Summary#

Calgary City Council approved the recommendation on the “External Auditor 2025 – 2026 Performance Assessment” on July 28, 2026, as part of the consent agenda. It receives the confidential report and attachments for information and the Corporate Record, and directs that they and the related closed-meeting discussions remain confidential, with a review by July 16, 2041.

• The Audit Committee’s recommendation was approved by Council, 14 to 0.
• The confidentiality direction covers the report, its attachments, and the closed-meeting discussions. It cites sections on business interests, confidential evaluations, and advice from officials.

What it means for you#

• Public: The performance assessments are not made public by this decision. The confidentiality direction is to be reviewed by July 16, 2041; the materials do not say that they will be released then.
• City: Council receives the assessments for information and the Corporate Record. The decision does not show a change to the external auditor’s appointment, work, or pay.

Money#

No cost information is in the available material.

What is unclear#

• The report and attachments are confidential, so the assessment findings and the reasons for them are not available here.
• The materials do not explain what the 2041 review will involve or whether public release could follow it.

Case for#

• A possible case for the decision is that it keeps the assessments in the City’s record while maintaining confidentiality on grounds the motion identifies: business interests, confidential evaluations, and advice from officials.

Case against#

• One concern is that keeping the assessment confidential limits the public’s ability to scrutinize the external auditor’s performance.
• The materials do not provide the reasons for applying these confidentiality grounds or say whether any part of the assessment could be made public earlier.