Summary#
Council approved the City Auditor’s Office 2025 Annual Report on March 31, 2026, as part of the consent agenda, and received it for the corporate record. The decision does not create a new office or change the City Auditor’s powers; the report’s stated goal is to summarize the office’s work in 2025.
- The City Auditor’s Office already exists under Bylaw 30M2004. The City Auditor is accountable to Council and overseen by the Audit Committee under Bylaw 33M2020.
- The annual report is part of an existing reporting duty. The Whistle-blower Policy also says the City Auditor will report at least annually on reports received and investigations conducted.
- Council adopted the Audit Committee’s recommendation to receive this report for the corporate record. It was approved on the consent agenda without debate.
What it means for you#
- Calgarians: This decision does not directly change services, fees, rights, or rules. It records receipt of a summary of the City Auditor’s Office’s 2025 activities.
- City Auditor’s Office: The office’s existing role and reporting duties continue. This decision does not add powers or set new operating rules.
Money#
No cost information is in the available material.
- The material does not give a cost for preparing the report or for the City Auditor’s Office’s 2025 work.
What is unclear#
- The detailed annual report is listed as an attachment but its contents are not included here. The activities, findings, and figures it may contain cannot be verified from the supplied material.
- The material does not state the cost of the office’s work or the report.
Case for#
- City staff say the report gives the Audit Committee a summary of the office’s assurance, advisory, and investigative work to assist with its oversight.
- City staff say the office’s activities support City staff’s ongoing work to reduce corporate risks.
Case against#
- No clear concern is available from the supplied material. The report was approved on the consent agenda, and no opposing arguments are included.