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            CODE OF CONDUCT

            Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act) requires each local authority to adopt a code of conduct. Once adopted, all elected members are required to comply with the code.

            This code of conduct provides guidance on the standards of behaviour that are expected from the Mayor and elected members of the Hastings District Council.

            COMMITTEES AND RURAL COMMUNITY BOARD DELEGATIONS REGISTER

            The business to be transacted by a Council and its administration is large and wide-ranging, dealing with the details of many Acts and Regulations, the Council’s District Plan, Bylaws, and a range of Council functions and activities.

            It is impossible for the elected Council to deal with everything itself. The principle of subsidiarity should therefore apply; that is, decisions should be made at the lowest possible level commensurate with efficiency and effectiveness.

            CONSULTATION POLICY

            Decisions at the Council are made by 15 elected representatives, the mayor and 14 councillors, representing the district's six wards. Decisions are also delegated to Council staff.

            At each stage of its decision-making, the Council must consider the views and preferences of those likely to be affected by, or to have an interest in the matter.

            The Council will not always have to undertake consultation to meet this requirement. This policy aims to show how Council will use its discretion on whether to consult or not.

            DANGEROUS, EARTHQUAKE-PRONE AND INSANITARY BUILDINGS POLICY 2006

            This policy covers Hastings District Council's approach to dangerous, earthquake-prone and insanitary buildings. It outlines the approach that Council will take in performing its functions under the Building Act 2004, the priorities established by Council in performing those functions, and how the policy will apply to heritage buildings.

            DOG CONTROL POLICY 2009

            The purpose of this policy is to provide a practical framework for the care and control of dogs throughout Hastings District in order to minimise any danger, distress and nuisance to the community.

            The Policy aims to integrate control measures passed through the Dog Control Act 1996 (including all amendments), and Council’s Dog Control Bylaw in addition to targeted education to modify and improve the behaviour of both dogs and their owners.

            FLAXMERE COMMUNITY REPORT

            This report takes a very broad insight into service provision in Flaxmere and provides an analysis of key worker resource allocated for Flaxmere and isolates strengths and gaps in services delivery as identified from providers featured in the ‘Flaxmere Service Mapping’.

            LIQUOR LICENSING POLICY

            This Liquor Licensing Policy updates and replaces an informal policy developed in 1994.

            The policy provides a framework for consistent decision-making about the sale of liquor within Hastings District and aims to contribute to the reduction of alcohol abuse.

            LOCAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

            Hastings District Council’s Local Governance Statement is a collection of information about the processes that Council uses to engage with the district’s residents.

            It outlines how Council makes decisions and shows how residents can influence those processes. It also promotes local democracy by providing the public with information on ways they can influence local democratic processes.

            SCOPING AND FEASIBILITY STUDY OF COASTAL PROTECTION WORKS FOR THE HAUMOANA – TE AWANGA COASTLINE

            This report provides an analysis of the feasibility of protecting the Haumoana coastline through the construction of a series of groynes.

            It considers a current design proposal for these structures, the outcomes of an iterative peer review process on the engineering feasibility and costs of the proposal, and the findings of a cost‐benefit analysis of alternatives to arrive at an overall conclusion on project feasibility, within the national and regional policy context of the sustainable management of the coast.

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