Minutes of Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

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Internal Audit Advisory Committee Meeting

 

 

 

Venue

Meeting Room 1, Station Street, Mullumbimby

Date

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Time

11.00am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Internal Audit Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes            22 October 2015

 

 

 

Minutes of the Internal Audit Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday
22 October 2015

File No: I2015/1295

 

PRESENT:   Cr A Hunter and Cr D Woods

 

Staff:   Mark Arnold (Director Corporate and Community Services)
Phil Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)
James Brickley (Manager Finance)

 

Community: Michael Georghiou (Chairperson), Craig Kelly, Tony McCabe

 

External Auditor: Kevin Franey (Thomas Noble and Russell)

 

Michael Georghiou (Chair) opened the meeting at 11.00am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

 

Apologies:

 

There were apologies received from Cr Basil Cameron and Ken Gainger (General Manager).

 

Procedural Motion

 

That the apologies from Cr Basil Cameron and Ken Gainger (General Manager) be received. (Georghiou/Woods)

 

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Internal Audit Advisory Committee Meeting held on 20 August 2015 be confirmed.                                                                                                                                 (Georghiou/Woods)

 

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

 

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

 

 

Staff Reports - Corporate and Community Services

Report No. 5.1             Draft 2014/2015 Financial Statements

File No:                        I2015/1279

 

Standing orders were suspended at 11.10am to allow Kevin Franey to provide a presentation to the Committee on the Draft 2014/15 Financial Statements. 

 

Standing orders resumed at 12.03pm.

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the Internal Audit Advisory Committee recommend to Council:

 

1.       That Council approve the signing of the “Statement by Councillors and Management” in accordance with Section 413(2)(c) of the Local Government Act 1993 and Clause 215 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 in relation to the 2014/2015 Draft Financial Statements.

 

2.       That Council exhibit the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report (E2015/66974, E2015/66976, E2015/67408, E2015/67648, E2015/67649 and E2015/67658) and call for public submissions on those documents with submissions closing on 27 November 2015 in accordance with Section 420 of the Local Government Act 1993.

 

3.       That the Audited Financial Statements and Auditors Report be presented to the public at the Ordinary Meeting of Council scheduled for 19 November 2015 in accordance with Section 418(1) of the Local Government Act 1993.                                                                                   (Georghiou/Woods)

 

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 12.30pm.