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Performance Audits
The Pierce County Performance Audit Office plans and coordinates performance audits and other studies designed to improve the performance and accountability of county government.
The Performance Audit function was established in the County Charter and implemented through the provisions of the Performance Auditing Chapter in the County Code (Chapter 1.26 of the Pierce County Code and Section 2.20(1)(f) of the County Charter).
The Performance Audit Committee meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 10:00 am
Membership | Position |
---|---|
Ryan Mello | Member |
Amy Cruver | Member |
Hans Zeiger | Member |
Jani Hitchen | Member |
Gary Robinson | County Finance Director |
Dick Muri | Citizen member |
Josh Smith | Citizen member |
Committee Staff
Bill Vetter, Lead Staff Member
Jenifer Schultz, Clerk
Performance Audit Reports (By Year)
- 2020
- Pierce County Interpreter Services, November 2020, By The Athena Group, Olympia, WA
Report
- Pierce County Interpreter Services, November 2020, By The Athena Group, Olympia, WA
- 2019
- Pierce County Fair Economic and Community Benefits, December 2019, By CAI Consulting, Seattle
Report - Pierce County Affordable Housing Incentives, August 2019, By Berk Consulting, Seattle, WA
Report
Presentation - Implementation Status Report: Public Works Safety and Claims Management, August 2019, William Vetter, Performance Audit Staff, and Gloria Van Spanckeren, Emergency Program Planner, Planning and Public Works
Report - Pierce County Broadband Connectivity & Access Evaluation, April 2019, By Magellan Advisors, Denver, CO
Report
Presentation
- Pierce County Fair Economic and Community Benefits, December 2019, By CAI Consulting, Seattle
- 2018
- Pierce County Animal Sheltering Costs, Report, November 2018, By Liz DuBois, The Athena Group, Olympia, WA
- Pierce County Senior Center and Prevention Services and Programs Funding, Report, September 2018, By William Vetter, Jason Escareno, and Rebecca Chapman
- Pierce County School Impact Fee Program Review, Report, March 2018, By Community Attributes, Inc.
- 2017
- Designation of County Employees as Full-Time and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Exempt, Report, October 2017, By Mercer, Inc.
- Evaluation of Fuel Service Options at Pierce County Airport - Thun Field, Report, July 2017, by FCS Group
- Market Analysis of Hangar Lease Rates at the Tacoma Narrows Airport, Report, August 2017, by Valbridge Property Advisors
- Corrections Bureau Staffing Analysis, March 2017, by CRS, Inc.
- 2016
Evaluation of Pierce County’s Agricultural Resource Lands (ARL) Land Use Designation Policy, September 2016, by Barney and Worth:- Analysis of Pierce County’s Agriculture Sector
- Review of Washington Growth Management Hearings Board Decisions
- ARL Designation Criteria in Selected Counties
- ARL Designation Criteria in Selected Counties - Appendix
- Success Factors for Pierce County Agriculture
- Assessment of Long-Term Trends
- Evaluation of Pierce County Zoning Regulations
- Evaluation of Pierce County Zoning Regulations
- Evaluation of Pierce County’s Current ARL Criteria
- Impacts of Agricultural Exemptions on Taxing Districts
- Other Approaches to Protect Pierce County Agricultural Land
- Summary of Stakeholder Interviews
- Summary of Stakeholder Survey Results
- Findings and Recommendations
- Recommended ARL Zoning
- 2015
- Centralization and Shared Services Evaluation, Phase I Report, January 2015, and Phase II Report, April 2015, by Moss Adams LLP
- Surface Water Management Rate Evaluation, October 2015, by FCS Group
- 2014
- Evaluation of Pierce County Public Works’ Safety and Claims Management Practices, Report, March 2014, by The Athena Group
- Evaluation of Pierce County Detention Operations, Report, September 2014, by CGL
- 2012-2013
- Evaluation of Corrections Bureau Misdemeanor Jail Rates, Report and Report Methodology, October 2013, by The Athena Group and Robert C. Thomas and Associates
- Evaluation of On-Call Employees in Pierce County, Audit Report, January 2013, by the Performance Audit Office and FLT Consulting, Inc.
- Feasibility Study of Consolidation of Natural Resource Land Management
Audit Report, October 2012, by FCS Group
- Feasibility Study of Consolidation of Natural Resource Land Management
- Evaluation of Pierce County’s Approach to Information Technology
Audit Report, August 2012, by Moss-Adams, LLC
- Evaluation of Pierce County’s Approach to Information Technology
- 2011
- Juvenile Court Functional Analysis
Audit Report, September 2011, by FLT Consulting, Inc. and Robert C. Thomas and Associates
- Juvenile Court Functional Analysis
- Human Resources Training: Planning Study
Report, June 2011, by William Vetter
- Human Resources Training: Planning Study
- Performance Audit Planning Assessment
Report, Work Program, December 2010 - January 2011, by Intellibridge Partners, LLC
- Performance Audit Planning Assessment
- Earlier Reports