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Date Adopted:
Date Approved:
Effective Date:
City Attorney Approval: ______ Resolution No. ____________ RESOLUTION NO. ____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING A FORENSIC AUDIT
OF COUNCIL DISTRICT AND MAYORAL OPERATING
BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURES
WHEREAS, each Council District receives an allocation of funds in the annual City budget; and
WHEREAS, in Fiscal Year 2022, each Council District received a base operating budget of $700,000; and
WHEREAS, Councilmembers have an obligation to be good stewards of the public’s money, and District fund s should be spent in the interest of the public, and not for any personal or political use or gain; and
WHEREAS, the budgets of the Council and Mayor are generally not subject to an audit because the relatively low value of their budgets is at low risk for fraud, waste, and abuse; and
WHEREAS, the Council values transparency in its spending, and believes it is necessary and beneficial to the public to perform an audit of Council District expenditures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fresno as follows:
1. The Administration shall hire an outside independent auditor to perform a forensic audit of all expenditures of City employees or officials who hold a credit card or receive reimbursement, including all Council and Mayoral expenditures for at least the last five years, and provide a public report to
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the Council. The scope of the audit may be furt her refined during and as a result of the RFP process.
2. The outside independent auditor shall also perform a comparative analysis of all Council expenditures before and after the Council was issued credit cards.
3. The audit report shall include a cost-benefit analysis of the review.
4. This audit shall be funded in an amount not to exceed $500,000 from the District 6 operating budget. Additional amounts shall be funded in an amount not to exceed $250,000 from the District 2 budget. The Administration is directed to take such actions necessary to implement and formalize this appropriation.
5. This resolution shall be effective upon final approval.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
I, TODD STERMER, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, at a regular meeting held on the day of 2022.
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT :
ABSTAIN :
Mayor Approval: , 2022
Mayor Approval/No Return: , 2022
Mayor Veto: , 2022
Council Override Vote: , 2022
TODD STERMER, CMC
City Clerk
By:
Deputy Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DOUGLAS T. SLOAN
City Attorney
By:
Katie Doerr Date
Chief Assistant