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Fargo staff propose shifting auditor duties to finance; commissioners urge caution and a pilot
Summary
Staff proposed reassigning finance‑related duties from the auditor’s office to the finance division and naming the finance director as city auditor upon the current auditor’s retirement. Commissioners raised conflict‑of‑interest, workload and oversight concerns and suggested a limited pilot and revisiting job descriptions in six months.
City staff presented a proposal to restructure the auditor’s office by moving finance‑specific duties into the finance division, shifting records‑request responsibilities to the auditor’s office, and appointing the finance director to carry the city auditor title after the current auditor retires.
Staff said the change reflects how the auditor title has evolved and argued it would align special‑assessment certification and project accounting with staff who perform those functions. The proposal…
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