2018-02-15 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                   15 FEBRUARY 2018


AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

9 FEBRUARY 2018 – Cr Wellington, Cr Jurisevic, Scott Williams, Cameron Jaggers (via
teleconference)
External attendees:    Charles Strickland and Ashleigh Bellert (Queensland Audit Office);
                       Natasha Dreier (Crowe Horwath – attended via teleconference for item 6).

The following Recommendations from the Audit & Risk Committee were adopted
without discussion or further amendment.
Council Resolution
Moved:           Cr Jurisevic
Seconded:        Cr Jackson
The Audit & Risk Committee recommendations dated 9 February 2018 be adopted except where
dealt with or held over by separate resolution.
                                                                                Carried.

1    QUEENSLAND AUDIT OFFICE BRIEFING NOTE
     That Council note the Briefing Note provided by the Queensland Audit Office (QAO) to the
     Audit & Risk Committee meeting dated 9 February 2018.

2    INTERNAL AUDIT, CONTRACT REVIEW, PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND
     REGISTER OF ACTION ITEMS
     That Council note the report by the Governance Advisor to the Audit & Risk Committee
     Meeting dated 9 February 2018 and:
     A.     Note the Crowe Horwath Internal Audit Report of Noosa Council Processes (Rates and
            Utility Charges, Insurance Strategy and Renewal Processes, and Bank Reconciliation
            Processes) provided at Attachment 1 to the report.
     B.     Note the Register of Action Items provided at Attachment 2 to the report providing an
            update on the organisation’s progress in implementing previous internal and external
            audit recommendations.
     C.     Note Unitywater’s response the CEO’s request for a response to QAO’s Audit ‘Security
            of Critical Water Infrastructure’ provided at Attachment 3 to the report.

3    RISK MANAGEMENT UPDATE
     That Council note the report by the Governance Advisor to the Audit & Risk Committee
     Meeting dated 9 February 2018 providing an update on Risk Management matters and
     request staff to report back to a future meeting on options for the implementation of an
     enterprise risk management system that will provide simplified tracking and reporting of
     strategic and operational risks.

4    ASSET MANAGEMENT UPDATE
     That Council note the report by the Asset Planning Manager to the Audit & Risk Committee
     Meeting dated 9 February 2018 providing an update on Council’s Asset Management
     progress.

5    TECHNOLOGY ONE USER ACCESS REVIEW
     That Council note the report by the Manager Financial Services to the Audit & Risk
     Committee Meeting dated 9 February 2018 providing an update on progress to improve
     TechnologyOne user access controls as identified by internal and external audit.

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