There shall be an Audit Committee consisting of seven (7) members: The Chairman of the Legislature or his/her designee will serve on and chair the committee and will appoint two (2) additional members, at least one of whom must be a County Legislator; the minority leader will appoint two (2) members, at least one of whom must be a County Legislator; the County Executive or designee; the Comptroller or designee. The County Executive and the Comptroller shall be non-voting members. It shall take the affirmative action of three out of the five voting members to act.
The Audit Committee shall: (1) select the independent auditor to perform the annual audit of the books and records of the County; (2) select the independent auditor in a fashion consistent with the County’s existing procurement policy and the Audit Committee shall consult with the Director of Purchasing in this respect; and (3) report the independent auditor’s findings to the Legislature, County Executive and County Comptroller.
In September 2015, Legislative Chairman John Parete appointed Richard Merck, CPA as a member of the Audit Committee. As a citizen member of the Audit Committee, his attendance is reflected in the minutes. In addition to being reflected in the minutes, attendance of Legislative members is recorded below.
Meeting Information:
Committee Members
Meeting Attendance
attended absent-
- Thu, Oct 8, 2020
- Thu, Sep 10, 2020
- Tue, Sep 24, 2019
- Wed, Jul 24, 2019
- Mon, Apr 22, 2019
- Tue, Oct 16, 2018
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018
- Tue, Aug 14, 2018
- Tue, Apr 10, 2018
- Tue, Mar 13, 2018
- Mon, Feb 26, 2018
- Mon, Feb 26, 2018
- Tue, Nov 14, 2017
- Wed, Sep 27, 2017
- Tue, Aug 1, 2017
- Tue, Jun 20, 2017
- Mon, Jun 12, 2017
- Tue, May 30, 2017
- Tue, May 9, 2017
- Tue, Apr 11, 2017
- Tue, May 10, 2016
- Wed, Oct 14, 2015
- Thu, Sep 24, 2015
- Mon, Dec 15, 2014
- Tue, Dec 9, 2014
- Mon, May 5, 2014
- Wed, Apr 30, 2014
- Tue, Apr 8, 2014
- Tue, Mar 4, 2014