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Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert St, Auckland on Wednesday, 1 May 2019 at 2.30pm.

 

 

present

 

Chairperson

Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO

 

Members

Cr Josephine Bartley

 

 

Cr Ross Clow

Until 3.22pm, Item C1

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Penny Hulse

 

 

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

Ex-officio

IMSB Chair David Taipari

 

 

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

 


Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee

1 May 2019

 

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number APP/2019/24

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Fletcher:  

That the Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee:

a)         accept the apology from Deputy Mayor Cr B Cashmore and IMSB Chair D Taipari for absence; and Cr C Fletcher for early departure.

CARRIED

Note:   Cr C Fletcher did not leave the meeting prior to it concluding.

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number APP/2019/25

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Fletcher, seconded by Mayor P Goff:  

That the Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 4 April 2019, 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

Value for Money quarterly progress reports

 

Resolution number APP/2019/26

MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Mayor P Goff:  

That the Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee:

a)      note the Value for Money Programme status and 2019 work programme

b)      receive the progress updates for the Value for Money reviews on:

i)      Three waters

ii)     Domestic waste services

iii)    Investment attraction and global partnerships

iv)    Group procurement

v)     Information, communications and technology

CARRIED

 

 

9

Update report for director appointments to Watercare Services Limited and shortlist candidates for Regional Facilities Auckland

 

Resolution number APP/2019/27

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Fletcher, seconded by Mayor P Goff:  

That the Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee:

a)      note that a confidential report is included on today’s committee agenda that provides information to:

(i)         make decisions on the candidate selected for director one vacancy on Watercare Services Limited

(ii)        make decisions on the shortlist candidates for the director vacancy on Regional Facilities Auckland

b)      note that the report is confidential as it contains personal information relating to the candidates.

CARRIED

 

 

10

Re-appointment of City Rail Link Limited directors

 

Resolution number APP/2019/28

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Fletcher:  

That the Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee:

a)      note that Auckland Council and the Crown are jointly responsible for appointing the City Rail Link Limited Board and that the terms of two directors expire on 30 June 2019

b)      note that a confidential report is included on today’s committee agenda that considers whether to reappoint the two directors whose terms expire

c)      note that the report is confidential due to the personal information relating to the two directors.

CARRIED

 

 

 

11        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

12        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number APP/2019/29

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Fletcher:  

That the Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee:

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

b)      agree that Ms Claire Dennison, Partner – Kerridge and Partners be permitted to remain for Confidential Item C2: Appointing a director to Watercare Services Limited and approving the shortlist candidates for Regional Facilities Auckland after the public has been excluded, because of her knowledge of matters which will help the Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money 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       CONFIDENTIAL: Re-appointment of City Rail Link Limited directors

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)(a) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

In particular, the report contains information relating to director appointments.

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.

 

C2       CONFIDENTIAL: Appointing a director to Watercare Services Limited and approving the shortlist candidates for Regional Facilities Auckland

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)(a) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

In particular the report contains private information about the candidates that have applied for the director vacancies on Auckland's 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

 

 

2.45pm            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.

 

3.29pm            The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL: Appointing a director to Watercare Services Limited and approving the shortlist candidates for Regional Facilities Auckland

 

Resolution number APP/2019/30

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Fletcher, seconded by Mayor P Goff:  

That the Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee:

c)      agree that the report and attachments will remain confidential until the conclusion of the appointment process after which the decisions will be made publicly available. 

d)      note that the report must remain confidential due to the private information relating to individuals contained in the report.

 

 

C2

CONFIDENTIAL: Re-appointment of City Rail Link Limited directors

 

Resolution number APP/2019/33

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Fletcher, seconded by Mayor P Goff:  

That the Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee:

c)      agree that the report and attachments will remain confidential until the conclusion of the appointment process after which the decisions will be made publicly available. 

d)      note that the report must remain confidential due to the private information relating to individuals contained in the report.

  

 

3.29pm                                               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 Appointments, Performance Review and Value for Money Committee HELD ON

 

 

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

 

 

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