Par. 1. Department of Internal Audit. There shall be an independent department of internal audit which is charged with conducting financial, fiscal compliance, and financial procedure audits of all city departments, offices, agencies and programs.
Par. 2. City Internal Auditor-Appointment; qualifications; compensation. The department of internal audit shall be under the direction and control of the city internal auditor, who shall be appointed by the City Council. The city internal auditor must be a person knowledgeable in public financial and fiscal theory, municipal accounting and auditing; public administration and be a certified public accountant. The city internal auditor's compensation shall be fixed by the City Council.
Par. 3. Term, removal, absence or disability of city internal auditor. The city internal auditor shall not be appointed for a definite fixed time but shall be removable at the will and pleasure of the City Council by a vote of not less than a majority of the entire Council. The city internal auditor may demand written charges and the right to be heard thereon at a public meeting of the City Council prior to the date on which the city internal auditor's final removal shall take effect, but pending such hearing the City Council may suspend the city internal auditor from office. The action of the City Council in suspending or removing the city internal auditor shall be final. In case of the absence or disability of the city internal auditor, the City Council may designate some qualified person to perform the duties of the office.
Par. 4. Appointment and removal of assistant auditors. Assistant auditors shall serve at the will and pleasure of the City Auditor. All other employees in the department of internal audit shall be in the classified civil service of the city and shall be appointed and may be removed by the City Auditor. Any classified employee in the department of internal audit shall enjoy the same rights as other classified city employees, except that in the event of a suspension, reduction or removal of a classified employee in the department of internal audit, the classified employee shall enjoy the right to appeal to the Municipal Civil Service Commission whose decision shall be final.
(Ord. No. 94956, 11-15-01)