Reporting Relationship of the

Audit Committee and the City Auditor

The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team recommends that the Council Procedural By-law be amended to provide that:

(1)the Audit Committee report directly to Council; and

(2)the City Auditor report to Council through the Audit Committee.

The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team submits the following communication (July 9, 1998) from Councillor Gloria Lindsay-Luby, Kingsway Humber:

It has come to my attention that the present City Procedural By-law requires the Audit Committee to report to Council through the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee.

In view of the need for the "perceived independence" of the Audit Committee, I would ask the Special Committee to review this matter and recommend that the Audit Committee report directly to Council.

Secondly, the City Auditor has an administrative reporting relationship to the Commissioner of Corporate Services and through her, to the Chief Administrative Officer.

Once again, to preserve the independence of the City Auditor, I recommend that he report to the Audit Committee and then to Council. As you are aware, the solicitor reports directly to Council.

I would appreciate these items being placed on the next agenda of the Special Committee.