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The CEHD shall cease to exist on July 12, 2026. The term of the CEHD may be extended by an ordinance of the mayor and council. If extended, the mayor and council should review and revise, as appropriate, the composition, nomination and appointment, and the functions, purposes, powers, and duties of the CEHD to ensure that the body continues to operate effectively.
(Ord. No. 11769, passed 7-7-20; Ord. No. 11946, § 1, passed 7-12-22)
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*Editor’s note – Ord. No. 5027, § 1, adopted Sept. 4, 1979, amended the Code by adding art. VII, § 10A-70. Inasmuch as Ord. No. 4960, § 1, adopted Apr. 9, 1979, had previously added art. VII, and Ord. No. 5123, § 2, adopted Mar. 24, 1980, subsequently added art. VIII, the provisions of Ord. No. 5027, at the direction of the city, have been designated as art. IX, 10A-100.
**Editor’s note – Ord. No. 11496, § 3, adopted Oct. 24, 2017, repealed Art. X, §§ 10A-110 – 10A-113, which pertained to the Tucson-Pima County Metropolitan Energy Commission and derived from Ord. No. 5218, § 1, adopted Sept. 8, 1980. Ord. No. 11769, passed 7-7-20, created a new Art. X, §§ 10A110 – 10A-117, Commission on Equitable Housing and Development.
ARTICLE XI.
INDEPENDENT AUDIT AND PERFORMANCE COMMISSION
INDEPENDENT AUDIT AND PERFORMANCE COMMISSION
(a) Composition. The commission shall be composed of seven (7) members ("commissioners"), with one member appointed by the mayor and each councilmember.
(b) Qualifications. All members of the commission shall reside in the City of Tucson. Notwithstanding section 10A-134(c), persons that serve on another city board, committee or commission are not disqualified from serving as members of the commission. Each member shall have not less than ten (10) years of financial or executive experience; or not less than five (5) years of such experience plus another five (5) years of experience in a comparable field such as project management, grant administration, compliance reporting or data analysis.
(c) Appointments. The mayor and each councilmember shall appoint one member of the Commission.
(d) Terms. Each commissioner shall serve for a term of four (4) years and may be re- appointed for one additional term of four (4) years.
(e) Compensation. The commissioners shall serve without compensation.
(f) Removal. The commissioners are subject to section 10A-134(e). In addition, the commissioners may be removed prior to the expiration of their terms by the mayor and council.
(Ord. No. 10598, § 1, 10-21-08)
The commission shall have the following authority, functions and duties:
(1) To review and provide comment to the city manager and to the mayor and council relating to the city's annual audit plan.
(2) Upon direction from the mayor and council or the city manager or upon a majority vote of the commissioners, to provide independent appraisal of city programs, policies and functions in order to help management perform more efficiently and effectively, and/or to recommend that the mayor and council commission an independent firm to perform such an appraisal.
(3) Upon direction from the mayor and council or the city manager or upon a majority vote of the commissioners, to examine financial reports, various records and procedures to determine compliance with applicable ordinances, regulations, policies and contractual provisions; and/or to recommend that the mayor and council commission an independent firm to perform such examination.
(4) Upon direction from the mayor and council or the city manager or upon a majority vote of the commissioners, to evaluate the city's internal control structure and recommend improvements that will help to safeguard the city's assets.
(5) To perform other functions upon express direction by the mayor and council.
(Ord. No. 10598, § 1, 10-21-08; Ord. No. 11232, § 1, 12-16-14)
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