Audit Committee

WHEREAS the Auditor General has advised that the volume of fraud and waste complaints has increased to a point whereby the overall audit capacity within the Office has been reduced; and WHEREAS the Auditor General has identified the need for an additional Full Time Equivalent (FTE) in his Office to replace this capacity and has further identified that this FTE could be funded within existing budget resources without impacting the overall audit workplan by reallocating the amount currently provided for professional services; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Audit Committee recommends that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Operating Resource Requirement for the Office of the Auditor General be amended to add an additional Full Time Equivalent (FTE), bringing the total FTEs to 9, within existing resources, as described in this motion .

That the Audit Committee recommend that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Audit Committee 2017 Draft Budget - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 3).

WHEREAS the Supporting Documentation titled: “ Office of the Auditor General Annual Report –