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Council advances home-rule amendment plan to allow contracting for internal audit

5923111 · August 12, 2025
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Summary

Council members discussed a home-rule amendment to Stonecrest's charter to permit hiring an internal auditor as either a city employee or an outside contractor and to change mandated reporting from quarterly to no less than biannually; staff outlined the legal process and timeline for readings and public notice.

Councilmember Terry Fye introduced a proposed home-rule amendment to change Section 3.12 of the city charter to allow the internal auditor to be either a direct city employee or a contracted firm. He said the change would give the city flexibility to recruit or contract for auditing services. "This gives the city the flexibility to hire an FTE or a contractor or a firm," Fye said while describing prior recruitment difficulty for a specialized auditor role.

City attorney Denmark explained the amendment would be pursued through a home-rule amendment…

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