8k. Order 2022-07
1 Agenda Item: 8k_Order 2 Meeting Date: May 24, 2022 3 4 ORDER NO. 2022-07 5 6 AN ORDER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 7 8 Appointing a Public Member to the Port of Seattle Audit 9 Committee. 10 11 PROPOSED 12 MAY 24, 2022 13 14 INTRODUCTION 15 16 Until December 2021, Christina Gehrke served the Port of Seattle (Port) Commission as the Audit 17 Committee Public Member. Christina had played a pivotal role by serving as an independent 18 advisor and subject matter expert on Internal Audit matters, risk and internal control assessments, 19 and governance. Christina's tenure began in January 2011 and ended in December 2021. 20 21 Since Christina Gehrke's departure, an extensive recruitment effort has taken place, with the Port 22 reaching out to key parties through various means. These include advertising the position on 23 LinkedIn; the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants; and the Institute of Internal 24 Auditors Puget Sound Chapter. Additionally, the Port has conducted personalized outreach to 25 select organizations and individuals within the Seattle audit and business communities. 26 27 TEXT OF THE ORDER 28 29 The Port Commission, in accordance with the Audit Committee Charter, hereby appoints and 30 confirms Sarah Holmstrom to serve a three-year term as the Public Member on the Port 31 Commission's Audit Committee, effective June 1, 2022, and ending May 31, 2025. 32 33 STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE ORDER 34 35 On March 31, 2009, the Port Commission, through Resolution No. 3613, amended the Audit 36 Committee Charter to require a public member serve on the Committee in the capacity of a non- 37 voting expert advisor. The Audit Committee represents the Commission and provides review and 38 oversight authority on matters relating to the Port's auditing process and procedures. 39 40 The Audit Committee is composed of two Port Commissioners and one Public Member with the 41 accounting and auditing qualifications described in the Audit Committee Charter. The Audit 42 Committee recommends a new Public Member for appointment and confirmation by the 43 Commission. 44 45 Ms. Holmstrom is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with over 15 years of experience working 46 with various federal, state, and local governmental agencies. She served as Chief Financial Officer Order 2022-07 Public Member Appointment to the Audit Committee Page 1 of 2 47 for over ten years with two Native American organizations in Washington State. Currently, Sarah 48 is a Finance Leader for Amazon Web Services working in infrastructure financial planning and 49 analysis. Order 2022-07 Public Member Appointment to the Audit Committee Page 2 of 2
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