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Approving the appointment of Jeremy Lostetter as community advisor to the Audit Committee and as a non-voting member 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, RES 22-523 expanded the number of community advisors from three (3) to four (4) members to better assist the Acting Members in recommending program audits; and
WHEREAS, a notice was posted on October 2, 2023, to solicit qualified candidates to serve on the Audit Committee’s Advisory Group because the three-year term appointment for community advisor Ellen T. Brown will end on October 13, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Audit Committee interviewed qualified applicants at its November 6, 2023, meeting and selected Jeremy Lostetter to serve on the Advisory Group for a three-year term from December 4, 2023 to December 7, 2026; and
WHEREAS, Jeremy Lostetter is a resident of Ward 1 and a skilled internal audit manager with over eight years of auditing experience at Hennepin County who leads a team of five professionals; and
WHEREAS, the Audit Committee recommends and support the appointment of Jeremy Lostetter as the fourth community member advisor on the Advisory Group; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council appoints Jeremy Lostetter to the Audit Committee’s Advisory ...
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