Definition of terms
Agenda
A document which lists what will happen/be discussed at a meeting.
When a Standing Committee, Special Committee or Community Board has a meeting, its minutes are presented to Council as a Report to Council. These Reports to Council (along with other items) then form the agenda for the Council meeting.
Community Board
Community Boards are elected to ensure that local people have a voice on local issues and to provide a direct link between their community and the Christchurch City Council.
Status of Community Boards
A community board:
- is an unincorporated body; and
- is not a local authority; and
- is not a committee of the relevant territorial authority
Christchurch Community Boards
Christchurch City has eight communities and community boards, as follows:
- Akaroa/Wairewa
- Burwood/Pegasus
- Fendalton/Waimairi
- Hagley/Ferrymead
- Lyttelton/Mt Herbert
- Riccarton/Wigram
- Shirley/Papanui
- Spreydon/Heathcote
Membership of Community Boards
The six metropolitan community boards each have seven members, comprising five directly elected members and two members appointed by the Council, being the two Councillors representing the ward in which the community is located. The Lyttelton/Mt Herbert and Akaroa/Wairewa Community Boards each have six members, comprising five directly elected members and one appointed member, being the Councillor representing the Banks Peninsula ward.
Council
Councils are elected bodies responsible for providing facilities and services on a local basis in response to the needs of their local community. In Christchurch, the Council comprises the Mayor and 13 Councillors. The Christchurch City Council is divided into seven wards for electoral purposes, ie:
Ward |
No of Councillors |
Banks Peninsula |
1 |
Burwood/Pegasus |
2 |
Fendalton/Waimairi |
2 |
Hagley/Ferrymead |
2 |
Riccarton/Wigram |
2 |
Shirley/Papanui |
2 |
Spreydon/Heathcote |
2 |
Total |
13 |
Minutes
A written account of what happened at a Standing Committee, Special Committee, Community Board or Council meeting.
Report to Council
When a Standing Committee, Special Committee or Community Board has a meeting, its minutes are presented to Council as a Report to Council. These Reports to Council (along with other items) then form the agenda for the Council meeting.
Special Committee
A Committee appointed by the Council to address a specialist issue or issues on an occasional basis. Some Special Committees are appointed for the full three year term, while others only remain in existence for a short term until their task is completed.
Reports on Special Committee meetings are also submitted to the full Council as required from time to time.
Standing Committee
An ongoing Committee appointed by the Council which meets on a regular basis to address specific issues covered by the Committee's terms of reference.
Standing Committees present a report to the Council each month containing the Committee's recommendations on those items where a decision by the full Council is required.
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