King County Auditor's Office
County Auditor:
Cheryle A. Broom
Rm. W-1033
516 Third Ave.
Seattle, Wa 98104

Phone: 206-296-1655 
TTY Relay: 711
Fax: 206-296-0159

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The King County Auditor's Office Work Program

We are pleased to announce that our 2012 work program was adpoted by motion at the Metropolitan King County Council meeting on March 26, 2012.

Our work program emphasizes our core performance audit work, including follow-up on implementation of recommendations, plus continuing implementation of two oversight endeavors: Capital Projects Oversight Program and Countywide Performance Management Work Group. As noted with asterisks in the work program, some projects are mandated or carried over from the 2011 adopted work program. Since this is a 15-month work program, some projects also will be carried over into 2013. Please click here for the 2012 work program.

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2011HOA2011 Highlights of Accomplishments Report

We are pleased to release our 2011 Highlights of Accomplishments report. The annual report was presented to the Government Accountability, Oversight and Financial Performance Committee on April 24, 2012. Please click here for the report.


ADVANCING PERFORMANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY

Audits and Special Studies
The King County Auditor's Office provides oversight of county government through independent audits and other studies regarding the performance and efficiency of agencies and programs, compliance with mandates, and integrity of financial management systems. The office reports the results of each audit or study to the Metropolitan King County Council.

The King County Auditor’s Office performs its work in accordance with applicable Government Auditing Standards.

Capital Projects Oversight
In 2007, the King County Council created the Capital Projects Oversight program within the King County Auditor’s office. The oversight program was established to mitigate capital project overruns and potential problems, contain costs, and inform decision-making processes through adequate, timely, and useful standardized reporting. Current projects being monitored are: Accountable Business Transformation, Brightwater Wastewater Treatment System, South Regional Maintenance Facility (Roads Services Division), Facilities Management Division Project Delivery Management, and Criteria for Capital Project Prioritization.

Countywide Community Forms  
In September 2007, the Metropolitan King County Council enacted a public outreach program called Countywide Community Forums to enhance public participation and civic engagement in government.  The program is independently funded and managed.  Program coordinators organize small, community based discussion forums countywide to provide feedback on county-related public policy issues, such as budget, customer service, law and justice, and transportation.  The auditor’s office oversees the program and ensures that program materials are fair and balanced, data collection and analysis techniques are sound, and donated funds are managed appropriately.

Countywide Performance Management 
Since 2002, the council has enacted legislation seeking to improve the county's use of performance measures, including a 2003 motion that created the auditor-led Performance Measurement (now Management) Work Group with countywide representation.  Based on a framework recommended by the Performance Management Work Group and efforts by this office to promote performance management in King County, the 2008 Performance and Accountability Act requires all King County agencies and departments to prepare strategic plans every five years, annual business plans, and relevant performance measures and paved the way for the development of the first countywide strategic plan, approved by the King County Council on July 26, 2010 . Advancing performance-based government is one of the ways the auditor's office promotes cost-effective and accountable county services.

 
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2012 HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Capital Projects Oversight Program's 4th Quarter Oversight Report of ABT was released the the King County Council on April 24, 2012. Click here for the report.
  • The 2011 Highlights of Accomplishments report was presented to the Government Accountability, Oversight & Financial Performance Committee on April 24, 2012. Click here for the report.
  • The Brightwater Project Oversight Report for Quarter Ending December 31, 2011 was released to the Government Accountability, Oversight & Financial Performance Committee on April 23, 2012. Click here for the full report.
  • This management letter (mandated by Ordinance 16764) provides an evaluation of the risk scoring tool and requirements for capital projects selected for closer scrutiny and mandatory phased appropriations. Issued April 12, 2012. Click here for the full report.
  • The Brightwater Project Oversight Report for Quarter Ending September 30, 2011 was released to the Government Accountability, Oversight & Financial Performance Committee on January 31, 2012. Click here for the full report.
  • At the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) 2012 conference on March 2, 2012, Cheryle Broom gave a presentation titled "Challenges and Opportunities of Community Indicators-Performance Measures Integration." For more information about this presentation, click here. 
  • Cheryle Broom and Ron Perry presented the proposed King County Auditor's Office 2012 Work Program to the Government Accountability, Oversight & Financial Performance Committee on March 13, 2012. For more background information about the 2012 Work Program development and projects, click here for the full presentation.