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About the Committee

The purpose of the Audit Review Committee is to assist the City in fulfilling its oversight responsibility for the integrity of the City’s financial and operational results, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and performance of the City’s Audit Department and independent auditors.

The Audit Review Committee has the authority to conduct or authorize special audits and investigations into any matters within its scope of responsibility. It is empowered to:

• Approve the City Auditor’s Annual Audit Plan.

• Resolve any disagreements between management and the internal/external auditors regarding compliance, financial or operational control and reporting.

• Review and accept audit reports along with management’s written responses when appropriate.

• Meet with City management, external auditors, legal counsel, or others as deemed necessary.

• Be consulted regarding changes in the City Auditor’s duties.

• Be immediately informed of all matters that impair the conduct of an audit or review; however, where feasible such matters shall be first brought to the attention of the Mayor’s Chief of Staff before communicating them to the Audit Review Committee.

• Review and approve requests for special audits requested by elected officials.

Financial and Operational Review Oversight
Review significant accounting, operational and reporting issues and understand their impact on the financial and operating results on the overall City’s system of internal control.

Review the results of internal audits with management and the City Auditor.

Review and discuss the annual audited financial statement results with management, the external auditors and the City auditor.

Internal Control
Evaluate the effectiveness of the city’s internal control system, including information technology security and control.

Understand the scope of internal and external auditors’ review of internal control over compliance, financial and operational reporting and obtain reports on significant findings and recommendations, together with management’s responses.

City Audit Department
Review with the City auditor and management the annual audit plan, activities, staffing and organizational structure of the City Audit Department.

Ensure there are no unjustified restrictions or scope limitations during audit engagements. 

Review the effectiveness of the City Audit Department function including adherence to the government auditing standards (the Yellow Book) published by the Comptroller General of the Untied States.

City Code: Sec. 2-671.1. - Audit review committee.

Committee Members

The Audit Review Committee is composed of five members - a member of the public appointed by the mayor who serves as chairperson, the city council finance committee chair or their designee, the mayor's office chief of staff, and two members of the public appointed by the city council president. The city council chief financial officer also serves as a non-voting member.

The current members of the Audit Review Committee are:

Chair: Ronald Pinkett

Marchelle Basnight
City Council Senior Legislative Advisor & Chief Financial Officer

Angelique Dennis

Christofer Johnson
7th District Council Member
Chair, City Council Finance and Economic Development Committee

Tanya Washington
Chief of Staff, Office of Mayor Michael S. Purzycki