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Charter reviewers back independent internal audit office, oversight committee
Summary
The panel proposed an independent internal auditor with authority to audit all departments, overseen by a five-member audit oversight committee including the mayor, mayor pro tem, the finance chair and two at-large residents with audit expertise; citizens raised concerns about oversight limiting auditors.
The Charter Review Committee recommended establishing an independent internal audit function and a five-member audit oversight committee to strengthen transparency and detect waste or misuse of public funds.
"An independent internal audit department can provide objective information on the operations of government programs," Clarence Lee Powell, chairman of the committee’s finance subcommittee, said. Powell told the meeting the auditor would be able to conduct financial and performance audits of all departments and that audit…
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