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Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KansasDepartment Overview:2012 Amended and 2013 Operating BudgetDepartment OverviewLegislative AuditorThe Office of the Legislative Auditor was established in the Charter of the Unified Government. TheLegislative Auditor accomplishes independent reviews of the operations of the Unified Governmentthrough performance and financial audits. The Unified Government Ethics Program promotes publictrust through an independent Ethics Commission. The Ethics Administrator provides Ethics training forall Unified Government Employees and Board Members and conducts investigations. The LawEnforcement Legislative Auditor is responsible for auditing the Police and Sheriff’s Departments.Important Issues: Compliance with Government Auditing Standards requires a peer review of the LegislativeAuditor’s Office. Conduct audits to help protect Unified Government assets..Highlights: Legislative Auditor’s office assists the external auditors with the OMB Circular A-133, SingleAudit each year. The assistance provided to the external auditors for the Single Audit for theyear ending 12/31/11 was approximately 850 hours. Our assistance provides an overall costreduction in the outside audit annual engagement.The Legislative Auditor’s Office is required by Government Auditing Standards to have 80 hoursof Certified Professional Training for each employee every two years. The start of the next twoyear period will begin in 2013. A new Law Enforcement Legislative Auditor was hired March 1, 2012. The Legislative Auditor’s office completed a peer review successfully in April, 2012.New Initiatives:2012 Budget: Sufficient budget will allow this office to comply with Government AuditingStandards by having a peer review conducted and complete necessary training.2013 Budget: Compliance with the Government Auditing Standards regarding minimumtraining hours for all staff.44