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BWL internal audit director describes independent audit authority, cites $3.2 million returned to customers
Summary
Alicia Franco, Internal Audit Director for the Lansing Board of Water and Light, briefed the charter commission on the audit function’s independence, mandate and a recent audit that led to $3,200,000 being returned to customers.
Alicia Franco, internal audit director for the Lansing Board of Water and Light, gave the Lansing Charter Commission a high‑level briefing on March 4 about the internal audit department’s authority, independence and work‑planning process.
Franco told commissioners that the internal audit function reports directly to the BWL board of commissioners—specifically the finance committee—and “does not report to management in any capacity,” a structure she said preserves objectivity. The audit charter, she said, grants auditors…
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