Audit and Risk Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held in the Boardroom, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Friday, 13 December 2013 at 9:00am.
Chairperson |
Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Dr Cathy Casey |
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Members |
Cr Cameron Brewer |
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Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Cr Penny Webster |
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APOLOGIES
Ex-officio |
Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse |
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ALSO PRESENT
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Cr Calum Penrose |
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Audit and Risk Committee 13 December 2013 |
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1 Apologies
Resolution number AUD/2013/30 MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Casey: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) accept the apology from Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse for absence.
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2 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
There were no minutes to confirm.
4 Petitions
There were no petitions.
5 Public Input
There was no public input.
6 Local Board Input
There was no local board input.
7 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
8 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
Resolution number AUD/2013/31 MOVED by Cr MP Webster, seconded by Cr CE Brewer: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) agree that Item 10: Office of the Auditor General and Item 11: Management Report to the Governing Body on the Audit of Auckland Council for the year ended 30 June 2013 be accorded precedence at this time.
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Resolution number AUD/2013/32 MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Casey: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive the information provided by Sarah Lineham, Sector Manager – Local Government, Office of the Auditor General. |
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Management Report to the Governing Body on the Audit of Auckland Council for the year ended 30 June 2013 |
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Resolution number AUD/2013/33 MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Cr SL Stewart: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive the final management report from Audit New Zealand on the audit of Auckland Council for the year ended 30 June 2013. b) note the recommendations made by Audit New Zealand for improvements, and Council’s responses. |
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Resolution number AUD/2013/34 MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Cr MP Webster: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive the Overview of the roles of Internal Audit and Risk Management report. |
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Resolution number AUD/2013/35 MOVED by Cr MP Webster, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Casey: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive the External Appointees to the Audit and Risk Committee report. b) recommend to the Governing Body that two external members be appointed to the Audit and Risk Committee. |
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Resolution number AUD/2013/36 MOVED by Cr MP Webster, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Casey: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive the Update on Risk Management Activities report. b) request management to consider how the Audit and Risk Committee should exercise oversight of risk and audit issues in the Council Controlled Organisations, including whether the Council Controlled Organisation Audit and Risk Committees should be invited to attend the Auckland Council Audit and Risk Committee to report on significant risks which affect the Group.
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Report of the Controller and Auditor General Inquiry into the Mangawhai Community Wastewater Scheme |
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Resolution number AUD/2013/37 MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Cr SL Stewart: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note that a report will be presented to its meeting on 18 February 2014 on the Auditor General’s report with respect to the Mangawhai Community Wastewater Scheme and the risks and lessons arising from that report which may be of relevance to Auckland Council. |
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There was no update from the Chief Executive. |
16 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Resolution number AUD/2013/38 MOVED by Cr MP Webster, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Casey: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting. b) agree that Roy Tiffin and Sarah Lineham, Sector Manager – Local Government, Office of the Auditor General be permitted to remain for Confidential Items C1 and C2 after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of the matters being discussed, which will help the Audit and Risk Committee in its decision-making. The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows. This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows: C1 Update on Internal Audit activities
C2 Update on Ethics and Integrity Activities
C3 Appointment of Roy Tiffin to the Audit and Risk Committee
C4 Chief Executive's update - Confidential
The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.
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10.40am The public was excluded.
Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.
10.40am The public was re-admitted.
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It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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That the Audit and Risk Committee: b) agree that the Update on Internal Audit activities report remain confidential. |
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That the Audit and Risk Committee: b) agree that the Update on Ethics and Integrity Activities report remain confidential. |
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That the Audit and Risk Committee: c) agree that the decisions remain confidential until confirmation by the Governing Body. |
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There were no resolutions for this item. |
10.40am The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Audit and Risk Committee HELD ON
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