City auditor reports progress on prior audit recommendations; reaudits planned for 2026

City Auditor Body Vargas briefed the Audit Committee on the status of outstanding action plans from prior audits, describing a process of periodic follow‑up with departments and an emphasis on verifying implementation of recommended policies and procedures.

Vargas said staff contact departments a week before follow‑up due dates to confirm status and that some items are verified as existing while implementation may still be pending. He described the committee’s color‑coding system: items shown in blue indicate verification (with exceptions checked), yellow indicates pending verifications, and red indicates items that will be reaudited. At the time of the briefing Vargas said there were no items in red; items that had previously been yellow had moved to blue.

Vargas identified a planned re‑audit of the housing improvement program for 2026. He also provided summary figures from the verification effort: the transcript records “48 que son verificados sin excepción” and “95 que están completas con el proceso en general.” The auditor said overall results were positive: “Las resultados generales son positivos.”

Committee members asked questions about timing; one speaker emphasized the importance of ensuring the programs are implemented properly to prevent fraud or misuse of funds and stressed continued oversight. The committee scheduled its next meeting for May 13, 2025.

No committee vote was recorded on the audit status update; the item was presented for information and follow‑up actions were described.