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Council adopts municipal‑code language to implement Measure A, giving auditor access to independent counsel under audit‑committee oversight
Summary
Following audit‑committee work, the council added municipal‑code provisions implementing voter‑approved Measure A to permit the city auditor (and the audit committee) to retain independent legal counsel for audits and investigations subject to committee procedures and procurement rules; council approved the code change 8–1.
By an 8–1 vote the City Council on Tuesday approved municipal‑code language implementing Measure A, the voter‑approved change that gives the City Auditor and the Audit Committee access to independent legal counsel separate from the City Attorney.
The adopted code sets procedures and timelines: requests must be docketed to the audit committee within 30 days or at the next meeting; the audit committee designates one member to assist the auditor with…
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