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 the Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 17 September 2024 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 Desley Simpson, JP

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Greg Sayers

 

Members

Cr Chris Darby

From 10.18am, Item 5.1

 

Cr Julie Fairey

 

 

Houkura Member Tony Kake, MNZM

 

 

Cr Kerrin Leoni

From 10.02am, Item 4

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

From 10,42am, Item 8

Via electronic link

 

Houkura Chair David Taipari

From 10.14am, Item 5.1

Via electronic link

 

Cr Ken Turner

Via electronic link

 

Cr Maurice Williamson

From 10.02am, Item 4

Via electronic link

Ex-officio

Mayor Wayne Brown

From 10.02am, Item 4

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Members

Cr Angela Dalton

 

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Christine Fletcher

 

Cr Josephine Bartley

 

 


Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee

17 September 2024

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2024/27

MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Sayers:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)          whakaae / accept the apologies from:

Lateness

Cr S Stewart

Cr C Darby

CARRIED

 

 

 

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/2024/28

MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Cr D Newman:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)          whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

 

4          Ngā Petihana | Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

 

Cr M Williamson joined the meeting at 10.02am.

 

Mayor W Brown entered to the meeting at 10.02am.

 

 


 

 

 

5          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

 

5.1

Public Input: Nobilangelo Ceramalus - Reducing Costs and Improving Efficiency

 

Nobilangelo Ceramalus addressed the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee regarding reducing costs and improving efficiencies.

 

Houkura Chair D Taipari joined the meeting at 10.14am.

Cr C Darby entered the meeting at 10.18am.

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2024/29

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson G Sayers, seconded by Cr D Newman:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)             whiwhi / receive the public input from Nobilangelo Ceramalus in relation to reducing costs and improving efficiency and whakamihi / thank him for attending the meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

 

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

Auckland Council WorkSmart Programme Closure

 

Note:   changes were made to the original recommendation, adding new clauses b and c), as a chairperson’s recommendation.

 

Cr S Stewart joined the meeting at 10.42am.

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2024/30

MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Sayers:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)          tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the high-level closure summary of the Auckland Council WorkSmart Programme

b)         tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that the WorkSmart Programme delivered $17 million per annum in annual operational cost savings, which was $15.3 million per annum more than provided for in the business case

c)          tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that the WorkSmart Programme resulted in $184 million of renewal costs being avoided over a ten-year period commencing from the Long-term Plan 2018-2028, and the release of $34.66 million in cash surplus from property disposals.

CARRIED

 

9

Section 17A Reviews - background, current reviews and future work programme

 

A presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is

available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Note:   changes were made to the original recommendations, amending clause b) and adding a new clause e), as a chairperson’s recommendation.

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2024/31

MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Cr K Turner:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)      whakaae / approve the planned section 17A reviews for the 2024/2025 financial year

b)      whakaae / approve the Terms of Reference for the Group Property Review

c)      whakaae / approve the Terms of Reference for the P27 “Te Ara Hura” Project, noting that this review will assess options for maximising the value of the contracts, including greater use and options for local procurement

d)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note ideas for planned section 17A reviews for the 2025/2026 financial year onwards

e)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that the Mayor has requested advice on options for how CCO functions could be delivered and, in particular, if the functions can be brought in-house and request that any section 17A reviews are in alignment with the CCO reform.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     17 September 2024, Expenditure Control and Procurement Committee, Item 9 – Section 17A Reviews - background, current reviews and future work programme, presentation

 

 

 

10

Summary of Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee information memoranda and briefings (including the forward work programme) - 17 September 2024

 

Resolution number ECPCC/2024/32

MOVED by Deputy Mayor D Simpson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Sayers:  

That the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the progress on the 2024 forward work programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report

b)      whiwhi / receive the Summary of Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee information memoranda and briefings.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

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

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

11.44am

 

                                                           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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