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Public discussion · Finding BOS2602-F14

F14: Neither the IOC nor the Finance Committee requires financial or audit expertise as a condition of membership, inconsistent with the Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA’s) Audit Committees best practice and IIA guidance on audit committee effectiveness, both of which identify such expertise as a threshold condition for effective audit oversight.

What should residents consider about Finding BOS2602-F14: F14: Neither the IOC nor the Finance Committee requires financial or audit expertise as a condition of membership, inconsistent with the Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA’s) Audit Committees best practice and IIA guidance on audit committee effectiveness, both of which identify such expertise as a threshold condition for effective audit oversight., and the County’s response?

Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors; Contra Costa County Auditor-ControllerAudit assessment: Addressed
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Audit context

What the response says and how it was assessed

Response says

Agrees with the finding without additional explanation.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement engages F14; the response adds no finding-specific reasoning or independently checkable support. Agreement is not independent verification.

Finding-response score

Document completeness and usefulness—not factual verification or a legal conclusion.

6/10

4/4

Statutory elements

Stated position
2/2
Applicable disagreement elements
2/2

2/6

Public usefulness

Coverage
2/2
Reason specificity
0/2
Support traceability
0/2

Explicit agreement engages F14; the response adds no finding-specific reasoning or independently checkable support. Agreement is not independent verification.

Scoring confidence: high

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