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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Join the #berkmeeting tomorrow at 6pm to hear about updates from Human Resources and Environment Health on our Domestic Violence Policy and Restaurant Inspections audit recommendations. Visit the City Council webpage for more info on how to join: berkeleyca.gov/city-council...

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City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda September 29, 2026

Printer-friendly PDF AGENDABERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGTuesday, September 29, 20266:00 PMSCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702 Adena Ishii, MayorCouncilmembers:

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On this #AuditorProudDay, we are proud of the impact our audit recommendations have on the Berkeley community! Join the #berkmtg on Tuesday, September 29 for updates on our domestic violence policy and restaurant inspections audit recommendations. More below⤵️

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tomorrow at 10 AM, the Council Budget and Finance committee will consider changes to the municipal code to require competitive procurement for services. Check out our contracts audit from earlier this year to learn why having competition for contracts matters⤵️ [REPORT] bit.ly/BerkeleyCont...

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Our Evaluation of Workplace Relationship Policies report is on tomorrow's City Council agenda. Council will consider our recommendations, including next steps for broader nepotism and cronyism provisions in the Berkeley Municipal Code. Read the full report at bit.ly/Relationship...

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📢 New Whistleblower Program Special Report We published a report evaluating the City’s workplace relationship policies following a concern raised through the program. 🔎📄 Read it here: bit.ly/Relationship...

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Today is #NationalWhistleblowerDay, a day to recognize the important role whistleblowers play in promoting accountability, transparency, and integrity in government. The Berkeley City Auditor’s Whistleblower Program helps identify and address potential fraud, waste, and abuse of City resources.

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

📰Check out the @dailycal.bsky.social article on our first Whistleblower Program Annual Report, which summarizes the program’s first full year receiving, reviewing, referring, investigating, and closing reports of potential fraud, waste, and abuse of City resources. www.dailycal.org/news/city/fl...

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Fledgling Whistleblower Program releases first annual report, receiving 42 cases

The office of Berkeley City Auditor Jenny Wong released the first-ever Whistleblower Program Annual Report for the 2025 calendar year June 10, summarizing how the program has processed and closed

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

📢 Join the special City Council meeting tomorrow on June 23 to participate in the public hearing to adopt the City’s budget for FY 2027-FY 2028 and the Capital Improvement Program for FY 2027-FY 2031. Visit the Council agenda webpage for information on how to attend: berkeleyca.gov/your-governm....

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🆕 Our first Whistleblower Annual Report is out! The Annual Report summarizes Whistleblower Program activity for calendar year 2025, including how reports were received and evaluated, the number and types of reports submitted, reporter characteristics, and how cases were resolved (1/3)

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

📢 Join the City Council meeting tomorrow on June 16 to participate in continued discussion around the FY 2027 and FY 2028 budget. Visit the Council agenda webpage for information on how to attend City Council meetings remotely or in-person: berkeleyca.gov/your-governm....

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City Council Agendas

City Council AgendasAttend an upcoming City Council meeting or find annotated agendas and recordings from past meetings.

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Our FY 2027 Audit Plan is out! In the next year, we plan to audit: 🪙Business License Taxes (audit in progress) 🏘️Rent Stabilization Board (audit in progress) ❤️‍🩹Public Health 🦺Measure FF (sidewalk and streets) Read more at bit.ly/4x017DM.

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🤓 💵 This week we will be #MakingCents of Berkeley’s unfunded capital needs. ICYMI: the City just released its new Capital Improvement Program on the Budget and Finance Committee webpage: berkeleyca.gov/your-governm... (1/5)

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Policy Committee: Budget & Finance

Reviews legislation relating to investment policy, budget development, revenue development, expenditures, fiscal planning and policy, taxes and fees, and large-scale fiscal investments.

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

📢 Join the City Council meeting tonight to participate in the public hearing on the City Manager’s proposed budget for FY 2027 and FY 2028. Visit the Council agenda webpage for information on how to attend City Council meetings remotely or in-person: berkeleyca.gov/your-governm....

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

📢 The City Manager’s proposed budget for FY 2027 and FY 2028 is now publicly available on the Budget and Finance Committee’s webpage: berkeleyca.gov/your-governm....

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🔔Last call to respond to our audit topics survey! Please fill out our audit topics survey by Friday, May 15, 2026 to have your ideas considered for the FY 2027 Audit Plan: forms.office.com/g/Zwq9GnAKpq. (1/2)

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🤓 💵 This week, we will be #MakingCents of Berkeley’s ongoing structural budget deficit. A structural deficit occurs when budgeted revenues are projected to be less than budgeted expenditures. (1/5)

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This week we will be #makingcents of @berkeleyca.gov’s revenues and expenses. To learn more about the City’s revenues and expenses, read our full audit report here: bit.ly/BerkeleyFinancialCondition. 1/6

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

💡Do you have an idea for an audit? As we develop our next annual audit plan, we want to hear from you!  Please fill out our audit topics survey by Friday, May 15, 2026 to have your ideas considered for the FY 2027 Audit Plan: forms.office.com/g/Zwq9GnAKpq.

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🤓 💵 We’re kicking off our #makingcents 🪙 of @berkeleyca.gov's financial condition campaign this week! Follow along as we post highlights from our new audit report ahead of the City’s proposed budget release. (1/4)

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Today our office released a new audit on @berkeleyca.gov’s financial condition over the past ten years. #audit #Berkeley Read the full report at bit.ly/4dtvVoR Highlights below ⤵️1/5

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Join us for the #berkmtg today to hear about the first public investigation report from our new whistleblower program. We substantiated a whistleblower allegation regarding a $286,000 ambulance purchased without prior Council approval. See below for how to join in-person or virtually ⤵️

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Tune in for tomorrow's #berkmtg @ 6 PM to hear more about our new contracts audit and share your comments. Visit the @berkeleyca.gov’s website for more information on attending the meeting virtually or in-person: berkeleyca.gov/city-council...

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City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda March 10, 2026

Printer-friendly PDF agenda AGENDABERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGTuesday, March 10, 20266:00 PMSCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702Adena Ishii, MayorCouncilmembers:

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

We published an investigation report about a $286,000 ambulance purchase. This is the first public investigation report since launching the program. 🔎📄 Read it here: bit.ly/WB_Ambulance...

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

ICYMI: @berkeleyside.org covered our newest audit of City contracts! Check it out below ⤵️ You can read the whole report at bit.ly/BerkeleyContracts

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

📢 Join the #berkmeeting tomorrow at 6pm to hear about our Guide to Measuring Performance and an update from Environmental Health on our Restaurant Inspections Audit recommendations. berkeleyca.gov/city-council... 1/2

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Today our office released a new audit on @berkeleyca.gov's contracting process, "City Contracts: Outdated Process Led to Non-Competitive Contract" Read the full report at bit.ly/BerkeleyCont... Highlights below⤵️ 1/3

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📢 New Special Report released today: “A Guide to Measuring Performance in the City of Berkeley” provides a practical, user-friendly framework for developing meaningful performance measures. 📝bit.ly/berkeley-perf-guide 1/7

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Join the @berkeleyca.gov Council Meeting tomorrow to hear the City Auditor’s presentation on the 2025 Audit Recommendations Follow-Up report! berkeleyca.gov/city-council...

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

🆕The 2025 Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report is out now! Check out which audit recommendations have been implemented and where departments still have work to do: berkeleyca.gov/sites/defaul...

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

👏An independent third-party audit we initiated of the Payroll Division found no errors in payments! The auditors noted staff had command of critical payroll elements within a complex payroll system. berkeleyca.gov/sites/defaul... 1/4

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Check out the 10/28 #berkmeeting agenda for updates from Public Works on our audit recommendations on 🛣️streets, 🚛fleet, and 🏢leases. With Measure FF funding, the City has implemented all of the street maintenance recommendations from our 2020 audit! berkeleyca.gov/city-council...

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City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda October 28, 2025

Printer-friendly PDF AGENDABERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGTuesday, October 28, 20256:00 PMSCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - 522 SEWARD SQUARE ...

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Join the #berkmtg today for updates on our staff shortages and domestic violence policy audit recommendations. The City has made progress including: 🏋️comprehensive staff training, 🔊enhanced communication strategy from City management, and 📜a new leave policy for absences related to acts of violence

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

The Special Session on Homelessness Response was rescheduled to this Tuesday (9/16) at 4 PM due to technological difficulties. Hear the presentation of our Homeless Response Team audit and share your feedback on how the City is addressing homelessness. Repost: bsky.app/profile/berk...

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The Solano Avenue Stroll is this Sunday from 10 AM – 5 PM! Stop by our booth to learn some trivia about our office and share your future audit ideas. There may even be a sweet reward for saying hello!

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Join us for a double-header Council Session tomorrow! 4 PM: Special Session on Homelessness Response including our new audit on the Homeless Response Team 6 PM: Regular Meeting where the Budget Office has an information item on the Financial Condition audit recommendations

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Tune in for tomorrow's City Council meeting @ 6 PM to hear more about our FY 2026 Audit Plan and updates on the Restaurant Inspections audit. Visit the @berkeleyca.gov website for more information on attending the meeting virtually or in-person: berkeleyca.gov/city-council...

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City Council Special Meeting eAgenda July 23, 2025

Printer-friendly PDF agenda PROCLAMATIONCALLING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THEBERKELEY CITY COUNCIL(REVISED TO ADD A TELECONFERENCE LOCATION)In accordance with the authority in me vested, I do hereby call ...

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

📢 New Audit released today: “Homeless Response Team: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Procedures and Better Track Outcomes” finds that resource limitations, coordination challenges, and limited outcome reporting impacted encampment response efforts. 📝https://bit.ly/HRTAudit 1/10

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Our FY 2026 Audit Plan is out! In the next year, we plan to audit: 🚪 Homelessness (report to be released in July), 📑 Contracts, 🏘️ Rent Stabilization Board, and 💵 Berkeley's fiscal condition. Read more at berkeleyca.gov/sites/defaul...

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Today we observe Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of hundreds of years of slavery in the United States. Last weekend, our Berkeley community celebrated with the 38th Annual Berkeley Juneteenth Festival, the longest continually running celebration of its kind in California.

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

The Association of Local Government Auditors recognized our Restaurant Inspections audit as one of the top of 2024! 🏅 The judges acknowledged our team's impact and rigor, awarding our audit the "distinguished" recognition. Check out the report @ berkeleyca.gov/sites/defaul...

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Peer Review: Passed ✅ Our office recently passed our regular peer review — a testament to the hard work of our team to maintain high standards of work.

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor @berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Hello to our new BlueSky followers and visitors! We will share updates on our work to promote transparency and accountability in @berkeleyca.gov, including new audit reports, updates on recommendations, and photos from our favorite holiday, Pi Day!

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