This website provides information on travel, training and business meeting expenses incurred by the Auditor General and the Directors. This information is updated on a quarterly basis.
All expense claims were in compliance with the City’s Expense Claim Policy. Expenses of the Directors are approved by the Auditor General. Expenses of the Auditor General are approved by the Chair of the Audit Committee.
In line with the Auditor General of Canada, information is also provided on contracts in excess of $10,000 issued by the City’s Auditor General. The contract values disclosed include all fees and taxes.
An annual independent compliance audit is conducted of the Auditor General’s Office in order to ensure that activities of the office are in compliance with the City’s policies.
Travel & Training Expenses (January 1 – December 31, 2016)
| Date | Purpose and Details | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| April 4-5, 2016 | Professional Development Training: Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors 2016 Performance Audit Symposium, in Toronto. Attended as a member, networking with other government offices on best practices and emerging issues in government performance and value for money audits. |
$270.00 |
| September 22-23, 2017 | Professional Development Training & Business Travel: Symposium on the Added Value of an Inspector General, hosted by the Office of the Inspector General of Montreal in collaboration with the Association of Inspectors General. Attended for Professional Development Training as well as networking with government peers on best practices and emerging issues. Expenses include Registration Fees, Transportation, Hotel Accommodations. |
$1,797.83 |
| Total $2,067.83 | ||
| Date | Purpose and Details | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| April 4-5, 2016 | Professional Development Training: Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors 2016 Performance Audit Symposium, in Toronto. Attended as a member, networking with other government offices on best practices and emerging issues in government performance and value for money audits. |
$270.00 |
| April 11, 2016 | Professional Development Training: Municipal Internal Auditors Association 2016 Spring Workshop, Toronto. Attended as a member, and networking with peers on industry best practices and auditing standards. | $50.00 |
| Total $320.00 | ||
| Date | Purpose and Details | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| April 4-5, 2016 | Professional Development Training: Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors 2016 Performance Audit Symposium, in Toronto. Attended as a member, networking with other government offices on best practices and emerging issues in government performance and value for money audits. |
$270.00 |
| April 7, 2016 | Professional Development Training: Fraud Investigation Technology Conference presented by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) & Council of Private Investigators, Toronto. Attended as ACFE member, networking with peers on fraud investigative techniques, best practices and standards. |
$197.75 |
| April 11, 2016 | Professional Development Training: Municipal Internal Auditors Association 2016 Spring Workshop, Toronto. Attended as a member, professional development and networking with peers. | $50.00 |
| May 23-24, 2016 | Professional Development Training & Business Travel: Association of Local Government Auditors 2016 Annual Conference, Austin, Texas. Attended as Conference Board Member, as well as Professional Development Training. Expenses include Registration Fees, Air and Ground Transportation, Hotel Accommodations. |
$2,385.80 |
| Total $2,903.55 | ||
| Date | Purpose and Details | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| April 4-5, 2016 | Professional Development Training: Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors 2016 Performance Audit Symposium, in Toronto. Attended as a member, networking with other government offices on best practices and emerging issues in government performance and value for money audits. |
$270.00 |
| May 23-24, 2016 | Professional Development Training & Business Travel: Association of Local Government Auditors 2016 Annual Conference, Austin, Texas. Attended as ALGA Member, as well as Professional Development Training. Expenses include Registration Fees, Air and Ground Transportation, Hotel Accommodations. |
$2,199.23 |
| November 9-10, 2016 | Professional Development Training: Audit Planning for Audit Supervisors – Specialized for Legislative Auditors, Toronto. Attended to expand knowledge in high performance audit planning, evidence gathering and assessing audit risk. | $172.21 |
| Total $2,641.44 | ||
| Date | Purpose and Details | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| April 4-5, 2016 | Professional Development Training: Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors 2016 Performance Audit Symposium, in Toronto. Attended as a member, networking with other government offices on best practices and emerging issues in government performance and value for money audits. |
$270.00 |
| April 11, 2016 | Professional Development Training: Municipal Internal Auditors Association 2016 Spring Workshop, Toronto. Attended as a member, professional development and networking with peers. | $50.00 |
| October 17-19, 2016 | Professional Development Training & Business Travel: Information Systems Audit and Control Association 2016 North America Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. Attended to expand knowledge in security, information technology controls, industry-wide best practices and networking opportunities. Expenses include Registration Fees, Airfare, Ground Transportation, and Hotel Accommodations. |
$2,851.39 |
| November 9-10, 2016 | Professional Development Training: Audit Planning for Audit Supervisors – Specialized for Legislative Auditors, Toronto. Attended to expand knowledge in high performance audit planning, evidence gathering and assessing audit risk. | $172.21 |
| Total $3,343.60 | ||
Business Meeting Expenses(January 1 – December 31, 2016)
Auditor General – Beverly Romeo-Beehler
No business meeting expense for the year.
| Ina Chan | No business meeting expense for the year. |
| Carmelina DiMondo | No business meeting expense for the year. |
| Jane Ying | No business meeting expense for year. |
Audit Director, IT and Strategy – Syed Ali
No business meeting expense for the year.
Contracts in Excess of $10,000 for the Year
None
Non-Competitive Sole Source Contracts
ACL Services Ltd. $5,899.73*
*This is the annual renewal license fee for the analytical software purchased in 2004. Fifty per cent of this expenditure was shared with two other divisions, Internal Audit – $1,474.93 and Children Services – $1,474.93 for their portion of the
ACL annual licensing fee.