Audit Committee will receive an end-of-year briefing from the Office of the Inspector General and review Office of the Inspector General reports about the short-term residential rental program and an audit of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services’ Fiscal Management Division
The Audit Committee will meet on Thursday, June 25 at 9:30 a.m. to receive an end-of-year briefing from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The briefing will discuss the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) and access to records. The briefing will be followed by discussions on two OIG publications: OIG Report 25-04, Short-Term Residential Rental Program and OIG Report 26-07, Performance Audit of the Fiscal Management Division, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS).
The members of the Audit Committee include Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Chair Kate Stewart, Council President Natali Fani-González, Council Vice President Marilyn Balcombe and Councilmembers Shebra Evans and Sidney Katz.
More detail on each agenda item is provided below.
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Briefing: The Audit Committee will receive an end-of-year briefing from the OIG. The presentation is expected to include an update on the OIG’s workplan and the office’s efforts to enhance efficiency and promote fiscal accountability and positive change and to fight fraud, waste and abuse. During Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, OIG completed 22 publications, including a new series of bulletins to promote good governance. The briefing will also discuss issues regarding the OIG’s access to records for County departments and agencies and an advisory from the Maryland Office of the Attorney General (OAG) that reinterpreted the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA).
Office of the Inspector General Report 25-04, Short-Term Residential Rental Program
Review: The Audit Committee will review OIG Report 25-04, Short-Term Residential Rental Program, which focuses on the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) management of the Short-Term Residential Rentals program and the Department of Finance’s procedures to collect revenues. The report examines if the County has effective procedures to identify all Short-Term Residential Rentals and whether the Department of Finance has effective procedures to ensure collection of appropriate revenues. The report also provides recommendation for the County to improve procedures related to these programs.
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Review: The Audit Committee will review OIG Report 26-07, Performance Audit of the Fiscal Management Division, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS). This report provides an audit of the financial activities of MCFRS’s Fiscal Management Division from Sept. 26, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2024. The audit includes an examination of purchase card usage, Emergency Medical Services Insurance Reimbursement Program (EMST) projects, and adherence to County regulations related to EMST-funded contracts. The report provides details about whether purchasing card transactions were supported by proper documentation and complied with established County policies and procedures. The audit also evaluates where local fire rescue departments are following County policies when procuring goods and services and evaluates the implementation of controls over the processing, approval, distribution and monitoring of EMST funds to local fire departments.
The Committee meeting schedule may change from time to time. View the current Council and Committee agendas, Council staff reports and additional information on items scheduled for Council review on the Council website.
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