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Audit Committee Special Meeting — April 23, 2026: Auditor reports accepted; budget and independent counsel forwarded to City Council

San DiegoApr 23, 20263 min read

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Chair Vivian Moreno convened the San Diego Audit Committee special meeting on April 23, 2026. Committee Members Foster III, Halpern, Maffia, and Tabshouri participated; Committee Member Halpern attended virtually due to a contagious illness and disclosed no adult was present in his room. The committee accepted the City Auditor’s Quarterly Fraud Hotline Report (FY2026 Q3) and Monthly Activity Report; approved the Office of the City Auditor’s recommendation follow-up actions including closing and status changes for specified recommendations; recommended that City Council revise the Office of the City Auditor’s FY2027 draft budget (restoring $208,228 in personnel reductions, adding back $54,910 in non-personnel reductions, then making a one-time $54,910 non-personnel reduction); and recommended forwarding a proposed Independent Legal Counsel contract (not-to-exceed $900,000 for five years) to City Council. The Fiscal Year 2025 Single Audit was received as information.

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Accepted the City Auditor’s Quarterly Fraud Hotline Report — Fiscal Year 2026 Quarter 3.
Accepted the City Auditor’s Monthly Activity Report.
Accepted the Office of the City Auditor’s Recommendation Follow-Up Report and directed OCA to: close Recommendation 3 from the Public Utilities Department Advanced Metering Infrastructure implementation audit as Not Implemented – N/A; close Recommendation 1 from the Development Services Department Code Enforcement audit as Not Implemented – N/A; change Recommendations 1 and 4 from the Unsafe Driving by City Employees fraud report from Disagree to In Process – Past Due; and close Recommendation 2 as Partially Implemented – No Further Action.
Recommended that City Council revise the Office of the City Auditor’s FY2027 draft budget by restoring $208,228 in personnel budget reductions, adding back $54,910 in previously reduced non-personnel expenses, then making a one-time reduction of $54,910 in non-personnel expenses.
Recommended that City Council approve the proposed Independent Legal Counsel contract for the Office of the City Auditor and Audit Committee, not-to-exceed $900,000 for a five-year period, consistent with City Charter and San Diego Municipal Code requirements.
Received the Fiscal Year 2025 Single Audit as an informational item; no action required.

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Apr 23, 2026, 4:00 PMcompleted

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