§ 17. CITY AUDITOR.
There shall be a city auditor who shall be appointed by the city council. The city auditor may be removed at the conclusion of a five-year term of office by a majority of the city council, or during the five- year term by a vote of three-fourths of the city council. The auditor shall report to the city council through an audit committee of the council. The auditor shall have such duties, responsibilities and staff as determined by ordinance including the responsibility to conduct, or cause to be conducted, financial, performance, investigative, and other audits following government auditing standards as promulgated by the Comptroller General of the United States. The city auditor shall assist the city council in establishing accountability and in improving city system and service delivery.
Amendment note: Section 17 appears as amended at the elections of May 4, 1991, and of November 4, 2008 (see Ord. 20080821-004).