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SUSD Human Resources, Audit No. 2311
May 16, 2023
Improvements to HR data reliability and availability could better inform the District’s recruitment and retention strategies and allow for performance monitoring. Increased monitoring and oversight of some recruitment activities are also needed. As well, standardizing and streamlining procedures could help address workload pressures and allow the department to move towards its strategic goals.

Biennial Certified Audit of LUA IIP Development Fees - Report 2304
March 28, 2023
A biennial certified audit was conducted of the city’s land use assumptions, infrastructure improvements plan and development impact fees.

E-Verify Compliance Audit FY 2022-23, Audit No. 2302
March 21, 2023
State law requires the city to randomly verify that its service contractors and their subcontractors use the federal E-Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of their employees working on city contracts. Based on their submitted records, the selected city contractors and subcontractors generally used the federal E-Verify program. However, one contractor and one subcontractor did not provide the required documentation for a total of two employees.

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The City Auditor’s Office conducts audits to promote operational efficiency, effectiveness, accountability, and integrity in City operations.

Authority and Oversight

As established in the voter-approved City Charter, the City Auditor is appointed by the City Council. The City Charter gives the City Auditor authority to conduct financial and performance audits and investigations of all city activities and programs. It also provides the City Auditor free and open access, except as limited by law, to all city records, personnel, facilities, and information necessary to carry out these duties.

City Code establishes an Audit Committee consisting of three City Council members, appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. Currently, Vice Mayor Kathy Littlefield serves as the Chair, and Councilmember Barry Graham and Councilwoman Solange Whitehead serve as members of the committee. Additional information is available through the Quick Links menu.

Audits

Annually, the City Auditor presents an Audit Plan for the upcoming year to the Audit Committee for review and recommendation, and then to the City Council for review and approval. The current fiscal year Audit Plan for is available through the Quick Links menu.

The City Auditor's Office presents all of its completed reports at the Audit Committee's public meetings. Further, completed reports may also be presented to the full City Council. Reports issued by the City Auditor's Office are available through the Quick Links menu.

The City Auditor's Office conducts audits in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards issued by the United States Government Accountability Office. To assure compliance with these standards, the City Auditor has an external peer review completed at least once every three years. Scottsdale is one of only two cities in Arizona and about 94 cities in the United States and Canada having an external peer review conducted by the Association of Local Government Auditors. The most recent peer review is available through the Quick Links menu.

Integrity Line

In 2014, the City Auditor has established an Integrity Line to receive information regarding potential fraud, waste or abuse that may have occurred affecting city operations. Further information, including examples of matters to report and contact methods, is available through the Quick Links menu.

Sunset Reviews

The City Auditor supports the Audit Committee in carrying out its Council-assigned duty to periodically review the city's Boards and Commissions. Through these "sunset reviews" the Audit Committee considers the ongoing continuation of boards and commissions and whether modifications should be recommended. Further information is available through the Quick Links menu.

The Scottsdale City Auditor's Office is a member of the Association of Local Government Auditors and other professional organizations.