Internal Audit
The mission of the Office of Internal Audit is to provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve the Urban County Government’s operations. It helps the local government accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.
Scope of Work
The scope of work of the Office of Internal Audit is to determine whether the Urban County Government’s procedures of risk management, internal control, and governance, as designed and represented by management, are adequate and functioning in a manner to ensure:
- Risks are appropriately identified and managed.
- Significant financial, managerial, and operating information is accurate, reliable and timely.
- Employees’ actions are in compliance with policies, procedures, standards, and applicable laws and regulations.
- Resources are acquired economically, used efficiently and adequately protected.
- Programs, plans, and objectives are achieved.
- Quality and continuous improvements are fostered in the Urban County Government’s control process.
Internal Audit Board
Ultimate supervision and oversight of the Office of Internal Audit rest with an Internal Audit Board. The Board is comprised of seven voting members, including four members from the community, two Urban County Council members, and the mayor or their designee. The CAO and council administrator are non-voting ex-officio members. This reporting structure promotes auditor independence.
Members of the Board
- Trisha Hayes – Chair
- Whitney Baxter
- Tyler Fallin
- Daniel King
- Mike Lamb
- Arthur Lucas
- Preston Worley
Ex-Officio (non-voting members):
- Sally Hamilton
- Shauntae Hall
Audit reports
Audit reports for the last three years are available below. Contact the Office of Internal Audit at (859) 258-3286 for prior reports.
2024 Audit Reports
Parks Collections Audit
Form I-9 Audit
Accounts Payable Controls Audit MAPPR
Prisoner Account Fund Audit
2023 Audit Reports
Ghost Employee Analytical Review
Revenue Counter Collections Audit
Paving Expense Audit
Sanitary Sewer Construction Fund Construction Expenditures Audit
Fire Fleet Maintenance Parts Inventory Audit MAPPR
ACH & Wire Transfers Audit
False Alarm Fee Collections Audit MAPPR
Right of Way Fund Fee Collections Audit MAPPR
Extended School Program Collections & Disbursements Audit
Facilities Management Inventory Controls Audit MAPPR
Materials Recovery Facility Collections Audit
Council Expenditures Audit
2022 Audit Reports
Exactions Program Audit MAPPR
LFUCG Ethics & Compliance Audit MAPPR
Quality Self-Assessment with Independent Validation
E-911 Fee Collections Audit
Division of Emergency Management Audit
Right-of-Way Fee Collections Audit
Kronos Timekeeping System Audit MAPPR
Journal Entry Controls Audit
Electronic Monitoring & Drug Testing Collections Audit MAPPR
Division of Fire Fleet Maintenance Parts Inventory Controls Audit
Office of Homelessness Prevention & Intervention Audit MAPPR
Code Enforcement Billing & Abatement Audit MAPPR
Community Corrections Federal & State Fees Audit
Police Confiscated Funds Audit