Yelm City Council authorized city staff to hire an internal audit company to work with the city in 2019 as it transitions to a new software system and city hall building.
The estimated cost to the city will be around $40,000.
The cost depends on the number of hours billed by Clifton Larson Allen, LLC for risk assessment and internal control review.
The city also has the option to continue with a five-year audit planned for an added cost of roughly $25,000 a year.
City Finance Director Joe Wolfe said when staff move into the new City Hall, the layout will require process changes.
That coupled with the implementation of new billing software, the city’s whole operating system will be…
