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Home My WebLink AboutII. C. FY 2025- 26 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN ( BUDGET) 3. CITY AUDITOR 4.29.2025PROPOSED FY 2025-26 OPERATING BUDGET City of Virginia Beach Lyndon Remias, City Auditor Office of the City Auditor April 29, 2025 Department Organization Summary •Total FTEs •Total FTEs •Number of Divisions •Total FY 2024-25 Budget •Number of Divisions •Total FY 2024-25 Budget Total FTEs Number of Divisions Total FY 2025-26 Budget 8 1 $ 1,166,443 2 FY 2025-26 Programmatic Budget •Total FTEs •Total FTEs •Number of Divisions •Total FY 2024-25 Budget •Number of Divisions •Total FY 2024-25 Budget Operating, $73,629 , 6% Personnel, $1,092,814 , 94% PROPOSED 3 Department Operating Budget Summary 4 Program FY2024-25 Amended FY 2024-25 FTE FY 2025-26 Proposed FY 2025-26 FTE Change ($)Change (%) General Operation $ 1,173,522 8 $ 1,166,443 8 -$7,079 -0.6% Requested But Not Funded •A new permanent Audit/Investigative Assistant FTE is requested to be added. •The position will provide administrative and technical assistance supporting investigations, easing reliance on contracted manpower and existing audit resources to meet investigative demands. •The position would allow us to properly train a permanent FTE versus the revolving door of temporary manpower. •The estimated first-year cost for the new Audit/Investigative Assistant FTE is $58,048. The $31K difference of what is currently used in temporary manpower is more than made up from the dollar amounts we have recovered and returned to the city just this year in the form of refunds/repayments/credits as detailed below: 5 Overpayment or Recovery Amounts Owed to the City Refunds / Credits Sentara Healthcare $ 214,457.00 Duplicate Payments to Various Vendors 43,629.00 Virginia Information Technology Agency 51,552.00 Dominion and Virginia Natural Gas 93,010.24 VB National Golf Club 18,935.00 Live Nation 12,800.00 Investigations – Recapture of Amounts Owed 17,961.00 Total $ 452,344.24 Initiatives Underway and Conclusion •Increasing need for audit and investigative services with limited resources •Balancing available resources with increasing workload •Ensuring upcoming vacancies are filled in a timely manner and core competencies are met •Addressing succession planning and specialized knowledge needs •Implementing changes to Government Auditing Standards 6