3-04/040.30 - Audit and Accountability Bureau Responsibilities



The Audit and Accountability Bureau shall, at the direction of the Sheriff or his designee:

  • Conduct Law Enforcement Performance Audits;
  • Develop an annual audit plan;
  • Be guided by Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards;
  • Conduct non-audit functions, examinations, reviews, agreed upon procedures, and special projects;
  • Serve as a resource to other Department units in conducting audits;
  • Review established systems, policies, and procedures to evaluate compliance with laws and regulations;
  • Evaluate plans and actions taken to correct reported issues and concerns;
  • Convene Shooting Analysis Committee meetings and assess employee involved shootings and critical incidents when called upon by policy and/or the Critical Incident Review Panel;
  • Serve as the liaison to the Office of the Inspector General, and Civilian Oversight Commission regarding requests for Department records;
  • Serve as the liaison to oversight agencies regarding requests for either one time or ongoing access to any Department maintained electronic data processing and or records management systems; and
  • Maintain a copy of all documents/records provided to oversight agencies along with a tracker for such requests, dispositions and related information.