The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with details of the Auditor General’s 2014 Audit Work Plan. The 2014 Audit Work Plan is attached as Appendix 1 to this report. Appendix 2 includes a summary of future potential audits. Appendix 3 includes audits completed during the period 2009 to 2013. The 2014 […]
The purpose of this report is to advise Audit Committee of amendments to the Auditor General’s 2013 Audit Work Plan.
Recommendations made as a result of investigations are generally specific to each individual case and are reported directly to Divisional management and the City Manager. On occasion recommendations made in relation to one Division have relevance to other City Divisions as well as City Agencies and Corporations. These recommendations in prior years have been summarized […]
The Auditor General initiated this review as a result of a number of complaints received by the City’s Fraud and Waste Hotline. Generally, investigations relating to complaints to the Fraud and Waste Hotline are summarized in our annual report on the activities of the Hotline program and as a result are not reported separately. In […]
A review of contracts with various providers of services to the Toronto Employment and Social Services Division (TESS) was included in the Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan. TESS maintains contracts with a number of third-party organizations to prepare Ontario Works recipients for employment opportunities. This audit reviewed agreements between TESS and various service providers. Specific […]
The Auditor General’s Office recently completed a review of Transportation Services local road resurfacing contracts. The report entitled “Local Road Resurfacing – Contract Management Issues” is available at: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-58415.pdf The report identified issues in the areas of progress payments, quality assurance and project documentation. It was determined that supplementary audit work on road measurement practices […]
The Auditor General’s Work Plan included the development of a system of continuous controls monitoring for selected City expenses. The objective of the Continuous Controls Monitoring Program is to provide periodic reports to management which assist in proactively monitoring financial transactions, detecting unusual expenses and identifying areas where internal controls could be strengthened. The Auditor […]
The purpose of this report is to provide the Audit Committee and City Council with an update on management’s response to the internal control deficiencies noted during the audit of the 2012 financial statements of William H. Bolton Arena. Audited 2012 financial statements of William H. Bolton Arena and the external auditor’s management letter were […]
The Auditor General’s Work Plan included an operational review of Toronto Fire Services. Specifically, the objective of this audit was to review training activities at Toronto Fire Services in order to identify opportunities for improving the management, administration and effectiveness of firefighter training and recruitment programs. The review identified a number of issues that highlight […]