FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dec. 21, 2015

MEDIA CONTACT

Michelle Roose, Staff Liaison, mroose@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-5803

Applicants Sought for the Audit Advisory Board by Jan. 3

The Tacoma City Council is looking for applicants to fill the citizen position on the Audit Advisory Board.

The Audit Advisory Board consists of each member of the Government Performance and Finance Committee, two members of the Tacoma Public Utilities Board, and one person knowledgeable in government performance and financial auditing, public administration, and government financial and fiscal practices. The Chair of the Government Performance and Finance Committee serves as chair of the Audit Advisory Board.

The Audit Advisory Board supports the City Council’s Government Performance and Finance Committee in carrying out its audit advisory, oversight and liaison functions. These functions include: ensuring coordination of audit needs of the City Council and the work of independent auditors retained by the City to audit City programs, functions and activities; making audit management recommendations to the City Council; and acting as a liaison between the City Council and the office of the City Manager with regard to audits of City programs, functions, and activities that are not under the direction of the City Council.

For additional information on the Audit Advisory Board, please contact Michelle Roose at mroose@cityoftacoma.org or (253) 591 5803.

Applications must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office by Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. To apply, please visit cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication or contact Amanda Punsalan at (253) 591-5178, City Clerk’s Office, Room 11, Municipal Building North, 733 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402.

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