Auditor Strategic Plan Review

At a glance

• What: A staff and appointee report on the Office of the City Auditor's 2026 through 2030 Strategic Plan (agenda file 26-192).
• Outcome: Presentation for information only; no vote.
• Related: 2027 Audit Plan Review and Internal Audit Charter Adoption cover later audit items.

Detail

• Natalie Lovell, City Auditor, presented the plan overview: mission, vision, values, the Office's strategic position within the municipal ecosystem, strategic focus areas, processes, technology, the Strategic Advisor role and talent. She identified the internal alignment cascade, the 2026 balanced scorecard and how to report fraud, waste and abuse.
• Henjum asked about the "Audit Insight" sessions. Lovell said they will be two-to-three-minute micro sessions delivered electronically explaining what the Office does, an idea that came out of a previous Colorado Springs Utilities audit.

Sources

• City Council Work Session minutes, June 8, 2026: https://legistar2.granicus.com/coloradosprings/meetings/2026/6/2787_M_City_Council_Work_Session_26-06-08_Meeting_Minutes.pdf (item 6.A; attachments: Strategic Plan and presentation).

Log

2026-06-08 - City Council Work Session

Strategic plan presented; one question from Henjum on Audit Insight sessions.