Board adopts changes to internal audit code to reinforce auditor independence

Jod Cochran, Clackamas County Internal Auditor, presented proposed revisions to county code chapter 2.15 aimed at reinforcing the independence of the Office of County Internal Audit. Key changes included formally defining the internal audit administrator role, resizing the internal audit oversight committee from seven to five members, and making the county administrator and county counsel non‑voting participants on that committee.