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M I N U T E S
(Informal Session)
Hastings District Youth Council
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Wednesday, 30 August 2017 |
Minutes of an Informal Meeting of the Hastings District Youth Council held on
30 August 2017 at 3.50pm
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HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL
MINUTES OF AN INFORMAL MEETING OF THE Hastings District Youth Council HELD IN THE Council Chamber, Ground Floor, Civic Administration Building, Lyndon Road East, Hastings ON
Wednesday, 30 August 2017 AT 3.50pm
Present: Councillor Dixon
Liam Davies and Rueben Lyndon (Karamu High); Eleanor Matich (Havelock North); Dylan Bishop (St Johns); Antonia Richardson (Rudolf Steiner); Samantha Anderson (Sacred Heart); and Max Sharp (EIT)
IN ATTENDANCE: Youth Co-ordinator (Ryan Gardiner)
Committee Secretary (Annette Murdoch)
1. Apologies
Due to lack of a quorum the meeting was declared informal.
Councillor Dixon welcomed members and commenced the informal session.
2. Confirmation of Minutes
The Minutes of the previous Youth Council meeting held on Wednesday 16 August 2017 could not be confirmed due to the lack of a quorum. These minutes will be addressed at the next meeting.
3. Facebook page updates
Members advised they did not have access to the Facebook page as it appeared to be not working properly. The Youth Co-ordinator, Ryan Gardiner, advised he would look into the issue.
Members enquired as to what was happening with the ‘bios’ – it may now be too late in the year to worry about completing these for the group’s Facebook page.
Members in attendance were disappointed in the lack of commitment by some current Youth Council members. It seemed some members were not taking the Youth Council meetings seriously enough and were not turning up.
Members to make recommendations to Ryan Gardiner to assist in planning for the 2018 Youth Council.
4. General Business
The Science Technology Fair prizegiving was being held at EIT on Thursday 31 August 2017.
The local MP debate was being held at Karamu High School, Thursday 7 September at 6.00pm – students were being encouraged to attend.
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Youth Speakers Series – Eleanor Matich updated the Youth Council on the Youth Speaker Series involving Karl Wairama and Dane Fletcher. Youth Councillors are to assist in coming up with a theme. Youth Potential Awards – Ryan Gardiner advised that a motivational speaker had been organised, however a MC was still required for the Awards. Max Sharp and Liam Davies have volunteered to assist. Colour Fun Run – Organisation for the run was coming along after a slow start. Reuben advised that the hire of portaloos from Hire Pool had been quoted at a discounted price of $1,000 for 100 loos. Youth Council had already donated $1,500 to the event so a further $1,000 would need to be found in order to hire the portaloos. Shop Trading on Easter Sunday – Councillor Dixon requested feedback from Youth Council members regarding shops in the Hastings District being able to open on Easter Sunday. This was an item that required a Council decision at its 31 August 2017 meeting. After discussion the Youth Council members voted 5 votes for Option 1 the status quo and 2 votes for Option 2 where shop owners were allowed to open if they wished to.
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The meeting closed at 4.35pm
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