Contra Costa County’s Internal Audit Division: Time for a Transformation
Examines internal-audit independence, ACFR participation, committee oversight, risk-based planning, quality review and public reporting. The jury issues 28 findings and 22 recommendations. Board and Auditor-Controller responses differ on standards applicability, committee structure and timing. Audit conformity and legal interpretations are attributed to their sources, not independently determined.
Response available · Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors; Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller
Responses to report 2602
Board and Auditor-Controller accept many gaps but differ on organizational placement, GAGAS applicability and oversight. They promise selected charters, safeguards, risk planning and disclosures, sometimes with different committees or dates. Default download opens the five-page Board response; Auditor-Controller audits open its separate eight-page original.
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