Committee debates forensic audits and asks for a public-friendly financial snapshot
Members discussed the scope and cost of forensic audits, noting they are typically narrow and costly; the group asked whether the annual financial audit includes a short, public-friendly summary or PowerPoint to aid public understanding.
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Committee members discussed the difference between a comprehensive forensic audit and targeted forensic work, noting comprehensive forensic audits of an entire government would be impractical and expensive. A member warned that such a broad forensic audit would be "near frankly and here impossible" and that forensic work is usually done narrowly on well-defined targets.
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