Audit Committee

 

Independent Audit Committee

 

What We Do

The independent Audit Committee was created in 2006 when Denver voters voted to change the City Charter in order to streamline the city’s financial structure. Auditor O’Brien is the chairman of the independent Audit Committee, which meets monthly. The other six members of the committee are appointed to four-year terms. Members are appointed based on education or experience in accounting, auditing, financial management, or related fields. The primary responsibility of the Audit Committee is to commission an annual independent external audit of the city’s finances. The Audit Committee receives the results of audits, assessments, and examinations performed or commissioned by the Auditor’s Office, and the results of the annual external audits.

How To Watch

Denver 8 TV provides live and archival coverage of all meetings. You can view live broadcasts here. You can find archived recordings of past meetings on the Audit Committee Archive Page.

Most Recent Agenda

 

Download agenda for January 16, 2025(PDF, 90KB)

Sign language interpreters and real-time captioning via CART are available upon request with notice of three business days to auditor@denvergov.org. Also, contact us for other public accommodation requests/concerns related to a disability.

2025 Calendar

All Audit Committee Meetings are currently scheduled to be in the City & County of Denver Building – 1437 Bannock Street, Denver CO 80202 in the Parr Widener Room - #389 on the third Thursday of each month. 

All meetings will begin at 9 a.m. and are available to watch at the City and County Building or broadcast live. View the live stream on Denver 8 TV

 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025**
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025**
Thursday, April 17, 2025
^^Thursday, May 22, 2025**
^^Thursday, June 26, 2025**
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Thursday, September 18, 2025
^^Thursday, October 23, 2025
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Thursday, December 18, 2025

** Denotes extended meeting duration.
^^ Deviates from our regular third Thursday schedule.

Download the agenda for 2025(PDF, 157KB)

Sign language interpreters and real-time captioning via CART are available upon request with notice of three business days to auditor@denvergov.org. Also, contact us for other public accommodation requests/concerns related to a disability.


External Audit

Annually, the Audit Committee commissions and oversees an independent external audit of the finances of the City and County of Denver. This audit is of the city’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, which is published by the Department of Finance.

Audit Committee Structure

Audit Committee Meeting in session

The Audit Committee is chaired by the Auditor and consists of the Auditor and six other members, with two each appointed by the mayor, the City Council, and the Auditor. With the exception of the Auditor, no member of the committee may hold any other office or employment with the city while serving on the committee.

Committee Members

Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA - Chairman

Denver Auditor Timothy M. O'Brien. Auditor O’Brien, a CPA, was elected to a four-year term as Denver’s 24th Auditor in 2015. The Auditor’s Office is responsible for internal audit services and prevailing wage enforcement. Auditor O’Brien formerly served as the Colorado State Auditor, as a Board member for numerous organizations, and as an Audit Committee expert. His audit and business experience includes participation in hundreds of audits, facilitating the merger between two publicly held corporations, advising public pension plans, and providing expert financial advice to both private and public organizations.

Jack Blumenthal - Vice-chairman

Reappointed in June 2019 by Auditor O’Brien

Jack Blumenthal's headshot. Mr. Blumenthal has more than 40 years of financial experience, including financial management, economic analysis, operations improvement, and debt restructuring. He has specialized in financial services, real estate, health care, and oil and gas. Licensed as a CPA in both Colorado and New York, Mr. Blumenthal led the largest CPA practice group in the U.S. in restructuring more than 15,000 tax-exempt bond issues and mortgage-backed securities. He has served as the chief financial officer and audit committee chair for both public and private organizations.

Leslie Mitchell

Appointed in January 2012 by City Council. Reappointed in February 2020 by City Council

Leslie Mitchell's headshot. Ms. Mitchell retired in 2010 after 26 years with FirstBank Holding Company. At the time of her retirement, she was the president of FirstBank of Cherry Creek. Her long community service list includes serving on the boards of AAA Colorado, the Emily Griffith Foundation, the Colorado Board of Mortgage Loan Originators, the Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District, the Denver Public Schools Foundation, the Colorado Board of Real Estate Appraisers, and St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation. A marathoner, she coaches Girls on the Run, an after-school running program at Schmitt Elementary.

Florine Nath

Appointed in February 2016 by City Council. Reappointed in February 2020 by City Council

Florine Nath's headshot. Ms. Nath is a CPA and has decades of financial experience in both the private sector and government. In addition to serving as Chief Financial Officer in a variety of private businesses, Ms. Nath was also CFO in Governor Owens’ office. She received the Attorney General’s Excellence Award in Administration while working as CFO in Attorney General John Suthers’ office. She has served in leadership positions in the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Financial Executives International, the Colorado Society of CPAs, and the American Institute of CPAs, and she is past Treasurer and Board member of DenverWorks. Her experience includes implementation of financial software systems, process improvement, and managing financial operations.

Frank Rowe

Appointed in July 2023 by Auditor O'Brien.

Portrait of Frank Rowe, newest member of the independent Audit Committee. Frank Rowe is the co-founder and the Executive Director of the Denver Park Trust. He has held leadership roles in the private and nonprofit sectors, including twenty-one years as co-owner of a small media company. He serves on the Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.

Charles Scheibe

Appointed in February 2016 by Mayor Hancock. Reappointed in February 2020 by Mayor Hancock

Headshot of Charles Scheibe. Charles Scheibe is a CPA and is the Chief Financial Officer of the Colorado State Treasury Department. Prior to joining state government in 2007, Mr. Scheibe consulted on corporate governance and contract management with Fortune 500 companies. He also worked in the Texas State Auditor’s office. He holds three advanced degrees, including an MBA from the University of Texas, a JD from South Texas College of Law, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of Denver. He has participated in Denver’s East High School mentoring program.

Edward Scholz

Appointed in July 2015 by Mayor Hancock. Reappointed in November 2020 by Mayor Hancock

Edward Scholz's headshot. Mr. Scholz has served as Vice President of Finance and Business Operations at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science since 2011. He has held a number of fiscal planning and budget management-related positions with the City and County of Denver, including Chief Financial Officer, Deputy CFO, and Budget Director. Prior to his work for the governments of Denver and Broomfield, Mr. Scholz worked in banking and as a Development Manager for public television and radio in New York. He was educated at Binghamton University and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.



Timothy O'Brien Official Headshot

AUDITOR TIMOTHY O'BRIEN, CPA
Denver Auditor


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