EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Gilgandra Shire Council and Coonamble Shire Council are seeking expressions of interest for an independent member to join each Council’s Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee (ARIC).
Each ARIC meets separately and provides independent oversight, assurance and advice to its respective Council.

The role of the ARIC is to:

• Report to Council and provide appropriate advice and recommendations on matters relevant to the Charter.
• Assist by providing independent advice to Council on it fulfilling its responsibilities by ensuring that management has an appropriate governance and business framework in place across the organisation.
• Specifically, the ARIC should advise Council on the following matters:
• Effectiveness of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework in terms of identifying and managing Council’s financial and business risks.
• Effectiveness of key controls including policy, procedure and governance processes.
• Legislative compliance by the organisation.
• Effectiveness of external accountability mechanisms.
• At all times recognise that the primary responsibility for the management of Council rests with the Council and General Manager as defined by the Local Government Act 1993.
• Assist Council to ensure that the services and facilities provided by the Council are managed efficiently and effectively.
• Identify strategies to assist with the continuous improvement of the provision of services and facilities to the community.
• Promote continuous improvement across business processes with a focus on efficiencies and savings.
• The focus of the committee should only by on matters of significance and materiality.

As part of this objective, the ARIC will ensure that there are adequate and effective systems of internal control in place throughout the Councils and will assist in the implementation of the internal and external audit plans.
The role and responsibilities of the ARIC is in accordance with the Terms of Reference, which may be revised or expanded by Council from time to time.