Supervisors Vote to Eliminate Audit Department, Hire Outside Contractor
Auditors had questioned the wisdom of the move, saying it would undermine the independence of future audits.
Members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted on Tuesday to scrap the county's internal auditing department and hire an outside contractor to do the bulk of future work. The supervisors voted 6-1 in favor of the move to outsource the work to a national firm, McGladrey, and maintain just one staff member to oversee the outside auditors. Audits will be approved by the Board on a case-by-case basis, which the supervisors expect to save the county money. The move had stirred up some controversy this week, after the Washington Post published a memo from the audit department early this week that was critical of the move. The decision comes at the same time as the supervisors discuss ideas on how to cut millions from the …
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Brenda Turner
10:03 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
If you are spending the same amount of money using a contractor as having an internal audit department, then where are the savings? And further, if the BOCS will approve audits on a case-by-case basis, where is the independence? more ›