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City auditor updates committee on audits in progress and staffing shortages
Summary
City Auditor Brian Smith briefed the committee on ongoing and planned audits—including mobile devices, public works facilities and a municipal court performance audit—and said the office has four staff following recent departures; authorization was given to underfill two vacancies.
Brian Smith, city auditor, updated the Audit Oversight Committee on Jan. 12 about current projects and staffing. He said auditors are closing an audit of oversight for mobile communication devices, have initiated a public works facilities audit, and are planning a performance audit of the municipal court. Smith noted that six recommendations remain outstanding: three have not yet reached their estimated completion dates and three are in progress, with community development working with IT and experiencing delays while automating processes.
Smith also reported recent staff losses, naming Joe Throneberry and Bonnie Mosick, and said the audit office currently has four staff. He said he received authorization to underfill two positions to recruit an internal auditor and a management analyst I, while his prior internal audit section manager position remains frozen due to budget constraints. Committee members asked whether the office benchmarks staffing with other jurisdictions; Smith said North Las Vegas has no internal audit office, Henderson has about six or seven, and the county audit shop is larger.
Members emphasized the audit office’s importance for preventing loss, maintaining internal controls and supporting departments. Smith described the office’s collaborative approach to following up on recommendations with departments and noted occasional disagreements that auditors and departments work to resolve prior to report release.
