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Finance and Audit Committee Meeting: Includes 2011 Budget Discussion

November 15, 2010
12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
ERCOT Austin
8000 Metropolis (Building E), Suite 100
Austin, TX 78744
Room 206

Agenda

1.

Call to order Executive Session

C. Karnei

12:00pm

 

2.

a.  Announcement of proxies

C. Karnei

12:01pm

 

b.  Approval of executive session minutes (Vote) (10/18/10)

C. Karnei

12:02pm

 

c.  Internal Audit status report

B. Wullenjohn

12:03pm

 

d.  Internal Audit 2010 goals update

B. Wullenjohn

12:05pm

 

e.  Update on proposed 2011 Internal Audit plan

B. Wullenjohn

12:10pm

 

f.  EthicsPoint update

B. Wullenjohn

12:20pm

 

g.  Executive management survey on adequacy & effectiveness of Internal Audit

T. Doggett /       B. Wullenjohn

12:30pm

 

3.

Contracts, personnel, litigation and security

Various

12:40pm

 

4.

Periodic discussion with independent auditors

Ernst & Young

12:50pm

 

 

Recess Executive Session

 

 

 

 

Convene General Session

 

 

 

5.

Approval of general session minutes (Vote) (10/18/10)

C. Karnei

12:55pm

 

6.

Update on SAS 70 audit

C. Moseley /    SAS 70 Solutions

12:56pm

 

7.

Recommend selection of independent auditors for the upcoming year (Vote)

M. Petterson

1:15pm

 

8.

Approval of independent auditor fees for upcoming year (Vote)

M. Petterson

1:20pm

 

9.

-  Review of external auditor quality control procedures and independence

Ernst & Young

1:25pm

 

-  Review scope of annual financial audit

 

 

 

10.

Recommend 2011 base operating budget  and project priority list (Vote)

M. Petterson

1:45pm

 

11.

-  ERCOT credit status (Vote)

C. Yager

2:05pm

 

-  Credit Working Group status

T. Nikazm

 

 

12.

Review and recommend Investment and Financial Corporate Standards (Vote)

C. Yager

2:25pm

 

13.

Quarterly investment summary

C. Yager

2:45pm

 

14.

Committee Briefs (Q&A only)

All

2:50pm

 

15.

Future agenda items

M. Petterson

2:55pm

 

16.

Other business

M. Petterson

2:57pm

 

 

Adjourn meeting

C. Karnei

3:00pm

Scheduled FINANCE_AUDIT Meetings

Key Documents

20101115 FA Meeting Materials
Finance & Audit Meeting Materials
Nov 8, 2010 - pdf - 4.4 MB
20101115 - F & A Committee Meeting Minutes - General Session - F
Supplemental November 15, 2010 Finance & Audit Committee Approved Meeting Minutes
Feb 10, 2011 - pdf - 3 MB

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