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Commissioners debate scope and authority of county internal audit after election and body-camera reviews
Summary
A lengthy board work session focused on oversight of the county's internal audit program, access to sensitive data (body-camera footage, election IT security), and proposed code changes to clarify the audit committee's role; the auditor defended standard audit practices and data protections while some commissioners proposed peer-review alternatives for politically sensitive topics.
Deschutes County commissioners spent the latter portion of their Dec. 1 meeting in a work session examining the role, scope and governance of the county's internal audit program after recent audits touched on sensitive matters including body-camera management and election-system IT controls.
The board heard from the county's internal auditor (identified in the transcript as Elizabeth Paper) and audit committee chair Daryl Parish. The auditor said the audit committee requested reviews of body-camera management and election-related IT controls, that the audits evaluated internal controls and program-level risks rather than…
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