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Tēnā koe Chris Little,

 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND
MEETINGS ACT 1987: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REQUEST

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 27 August 2021.

 

We received your request on 27 August 2021. We will endeavour to respond
to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 20
working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to
respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of
that timeframe.

 

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
into account.

 

Nāku noa, nā

Hutt City Council

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: "Chris Little" <[FOI #16516 email]>
Sent: Friday, 27 August 2021 12:43 AM
To: "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Hutt City Council" <[Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Chris Milne ability to do his job

Dear Hutt City Council,

I am deeply concerned to read on Facebook that Councillor Chris Milne
cannot do his job as a councillor due to restrictions placed on him. This
isn’t fair on an elected councillor just trying to do his job.

Please provide a statement explaining this situation.

Councillor Chris Milne has also said that a staff member intentionally
turned down the sound when he tried to participate virtually in a council
meeting. This is shocking if true.

Please provide any details about this incident.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Little

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Tēnā koe Chris Little,

 

We refer to your request dated 27 August 2021.

 

Please see below a response to the questions you have asked.

 

There are no arrangements in place which prevent Cr Milne from undertaking
his governance role.

 

Cr Milne raised concern regarding sound problems he had encountered during
a Committee meeting while he was participating by Zoom. The issue was
passed to the IT team. It was concluded no staff member has turned down
sound preventing Cr Milne from taking part in a Council meeting.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Please note that this email (with your personal details removed) may be
published on the Council’s website.

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Kate Ostapowicz
Senior Advisor, Official Information

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
M 027 265 5849 W [2]www.huttcity.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

From: Information Management Team
Sent: Friday, 27 August 2021 5:24 PM
To: '[FOI #16516 email]'
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Chris Milne ability to do his
job [#629E7F]

 

Tēnā koe Chris Little,

 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND
MEETINGS ACT 1987: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REQUEST

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 27 August 2021.

 

We received your request on 27 August 2021. We will endeavour to respond
to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 20
working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to
respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of
that timeframe.

 

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
into account.

 

Nāku noa, nā

Hutt City Council

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: "Chris Little" <[FOI #16516 email]>
Sent: Friday, 27 August 2021 12:43 AM
To: "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Hutt City Council" <[Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Chris Milne ability to do his job

Dear Hutt City Council,

I am deeply concerned to read on Facebook that Councillor Chris Milne
cannot do his job as a councillor due to restrictions placed on him. This
isn’t fair on an elected councillor just trying to do his job.

Please provide a statement explaining this situation.

Councillor Chris Milne has also said that a staff member intentionally
turned down the sound when he tried to participate virtually in a council
meeting. This is shocking if true.

Please provide any details about this incident.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Little

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #16516 email]

Is [Hutt City Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Hutt City Council? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
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page.

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