ORDINANCE
NO. 160562
Amending Section 2-112, Code of Ordinances,
entitled “Duties of city auditor”, by requiring city departments, boards,
commissions, and other offices to respond and make progress reports on the
implementation of audit report recommendations.
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
Section 2-112, Code of Ordinances, entitled “Duties of city auditor”, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-112.
Duties of city auditor.
(a) In
general. The duties of the City Auditor shall be as provided by the Charter and by the specific provisions of this chapter.
(b)
Obtain responses to audit recommendations. Each city department,
board, commission, or other office of the city audited by the city auditor
shall submit a written response to the recommendations of the city auditor
within 15 working days after the audit report draft is made available for
review and comment.
(c) Monitor implementation
of audit recommendations.
(1)
Each city department, board, commission, or other office of the city
audited by the city auditor shall submit progress reports to the city auditor
every six months on the implementation of audit report recommendations until
all recommendations are reported as implemented or not implemented.
(2) The city auditor shall periodically communicate progress
towards implementation of audit report recommendations to the mayor and
council.
(d) Distribute audits and reports to Ethics
Commission.
(1) Normal distribution. When audits or reports are
presented to the City Council, or if no presentation is to be made when the
audits or reports are distributed to the City Council, the City Auditor will
provide copies of the audits or reports to the members of the Municipal
Officials and Officers Ethics Commission for their information and
consideration.
(2) Closed material. Should any audit or report
contain information closed to public review, the City Auditor will make that
information available to members of the Commission for review at the City
Auditor’s Office or other acceptable location.
(3) Internet. At the request of any member of the
Commission, the City Auditor may distribute the Web site link at which the
report can be located in lieu of the printed audit or report.
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Approved as to form and legality:
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James Brady
Assistant City Attorney