Legislation Details

File #: 26-0596    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/23/2026 In control: Board Audit Committee
On agenda: 8/19/2026 Final action:
Title: Receive a Status Update on the Implementation of Audit Recommendations; Authorize Staff to Close Completed Board-Directed Audits or Refer Them to the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) for Follow-up Review; and Discuss Timing of Next Update.
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1: Audit Recommendation Status Table, 2. Attachment 2: Audit Recommendation Status Updates (detailed)
COMMITTEE AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Board Audit Committee

Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)



SUBJECT: title
Receive a Status Update on the Implementation of Audit Recommendations; Authorize Staff to Close Completed Board-Directed Audits or Refer Them to the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) for Follow-up Review; and Discuss Timing of Next Update.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
A. Receive a status update on the implementation of audit recommendations;
B. Authorize staff to close completed Board-directed audits or refer them to the CAE for follow-up review, and
C. Discuss timing of the next update.
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SUMMARY:
The Board Audit Committee (BAC) was established to assist the Board of Directors (Board), consistent with direction from the full Board, to identify potential areas for audit and audit priorities, and to review, update, plan, and coordinate execution of Board audits.
The last status report to the BAC was in February 2026. As of this report, there are four (4) Board-directed audits, and one (1) Program-required audit that are open (see Attachment 1). Currently, there are fourteen (14) active audit recommendations that are not fully resolved and are marked as "Pending/Underway." Since the February report, nine (9) audit recommendations have been marked as "Completed/Implemented" (see Attachment 2).
A brief high-level summary about the efforts made by staff to address pending recommendations for a given audit based on the detailed updates provided by recommendation owners in Attachment 2 are provided below.
* 2021 PERMITTING BEST PRACTICES AUDIT
On October 13, 2020, TAP International Inc. was requested to conduct the Permitting Best Practices Audit that resulted in fourteen (14) recommendations to enhance communication and processing speed, introduce best practices where appropriate, and improve customer experience. Presentation of the Permitting Best Practices Audit final report was approve...

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