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Panel debates audit report timetable; seeks clearer 'issued' vs 'final' standard
Summary
Commissioners debated a draft charter requirement that 'all audit reports shall be shared within 30 days,' with disagreement about whether that means 30 days after a draft is issued, after a final report is issued, or after state filing. The commission asked staff to propose clearer wording that balances transparency with the iterative nature of audits.
The commission examined proposed language requiring audits be shared within a set period and found members divided over definitions. Some argued the charter should require distribution of a final report within 30 days of issuance; others wanted drafts to be available to oversight bodies sooner. Commissioners recounted an internal audit process that iterated over many months and cautioned that a rigid deadline on drafts could produce inaccurate public releases.
Suggestions included: "final report issued — 30 days to share" and separate language making drafts available to oversight bodies on request. A compromise proposed by members was to require timely sharing of the finalized audit report (for example, within 30 days of issuance) while making drafts available to boards and committees by request. The commission did not adopt final wording at the April 27 meeting and instructed staff to craft language that distinguishes external/state filings from internal drafts and that specifies what constitutes an 'issued' final report.
