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Council staff outlines audit-charter revisions; members debate auditor independence
Summary
Council policy analyst Tanner Tokuchi proposed changes to the council audit committee and internal audit charters to allow flexible committee composition, designate the council executive director as the chief audit executive for administrative purposes, clarify audit types, and add a fraud-hotline response process. Councilors pressed on independence and whether an independent, certified auditor should be hired.
Tanner Tokuchi, the council policy analyst, presented proposed amendments to the council audit committee charter and the internal audit charter, saying the changes were intended to provide clarity and flexibility for the committee’s work. He said the audit committee would be permitted to vary between three and five members, with at least one member of the public and at least two council members, and that the internal audit charter would explicitly designate the council executive director as the chief audit executive for administrative purposes.
Tokuchi said the internal-audit changes would clarify the roles of "internal" versus…
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