Audit and Risk Subcommittee

CONFIRMED MINUTES

 

Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee held in the Edinburgh Room, Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Tuesday 28 June 2016, commencing at 2.00 pm

 

PRESENT

 

Chairperson

Susie Johnstone

 

Deputy Chairperson

 

 

Members

Cr Hilary Calvert

Janet  Copeland

 

Cr Chris Staynes

Mayor Dave Cull (Ex-Officio Member)

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

Sue Bidrose (Chief Executive Officer), Grant McKenzie (Group Chief Financial Officer), Sandy Graham (Group Manager, Corporate Services) and Andrew Slater (Risk and Internal Audit Manager).

 

Governance Support Officer      Wendy Collard

 

 

 

1       Apologies

 

Moved (Cr Chris Staynes/Janet  Copeland): that the Subcommittee

 

Accepts the apologies from Cr Richard Thomson (for absence) and Mayor Dave Cull (for lateness).

 

Motion carried (AR/2016/008)

 

2       Confirmation of agenda

 

 

Moved (Janet  Copeland/Cr Hilary Calvert): that the Subcommittee

 

Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration

 

Motion carried (AR/2016/009)

 

3       Declarations of interest

Members were reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arose between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

There were no declarations of interest made or conflicts of interest declared.

4       Confirmation of Minutes

4.1    Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting - 16 May 2016

 

Moved (Cr Hilary Calvert/Janet  Copeland): that the Committee

 

Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting held on 16 May 2016 as a correct record.

 

 Motion carried (AR/2016/010)

Part A Reports

5       Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2015/16

 

 

Mayor Dave Cull entered the meeting at 2.09 pm during discussion of the item.

 

There was a discussion on the work plan in particular the Delegated Authorities Policy and Health and Safety Policy.

 

The Group Chief Financial Officer (Grant McKenzie) advised that Interim Audit Management letter from Audit NZ had yet to be received by the DCC and that this delay had resulted in time constraints for Council.  It was agreed that the letter would be circulated to the Audit and Risk Subcommittee via email.

 

 

Moved (Chairperson Susie Johnstone/Cr Chris Staynes): that the Subcommittee

 

a)     Notes the Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2015/16.

Motion carried (AR/2016/011)

 

6       Schedule of Governance/Financial Policies

 

 

Following discussion on the schedule of Governance/Financial Policies, it was agreed an update on the process of the Contracts Management Performance Policy would be presented to the Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting to be held on 2 August 2016.

 

 

Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes): that the Subcommittee

 

a)     Notes the Schedule of Governance/Financial Policies

Motion carried (AR/2016/012)

 

7       Items for Consideration by the Chair

 

There were no items identified for consideration

 

Resolution to exclude the public

Moved (Chairperson Susie Johnstone/Cr Hilary Calvert): that the Subcommittee

 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, exclude the public from the following part of the proceedings of this meeting namely:

 

General subject of the matter to be considered

Reasons for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

 

Reason for Confidentiality

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S7(2)(j)

The withholding of the information is necessary to prevent the disclosure or use of official information for improper gain or improper advantage.

 

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.

 

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S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

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.

 

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S7(2)(b)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

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.

 

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S7(2)(a)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

 

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.

 

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S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

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.

 

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S6(a)

The making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and detection of offences and the right to a fair trial.

 

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 6.

The matters detailed in this report are subject to investigation and information should remain confidential so as not to prejudice the investigation and any possible outcomes of the investigation.

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S7(2)(b)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

S7(2)(c)(i)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

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.

 

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S7(2)(c)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to damage the public interest.

 

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.

 

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S7(2)(c)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to damage the public interest.

 

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.

 

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S7(2)(c)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to damage the public interest.

 

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.

Council Policy in draft.

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S7(2)(b)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

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.

 

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, or Section 6 or Section 7 or Section 9 of the Official Information Act 1982, as the case may require, which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public are as shown above after each item.

Motion carried (AR/2016/013)

 

 

The meeting entered into confidential at 2.20 pm.

 

 

 

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CHAIRPERSON