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Committee amends ordinance to require annual independent audits for county boards that expend public funds, adds exhibit listing covered boards

3303588 · May 14, 2025
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Summary

The Appropriations Committee amended an ordinance to remove discretion over whether audits must be completed and directed staff to produce an exhibit identifying boards subject to the requirement and showing funding sources for audits.

The Appropriations Committee on May 6 amended an ordinance that would authorize the chairperson of county boards and the county mayor or mayor’s designee to require annual independent financial audits of county boards and offices. Commissioner Cohen Higgins moved an amendment to clarify that completion of audits is not subject to the discretion of the chairperson or the county mayor or designee; the motion passed unanimously on a voice/roll call.

Committee members and OMB staff debated scope and…

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