The Auditor General’s Work Plan included a review of social housing subsidies administered by the Social Housing Unit in the Shelter, Support and Housing Administration Division. The expenditures for the Social Housing Unit in 2013 were $466 million. The objective of this review was to assess the adequacy of the City’s oversight of social housing […]
Every five years, the Auditor General performs a detailed risk assessment of the operations of the City and those major agencies and corporations included in his mandate. The purpose of the risk assessment is to ensure that all significant areas of the City are evaluated from an audit risk perspective by using uniform criteria and […]
The Auditor General’s Work Plan includes the development of a system of continuous controls monitoring for selected City expenses. The Continuous Controls Monitoring Program was initiated in 2011. Initial expenses selected for continuous monitoring were employee overtime and mileage reimbursements. In 2012, the program was expanded to include standby pay. In January 2013, the Auditor […]
The Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan included a review of City construction contract warranties. This review was selected due to the significant amount of funds involved and previous Auditor General reports identifying deficiencies in construction project warranty tracking and follow-up. This report provides four recommendations which will strengthen controls over construction contract warranties. The implementation […]
The purpose of this report is to provide the status of the Auditor General’s 2014 Audit Work Plan to the Audit Committee and City Council. The status of individual audit projects included in 2014 Audit Work Plan is attached as Appendix 1 to this report. For 2014, there are no scheduled Audit Committee meetings after […]
The Auditor General’s revised 2013 Work Plan included a review of the redevelopment of the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (“Sony Centre”). The objective of this review was to assess the management of the redevelopment of the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts and its effectiveness in achieving the objectives in its business plan. […]
The Auditor General initiated continuous control monitoring of overtime and other payroll related expenses at the Toronto Transit Commission in 2012. The objective of the program is to develop exception reports to pro-actively identify unusual levels of overtime and other expenses on an ongoing basis. Since the initiation of the program, the Auditor General has […]
The Auditor General’s 2013 Work Plan included a review of capital projects approved by Council in preparation for the 2015 Pan American/Parapan American Games. In November 2009 the City of Toronto was selected to host the 2015 Pan American/Parapan American Games. Council approved funding of $96 million as the City’s contribution for a festival site […]
The Auditor General’s 2013 Audit Work Plan included a review of employees’ absenteeism due to illness or personal injury. Absenteeism has a direct impact on productivity that often results in additional costs to the city from employment of replacement staff and overtime. In 2013, the estimated direct cost of salaries paid to absent employees amounted […]