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City Auditor outlines six FY27 priorities, urges council input on data-driven audit plan
Summary
The City Auditor told the Springfield City Audit Committee subcommittee the Office of Internal Audit will use a data-driven risk-assessment model to build the FY27 audit plan, expand use of audit software and AI, maintain a third-party fraud hotline, and prioritize staff training; the draft plan will go to the audit committee in early April.
The City Auditor presented the Office of Internal Audit on the subcommittee meeting, saying the office has "6 goals for the office" for fiscal year 2027 and asking councilors to submit risk-intake forms so those concerns can be factored into the audit plan.
The auditor described Goal 1 as adopting a data-driven risk-assessment model aligned with international audit standards and said the office is "soliciting risk ideas from our stakeholders, including City Council, as well as department heads." He urged members who have not yet completed the office's intake form to do so so their constituents' concerns can be included in the risk…
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