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Governing Body
27 February
2014
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Council
Controlled Organisation Review - Current State Assessment
File No.:
CP2014/02469
Purpose
1. To report to
the Governing Body on the current state assessment that has been undertaken to
inform the Council Controlled Organisation (CCO) review.
Executive
Summary
2. The first step
in the CCO review has been to undertake a current state assessment reviewing the
experience of the council and its CCOs over the last three years. To ensure
that the review could get underway immediately the work has been undertaken
concurrently with development of the terms of reference.
3. The two
attachments to this item form the basis of the assessment. The report in
Attachment A has been prepared from a council perspective, and the report in
Attachment B reflects the perspective of the CCOs. The reports summarise the
experiences of the council and its CCOs over the last three years, and identify
what has worked well, as well as issues and opportunities that may be addressed
through the review.
4. Formal feedback
from local boards and from the IMSB has not yet been incorporated into the
council perspective on the current state, but will be fed into the review when
received.
5. Taken together,
these reports have informed the terms of reference for the review and provide a
summary of views and insights that will be helpful in undertaking the review.
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Recommendation/s
That the Governing Body:
a) receive the
current state assessment reports, noting that the two reports provide
feedback that will inform the Council Controlled Organisation review.
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Discussion
6. The first step
in the CCO review has been to undertake a current state assessment reviewing
the experience of the council and its CCOs over the last three years. Two
reports have been prepared which, taken together, form the basis of the
assessment. Attachment A is the council perspective on the current state, while
Attachment B provides the CCO perspective.
7. The council
perspective report was prepared from feedback provided by councillors and
senior council staff. A range of views were reflected in the feedback and the
report summarises these, noting where there were common themes and
differences.
8. The CCO
perspective report was prepared by PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC). It was informed
by interviews with board members and staff of each of the seven CCOs. It
identifies common themes as well as individual responses from each of the CCOs.
The CCO perspective was sought in recognition that the experience of CCOs is
different to that of council, and to utilise the considerable skill and
experience within CCOs to help inform the review.
9. One purpose of
these reports was to inform the terms of reference. It was important to ensure
that the terms of reference cover the issues and opportunities identified in
these reports. The updated draft terms of reference, also on this agenda, were
prepared in conjunction with the current state assessment.
10. In addition to
informing the terms of reference, the current state assessment provides
feedback that will be helpful in undertaking the review.
Consideration
Local
Board Views
11. Local boards
have been provided an opportunity to comment on the current state. While a
small amount of feedback from some individual board members has been received,
formal input from local boards is expected during March and April. This will be
synthesized and feed into the review at a later date.
Māori
Impact Statement
12. CCOs as delivery
agents of Council have the potential to have a significant impact on positive
outcomes for Māori. The
review of CCOs is therefore an important opportunity to ensure that Council’s
commitments and obligations to Māori are reflected in the arrangements between Council and its CCOs.
The IMSB has not yet had the opportunity to provide input to the current state
assessment but when their input is received it will be fed into the review. As
the council perspective report notes there have been requests in the past for
improved reporting from CCOs on their Māori contribution.
Implementation
Issues
13. This report has
no specific implementation issues as it is an information report. As noted the
information contained in the current state assessment will inform the review.
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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aView
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Auckland Council CCO Review, Current
State Assessment (Council Perspective)
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7
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bView
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Auckland Council CCO Review, Current
State Assessment (CCO Perspective)
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23
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Signatories
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Author
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Catherine Syme - Principal Advisor, CCO Governance and
External Partnerships
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Authorisers
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Mark Butcher - Treasurer
Andrew McKenzie - Chief Finance Officer
Stephen Town - Chief Executive
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