Local News in Brief : Assessor OKs an Audit
Los Angeles County Assessor John J. Lynch, who objected to a county audit of his department last year, said Thursday that he welcomed an accounting firm’s review of his agency’s operations.
The grand jury, in a letter to the Board of Supervisors, had proposed that the accounting and consulting firm of Deloitte Haskins & Sells audit Lynch’s office. The board, which must approve such a request, is expected to vote on the matter Tuesday.
Last year, Lynch resisted efforts by the county auditor-controller’s office to look at the books of his department, which employs 1,200 people and spends $54 million a year. At one point, Lynch barred county auditors from his office. A full audit of the department was never completed.
Lynch contended that the county audit was unnecessary because it would review procedures based on policies established by his predecessor, Alexander Pope. He said he is changing those procedures.
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