Summary#

Calgary’s Audit Committee considered the confidential report titled “POSSE User Access Continuous Auditing Project” on October 8, 2026. The committee carried a motion to receive the report for the corporate record and recommend that Council do the same; it also recommended keeping the report, attachment and closed-meeting discussions confidential until a review on October 8, 2041.

• The motion carried 7 to 0.
• This is a committee recommendation, not a decision by Council to approve or carry out the project.

What it means for you#

• Council: The committee recommends that Council receive the report for the corporate record. The materials do not say whether or when Council will consider that recommendation.
• Public: The committee recommends keeping the report, its attachment and the closed-meeting discussions confidential under the Access to Information Act provision it cites for disclosure harmful to law enforcement. The proposed review date is October 8, 2041.
• People affected by the project: The available material does not describe the project’s activities or say whether it changes any services, rules or user access.

Money#

No cost information is in the available material.

What is unclear#

• The report and attachment are confidential, so their contents and the project’s details are not available here.
• The material does not say what Council will decide, or when.
• It does not explain why disclosure would be harmful to law enforcement beyond citing that legal basis.

Case for#

• The committee’s stated basis for recommending confidentiality is the Act’s provision for information whose disclosure would be harmful to law enforcement.
• The committee recommended reviewing confidentiality on October 8, 2041, rather than setting no review date in the motion.

Case against#

• The public cannot assess the project’s purpose, scope, risks or cost from the available material because the report and related discussions are confidential.
• The recommended review date is 15 years after the committee meeting, so the information may remain unavailable to the public for a long time.