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(j) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Spreydon Ward; and

(k) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Waimairi Ward; and

(l) Two members shall be elected by the electors of the Wigram Ward.

116 FIRST ELECTION

(1) For the purposes of the first election of the Christchurch City Council, the Returning Officer and principal administrative officer for the Christchurch City shall be, respectively, the Returning Officer and the principal administrative officer for the former Christchurch City.

(2) The first election of the Christchurch City Council shall be conducted by postal vote.

117 FIRST MEETING

The first meeting of the Christchurch City Council:

(a) Shall be convened by the principal administrative officer of that Council; and

(b) Shall be held no later than the 14th day of November 1989.

118 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

(1) The Chief Executive of the Christchurch City Council shall be the person appointed to that position in accordance with clause 133 of this order.

(2) The Chief Executive shall be the principal administrative officer of the Christchurch City Council.

119 FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS

The functions, duties, and powers of the Christchurch City Council shall be:

(a) The functions, duties, and powers of a territorial authority under—

(i) The Local Government Act 1974; and

(ii) Any other public Act relating to the Christchurch City Council or any of the former authorities; and

(iii) Any local Act relating to the Christchurch City Council or any of the former authorities; and

(b) The functions, duties and powers of the Christchurch Transport Board pursuant to the Christchurch Tramway District Act 1920; and

(c) The functions, duties and powers of the Christchurch Town Hall Board of Management pursuant to the Christchurch Town Hall Board of Management Act 1976; and

(d) The functions, duties and powers of the Christchurch Drainage Board pursuant to the Christchurch Drainage Act 1951; and

(e) The functions, duties, and powers of an administering body under the Reserves Act 1977 in respect of the reserves being administered by the former authorities immediately before the coming into force of this clause.

120 CHRISTCHURCH URBAN DRAINAGE AREA

The district of the former Christchurch Drainage Board shall be deemed to be an urban drainage area constituted pursuant to section 443 of the Local Government Act 1974.

121 ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS

The administration headquarters of the Christchurch City Council shall be located in Christchurch.

122 SERVICE DELIVERY CENTRES

The Christchurch City Council shall, at least until the 1st day of November 1995, establish and maintain a service delivery centre, in 6 locations to be determined by the Christchurch City Council, in accordance with the provisions of the Third Schedule to this order.

123 COMMUNITIES

(1) There is hereby constituted a community for each of the following:

(a) The area of the Burwood Ward and the Pegasus Ward to be known as “The Burwood-Pegasus Community”; and

(b) The area of the Fendalton Ward and the Waimairi Ward to be known as “The Fendalton-Waimairi Community”; and

(c) The area of the Hagley Ward and the Ferrymead Ward to be known as “The Hagley-Ferrymead Community”; and

(d) The area of the Riccarton Ward and the Wigram Ward to be known as “The Riccarton-Wigram Community”; and

(e) The area of the Shirley Ward and the Papanui Ward to be known as “The Shirley-Papanui Community”; and

(f) The area of the Spreydon Ward and the Heathcote Ward to be known as “The Spreydon-Heathcote Community”.

(2) The community board for each community constituted by subclause (1) of this clause shall consist of:

(a) Six members, of whom 3 shall be elected by the electors of each of the 2 wards comprising each community named in subclause (1) of this clause;

(b) The persons elected, from time to time, as members of the Christchurch City Council representing the wards which are within the area of each of those communities, and appointed by the Christchurch City Council to the community board.

(3) The Returning Officer for the first election of the community boards for those communities constituted by this clause shall be the Returning Officer for the former Christchurch City.

(4) The first election of the community boards for those communities constituted by this clause shall be conducted by postal vote.

124 RATING

(1) The system of rating in the Christchurch City shall be the capital value system.

(2) Until the Valuer-General is able to produce a valuation roll for the Christchurch City, Part XIV of the Rating Powers Act 1988 shall apply as if the Christchurch City was the district of a special purpose authority and the areas from which it was formed were constituent districts.

125 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

(1) The Christchurch City Council shall not be required to prepare a new district scheme, immediately, for the Christchurch City.

(2) The operative district schemes and the proposed district schemes under the Town and Country Planning Act 1977 of the former authorities shall be deemed to be the operative district scheme, or as the case may be, the proposed district scheme, of the Christchurch City.

(3) Where any former authority had, prior to its dissolution, begun the preparation of any review of its district scheme or any change or variation thereto, then, subject to any resolution of the Christchurch City Council to the contrary, all such preparation shall be deemed to have been done by, or on behalf of, the Christchurch City Council and may be adopted and acted upon by it.

(4) Where before the coming into force of this clause any application had been made to any former authority by any person pursuant to any provision of the Town and Country Planning Act 1977, and:

(a) No hearing by that former authority or any committee thereof had begun on such application or any objection thereto, the application shall be deemed to have been made to the Christchurch City Council and shall be dealt with by it accordingly; or

(b) Such application had been heard or otherwise disposed