Kōmiti Mō Te Kopou Me Te Arotake Whakatutukitanga / Appointments and Performance Review Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Appointments and Performance Review Committee held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert St, Auckland on Tuesday, 3 November 2020 at 10.03am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO

 

Members

Cr Josephine Bartley

 

 

Cr Pippa Coom

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

IMSB Chair David Taipari

Until 11.47am

Ex-officio

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Claire Denison

Kerridge and Partners

 

 

Jayne Atherton

Kerridge and Partners

 

 

Tin Scanlen

Kerridge and Partners

 

 

 

 


Appointments and Performance Review Committee

03 November 2020

 

 

 

1          Apologies

  

There was no apologies.

 

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number APR/2020/19

MOVED by Cr C Fletcher, seconded by Cr R Hills:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday 25 August 2020 and an extraordinary meeting on 8 September 2020, 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

Process for the appointment of board members to the Auckland War Memorial Museum, and the Museum of transport and technology

 

Resolution number APR/2020/20

MOVED by Cr D Simpson, seconded by Cr P Coom:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

a)      note that there is a confidential report on today’s committee agenda that provides information to make decisions regarding recommendations received from Regional Facilities Auckland regarding the board members on the Auckland War Memorial Museum and the Museum of Transport and Technology boards

b)      note that the report is confidential due to the personal information contained in it, and the final appointment decisions will be made publicly available at the conclusion of the appointment process.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

9

Process report for the appointment of directors to Auckland's council controlled organisations

 

Note:  A correction in the open agenda paragraph 16 should read:

“The MOTAT Society has participated with the RFA board appointment subcommittee in all aspects of the appointment programme.  RFA’s board appointment subcommittee worked with the chair of the MOTAT Board to jointly identify and interview candidates for the MOTAT board.”

Note:   Correction Climate impact Statement in the open agenda to read as follows:

“The appointment of one Auckland Transport Director will look to positively impact the future of transport for Aucklanders and contribute to the advancement and achievement of council’s overall climate strategy.”

 

Resolution number APR/2020/21

MOVED by Cr C Fletcher, seconded by Cr R Hills:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

a)      note there is a confidential report on this meeting agenda requesting the committee make decisions regarding the shortlisting of candidates for interview for vacancies on the boards of Auckland’s council-controlled organisations.

b)      note that these reports are confidential due to the personal information contained in them, and that the final appointment decisions will be made publicly available at the conclusion of the appointment process.

CARRIED

 

 


 

10

Open process report for setting the Chief Executive's 2020/21 performance objectives

 

Resolution number APR/2020/22

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Deputy Mayor BC Cashmore:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

a)         note that there is a confidential report included in the agenda that provides information regarding the setting of performance objectives for Auckland Council’s Chief Executive for the 2021 Financial Year (year ending 30 June 2021).

b)        note the report contains  information that relates to the setting of performance objectives that are yet to be agreed between the Governing Body and the Chief Executive. The committee may discuss matters relating to the performance of the Chief Executive.

CARRIED

  

 

11        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

12        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number APR/2020/23

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr C Fletcher:  

That the Appointments and Performance Review Committee:

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

b)      agree that Claire Denison, Jayne Atherton and Tim Scanlen from Kerridge & Partners be permitted to remain for Confidential Item C2 CONFIDENTIAL: Board appointments to Auckland's council-controlled organisation after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of candidate appointments, which will help the Appointments and Performance Review 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 Board Appointments to the Auckland War Memorial Museum and Museum of Transport and Technology

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 candidates being appointed to the Auckland War Memorial Museum and Museum of Transport and Technology.

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: Board appointments to Auckland's council-controlled organisations

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 candidates who have applied for director vacancies on the boards of Auckland Transport and  Panuku Development Auckland.

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.

 

C         CONFIDENTIAL: Setting the Chief Executive's 2020/21 performance objectives

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.

s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

In particular, the report contains information that relates to the setting of performance objectives that are yet to be agreed between the Governing Body and the Chief Executive. The committee may discuss matters relating to the performance of the Chief Executive.

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

 

 

10.17 am         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.

 

 

12.54pm          The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL Board Appointments to the Auckland War Memorial Museum and Museum of Transport and Technology

 

Resolution number APR/2020/24

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr C Fletcher:  

g)      request that clauses a) to e) be made public once the appointees and unsuccessful candidates have been notified, noting that the agenda report and attachments are to remain confidential.

 

 

C2

CONFIDENTIAL: Board appointments to Auckland's council-controlled organisations

 

Resolution number APR/2020/25

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr C Fletcher:  

g)      agree that the report and attachments will always remain confidential due to the private information relating to individuals contained in the report

h)     note that at the conclusion of the appointment process the decisions will be made publicly available.

 

 

C3

CONFIDENTIAL: Setting the Chief Executive's 2020/21 performance objectives

 

Resolution number APR/2020/26

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr C Fletcher:

b)      agree that there be no restatement of the resolutions, report and attachments.

   

12.54 pm                                            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 and Performance Review Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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