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Charter commission backs stronger financial reports and performance audits; executive reporting requirement added
Summary
Commissioners approved amendments requiring quarterly financial reporting to support supplemental appropriations and authorized independent performance audits (contracted) with a biannual executive report on implementation of approved recommendations.
The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission voted unanimously to refer two transparency measures to voters on June 11: stronger quarterly financial reporting to support council appropriation decisions and a performance‑audit process to evaluate county programs and identify savings.
Amendment 25, sponsored by Commissioners Joel Pitts‑Jordan and Jennifer Wright, would require the executive branch to provide quarterly reports on cash flow, revenues and expenditures to inform supplemental appropriation decisions by the county council. Pitts‑Jordan said the council must…
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