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Expanding the membership of the Audit Committee’s Advisory Group to include a fourth community advisor and approving the appointments of Dana M. DeMaster, Stephanie D. Dilworth and James Farnsworth as community advisors to the Audit Committee and as non-voting members for a term of three years.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council established the Saint Paul Audit Committee on August 12, 2020, pursuant to RES 20-1110; and
WHEREAS, the Audit Committee’s mission is to evaluate the financial and program performance of City departments to build public trust and ensure outstanding service delivery, transparency, and accountability; and
WHEREAS, the Audit Committee consists of current city council members who are appointed as Acting Members; and
WHEREAS, RES 20-1380 established an Advisory Group to work with the Acting Members made up of the City's Finance Director and Innovation Director and three (3) Saint Paul residents with relevant experience and background who will serve a three-year term; and
WHEREAS, two community advisors resigned from their appointments and a notice was posted on February 16, 2022, to solicit qualified candidates to serve on the Audit Committee’s Advisory Group, and
WHEREAS, the Audit Committee interviewed qualified applicants at its March 21, 2022, meeting and identified three qualified candidates to serve on the Advisory Group; and
WHEREAS, the Audit Committee recommends expanding the number of community advisors from three (3) to four (4) members to better assist the Acting Members in recommending program audits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council consents to the addition of a fourth community member position on the Advisory Group; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council appoints Dana M. DeMaster, Stephanie D. Dilworth, and James Farnsworth to the Audit Committee’s Advisory Group to assist in identifying issues of interest, build public consensus, and provide expertise that would improve the City...
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