§ 2.04.021. City Auditor authority.

A.

City Auditor Purchase Authority. The City Auditor shall have the authority to bind the City by written contract in any amount without previous specific action of the Council or City Administrator to obtain professional, technical or scientific services needed to audit the books, accounts, money and securities of all departments and agencies of the City and such other matters as the Council may request; to report to the Council periodically the results of such audits and to advise and make recommendations to the City Administrator regarding accounting forms design, fiscal and statistical reports and the methods or procedures for maintaining the accounts and accounting system throughout all departments, offices and agencies of the City: to report to the Council instances of noncompliance with accepted accounting principles where recommendations for compliance have not been implemented by the City Administrator after reasonable time and opportunity; and to conduct surveys, reviews, and audits as the Auditor deems to be in the best public interest or as required by the Council or Mayor as specified in Oakland Charter Article IV, Section 403.

B.

City Auditor Contracts Subject to Council Appropriation of Contract Funds. All contracts authorized by the City Auditor pursuant to this section shall be subject to the prior or concurrent appropriation and allocation of funds by the City Council in (1) the current two-year or mid-cycle adjusted budget for the City Auditor, including any budget adjustments allowed, or (2) an appropriation resolution as defined in Section 2.04.010 above, or (3) a funding resolution specific to a particular contract(s).

C.

Reports. The City Auditor shall present to the City Council, on an annual basis, a report listing all professional services contracts authorized by the City Auditor during the prior year.

D.

Compliance with Competitive Process, Personnel Findings, Purchasing Programs and Other Purchasing Requirements. With the exception of the contract authority granted under this section, all contracts entered into by the City Auditor pursuant to this section are subject to the competitive processes required under Sections 2.04.050 and 2.04.051, below, and the personnel findings, purchasing programs and other purchasing requirements set forth or referenced in the remainder of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 13380, § 1, 7-19-2016; Ord. 12820 § 1, 2007)