Audit and Risk Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held in the Council Chambers, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 18 February 2014 at 2.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

 

Members

Cr Cameron Brewer

 

 

 

 

Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

 

 

Mr Roy Tiffin, FCA

 

 

 

 

Cr Penny Webster

From 2.18pm, Item 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Len Brown

 

 

 

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Councillor

Calum Penrose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Audit and Risk Committee

18 February 2014

 

 

1          Apologies

 

             

Resolution number AUD/2014/1

MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Cr SL Stewart:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Mayor Len Brown and Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse for absence on Council business.

CARRIED

 

 

2.         Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number AUD/2014/2

MOVED by Cr SL Stewart, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Casey:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Friday, 13 December 2013, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

5          Public Input

 

5.1

Grace Haden

 

Grace Haden addressed the meeting on how corruption occurs in council.

 

 

Resolution number AUD/2014/3

MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the presentation from Grace Haden.

CARRIED

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Precedence of Business

Resolution number AUD/2014/4

MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Cr SL Stewart :  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)    agree that Item 10: Auditor-General Report on Mangawhai Waste Water Scheme be accorded precedence at this time.

CARRIED

 

10

Auditor-General Report on Mangawhai Waste Water Scheme

 

Resolution number AUD/2014/5

MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Casey:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the update on the Auditor-General’s Report on the Mangawhai Waste Water Scheme.

CARRIED

 

9

Office of the Auditor-General

 

Lyn Provost, Auditor-General and Francis Caetano, Director Audit New Zealand were in attendance and tabled a report on the review findings from the Review of the Interim Financial Statements for the six months ended 31 December 2013 and other matters, a copy of which has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number AUD/2014/6

MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson CM Casey:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the information provided by the Auditor-General and the Audit Director, Audit New Zealand.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Report of the Controller and Auditor-General to the Audit and Risk Committee on the review findings from the Review of the Interim Financial Statements for the six months ended 31 December 2013 and other matters

 

11

Selection of Second External Appointee

 

Resolution number AUD/2014/7

MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Cr SL Stewart:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      approve the proposed approach for the selection of a second external appointee.

b)      agree that Cr CE Brewer and Cr MP Webster join the Governance Director on a selection panel.

CARRIED

 


 

 

12

Update on Ethics and Integrity Activities

 

Resolution number AUD/2014/8

MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Member R Tiffin:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the update on Ethics and Integrity report.

CARRIED

 

13

Update on Risk Management Activities

 

Resolution number AUD/2014/9

MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, seconded by Member R Tiffin:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the Update on Risk Management Activities report.

CARRIED

 

14        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

  

The meeting adjourned at 3.17 pm and reconvened at 3.40 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

15        Procedural motion to exclude the public

 

Resolution number AUD/2014/10

MOVED by Chairperson JG Walker, 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 Francis Caetano, Audit Director and Robert Sutherland, Audit Manager, Audit New Zealand be permitted to remain for Confidential Item C1 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

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(h) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

In particular, the report contains financial and operational information and details of Internal Audit activity which if released may jeopardise the effective delivery of Internal Audit services..

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

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.

CARRIED

3.40pm            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.

 

3.53pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

Update on Internal Audit Activities

 

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

b)      agree that the Update on Internal Audit Activities report remain confidential.

 

  

  

3.53pm                                               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

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................