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Minutes for the
AUDIT AD HOC COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
4:00 PM
Huntington Beach Room
Headquarters
18480 Bandilier Circle
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 593-7433
CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the Audit Ad Hoc Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District
was called to order by Board Vice-Chairman Jon Dumitru on Wednesday, November 6, 2024
at 4:00 p.m. in the Orange County Sanitation District Headquarters.
ROLL CALL:
Assistant Clerk of the Board Tina Knapp declared a quorum present as follows:
PRESENT:Jon Dumitru, Robert Ooten and Bruce Whitaker
ABSENT:Phil Hawkins
STAFF PRESENT: Rob Thompson, General Manager; Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General
Manager; Mike Dorman, Director of Engineering; Laura Maravilla, Director of Human
Resources; Riaz Moinuddin, Director of Operations and Maintenance; Wally Ritchie, Director
of Finance; Lan Wiborg, Director of Environmental Services; Tina Knapp, Assistant Clerk of
the Board; Morty Caparas; Jackie Castro; Thomas Vu; Kevin Work; and Ruth Zintzun were
present in the Huntington Beach Room.
OTHERS PRESENT: Roger Martinez, Vazquez + Company LLC, was present in the
Huntington Beach Room.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
Ms. Knapp indicated that the presentation for the item on the agenda was distributed to the
Committee and made available to the public earlier today.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
1.INTERNAL AUDIT UPDATE 2024-3918
Originator: Wally Ritchie
Director of Finance Wally Ritchie introduced Ruth Zintzun, Finance Manager, who
provided an overview of the item and a brief explanation of a small engagement
already underway with Vazquez+Company LLP (Vazquez) regarding setting up
vendors for ACH/electronic payments. Ms. Zintzun introduced Roger Martinez from
Vasquez who provided a presentation introducing Vazquez, the Vazquez engagement
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team, past projects performed by Vazquez, and the standard scope of work for internal
audit services.
ITEM RECEIVED AS AN:
Information Item.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF
ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.
Submitted by:
_____________________
Tina Knapp, MMC
Assistant Clerk of the Board
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