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Pr <br />Appendix A <br />6, Analyze departmental roles No. <br />and functions, and provide <br />recommendations to change or <br />eliminate them <br />7. Provide recommendations for statutory No. <br />or regulatory changes that may be <br />necessary for the department to properly <br />carry out its functions <br />8. Analyze departmental performance Yes. The audit analyzed permit data on review timeliness at the six <br />data, performance measures and self- audited governments. <br />assessment systems <br />9. Identify relevant best practices Yes.The audit used leading practices identified by the Governor's <br />Office of Regulatory Assistance for local government permitting <br />processes. <br />Compliance with generally accepted government <br />auditing standards <br />We conducted this performance audit under the authority of state law (RCW 43.09.470), approved as <br />Initiative 900 by Washington voters in 2005, and in accordance with generally accepted government <br />auditing standards as published in Government Auditing Standards (July 2018 revision) issued by the U.S. <br />Government Accountability Office. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain <br />sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on <br />our audit objectives. We believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and <br />conclusions based on our audit objectives. <br />The mission of the Office of the Washington State Auditor <br />To provide citizens with independent and transparent examinations of how state and local governments use <br />public funds, and develop strategies that make government more efficient and effective. The results of our <br />work are widely distributed through a variety of reports, which are available on our website and through <br />our free, electronic subscrWtion service. We take our role as partners in accountability seriously. We provide <br />training and technical assistance to governments and have an extensive quality assurance program. For <br />more information about the State Auditor's Office, visit www sao.wagc <br />Growth Management Act Appendix A 1 49 <br />