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City auditor urges council to restore and expand audit staffing, warns of independence risk
Summary
City Auditor Robert Timmerman told the Budget Committee the mayor's recommended budget would reduce audit capacity by eliminating two positions the council had added earlier in 2025 and urged restoration plus three additional FTEs to meet oversight demands and reduce reliance on costly outside contractors.
City Auditor Robert Timmerman told the Minneapolis Budget Committee on Oct. 16 that the Office of City Auditor needs additional staffing to meet growing oversight demands and warned that the mayor’s proposed budget, as presented, would eliminate positions the council had approved earlier in 2025.
"We must act in the public interest by maintaining honesty, courage and fairness," Timmerman said, describing the office’s adoption of generally accepted government auditing standards and its role reporting to the Audit Committee. He reviewed accomplishments since his appointment in February, including completion of a 2025 Enterprise Risk Assessment, three audit reports and five advisory memos, and said the office closed 33 audit issues while monitoring 38 ongoing issues.
Timmerman described a two‑phase rightsizing proposal the council supported earlier in 2025. The council approved four…
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