Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee will be held on:
Date: Thursday 21 February 2019
Time: 1.00 pm
Venue: Mayor's Lounge, Civic Centre,
The Octagon, Dunedin
Sue Bidrose
Chief Executive Officer
Audit and Risk Subcommittee
PUBLIC AGENDA
MEMBERSHIP
Chairperson |
Susie Johnstone |
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Deputy Chairperson |
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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 Dave Tombs, General Manager Finance and Commercial
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 - 6 December 2018 13
Part A Reports (Committee has power to decide these matters)
5 Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2019 21
Resolution to Exclude the Public 26
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An apology has been received from Ms Janet Copeland.
That the Committee:
Accepts the apology from Ms 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 or independent representative and any private or other external interest they might have.
2. Elected 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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Audit and Risk Subcommittee's Register of Interest |
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Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting - 6 December 2018
That the Subcommittee: Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting held on 6 December 2018 as a correct record.
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Attachments
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Minutes of Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting held on 6 December 2018 |
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Audit and Risk Subcommittee
MINUTES
Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee held in the Otaru Room, Civic Centre, The Octagon, Dunedin on Thursday 06 December 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 Chris Staynes |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
Sue Bidrose (Chief Executive Officer), Dave Tombs (General Manager, Finance and Commercial) and Andrew Slater (Risk and Internal Audit Manager) |
Governance Support Officer Wendy Collard
1 Apologies |
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Moved (Susie Johnstone/Janet Copeland): That the Subcommittee:
Accepts the apologies from Mayor Dave Cull and Cr Mike Lord (for absence) and Cr Doug Hall (for lateness).
Motion carried (AR/2018/086) |
2 Confirmation of agenda |
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Moved (Susie Johnstone/Janet Copeland): That the Subcommittee:
Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration
Motion carried (AR/2018/087) |
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.
Ms Johnstone and Councillor Staynes provided an update to their Register of Interests.
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Moved (Susie Johnstone/Cr Chris Staynes): That the Subcommittee:
a) Amends the Elected or Independent Members' Interest Register; and b) Amends the proposed management plan for Elected or Independent Members' Interests. Motion carried (AR/2018/088) |
4 Confirmation of Minutes
4.1 Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting - 23 October 2018 |
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Moved (Cr Chris Staynes/ Susie Johnstone): That the Subcommittee:
Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting held on 23 October 2018 as a correct record.
Motion carried (AR/2018/089) |
Part A Reports
5 2019 Meeting Schedule |
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Councillor Hall entered the meeting at 2.09 pm. A report from Civic provided a proposed schedule of meetings for 2019 for the Subcommittee's information. The report noted that an additional meeting would be required prior to the last Council meeting of triennium on 8 October, to give consideration to the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2019. The date of the meeting has yet to be confirmed. |
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Moved (Susie Johnstone/Janet Copeland): That the Subcommittee:
a) Notes the schedule of meetings for 2019. Motion carried (AR/2018/090) |
6 Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2018/19 |
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A report from Civic provided a copy of the updated Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2018 and the Governance and Financial Policies. Following discussion on the Elected Members’ Conflict of Interest and Code of Conduct, being two standard alone documents, it was agreed that staff would investigate this possibility. . The Subcommittee noted that the Health and Safety Policy and the Staff Code of Conduct would be presented to their next meeting. |
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Moved (Cr Doug Hall/Susie Johnstone): That the Subcommittee:
a) Notes the Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan. Motion carried (AR/2018/091) |
Resolution to exclude the public |
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Moved (Cr Chris Staynes/Cr Doug Hall): 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:
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/2018/092) |
The meeting concluded at 2.30 pm.
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CHAIRPERSON
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Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2019
Department: Civic
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This report provides a copy of the updated Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2019. 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
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Wendy Collard - Governance Support Officer |
Authoriser: |
Sharon Bodeker - Team Leader Civic |
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Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2019 |
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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 Martyn Solomon (Crowe Horwath) be permitted to remain at the meeting, after the public has been excluded, because of his knowledge of Items C3 and 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.