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Audit of City of Sacramento’s Animal Care Services Division
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FileID
File ID: 2025-01314
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving the Audit of City of Sacramento’s Animal Care Services Division.
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Contact
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, fahrary@cityofsacramento.org;
Kevin Christensen, Assistant City Auditor, (916) 808-4743, kmchristensen@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-Audit of City of Sacramento’s Animal Care Services Division
3-Presentation
4-Presentation on the Animal Care Services Division’s Audit Updates
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: This audit was approved as part of the 2024-25 Work Plan. According to the City Council Rules of Procedures, the Budget and Audit Committee shall receive, review, and forward to the council as appropriate, reports, recommendations, and updates from the City Auditor. This report documents the Audit of City of Sacramento’s Animal Care Services Division.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The City Auditor’s presentation of the Audit of City of Sacramento’s Animal Care Services Division is consistent with the Mayor and City Council’s intent to have an independent audit 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 April 22, 2025, the Budget and Audit Committee passed a motion to accept the Audit of City of Sacramento’s Animal Care Services Division and to forward to the City Council for approval. On May 13, 2025, the City Council passed a motion to continue the Audit of City of Sacramento’s Animal Care Services Division until after it is heard by the Animal Wellbeing Commission. On May 14, 2025, the Animal Wellbeing Commission reviewed and commented on the Audit of City of Sacramento’s Animal Care Services Division. On June 11, 2025, the Animal Wellbeing Commission passed a motion to support the findings of the Audit of City of Sacramento’s Animal Care Services Division and provided comments on audit recommendations pertaining to animal management, the policies of the shelter, and a potential memorandum of understanding between the City of Sacramento and the nonprofit Friends of Front Street.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: This staff report provides the City Council with information that may be used to meet its responsibility to provide oversight and supervision of the City Auditor and other City departments.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: Our office contracted with GPP Analytics, Inc. to audit the City's Animal Care Services Division at a not-to-exceed cost of $213,525. The cost of the Audit of City of Sacramento’s Animal Care Services Division was funded out of the Animal Care Services Division budget.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None.
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