Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All Commission Districts
Appoint Mr. Michael Lopata to Post 1 of the Audit Oversight Committee
Body
Information Contact: Michelle Long Spears, Presiding Officer, Board of Commissioners
Phone Number: 404-371-2863
PURPOSE:
Pursuant to subsection n of section 10A of the Organizational Act, establishing the Audit Oversight Committee, the Board of Commissioners appoints two (2) members to the Audit Oversight Committee. The Board of Commissioners hereby nominates Mr. Michael Lopata to Post 1 of the Audit Oversight Committee. The nomination must be confirmed for appointment by majority vote of the Board of Commissioners. This appointment will expire on December 31, 2026 and fills the unexpired term of Ms. Gloria Gray, who resigned effective December 31, 2024.
NEED/IMPACT:
The Audit Oversight Committee ensures the independence of the County’s audit function. Among other duties, the Audit Oversight Committee is responsible for performing regular evaluations of the audit function, making suggestions and comments for the annual audit plan, and ensuring transmission of audit reports to the governing authority and the public. Mr. Michael Lopata will serve in Post 1 and will replace Ms. Gloria Gray.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No cost to the County.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To appoint Mr. Michael Lopata to Post 1 of the Audit Oversight Committee to fill an unexpired term that began on January 1, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2026.