Komiti Tātari me te Mātai Raru Tūpono / Audit and Risk Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held in the Boardroom, Ground floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 9 February 2021 at 2.01pm.
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Chairperson |
Sue Sheldon, CNZM |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Daniel Newman, JP |
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Members |
Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore |
From 2.09pm, Item C1 |
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Member Paul Conder, CA |
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Cr Shane Henderson |
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Member Bruce Robertson |
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ABSENT
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IMSB Chair David Taipari |
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Mayor Phil Goff |
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ALSO PRESENT
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Cr Angela Dalton |
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IN ATTENDANCE
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Greg Schollum, Deputy Auditor-General |
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Athol Graham, Audit Director, Audit New Zealand |
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Andrea Reeves, Assistant Auditor-General, Local Government |
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Audit and Risk Committee 09 February 2021 |
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Note: The following members were in attendance by electronic link at the commencement of the meeting: Chairperson S Sheldon and Member B Robertson.
Resolution number AUD/2021/1 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) accept the apologies from IMSB Chair D Taipari for absence and Mayor P Goff for absence on council business and from Deputy Mayor Cr B Cashmore for lateness on council business. |
There were no declarations of interest.
There were no petitions.
There was no public input.
There was no local board input.
There was no extraordinary business.
7 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Resolution number AUD/2021/2 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Cr S Henderson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting. b) agree that Greg Schollum, Deputy Auditor-General, Athol Graham, Audit Director, Audit New Zealand and Andrea Reeves, Assistant Auditor-General – Local Government be permitted to remain for the confidential part of the meeting 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 CONFIDENTIAL: Update on Key Controls and Risks Related to the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 Consultation Document and Supporting Information
C2 CONFIDENTIAL: Office of the Auditor-General and Audit New Zealand briefing
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. |
2.03pm 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.
3.37pm The public was re-admitted.
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It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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CONFIDENTIAL: Update on Key Controls and Risks Related to the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 Consultation Document and Supporting Information |
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Resolution number AUD/2021/3 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive the report on key controls and risks relating to the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 Consultation Document and Supporting Information b) advise the Governing Body that effective internal control and risk management processes have been followed during the preparation of the Consultation Document and Supporting Information c) advise the Governing Body that there are no significant outstanding audit issues other than as discussed at this meeting d) delegate authority to the Audit and Risk Committee chair to advise the Governing Body on any significant audit issues that may arise between this meeting and the Governing Body meeting on 18 February 2021 e) note that the chairperson will receive a signed back-to-back letter of representation from the Chief Executive and the Group Chief Financial Officer addressed to the Mayor ahead of the Governing Body meeting on 18 February 2021 f) agree that the report will remain confidential but that decisions be restated in the open minutes.
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CONFIDENTIAL: Office of the Auditor-General and Audit New Zealand briefing |
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Resolution number AUD/2021/4 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cr BC Cashmore: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive the information provided by the Auditor-General’s representatives Deputy Auditor-General Greg Schollum, Assistant Auditor-General – Local Government Andrea Reeves and Audit New Zealand Audit Director Athol Graham, and thank them for their attendance b) agree that the report and attachments will remain confidential, but the decisions be restated in the open minutes.
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3.37pm 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
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