Audit and Risk Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held in Meeting Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 24 May 2016 at 1.33pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Paul Conder, CA

 

 

 

Members

Cr Cameron Brewer

 

 

 

 

Cr Ross Clow

 

 

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

 

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

 

 

Mr Roy Tiffin, FCA

 

 

 

 

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

From 1.38pm, item 10 until 2.50pm, item 15

 

 

 

Cr Penny Webster

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Mayor Len Brown, JP

 

 

 

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Denise Krum

Until 2.30pm, item 13

 

 

Cr Calum Penrose

Until 2.50pm, item 15

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Jo Smaill, Audit Director, Audit New Zealand

 

 


Audit and Risk Committee

24 May 2016

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/9

MOVED by Chairperson W Cashmore, seconded by Cr LA Cooper:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Mayor LCM Brown and Deputy Mayor PA Hulse for absence on council business.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/10

MOVED by Chairperson W Cashmore, seconded by Member P Conder:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting held on Tuesday, 8 March 2016 as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

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.


 

9

Review of Forward Work Programme

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/11

MOVED by Cr R Clow, seconded by Cr SL Stewart:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      re-confirm the approved 2016 forward work programme, which will include the following amendments as standing items from July 2016:

·   report from Legal Services

·   progress on recladding of 135 Albert Street.

CARRIED

 

 

10

Health, Safety and Wellbeing May 2016 Update

 

Cr J Walker entered the meeting at 1.38pm.

 

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/12

MOVED by Cr LA Cooper, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the update report on Health, Safety and Wellbeing.

b)      refer this report to the Finance and Performance Committee for its consideration.

c)      note that this report will also be provided to all Local Boards for their information.

CARRIED

 

 

11

Office of the Auditor-General and Audit New Zealand briefing

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/13

MOVED by Chairperson W Cashmore, seconded by Member R Tiffin:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the information provided by the Auditor-General’s representative, Jo Smaill, Audit Director, Audit New Zealand.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Review Engagement Management Report for the six months to 31 December 2015

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/14

MOVED by Cr R Clow, seconded by Cr MP Webster:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the report and note the recommendations made by Audit New Zealand and the council’s responses.

CARRIED

 


 

13

Update on status of outstanding items with Audit New Zealand

 

Cr D Krum left the meeting at 2.30pm.

 

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/15

MOVED by Chairperson W Cashmore, seconded by Member P Conder:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      note the progress made to resolve issues raised by Audit New Zealand.

CARRIED

 

 

14

Targeted rates/reserves update

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/16

MOVED by Cr LA Cooper, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the targeted rates/reserves update report.

b)      agree that the Hillary Commission – Reserve Account report be provided to the Finance and Performance Committee for decision.

c)      request council staff to investigate appropriate signage at the Waitakere Quarry and notify the Waitakere Ranges Local Board.

CARRIED

 

 

15

Update on enterprise risk management and insurance activities

 

Cr C Penrose left the meeting at 2.50pm.

Cr J Walker left the meeting at 2.50pm.

 

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/17

MOVED by Cr MP Webster, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the update on enterprise risk management activities and insurance renewal 2016-17 report.

CARRIED

 

 

16        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  


 

17        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number AUD/2016/18

MOVED by Chairperson W Cashmore, seconded by Cr LA Cooper:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

b)      agree that Jo Smaill, Audit Director, Audit New Zealand be permitted to remain for Confidential Item C1 Update on internal audit activity after the public has been excluded, because of her 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 activity

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)(c)(ii) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to damage the public interest.

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

 

3.08pm            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.

 

3.25pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

Update on internal audit activity

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/19

MOVED by Cr R Clow, seconded by Chairperson W Cashmore:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      note the progress made by Internal Audit in delivering against the internal audit programme for the year to 30 June 2016

b)      agree that this report remains confidential, but the decisions be restated in the open minutes.

 

 

 

 

3.25pm                                               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:........................................................