Addendum Agenda of Performance and Appointments Committee

I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Performance and Appointments Committee will be held on:

Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

Tuesday, 24 September 2024

9.00am

Room 1, Level 26
Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House
135 Albert Street
Auckland

Komiti mō ngā Kopounga me Te Kounga o ngā Mahi / Performance and Appointments Committee

OPEN ADDENDUM AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Cr Daniel Newman, JP
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Mike Lee
Members	Mayor Wayne Brown
	Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO
	Cr Lotu Fuli
	Cr Richard Hills
	Cr Greg Sayers
	Cr John Watson
	Cr Maurice Williamson
Ex-officio	Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP
	Houkura Chair David Taipari

(Quorum 5 members)

Sonja Tomovska

Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere Matua / Senior Governance Advisor

23 September 2024

Contact Telephone: +64 09 890 8022

Email: Sonja.tomovska@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Performance and Appointments Committee

24 September 2024

Appointment of the Watercare Services Limited chair

File No.: CP2024/13798

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To receive information regarding the item regarding the appointment of the Watercare Services Limited (Watercare) chair on the confidential agenda of this meeting.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Auckland Council approved the appointment of the Watercare chair on 25 June 2024 [PACCC/2024/47]

3. Following a judicial review of Auckland Council’s appointment of the Watercare chair in June 2024, the High Court has set aside the committee’s appointment decision and therefore the committee must make further decisions regarding this appointment.

4. A confidential report on this agenda seeks decisions regarding the process to appoint the Watercare chair. The content of the report is confidential so as to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence and to maintain legal professional privilege.

5. The appointment of the Watercare chair follows the process set out in the Appointments and Remuneration Policy for Board Members of Council Organisations.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Performance and Appointments Committee:

a) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that a report on the confidential agenda seeks decisions regarding the process to appoint the Watercare Services chair.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

James Stephens - Senior Advisor

Authorisers

Alastair Cameron - Manager CCO/External Partnerships team

Anna Bray - General Manager Group Strategy, Transformation and Partnerships

Phil Wilson - Chief Executive