Standing Orders
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Standing Orders are a set of rules of debate that provide greater formality in the way that a Council conducts its meetings. They are also a means of recording the Council's agreed principles of behaviour within meetings. Using Standing Orders as a guide to the way that the Council conducts its meetings helps to promote teamwork by:
- allowing structured discussion of topics;
- ensuring respect for the opinions of others;
- ensuring tact and appropriate language is used in resolving conflict;
- promoting the use of persuasion and influencing skills to gain a team outcome
All Councils are required by Clause 27, Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 to adopt a set of Standing Orders that control the way the Council's meetings are conducted.
Elected members must abide by the Standing Orders adopted by the Council.
The Whakatane District Council's Standing Orders are based on the Model Standing Orders 2003 (as amended by the Local Government Amendment Act 2004) and were adopted on 16 November 2004 and amended slightly on the 31 October 2007. The Council resolved to retain the casting vote provision for the Mayor or Chairperson in its Standing Orders.