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City oJArts &Innovation Charter Review Committee IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS DATE: February 10, 2020 FROM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: DRAFT LANGUAGE FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER § 1113 REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL TO PUBLISH ANNUAL REPORT OF INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS OF FRAUD, WASTE, ABUSE, OR OTHER CRIMINAL CONDUCT ISSUE: At the January 13, 2020 meeting, the Charter Review Committee ("Committee") voted to conceptually approve an amendment to City Charter ("Charter") Section 1113 which would require the City Council to annually publish a report of the City's internal claims and investigations. The Committee directed staff to return with draft language for the amendment. RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee vote to approve the draft language amending Charter Section 1113, to be proposed to the City Council to be submitted to the voters for approval. BACKGROUND: At the January 13, 2020 Committee meeting, Alternate Malissa McKeith proposed an amendment to Charter Section 1113 which would require the City Council to annually publish a report specifying the nature of City internal claims and investigations. After discussion and modifications of Alternate McKeith's proposed language, the Committee approved in concept the Section 1113 amendment, and directed staff to return with draft language. The draft language amending Charter Section 1113 is as follows: Sec. 1113. Independent audit. The City Council shall employ, at the beginning of each fiscal year, a qualified public accountant who shall, at such time or times as may be specified by the City Council, and at such times as such accountant shall determine, examine the books, records, inventories and reports of all officers and employees who receive, handle or disburse public funds and of such other officers, employees or departments as the City Council may direct. As soon as practicable Page 70