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City Auditor’s Revised Fiscal Year 2026/27 Work Plan
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01248
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving the City Auditor’s Revised Fiscal Year 2026/27 Work Plan.
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Contact
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, fahrary@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Auditor
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Presenter
Presenter: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, fahrary@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Auditor
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-City Auditor’s Fiscal Year 2026/27 Revised Work Plan
3-Audit of the Police Department’s Traffic Stop Practices: Audit Scope Proposal
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: On March 24, 2026, the City Council approved the City Auditor’s Fiscal Year 2026/27 Work Plan. On June 9, 2026, the City Council requested that the City Auditor conduct an additional audit assessing the Police Department’s traffic stops. On June 16, 2026, the City Auditor presented the additional audit request to the Budget and Audit Committee for discussion and review, and the Budget and Audit Committee passed a motion accepting the addition of the requested audit, which includes the audit objectives, to the City Auditor’s Fiscal Year 2026/27 Work Plan, and forwarding the revised work plan to the City Council for final approval.
This revised Fiscal Year 2026/27 Work Plan incorporates the new audit request. In addition, since the approval of the initial Work Plan, the City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget that approved the discontinuation of the Community Survey. During this time, the Office also completed several audits that were in progress when the Work Plan was initially approved. This revised Work Plan adds the Audit of the Police Department Traffic Stop Practices and removes recently completed projects and the Community Survey from the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Work Plan.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The City Auditor’s presentation of the annual work plan is consistent with the Mayor and City Council’s intent to have an independent audit, research, and analysis function for the City of Sacramento.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: None.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: None.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: On March 10, 2026, the Budget and Audit Committee reviewed and forwarded the City Auditor’s Fiscal Year 2026/27 Work Plan to the City Council for final approval. The City Council approved the Work Plan on March 24, 2026. On June 16, 2026, the Budget and Audit Committee passed a motion accepting the addition of the requested audit, which includes the audit objectives, to the City Auditor’s Fiscal Year 2026/27 Work Plan, and forwarding the revised work plan to the City Council for final approval.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: This staff report provides the City Council with an opportunity to provide feedback and approve the City Auditor’s revised annual work plan.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: This report does not have any financial impact. Once the work plan is approved, the costs of the audits will be funded out of the Office of the City Auditor operating budget. Council authority for any additional appropriation authority necessary to complete the work plan will be brought back to the City Council.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None.
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