Annual General Meeting

24th Annual General Meeting

An Annual General Meeting (AGM) of member authorities is held annually as part of the Local Government New Zealand  Conference.

The 2011 AGM will be held on 13 July 2011 at the Wellington Convention Centre in Wellington.  Registration information has been sent out to members and registrations are now open.

Download the AGM registration form. (pdf)

Member authorities admitted to membership under Rule C1 of the LGNZ constitution  are entitled to representation at the AGM.  Please note that the rule regarding representation at the AGM does not affect the number of delegates attending the conference. 

For more information on the AGM choose one of the following:

Election of President and Vice President

The President and Vice President of LGNZ must be elected by ballot of member authorities in accordance with the Rules (Rule F1-F7 and F21-F26) at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the year following the year in which triennial local government elections are held.

View the memorandum calling for nominations and outlining the election process. (pdf)

Nominations must be received by LGNZ no later than Friday 17 June 2011.

Remits

Submission of proposed remits for consideration at the LGNZ Annual General Meeting is open and must be received no later than Monday 16 May 2011.  

All proposed remits and accompanying information must meet the remit policy.  Those meeting this policy will be screened by the Remit Screening Committee and following approval will move forward to the Annual General Meeting for consideration by the membership. 

View the memorandum concerning remit policy and processes for 2011. (pdf)

Delegates

The representation of each member authority is determined by the authority population levels as per Rule G13 of the constitution. 

Each authority may nominate:

  • Presiding Delegate - the person responsible for voting on behalf of the authority at the AGM
  • Alternate Delegate/s - person/s responsible for voting on behalf of the authority if the Presiding Delegate is absent from the AGM
  • any other delegates - provided the total number attending the AGM does not exceed the representatives allowed under Rule G13
  • any observers attending - no speaking or voting rights.

Please note that observers are not part of the official delegation and if attending the AGM will be seated away from the official delegation.

A list of each member's registered delegates will be sent to the principal administration officer or the mayor / chairperson of each local authority for confirmation immediately following the closing date.  This is to ensure that only those persons authorised to do so may speak on behalf of their council, as a member of LGNZ.

To avoid confusion at the AGM please ensure that all representatives nominated as delegates to the AGM are advised of the delegate role they were nominated for.

Voting

The voting entitlement of each authority is determined by the authority subscription levels as per Rule H1 of the constitution and the manner of voting on any issue may be required by taking of a poll and should this occur the voting entitlements will apply.

No member authority whose annual subscription is in arrears is entitled to vote at the AGM.

Proxy Voting

At any AGM votes may be exercised by a member authority by proxy as per Rule G18-G20 of the constitution.  If your council is not present, and would like to exercise a vote, it will only be able to do so by complying with the proxy rules. 

Proxies must be in writing and submitted to LGNZ on the proxy form on a date to be confimed by LGNZ.  Please note that the proxy must be executed under the common seal of the member authority, or by a person having delegated authority from the member authority to sign it.  There must be proof of the delegated authority.  Faxed proxies are not acceptable. 

The proxy form requires the appointment of one or two individuals, rather than a member authority, to vote on behalf of a council by proxy.  Therefore councils wishing to appoint a proxy must ensure that the individual/s appointed will be attending the AGM.  If an appointed individual does not to attend the AGM, and has been authorised to vote by proxy on a councils behalf, other members of the individual's council in attendance at the AGM may not vote instead, and the vote will be declared invalid.

A proxy received within 48 hours of the AGM is not valid until the meeting has passed a motion to accept it.

Obituaries

LGNZ requests obituary notices for inclusion in the Obituaries Register at the AGM for the period from 30 July 2010 onwards and should be registered no later than Monday 13 July 2011.

To register an obituary please email Internal Governance Coordinator and provide the following detail:

  • name of deceased
  • role of deceased in council
  • council registering obituary
  • contact details of the person registering the obituary.

Agenda and Business Papers

The following business is to be conducted at the AGM:

  • voting for the positions of President and Vice President 
  • President's Report and Annual Report
  • financial statements and annual statement of accounts
  • reports from zones or sector groups
  • remits from zones, sector groups or member authorities
  • date and venue of the next AGM confirmed
  • any notice or notices of motion to alter, add to, rescind or otherwise amend the Rules of LGNZ
  • any other business that the National Council or the AGM resolves to be considered.

Minutes

The full minutes of past AGMs can be found below:

For further information contact Internal Governance Co-ordinator.

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Last updated: May 2011