King County Home Rule Charter, Section 250

Section 250. County Auditor

The county auditor shall be appointed by a majority of the county council and shall be responsible to the council for conducting, or causing to be conducted, independent post audits of county agencies for the purpose of  reporting to the council regarding the integrity of the function of the financial management system, the quality and efficiency of agency management, and the effectiveness of programs.  In carrying out this purpose, the auditor shall perform the following audits within guidelines established by the county council by ordinance: financial and compliance audits to supplement those performed by the state pursuant to general law, economy and efficiency audits, and program result audits.  In addition, the auditor shall perform such special studies as may be requested by the council.  The auditor shall report the results of each agency audit to the county council.  Annual audits shall continue to be performed by the state in accordance with general law.

The organization and administration of the auditor's office shall be sufficiently independent to assure no interference or influence external to the organization shall adversely affect an independent and objective judgment by the auditor and the auditor shall be provided a discrete budget and staff allocation.  (Ord. 8649, 9/6/88).

Updated: 10/23/07

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