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City
of
Glendale
Audit
Committee
141
North
Glendale
Avenue,
Room
#346
Glendale,
California
91206
July
31,
2025
Honorable
Mayor
Ara
Najarian
and
Members
of
the
City
Council
City
of
Glendale
613
E.
Broadway,
Room
200
Glendale,
CA
91206
Re:
Audit
Committee
Annual
Report
for
Fiscal
Year
2024-25
Dear
Mayor
Najarian
and
City
Council
Members:
Each
year,
the
Audit
Committee
must
report
our
actions
and
activities
to
the
City
Council
per
Glendale
Municipal
Code
Section
2.82.100.
The
purpose
of
this
memo
is
to
communicate
our
activities
for
the
period
of
July
1,
2024,
to
June
30,
2025.
The
Audit
Committee
met
three
times
during
Fiscal
Year
2024-25
where
we
were
provided
with
financial
updates
and
internal
audit
activity
reports.
The
Audit
Committee
continues
to
conduct
paperless
meetings
in
keeping
with
the
City
Council’s
priorities
of
fiscal
responsibility
and
sustainability,
and
continues
to
save
costs
associated
with
printing,
assembling,
and
dispatching
documents.
The
Audit
Committee
assists
the
City
Council
by
reviewing
financial
information
and
management
reports,
and
by
providing
independent
recommendations
regarding
the
scope,
priority,
and
methods
of
audit
related
activities
within
the
City.
The
financial
activities
by
the
Audit
Committee
include:
1)
Received
audit
communications
from
CliftonLarsonAllen,
LLP
on
their
responsibilities,
scope,
and
activities
for
the
annual
audit
of
the
City
for
the
period
ending
June
30,
2024.
2)
Received
and
reviewed
the
Annual
Comprehensive
Financial
Report
for
the
fiscal
year
ending
June
30,
2024.
3)
Received
financial
reports
from
the
Finance
Department
and
City
Management.
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The internal audit activities by the Audit Committee include:
1) Received and reviewed the fiscal year 2023-24 work plan status update, the fiscal year 2024-25 Internal Audit annual work plan and monitored progress in addressing the risk priorities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. 2) Reviewed internal audit reports as they were issued, were briefed on all completed audit assignments by Internal Audit staff and department representatives, reviewed the progress of quarterly follow-up activities, and discussed the action plan related to outstanding audit issues reaching specified criteria.
3) Monitored the types of projects performed by Internal Audit staff to ensure ongoing independence in the internal audit function.
The Audit Committee members wish to express our appreciation to City staff that support our efforts and keep us informed of events and issues in the City. We look forward to continuing to serve the interests of the City of Glendale in the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
Alejandro Parajon
Chair, Audit Committee
Audit Committee Members:
Zareh Davidian (Appointed on February 11 2025)
Jack Mavyan (Appointed on April 15, 2025)
Denise Miller (Appointed on April 15, 2025)
Christopher Satoorian (Appointed on February 4, 2025)
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