Komiti mō te Moni Whiwhi, mō te Whakapaunga me te Uara / Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 22 August 2023 at 10.00am.  A recording of the meeting is available here: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/meetings-council-bodies/Pages/webcasts-council-meetings.aspx

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Cr Maurice Williamson

 

Members

Cr Chris Darby

From 10.10am, Item 8

 

Cr Julie Fairey

 

 

Cr Shane Henderson

 

 

IMSB Member Tony Kake, MNZM

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

Via electronic link

From 10.03am, Item 8

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

IMSB Chair David Taipari

Until 10.27an,Item C1

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Wayne Brown

From 10.19am Item C1
Until 10.29am, Item C1

 

 

 

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Wayne Walker

 

Members

Cr Angela Dalton

 

 

 

tE HUNGA āPITI KUA TAE MAI | ALSO PRESENt

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

 

 

 


Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee

22 August 2023

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/31

MOVED by Chairperson M Williamson, seconded by Cr D Newman:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)         whakaae / accept the apologies from the following members:

Early departure

Mayor Wayne Brown

Cr S Henderson

CARRIED

Note:   An apology was subsequently received from Cr A Dalton for absence.

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/32

MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Cr S Henderson:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)         whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 25 May 2023, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

6          Ngā Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

7          Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 


 

 

 

8

Progress update on $5 million savings target

 

Cr G Sayers joined the meeting at 10.03am.
Cr C Darby entered the meeting at 10.10am.
Cr D Newman left the meeting at 10.15am

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/33

MOVED by Chairperson M Williamson, seconded by Cr K Turner:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)      whiwhi / receive the update on the committee’s $5 million savings target included in the Annual Budget 2023/2024

b)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that the $5 million target has been achieved for the 2023/2024 financial year.

CARRIED

 

 

9

Summary of Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee information memoranda and briefings (including the forward work programme) – 22 August 2023

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/34

MOVED by Chairperson M Williamson, seconded by Cr S Stewart:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the progress on the forward work programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report

b)      whiwhi / receive the Summary Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee information memoranda and briefings – 22 August 2023.

CARRIED

 

 

10        Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

11        Te Mōtini ā-Tukanga hei Kaupare i te Marea | Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/35

MOVED by Cr S Henderson, seconded by Cr K Turner:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)      whakaae / agree to exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

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: Insurance Renewal Placement for 2023-2024

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 details of the proposed insurance strategy, polices and programme for which terms and costings are being sort from the insurance market.

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

 

 

10.17am          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.

 

10.42am          The public was re-admitted.

 

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

CONFIDENTIAL: Insurance Renewal Placement for 2023-2024

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2023/36

MOVED by Chairperson M Williamson, seconded by Cr K Turner:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the update on the council group’s insurance renewal placement for 2023-2024

b)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the heightened risk of higher future insurance premiums and/or unavailability of (economic) cover

c)      ohia / endorse council staff exploring options to reduce insurance premiums longer term and/or look at alternatives to traditional insurance

d)      whakaae / agree that the decision be transferred to the open minutes, but the report remain confidential.

 

 

 

 

10.42am                                             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 Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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