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2009 dates, times

2009 Council meetings
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DATE	MEETING	AGENDA
Wednesday, November 25, 2pm	Hearings Panel	Hearing Panel Agenda - 12 Russell Road - November 25 2009 (1.26MB)
Monday, November 23, 7pm	Bluff Community Board Meeting	Bluff Community Board Agenda - November 23 2009
Monday, November 9, 2pm	Hearings Panel	Hearings Panel (360 Bainfield Rd and 40 Retreat Rd)
Tuesday, November 3, 4pm	Council Meeting	Council agenda - Nov 3, 2009 (580KB)
Wednesday, October 28, 4pm	Finance and Policy Committee	Finance and Policy Agenda- Oct 28 2009 (1_1MB)
Tuesday, October 27, 4pm	Works and Services Committee	Works and Services Agenda - Oct 27 2009 (1_1MB)
Tuesday, October 20, 4pm	Environmental and Planning Services Committee	2009 October 20 - Environmental And Planning Agenda - Part 1 2009 October 20 - Environmental And Planning Agenda - Part 2
Monday, October 19, 4pm	Community Services Committee	2009 October 19 - Community Services Agenda - Part 1 2009 October 19 - Community Services Agenda - Part 2 2009 October 19 - Community Services Agenda - Part 3 2009 October 19 - Community Services Agenda - Part 4 2009 October 19 - Community Services Agenda - Part 5

Contact the Council's Communications and Secretarial Services Manager
for more information about any of the meetings.

Meeting venues
Unless otherwise specified, meetings are held in the Council Chambers/Committee Room (Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill) or in the case of the Bluff Community Board meetings are held in the Bluff Municipal Chambers (Gore Street, Bluff).

Attendance and participation
The public are invited to attend Council meetings (unless otherwise specified) and may also request to speak to the appropriate committee or the Bluff Community Board on any issue.
If you wish to speak at one of these meetings, you must put your request in writing at least four working days before the meeting date. You may speak for up to 10 minutes. All correspondence is to be addressed to the Secretarial Services Manager.

Agendas and minutes
Copies of Council meeting agendas and minutes are available online and from the Council's Bluff and Invercargill offices two days before the meetings.

Summary
The Council (both elected Councillors and appointed management and staff), its committees and community board have regular meetings to discuss local issues and policies, including how the Council's money should be spent. The meeting procedures, processes and decision making are typically formal and follow a set protocol which is overseen by the Council's Secretarial Services Manager.


Bluff Community Board	Invercargill has one Community Board, the Bluff Community Board, which includes elected members of the community and also one Council representative (Councillor). The board meets every six weeks.
Committees	There are four Council committees (refer Directorates) whose members are selected from the elected Councillors. Most of the reports from Council staff are presented at the committee meetings. Meetings are held approximately once every six weeks.
Council	Council meetings have a set agenda and allow the elected members (Mayor and Councillors) to make decisions on behalf of Invercargill residents and ratepayers. Council meetings are held approximately once every six weeks.
Other	This includes other Council-related meetings and hearings.
Youth Council	The Youth Council has a set agenda like Council meetings (but the meetings themselves are less formal). Youth Council meetings are held approximately every six weeks.