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Comptroller says auditor pay adjustments needed to fill vacancies and boost audit capacity
Summary
Baltimore City Comptroller’s office told the Council appropriations committee it plans to use frozen vacancies and future BBMR funds to raise auditor salaries and fill positions, aiming to increase audits and follow-up oversight.
Comptroller told the Baltimore City Council Appropriations Committee on the agency’s budget and staffing for audits, saying the office will use a mix of vacancy freezes this fiscal year and additional funds from the Bureau of Budget and Management Research to raise auditor pay and fill positions.
The Comptroller said the Department of Audits has 38 positions in the audits service, 13 of which are vacant, and that past salary levels were not competitive. “By increasing these salaries to be more competitive, we look forward to actually filling all of the unfrozen vacant auditor positions in the coming year,” the Comptroller said.
Deputy City Auditor Dandi Ma told council members the office is meeting its charter-required audits and performance audits and expects to produce 10 current…
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