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Acting controller outlines plan to complete multi-year audits; mayor sets tightened amendment deadlines

Ithaca City Common Council · October 15, 2025
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Acting Controller Wendy Cole said the 2026 budget includes funding to complete the 2023–2025 audits next year while the controller’s office retains an outside audit lead during staffing rebuild.

During the budget review, Acting Controller Wendy Cole told the council that the proposed 2026 fees line includes funding to complete the 2023, 2024 and 2025 audits next year. The '22 audit will be paid from the current year, Cole said, and the retained outside audit lead will focus primarily on completing backlog audits while controller staffing is strengthened.

Cole said the 2022 audit will be the most time-consuming for…

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