Riverside's INTERNAL AUDIT Process
The mission of the Riverside's Internal Audit (IA) Division is to provide City Leaders with independent, objective and reliable information regarding the services and functions of our City government and to promote and improve public accountability of City government
This division is part of the Office of the City Manger.
website: Internal Audit | riversideca.gov
The Internal Division started with a Audit Manager in Oct 2023.
In July of 2024, a Internal Auditor was hired.
Internal Audit has secured a contractual agreement with a consultant firm to help ,augment the Internal Audit Division. Contracting and onboarding was completed in April 2024.
The IA Division currently has a budget of: $492,037
The City of Riverside - Finance Website has available
financial reports and the Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFRs) online at:
Riverside, California | City of Arts & Innovation | Finance (riversideca.gov) The 2023 report is available to the public,
along with many of the prior year's reports.
There is a Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Reporting and Investigation Policy in the City's Administrative Manual
01.011.00_.pdf (riversideca.gov) (under the City Manager's oversight)
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On the November 5th, 2024 ballot is a 2022 Charter Review Committee (CRC) recommendation to add an INSPECTOR GENERAL to City Staff. This CRC recommendation was modified by the previous City Council to have this position APPOINTED vs ELECTED. This position will be appointed by the Mayor and the City Council.
The ballot information is on the City Clerk's website:
The ballot description of the Inspector General is:
Sec. 420. Office of Inspector General.
(a) There shall be an Office of Inspector General which shall have the power and duty to provide a full- time program of investigation, audits, inspections, and operational performance evaluations in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards to provide increased accountability and oversight of entities of city government, special districts and joint powers authorities that the City is a member of and entities receiving funds through the City, to assist in improving agency operations and in deterring and identifying, fraud, waste, abuse, and illegal acts.
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to November 05,2024
The City Council voted 4-3 to put the Inspector General
before voters in March 2024
Charter Review Committee
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