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City auditor outlines FY2026 audit plan, flags police, fire and DPW overtime for review
Summary
The City of Buffalo comptroller’s office presented its annual audit plan for fiscal year 2026, highlighting continued focus on revenue controls and planned follow-up audits of payroll, cell-phone expenses and overtime in the police, fire and Department of Public Works (DPW) budgets.
The City of Buffalo comptroller’s office presented its Annual Audit Plan for fiscal year 2026 to the Common Council Committee on Finance on July 1, 2025, saying auditors will prioritize high-risk revenue and expenditure areas and follow up on prior findings.
Deputy Comptroller Delano Dow told the committee the audit division’s mission is to “protect, report and strengthen the city finances” and to obtain “sufficient, appropriate evidence” to support audit findings and conclusions. City Auditor Sam Bruno reviewed audits completed in fiscal 2025 and described planned work for 2026, including follow-ups and new audits intended to increase oversight capacity after two recent hires.
The nut graf: auditors emphasized financial-risk-driven selection criteria and flagged payroll and overtime in the Police Department, Fire Department and Department of Public Works as high priorities because their budgets and overtime costs represent substantial portions of the city’s expenditures.
Bruno said the division will continue an informational payroll review and follow-ups on previously audited accounts,…
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