Agenda of Regional Council - Wednesday, 6 December 2023

Table of Contents

The table below sets out the general subject of each paper to be considered while the public is excluded from the proceedings of this workshop, the reason for excluding the public, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for excluding the public:

Item No.	Subject of each paper to be considered	Reason for excluding the public in relation to each paper	Grounds under Section 48(1) for excluding the public	When the paper can be released into the public
1	Revenue and Financing Policy Review - Step Two - Overall assessment	Withholding the information is necessary to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to members or officers or employees of any local authority, or any persons to whom section 2(5) applies, in the course of their duty.	48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(f)(i).	On the Chief Executive's approval.
2	Long Term Plan 2024-2034 Draft Consultation Document	Withholding the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information: would disclose a trade secret; Would be likely to unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information; To protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely otherwise to damage the public interest; Is necessary to avoid prejudice to measures that prevent or mitigate material loss to members of the public; Is necessary to enable any local authority holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities; Is necessary to prevent the disclosure or use of official information for improper gain or improper advantage; Is necessary to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to members or officers or employees of any local authority, or any persons to whom section 2(5) applies, in the course of their duty.	48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(b)(i); 48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(b)(ii); 48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(c)(ii); 48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(e); 48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(h); 48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(j); 48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(f)(i).	On the Chief Executive's approval.
3	Long Term Plan 2024-2034 Communications and Engagement Approach	Withholding the information is necessary to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to members or officers or employees of any local authority, or any persons to whom section 2(5) applies, in the course of their duty.	48(1)(a)(i) Section 7 (2)(f)(i).	On the Chief Executive's approval.

1 Revenue and Financing Policy Review - Step Two - Overall assessment

Attachment 1 - Draft Funding Needs Analysis - RFP smoothed direction 30 Nov

Attachment 2 - Revenue Requirements by District and Rate Type - budget V3 - excl GST

Attachment 3 - Example properties - rates modelling - baseline RFP Step one and options

Attachment 4 - River Schemes, Projected Debt Balances and Targeted Rates

Attachment 5 - Community wellbeing indicators for Step Two consideration

Attachment 6 - Current methodology for distribution of QHL dividend to ratepayers

2 Long Term Plan 2024-2034 Draft Consultation Document

Attachment 1 - Draft LTP 2024-2034 Consultation Document

3 Long Term Plan 2024-2034 Communications and Engagement Approach