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Mission Statement

Our mission is to promote honest, efficient, effective and fully accountable City government. We establish the following goals:

  1. To issue audit reports, conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, that:
    • determine if an entity's internal control structure is adequately designed and implemented to achieve control objectives
    • determine the efficiency and effectiveness of City programs and services
    • determine if operations are in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances
    • determine if City resources are adequately safeguarded against loss, waste and abuse
    • recommend necessary improvements in each of the above areas.
  2. To issue objective studies of issues that improves decision-making by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, management and the public.
  3. To promote efficiency, effectiveness and accountability in our contacts with the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, management, the general population of city employees and the public.