Specifications include, but are not limited to: The CONSULTANT will provide requested auditing and administrative support services predicated on direction from the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Supervisors. The auditing services performed will be primarily in the area of “performance audits”. As such the “performance audits” with focus on the examination of programs, functions, operations, management systems and procedures to determine whether an agency/department is achieving the objectives established by the governing body of the City and managing its resources in an effective, economical and efficient manner. The “performance audits” will focus on programs and issues that are of particular interest to the governing body and the public and make recommendations to improve an agency/department’s operations. The administrative support services will include performing administrative functions needed to support the mission of the Committee such as 1) working with City's strategic planner on performance measures including budgetary performance measures, 2) providing input into the City's annual financial audit, 3) evaluating the City's fiscal health, 4) establishing a process to evaluate the legal and ethical conduct of the city staff, and the City's internal controls with an emphasis on potential for fraud, waste and abuse
