Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee will be held on:
Date: Friday 31 August 2018
Time: 2.00 pm
Venue: Otaru Room, Civic Centre, The Octagon, Dunedin
Sue Bidrose
Chief Executive Officer
Audit and Risk Subcommittee
PUBLIC AGENDA
MEMBERSHIP
Chairperson |
Susie Johnstone |
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Members |
Janet Copeland |
Mayor Dave Cull |
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Cr Doug Hall |
Cr Mike Lord |
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Cr Chris Staynes |
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Senior Officer Sandy Graham, General Manager Strategy and Governance
Governance Support Officer Wendy Collard
Wendy Collard
Governance Support Officer
Telephone: 03 477 4000
Wendy.Collard@dcc.govt.nz
Note: Reports and recommendations contained in this agenda are not to be considered as Council policy until adopted.
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 4
2 Confirmation of Agenda 4
3 Declaration of Interest 5
4 Confirmation of Minutes 13
4.1 Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting - 14 June 2018 13
Part A Reports (Committee has power to decide these matters)
5 Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2018 23
Resolution to Exclude the Public 28
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Apologies have been received from Janet Copeland.
That the Committee:
Accepts the apologies from Janet Copeland.
Note: Any additions must be approved by resolution with an explanation as to why they cannot be delayed until a future meeting.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. Members are reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arises between their role as an elected representative or independent member and any private or other external interest they might have.
2. Elected members and Independent Members are reminded to update their register of interests as soon as practicable, including amending the register at this meeting if necessary.
That the Committee: a) Notes/Amends if necessary the Elected or Independent Members' Interest Register attached as Attachment A; and b) Confirms/Amends the proposed management plan for Elected or Independent Members' Interests. |
Attachments
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Register of Interest |
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Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting - 14 June 2018
That the Committee: Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting held on 14 June 2018 as a correct record.
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Attachments
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Minutes of Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting held on 14 June 2018 |
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Audit and Risk Subcommittee
MINUTES
Unconfirmed Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee held in the Otaru Room, Civic Centre, The Octagon, Dunedin on Thursday 14 June 2018, commencing at 2.00 pm
PRESENT
Chairperson |
Susie Johnstone |
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Members |
Janet Copeland |
Cr Doug Hall |
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Cr Mike Lord |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
Sandy Graham (General Manager Strategy and Governance); Dave Tombs (General Manager Finance and Commercial); Andrew Slater (Risk and Internal Audit Manager); Julian Tan (Director, Audit New Zealand); Phil Sinclair (Senior Partner Audit & Assurance - Crowe Horwath) and Martyn Solomon (Associate Partner, Audit & Assurance – Crowe Horwath) |
Governance Support Officer Lynne Adamson
1 Public Forum
There was no Public Forum.
2 Apologies |
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Moved (Susie Johnstone/Cr Mike Lord): That the Subcommittee:
Accepts the apologies from Mayor Dave Cull and Cr Chris Staynes and Sue Bidrose.
Motion carried (AR/2018/029) |
3 Confirmation of agenda |
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Moved (Cr Mike Lord/Cr Doug Hall): That the Subcommittee:
Confirms the agenda with the following alteration: That Items 6 – Health and Safety Policy – revised June 2018 and Item 7 – 10 year plan update – June 2018 be taken in the non-public section of the meeting.
Motion carried (AR/2018/030) |
4 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.
It was noted that the Charities Register was now required to be included in the Interest Register.
It was requested that the Interest Register be updated to reflect that Janet Copeland was no longer a member of the Invercargill Sunrise Rotary and Cr Mike Lord was now a member of the District Licensing Committee.
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Moved (Cr Doug Hall/Cr Mike Lord): That the Committee:
a) Amends the Elected or Independent Members' Interest Register and b) Confirms the proposed management plan for Elected or Independent Members' Interests. c) Includes the Charities Register interests in the Members’ Interest Register. Motion carried (AR/2018/031) |
5 Confirmation of Minutes
4.1 Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting - 26 April 2018 |
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Moved (Susie Johnstone/Cr Mike Lord): That the Subcommittee:
Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting held on 26 April 2018 as a correct record.
Motion carried (AR/2018/032) |
Part A Reports
5 Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2018 |
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A report from Civic provided a copy of the updated Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2018. |
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The Risk and Internal Audit Manager (Andrew Slater) spoke to the report and responded to questions.
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Moved (Susie Johnstone/Cr Doug Hall): That the Subcommittee:
a) Notes the Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan. Motion carried (AR/2018/033) |
6 Health and Safety Policy - revised June 2018 |
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This item was taken in the confidential part of the meeting. |
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7 10 year plan update - June 2018 |
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This item was taken in the confidential part of the meeting. |
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Resolution to exclude the public |
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Moved (Cr Mike Lord/Cr Doug Hall): That the Committee:
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:
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. That Julian Tan (Audit New Zealand) be permitted to remain at the meeting, after the public has been excluded, because of his knowledge of Item C3. This knowledge, which would be of assistance in relation to the matters discussed, was relevant because they would be reporting on the item under consideration. That Phil Sinclair and Martyn Solomon (Crowe Horwath) ) be permitted to remain at the meeting, after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of Item C4. This knowledge, which would be of assistance in relation to the matters discussed, was relevant because they would be reporting on the item under consideration.
Motion carried (AR/2018/036) |
The meeting concluded at 2.10 pm.
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CHAIRPERSON
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Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2018
Department: Civic
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This report provides a copy of the updated Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2018. Please note that the Governance and Financial Policies are included as an appendix to the Work Plan. As this is an administrative report only, the Summary of Considerations is not required.
That the Subcommittee: a) Notes the Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan.
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Signatories
Author: |
Wendy Collard - Governance Support Officer |
Authoriser: |
Sharon Bodeker - Team Leader Civic |
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Resolution to Exclude the Public
That the Audit and Risk 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:
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.
That Julian Tan (Audit New Zealand) be permitted to remain at the meeting, after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of Item C2. This knowledge, which would be of assistance in relation to the matters discussed, was relevant because they would be reporting on the item under consideration.