Michele Sheward’s term as an independent member of the
Murrindindi Shire Council’s Audit Advisory Committee is set to be considered for a further one-year to February 2020.

The matter will be considered at this coming Wednesday night’s meeting (Jan. 23) of the Council, to be held at Yea.

At the December 13 Committee meeting, it was resolved to recommend to Council that the Committee Charter be modified as follows:

• the Committee be renamed the Audit and Risk Advisory Committee to better reflect the focus of the Committee
• independent members of the Committee be eligible to apply for a maximum of three
consecutive three year terms, to set a limit on length of membership
• former Murrindindi Shire Councillors be ineligible from taking an independent position on the Committee for a minimum of two years after the expiry of their term as a
Councillor, to enable adequate separation between the role of Councillor and role as an
independent person
• the Chair of the Committee to present the Annual Report of the Committee to Council
in person at an Ordinary Meeting of the Council, to ensure appropriate engagement
and accountability between the Committee and Council
• induction for new independent members of the Committee to include an opportunity for all independent members to meet informally prior to the first Committee meeting
attended by the new member to aid introductions.