Governance of Council

Local Governance Statement

Under the Local Government Act 2002, Council is required to produce a Local Governance Statement after each triennial election.

The statement explains how Council works. It also explains how Council involves the public in decision-making, and how they can have their say. Thus, promoting local democracy.

Grey District Council Local Governance Statement (PDF, 363KB)

It includes information on:

• Council functions, responsibilities and activities
• How Councillors are elected
• The roles and conduct of elected members
• Council meetings
• Public access to staff and elected members
• Key planning and policy documents

Standing Orders

Standing Orders are a set of rules that provide formal guides about the way that a Council conducts its meetings.

They also record the Council's agreed principles of behaviour within meetings.

Using Standing Orders helps to promote teamwork by:

• Allowing structured discussion of topics.
• Ensuring respect for the opinions of others.
• Ensuring Council uses tact and appropriate language to resolve conflict.
• Promoting the use of persuasion and influencing skills to gain consensus.

All Councils must adopt a set of Standing Orders that control the way Council conducts its meetings. Elected members must abide by the Standing Orders adopted by the Council. Click the link below to view Council's Standing Orders.

Model Standing Orders

The Grey District Council's Standing Orders are based on the LGNZ Model Standing Orders 2019. Council adopted the standing orders on 31 October 2022.

Grey District Council Standing Orders (PDF, 1203KB)

Code of Conduct

Elected members are required to comply with the Grey District Code of Conduct for elected members.

Code of Conduct for Elected Members (PDF, 95KB)