Springfield audit office outlines FY26 plan, committee asks for earlier council input

The Office of Internal Audit presented its fiscal year 2026 annual audit plan to the Springfield City Audit Committee on May 22, laying out staffing, time allocations and a risk-based approach to selecting audits for the year.

The audit plan presentation was led by Director Young Ngo of the Office of Internal Audit. "I have 2 reports that I'd like to present to the audit committee. 1 being the annual audit plan for fiscal year 26, and the other a performance audit at the parks department," Ngo said as he opened the discussion on the FY26 plan.

The audit plan describes an office of three employees—Ngo, Cecilia Goulet and Erica Wallace—and allocates staff time roughly as 50% to performance audits and audit activities, 30% to training and administration, and 20% to administering the fraud hotline. Ngo told the committee the office uses a risk assessment model that weights factors such as financial exposure (25% weight in the model) and public impact (7% weight) to prioritize…