To consider a report of the Director of Finance and Systems, for decision to recommend to Council.

[NOTE: The representatives of Mazars left the room during consideration of this item.]

The Director of Finance and Systems submitted a report which set out options and proposals for appointing the Council’s external auditor for the five-year period from 2023/24. In view of the comparatively lengthy lead-in period, the Committee was requested to consider the options for the procurement of external audit services and support and recommend to Council the preferred option, namely to opt into the sector-led option through Public Sector Auditor Appointments (PSAA) for the appointment of external auditors to principal local government and police bodies for five financial years from 1 April 2023.

            RESOLVED – That the preferred option, namely to opt into the sector-led option through Public Sector Auditor Appointments (PSAA) for the appointment of external auditors to principal local government and police bodies for five financial years from 1 April 2023, be supported and recommended to Council.