HORSHAM Rural City Council has again been pressed to release a review of its executing of the City to River masterplan, a 20-year vision for Horsham.
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At its meeting on Monday night, Cr Radford responded to a question from resident Brian Basham.
"As (a member) of the risk and audit committee, do you believe that contracting the consultants to risk and audit committee to audit the decision-making process of the City to River project passes the pub test of transparency. Given the extreme decline in public confidence in this council, do you believe keeping the City to River audit confidential passes the pub test for transparency and community engagement? Would you endorse releasing parts of the report to engender some trust in the community?"
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Cr Radford responded that the council's Audit and Risk Committee was made up of three independent skills-based members, two councillors -Councillor David Grimble being the other councillor - five non-voting members including an internal auditor.
"In any year, a number of internal audits may be conducted. The City to River internal audit commissioned by the CEO was one of them, and has been deemed confidential," he said.
"Council received the audit report and is satisfied with the findings. Council also decided it is an operational document for the organisation's reference."
The masterplan makes suggestions for what Horsham should look like in 20 years, to guide the council on what to seek government investment for.
At the same meeting, councillors resolved to adopt a new Audit & Risk Committee Charter as per the new Local Government Act (2020), and reappoint the three independent positions onto the Audit Committee, under the new Charter.
Richard Trigg, Vito Giudice and Mark Knights will continue to serve in these roles.
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