1.   Historically there has been too much reliance on ex post financial accountability in the form of audit reports and adhoc investigations.

2.   The audit report has not been completed and under state law is confidential until then.

3.   The audit report was also critical of the amount of funds allocated to staff support of citizen participation activities.

4.   It should be noted that an audit report is an opinion based on an independent examination of available evidence.

5.   In addition to the statutory requirements, the form and content of an audit report is governed by requirements laid down in auditing standards.

6.   A qualified audit report, as opposed to an unqualified report, should leave the reader in no doubt as to its meaning and implications.

7.   Very quickly, audit report, audit report, do we have anything on that yet?