Requested Agenda Date:
2/25/2025
Requested Agenda Title:
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Consideration of Amendments to Countywide Policy Nos. 1004, 1006, 1125, 1202, 1203, 1215, 1220, 1306, and 1450 to Better Clarify and More Accurately Describe the Duties of the County Auditor and Mayor’s Finance
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Requested Agenda Item Description: In 2012, the County reassigned accounting functions that were formerly conducted by the County Auditor to Mayor’s finance. Several long-standing countywide policies have not been updated to implement this change in responsibilities, and now incorrectly refer to the County Auditor having accounting responsibilities that are no longer the County Auditor’s responsibilities under County ordinance. The District Attorney’s office and the Council’s legal counsel are recommending technical revisions to nine countywide policies to clarify that certain accounting functions incorrectly assigned to the County Auditor are properly assigned to Mayor’s finances. These changes are consistent with the Council’s ongoing review of Countywide policies, as well as its response to a 2023 audit of Countywide policies conducted by the County Auditor. Several of these policies need additional substantive review and possible revision, but for the time being, it is recommendable to resolve the technical issues in the proposed amended policies.
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Requested Action: Discussion - Vote Needed
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Presenter(s) (with titles): Mitchell F. Park, Legal Counsel, Council Office
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Time Needed: 5 MINS
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Is this Item Time-Sensitive and/or Requesting a Time-Certain? No
Requesting Staff Member: Mitchell F. Park, Legal Counsel, Council Office
Are Supporting Documents Needed for this Agenda Item Request? Yes