Confidential Report 18.4 - Outcomes of the Special Audit and Risk Committee Meeting of 9 September 2020
At its recent meeting, Council resolved the following:
PART 1
That Council:
3.1 Notes that a Special meeting of the Audit & Risk Committee was held on 9 September 2020 to consider the Internal Audit Report – Confidential assessment of Code of Conduct Complaint Resolution Process and notes the outcomes of the Special meeting related to this matter.
3.2 Decides on the level of information to be reported to the community, through publishing on the Council’s public website by end of day 18 September, on Internal Audit Report – Confidential assessment of Code of Conduct Complaint Resolution Process, being:
- To release the internal audit report in full, noting that the reports will be redacted where appropriate to not disclose confidential information.
3.2.1 Publishes the cost of the internal audit, costs of legal expenditure (once finalised) and estimates officer time spent in managing this audit matter.
PART 2
That Council:
3.3 Notes that a Special meeting of the Audit & Risk Committee was held on 9 September 2020 to consider the Internal Audit Report – Confidential assessment of Childcare Expenses and notes the outcomes of the Special meeting related to this matter.
3.4 Decides on the level of information to be reported to the community, through publishing on the Council’s public website by end of day 18 September, on being: Internal Audit Report – Confidential assessment of Childcare Expenses,
- To release the internal audit report in full, noting that the reports will be redacted where appropriate to not disclose confidential information.
3.4.1 Publishes the cost of the internal audit, costs of legal expenditure (once finalised) and estimated officer time spent in managing this audit matter.
PART 3
That Council:
3.5 Notes that a Special meeting of the Audit & Risk Committee was held on 9 September 2020 to consider the Internal Audit Report – Councillor Expenses, and notes the outcomes of the Special meeting related to this matter.
3.6 Decides on the level of information to be reported to the community, through publishing on the Council’s public website by end of day 18 September, on Internal Audit Report – Councillor Expenses, being:
- To release the internal audit report in full, noting that the reports will be redacted where appropriate to not disclose confidential information.
3.6.1 Publishes the cost of the internal audit, costs of legal expenditure (once finalised) and estimated officer time spent in managing this audit matter.
The three internal audit reports are available here:
Internal Audit Report – Councillor Code of Conduct Complaint (PDF 1.85MB)
Internal Audit Report – Councillor Childcare Expenses (PDF 255KB)
Internal Audit Report – Councillor Expenses (PDF 418KB)
The costs of the internal audit and associated legal fees were $45,392.39. Additionally officer time involved in this matter is estimated to be at a cost of $18,346.91.