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County auditor urges set allocation for auditor’s office; proposes 0.75% of general fund as target
Summary
County Auditor Jennifer McGwirk recommended the board adopt a set allocation mechanism for funding the auditor’s office to remove a perceived conflict of interest and align with national best practices. She proposed a target allocation of 0.75% of general fund expenditures (current: ~0.45%) to support audits, hotline investigations and an ombudsp
County Auditor Jennifer McGwirk presented a proposal Oct. 31 recommending that the auditor’s office be funded annually via a set allocation — a fixed percentage of the county’s general fund expenditures — rather than through the current process in which the chair proposes the budget for the auditor as part of the countywide budget package.
McGwirk said the existing process creates an appearance of conflict because the chair oversees programs the auditor can…
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