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Seattle Legislative Audits and Special Project Reports, 1972-1986
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Legislative Dept.
- Title
- Seattle Legislative Audits and Special Project Reports
- Dates
- 1972-1986 (inclusive)19721986
- Quantity
- 1.2 cubic feet, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 4607-01
- Summary
- Records relating to audits done by the Seattle City Council's Central Staff.
- Repository
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Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Access Restrictions
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Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The legislative auditing function was added to City Council's Central Staff responsibilities in June 1971 following a Personnel Department study recommending that some system for analyzing City programs be established. The City Council created five full-time positions dedicated to conducting audits. The purpose of the audit function was to provide the Council with objective and independent analysis of City programs, allowing Council a means to monitor programs, finances, and policies.
The staff conducted three types of audits: 1) financial and compliance audits, 2) economy and efficiency audits, and 3) program results and evaluations. Final reports were submitted to the City Council. The Central Staff audit function ended in 1986.
The Office of the Comptroller included an audit division that focused primarily on financial audits (see series 1800-13) from the 1960s until 1993, when the City Auditor function was moved to the Legislative Department and the focus was changed from financial to program audits. In 1999, an independent Office of the City Auditor was created. The records for these auditors are not part of this series.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Legislative Audits and Special Project Reports series is divided into two subseries consisting of 1) administrative records and 2) project records.
Administrative records include procedure manuals and audit handbook materials, a file of legislative audit background and history records, and a list of audits and reports. The compiled list does not include all audits and special project reports found among the project records and not all audits listed are represented in the series.
The project records include correspondence, legal opinions, handwritten notes, survey/audit work plans and scope and objective documents, draft and final audits, report attachments, and responses to final products. The records do not include raw data files. Project files do not necessarily include all of the record types cited. For example, the License and Consumer Affairs audit file includes only a cover letter with brief recommendations of the auditor.
Final copies of the audits may not be included in the files. Some final reports can be found in Record Series 1802-D6 and in the Published Documents Collection.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Legislative Audits and Special Project Reports, Record Series 4607-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
4607-01: Seattle Legislative Audits and Special Project Reports, 1972-1986Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | List of Audits and Special Projects |
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1/2 | Audits Handbook Materials |
1976-1978 |
1/3 | Audit Standards and Procedures |
1972-1980 |
1/4 | Legislative Audit Background and History |
1973-1980 |
1/5 | Seattle Model Cities Program, Planned Variations Property Management System Audit |
1973 |
1/6 | City's Emergency Fund Audit |
1973 |
1/7 | Woodland Park Zoo Animal Inventory Controls Audit |
1974 |
1/8 | Black Arts West Fiscal Analysis Audit |
1974 |
1/9 | Reimbursement for Funeral Escort Services. Spot Audit. |
1974 |
1/10 | Police and Firemen's Pension System Audit (1982) |
1976-1981 |
1/10 | Indian Dental Program. Spot Audit. |
1974 |
1/11 | Neighborhood Improvement Program Audit. |
1975 |
1/12 | Parks Department Grounds Maintenance Program Audit. |
1975 |
1/13 | Seattle Engineering Department, Management of Capital Projects Audit. |
1976 |
1/14 | 23rd and Jefferson Street Pedestrian Overpass Audit. |
1976 |
1/15 | Purchasing Division Audit. |
1976 |
1/16 | Community Service Centers Audit. |
1976 |
1/17 | Housing Code Administration Audit. |
1976 |
1/18 | Seattle Community Accountability Program Audit. |
1976 |
1/19 | City Light Use of Emergency Requisitions Audit. |
1976 |
1/20 | Burglary Reduction Program Audit. |
1976 |
1/21 | Integrated Financial System Audit. |
1977 |
2/1 | General Services Department Audit |
1977 |
2/2 | Magisterial Hearings Program Audit |
1977 |
2/3 | Magisterial Hearings Program Audit |
1977-1978 |
2/4 | Hiring Practices in Filling Selected Positions at City Light Audit |
1978 |
2/5 | Hiring Practices in Filling Selected Positions at City Light Audit |
1978 |
2/6 | Hiring Practices in Filling Selected Positions at City Light Audit. Interviews. |
1978 |
2/7 | Financial Management Background Report |
1978 |
2/8 | Department of Licenses and Consurmer Affairs Audit. |
1979 |
2/9 | Building Department Real Property Leasing Practices Audit |
1979 |
2/10 | Community Development Block Grant Audit |
1979 |
2/11 | Engineering Capital Improvement Projects. Follow-up Audit. |
1979 |
2/12 | Cash Mangement Audit Survey. |
1980 |
2/13 | Scattered Site Housing Program--Financing Scheme Audit |
1980 |
2/14 | Pike Place Market Survey |
1980 |
2/15 | Seattle Center Resident Theater Audit |
1980 |
3/1 | Seattle Risk Mangement Program Audit |
1981 |
3/2 | Customer Information Systems Internal Control Status Report |
1981 |
3/3 | Seattle Tenant's Union Audit |
1981 |
3/4 | Public Corporations in Seattle Survey Report |
1981 |
3/5 | Deferred Maintenance Survey. The Sewer Utility. |
1981 |
3/6 | Solid Waste Audit Survey. Early Draft. |
1981 |
3/7 | Sick Leave and Overtime Use. Preliminary Study. |
1981 |
3/8 | Pension Management Audit Survey |
1982 |
3/9 | Health Department Clincs Audit Survey |
1982 |
3/11 | Police and Firemen's Pension System Audit (1982) |
1982 |
3/12 | Police and Firemen's Pension System Audit (1982) |
1983 |
3/13 | Accounting Staff in Departments and Impact of CFMS |
1982 |
3/14 | Reclassification Audit |
1982 |
3/15 | Seattle Fire Department Arson Squad Audit |
1983 |
3/16 | Municipal Court Operations Audit |
1983 |
3/17 | Home Energy Check Program; Home Energy Loan Program; andLow Income Electric Program |
1983 |
3/18 | Survival Services Contracts and Monitoring |
1984 |
3/19 | Department of Human Resources Use of General Fund Audit |
1984 |
3/20 | Use of Deadly Force in Law Enforcement |
1985 |
3/21 | Women and Minority Business Enterprise Audit |
1985 |
3/22 | Fire Code Compliance Fund Audit Report |
1986 |
3/23 | Central Area Public Development Authority. Proposed Intervention. |
1986 |
3/24 | Personnel Department Audit Survey Issues. |
1986 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Auditing--Washington (State)--Seattle
Corporate Names
- Seattle (Wash.). Legislative Dept.
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)