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State auditors find Spokane complied in all material respects in 2023 accountability audit

2383070 · February 24, 2025
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State Auditor's Office presented its 2023 accountability audit to the Finance & Administration Committee, finding the city's operations complied in all material respects and noting follow-up items including a prior IT user-access management letter and upcoming financial statement and federal grant audit.

The State Auditor's Office told Spokane's Finance & Administration Committee that the city's 2023 accountability audit found the city's operations "complied in all material respects with the applicable state laws, regulations, its own policies and has adequate controls over the safeguarding of public resources," Dylan Wharton, lead auditor, said during the committee's exit conference.

The audit covered the city's fiscal year Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2023, and used a risk‑based approach that included review of council minutes, financial trends and interviews with key staff, Alicia Shaw, local audit program manager, said. Auditors examined several…

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