S Ryan, Y Kepes, R Allan and S Johnson Status of Action The word limit needs to be established. 16 Hurunui Youth Council Action Sheet 2 Updated: 1 February 2016 HURUNUI YOUTH COUNCIL TERMS OF REFERENCE 1. FUNCTIONS 1.1. The Youth Council is established for the purpose of providing youth input into the development and servicing the youth of the district. 1.2. The Youth Council will represent local concerns and recommend priorities for services and development within the district. 1.3. The Youth Council may make recommendations on youth related issues and other areas that may affect young people in the district. 1.4. Funding support for specific services or projects may be given at the discretion of the Council. 1.5. The range of functions to be addressed by the Youth Council will be determined by the extent of delegation from the Council and scheduled to this document. 2. ESTABLISHMENT 2.1. The Youth Council is established as a Committee of Council under section 30 (1) (a) of the Local Government Act 2002 with delegated authority as may be determined from time to time by the Council. 2.2. The Committee can be dissolved by resolution of the Council. 2.3. The Youth Council will be established at the start of each year after the selection process has been completed. 3. MEMBERSHIP 3.1. The Youth Council shall have a maximum of 15 members which includes: The Mayor The local Ward Councillors – two (2) 3.2. The remaining 12 youth members will be elected by application and selection process made by a selection committee comprising of once councillor, three youth councillors and the Hurunui youth development. Application forms will be available for youth to apply through-out the whole of the Hurunui District. 3.3. The youth membership will consist of two youth councillors being Year 11 and above from Hurunui College, Amuri Area School, Cheviot Area School, Rangiora High School, and Boarding School, one youth councillor from Tertiary education and one youth councillor who is home-schooled. If a delegated organisation cannot be represented, their seat will be filled by a representative from one of the other categories. 3.4. The local Councillors shall be appointed by the Council to the Youth Council. 3.5. All Youth Councillors are required to re-apply for their position on the following years Youth Council. 4. MEETINGS General Meetings 4.1. General Meetings will be convened by the Council. The date, time and place will be notified in local newspapers circulating in the area. Public notice shall be given preceding the date of the meeting. 4.2. Members of the Youth Council shall elect a Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson at the first meeting of the year for the whole year. Any ties in the election shall be decided by lot. The first meeting of the newly elected committee shall be presided over by the HYP Coordinator until the committee elects the chairperson and deputy chairperson. 4.3. The names of the members elected to the Youth Council shall be submitted to the Council for approval at the first meeting after the date of the public meeting. 4.4. In the event of extraordinary vacancies occurring in the membership of the Youth Council, the Youth Council shall make a recommendation to Council for the filling of any such vacancy. 4.5. Once appointed by the Council, the Youth Council shall become a sub Committee of the Council and, as such, it shall be bound by the various Acts and Regulations governing such Committees. These particularly refer to the Local Government Act 2002, Local Authorities (Members Interests) Act 1968, Local Government (Official Information and Meetings) Act 1987, Public Bodies Contracts Act 1959 and Reserves Act 1977. Budget Meetings 4.6. At every 1-2 year interval, prior to the development of the Council’s Long Term Plan, the Committee will meet to consider its projects and associated costs for the next 10 years. The Committee will forward its recommended budget to the Council for consideration into the Long Term Plan. 4.7. The Committee shall meet by 30 October each year to consider the forward operating budget of the Youth Council and prepare recommendations to the Council for on-going budget of the Youth Council. The budget from the relevant year of the 10 year budget will be reviewed at this meeting. Committee Meetings 4.8. The Youth Council shall determine the regularity of meetings. 4.9. At least fifty per cent (50%) of the committee membership shall constitute a quorum at meetings, but in no case shall the number be less than five. 4.10. Minutes of all meetings shall be kept. Such minutes to record those in attendance and any apologies tendered. An electronic copy of the minutes will be saved in the applicable Council document storage system. The signed minutes will be forwarded to the Council’s Records Officer. 4.11. The minutes and proceedings for every meeting shall be considered at the following meeting. 4.12. Every recommendation to the Council shall be communicated in a written report for consideration at the next meeting of the Council or relevant Council Committee. 4.13. All meetings shall be subject to Council’s Standing Orders. 5. ROLE OF YOUTH COUNCIL The Committee will: 5.1. Liaise with young people, schools, and HYP Committees 5.2. Give consideration to work priorities, improvements and developments within the district that relates to young people, schools and HYP Committees. 5.3. Provide an overview of the needs of youth within the district. 5.4. Advise the Council of recommended actions/events in the district that may affect fore mentioned groups in 5.1 5.5. Set up and organise Youth Achievement/Community Service Awards for the Hurunui District. 5.6. Have input into the Hurunui Youth Programme and work with the youth development officer and HYP Committees for events and activities when necessary. 6. ROLE OF THE COUNCIL 6.1. The Council will provide monthly financial statements of all appropriate accounts. 6.2. The Council will provide progress reports on Works programmes. 6.3. The Council will provide reports on any proposed major un-budgeted expenditure. 6.4. Council Officers shall be available to attend Committee meetings at the request of the Committee, and when agenda items require an Officer’s expertise. 6.5. The Council will provide Secretarial Services as negotiated. 6.6. The Council will provide the youth development officer to assist with the Youth Council YOUTH COUNCIL DELEGATIONS Areas where the Youth Council would make recommendation to the District Council: Young people. Any areas that involve youth or have influence on youth related activities in the district. The Hurunui Youth Programme Any council business that the Youth Council would like to make recommendations on.