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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):

• 2024 Distinguished Knighton Award by a Large Audit Shop: Animal Care & Services: Addressing Capacity Constraints and Updating Shelter Protocols Will Help Improve Animal Outcomes
• 2016 ALGA Exemplary Knighton Award by a Large Audit Shop: The Apartment Rent Ordinance: Additional Investment, Improved Processes, and Strategic Resource Deployment Needed to Better Serve Tenants and Landlords
• 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

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