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City Auditor
Kevin W. Barthold,
CPA, CIA, CISA
Acting City Auditor
Email Office of the City Auditor
(210) 207-2853
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About Us
Our Background
In November 2001, the Citizens of San Antonio voted to create the position of an independent City Internal Auditor. Overwhelmingly passed, Proposition One amended the City Charter and established the internal audit office to perform financial, fiscal compliance, and other audits as directed.
In November 2008, City Council passed Ordinance # 2008-11-20-1015, which further clarified the role and authority of the City Auditor, to include independent and objective evaluation of the City’s risk exposures as they relate to effectiveness and efficiency in operations, reliability and integrity of financial and operational information, safeguarding of assets, and compliance with laws, regulations, and contracts.
The Ordinance also established a five member Audit Committee as one of the standing Committees of the City Council to provide guidance and oversight to the Office of the City Auditor in the performance of its duties. The City Auditor reports to the Mayor and City Council through the Audit Committee.
Annually, the City Auditor prepares an Annual Audit Plan that identifies audits for the upcoming fiscal year. The Audit Plan is based on requests from City Council, the City Management, and a risk assessment performed by the Office of the City Auditor. This plan is approved by City Council and may be amended with the concurrence of the Audit Committee.
Our Mission
The Office of the City Auditor will facilitate government accountability to the Citizens of San Antonio through non-partisan, fact-based, independent, objective assessments of City programs, activities, and functions.
Our Vision
Positively impact process and organizational changes to increase assurance that public resources are used in an effective, efficient, and responsible manner.
Our Principles
The Office of the City Auditor is committed to the following core principles in order to achieve the highest level of performance and quality of work possible.
EXCELLENCE...
By providing high-quality, client-focused services that are useful, timely, responsive, and in keeping with professional standards.
INNOVATION...
By using original, "outside the box" approaches, techniques, and technologies to deliver timely and relevant audit results.
PROFESSIONALISM...
By maintaining a work environment that promotes respect, teamwork, efficiency, and productivity among a competent and well-trained staff, while fostering a commitment to professional advancement through education and active involvement in professional organizations.
ACCOUNTABILITY...
By demonstrating a commitment to ethics, honesty, objectivity, and independence in all we do.
INTEGRITY...
By performing our duties with the highest levels of fairness, honesty, objectivity, and respect.
Our Standards
The Office of the City Auditor adheres to the generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS) issued by the Comptroller General of the United States in the performance of all applicable audit projects.
Additionally, GAGAS requires that we undergo a peer review every three years to provide assurance that we have established a system of quality control that provides reasonable assurance of compliance with GAGAS and other applicable legal and regulatory requirements. For further information regarding GAGAS, please click here
Our last peer review was performed in September 2011. The results indicate that our quality control system is in compliance with GAGAS. To see the report, please click here.
Our Staff
Collectively, our auditors maintain a variety of professional certifications relevant to the audit field, including the Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designations.
The Office of the City Auditor also participates in a number of City-wide initiatives including the City’s Annual Graffiti Wipe Out, the City Manager’s 5K, and fundraising efforts for the United Way.
To see a listing of our current staff, click here.
Performance Measures
While we track several internal performance measures, we externally report 4 measures that balance effectiveness, efficiency, department innovation and capabilities within our Office. These measures are number of reports issued, percentage of recommendations accepted, percentage of staff direct audit time, and percentage of staff holding professional certifications.
To see our FY2011 performance measure goals and results, click here.