Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, May 22, 1990 TAG: 9005220586
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-3 EDITION: EVENING
SOURCE: JOEL TURNER MUNICIPAL WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Brogan, 54, can retire with full benefits because City Council voted last year to give six top officials two years credit for each year they have worked for the city.
Instead of a pay raise, the pension benefits were increased for Brogan, City Manager Robert Herbert and four other officials who are appointed directly by council.
Under the plan, Brogan, who will be 55 in August, can retire and receive 60 percent of his salary. His salary is now $51,415 and will increase to $55,000 on July 1.
Councilman David Bowers, chairman of the city's Audit Committee, said Brogan has given dedicated service to the city. "He has always been a professional with the highest integrity," Bowers said.
Brogan has headed the Municipal Auditing Department since it was created in 1974. The department has a five-member staff that serves as the city's internal auditors. Council also hires an independent auditing firm to check city financial operations and records each year.
Brogan also makes recommendations for improvements in record keeping and internal control over city finances.
The municipal auditor is an independent official who works directly for council. He is not supervised by the city manager or other city administrators.
Brogan has the legal authority to make spot checks and unannounced audits of all city financial operations. He also cam have immediate access to all financial records.
In an interview after taking the city job, Brogan said, "there is no system that can't be beaten if there is a worker intelligent and determined enough to steal from it."
Brogan, a quit, soft-spoken man, said it was his job to try to stay one step ahead of the employee who tried to steal.
Brogan worked for private auditing and accountant firms more than 15 years before he took the city job. A certified public accountant and graduate of both Roanoke College and National Business College, Brogan was controlled of Roanoke College for five years before he went to work for the city.
by CNB