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, 13 September 2016 at 9:33am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Paul Conder, CA

 

 

 

Members

Cr Ross Clow

 

 

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

Until 11.00am, Item 17

 

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

 

 

Cr Penny Webster

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

Mayor

Len Brown, JP

 

 

Deputy Mayor

Penny Hulse

 

 

Members

Cr Cameron Brewer

 

 

 

Mr Roy Tiffin, FCA

 

 

 

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Calum Penrose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Lyn Provost, Auditor-General

 

 

Jo Smaill, Audit Director, Audit New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 


Audit and Risk Committee

13 September 2016

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/33

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

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Mayor LCM Brown, Deputy Mayor PA Hulse, Cr C Brewer, Member Mr R Tiffin and Cr J Walker for absence and from Cr L Cooper for early departure.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/34

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 Monday, 8 August 2016, including the confidential section, 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/2016/35

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

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      re-confirm the approved 2016 forward work programme, which will include the following amendment:

i)       debrief on the 2015-2025 Long-term Plan process (September 2016).

ii)      monitoring of Treaty Audit response deferred to next meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

10

Monitoring of Treaty Audit Response Work Programme

 

This item was deferred to a subsequent meeting.

 

 

11

Improved budget and project management processes

 

 

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/36

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

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the Improved budget and project management processes report.

CARRIED

 

 

12

Annual Report on the Performance of the Audit and Risk Committee

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/37

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

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive this Annual Report on the Performance of the Audit and Risk Committee report.

b)      recommend that the Chief Executive place the report on the next available agenda of the governing body.

CARRIED

 

 

13

Office of the Auditor-General Review of Service Performance

 

Lyn Provost, Auditor-General was in attendance and spoke to the report.

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/38

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

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the report from the Auditor-General.

b)      thank the Auditor-General for her attendance and responses to questions from           members.

CARRIED

 

14

Office of the Auditor-General and Audit New Zealand briefing

 

Jo Smaill, Audit New Zealand Director was in attendance and spoke to the briefing paper.

 

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/39

MOVED by Cr LA Cooper, seconded by Cr MP Webster:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

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

CARRIED

 

 

15

Draft 2015/2016 Annual Report and Summary Annual Report for Auckland Council and Group

 

A schedule showing changes after the Financial Statements were provided to the Audit and Risk Committee was provided. A copy has been attached to the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/40

MOVED by Member P Conder, seconded by Cr R Clow:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      note that there are no significant outstanding audit issues in respect of the audit and process of preparing the 2015/2016 Annual Report and the Summary Annual Report for Auckland Council and group.

b)      recommend the 2015/2016 Annual Report and the Summary Annual Report for Auckland Council and group to the Finance and Performance Committee for recommendation to the Governing Body for adoption.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     13 September 2016 - Audit and Risk Committee - Item 15 Draft 2015/2016 Annual Report and Summary Annual Report for Auckland Council and Group - schedule of changes

 

 

16        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

Note:   As this was the last meeting of the term the Chairperson W Cashmore thanked members Paul Conder and Roy Tiffin for their advice; Cr Sir John Walker for chairing the committee for the first half of the term and staff who supported the committee for their good work.

 

 

Cr LA Cooper left the meeting at 11.00am.

 


 

17        Procedural motion to exclude the public

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/41

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

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

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

b)      agree that individual Directors and members of staff of the Council-controlled Organisations be permitted to remain for Confidential Item C1 Update on Council-controlled Organisation Risk after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of matters 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 Council-controlled Organisation Risk

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 audit findings which if released may jeopardise the commercial operations of the Council-controlled Organisations.

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

 

The meeting adjourned at 11.00am and reconvened at 11.24am.

 

11.24am          The public was excluded.

 

 

12.47pm          The public was re-admitted.


 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

C1

Update on Council-controlled Organisation Risk

 

Resolution number AUD/2016/42

MOVED by Member P Conder, seconded by Cr MP Webster:  

That the Audit and Risk Committee:

a)      receive the Update on Council-controlled Organisation Risk report.

Restatement:

b)      agree that the Update on Council-controlled Organisation Risk report and attachments be restated in the open minutes.

 

 

Attachments

a     13 September 2016 - Audit and Risk Committee - Item C1 Update on Council-controlled Organisation Risk

 

 

 

12.47pm                                             The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND LEAD OFFICER UNDER STANDING ORDER 8.1.4 ON

 

 

 

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