Quality in Auditing
Throughout the years, the City of San José’s Office of the City Auditor has been recognized for quality audit assignments. The following is a list of awards we have received from the Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA) and the Association of Government Accountants (AGA):

2014 ALGA Exemplary Knighton Award by a Large Audit Shop: Library Hours and Staffing: By Improving the Efficiency of Its Staffing Model, the Library Can Reduce the Cost of Extending Service Hours 2012 Silver ALGA Knighton Award by a Medium Audit Shop: Police Department Secondary Employment: Urgent Reform and a Cultural Change Needed to Gain Control of Off-Duty Police Work Honorable Mention: 2011 ALGA Knighton Award by a Medium Audit Shop: Key Drivers of Employee Compensation: Base Pay, Overtime, Paid Leaves and Premium Pays 2011 AGA Gold Certificate of Achievement in Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting: Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report 2010-11 2010 Silver ALGA Knighton Award by a Medium Audit Shop: Pension Sustainability: Rising Pension Costs Threaten the City's Ability to Maintain Service Levels - Alternatives for a Sustainable Future 2010 AGA Gold Certificate of Achievement in Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting: Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report 2008-09 2009 Silver ALGA Knighton Award by a Medium Audit Shop: Audit of Pensionable Earnings and Time Reporting 2009 AGA Gold Certificate of Achievement in Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting: Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report 2007-08

2008 ALGA Knighton Award for Best Audit by a Large Audit Shop: An Audit of Retirement Services Travel Expenses 2006 ALGA Knighton Award for Best Audit by a Medium Audit Shop: An Audit of Citywide Grant Oversight 2005 ALGA Knighton Award -- Honorable Mention: An Audit of the Agreements Between the City and the Filipino American Senior Opportunities Development Council 2003 ALGA Knighton Award -- Honorable Mention: An Audit of the Fleet Management Division of the General Services Department's Vehicle Replacement Program 2002 Knighton Award -- Honorable Mention: An Audit of the City of San José's Customer Service Call Center 2001 ALGA Knighton Award for Best Audit by a Large Audit Shop: An Audit of the Pretreatment Source Control Program 2001 ALGA Award for Best Special Project by a Large Audit Shop: A Vulnerability Assessment of City Hall Building Security 1997 ALGA Award for Best Special Project -- Honorable Mention: Analysis of the Number of Public Safety Dispatcher Positions Required to Adequately Staff the Two New Police Radio Channels