4157728 Resolution 20-13, “Office of the Chief Financial Officer Audit Report Transparency Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2013”

A RESOLUTION

20-13

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

January 8, 2013

 

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to Congressional review, with respect to the need to amend section 47-355.05 of the District of Columbia Official Code to require the Chief Financial Officer to submit to the Council and the Mayor audits and reports conducted by its Office of Integrity and Oversight within 15 days of completion, a list of incomplete or ongoing audits and reports that have been or are being conducted by its Office of Integrity and Oversight on a quarterly basis, and an audit plan for its Office of Integrity and Oversight on a yearly basis.

 

 

            RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Office of the Chief Financial Officer Audit Report Transparency Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2013”.

 

            Sec. 2. (a) There existed an immediate need to amend section 47-355.05 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify that the Chief Financial Officer has a duty to the Council, the Mayor, and to District taxpayers to maintain a level of transparency within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer and its operations and programs.     

            (b)  In November, 2012, the Council enacted emergency and temporary legislation to

require the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to inform the Council and the Mayor of the progress of all audits and reports conducted by the Office of Integrity and Oversight and to post the final versions of all audits and reports online. 

            (c) The emergency legislation will expire on January 31, 2013.  The temporary legislation, which was signed by the Mayor on November 16, 2012, will not become law before the emergency legislation expires.

            (d)  It is important that the provisions of the emergency legislation continue in effect, without interruption, until the temporary legislation is in effect.

Sec. 3.  The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Audit Report Transparency Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 be adopted after a single reading.

 

            Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.