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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)
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
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

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.
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Legislative Audits and Special Project Reports, Record Series 4607-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Auditing--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Legislative Dept.

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Finding aid prepared by Scott Cline
2011

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