RESOLUTION NO. 250081
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
RESOLUTION - Honoring Douglas Jones for his 31 years of service with the City of Kansas City, Missouri.
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WHEREAS, Douglas Jones is leaving the City after 31 years of public service to city government and the residents of Kansas City; and
WHEREAS, Douglas has a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Marketing and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Wichita State University, and is a Certified Government Auditing Professional, Certified Internal Auditor, and holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance; and
WHEREAS, Douglas has contributed to government auditing as a member of the U.S. Comptroller General’s Domestic Working Group, chair of the Mid-America Intergovernmental Audit Forum, and served as chair of the Association of Local Government Auditors’ Advocacy Committee; and
WHEREAS, Douglas joined the City Auditor’s Office in January 1994 as an Auditor, was promoted to Senior Auditor in 1996, became the Aviation Department’s Internal Auditor in 2002, returned to the office as an Audit Manager in 2007, and was appointed City Auditor on June 29, 2013; and
WHEREAS, during his 11½ years as City Auditor, the office released 84 audit reports containing 473 recommendations identifying about $70 million in potential increased revenues or reduced costs, ways to improve the delivery of City services, and ensure controls were in place to manage or protect about $857 million in public funds or assets; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure as City Auditor, the office was awarded Knighton Awards for best performance audit by the Association of Local Government Auditors in 2020 and 2022; and
WHEREAS, Douglas always accepted his responsibility to serve the public interest and conducted his work ethically and objectively, with integrity and the highest level of professionalism; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor and Council hereby honor Douglas Jones for his 31 years of public service with the City of Kansas City, Missouri; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to Douglas Jones with the appreciation of the Mayor and Council for his many years of dedicated public service to Kansas City government and the residents of the city and with best wishes for his future endeavors.
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