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 […]
The purpose of this report is to provide the Audit Committee and City Council with the 2012 audited financial statements of Arenas. Audited 2012 financial statements have been completed for the eight City Arenas. The external auditors, Grant Thornton LLP, advise that a management letter will be issued which identifies basic control deficiencies that would […]
This report provides information regarding the implementation status of audit recommendations contained in various reports issued by the Auditor General to City agencies and corporations. On an annual basis the Auditor General reviews the implementation status of outstanding audit recommendations and reports the results of the review to City Council through Audit Committee. Since July […]
The implementation of recommendations contained in the 2011 audit report entitled “311 Toronto – Full Potential For Improving Customer Service Has Yet To Be Realized” was assessed in early 2013. The purpose of this report is to inform the Audit Committee of the implementation status of recommendations in the 311 audit report. The 2011 audit […]
This report provides information regarding the implementation status of audit recommendations contained in various reports issued by the Auditor General to City divisions. On an annual basis the Auditor General reviews the implementation status of outstanding audit recommendations and reports the results of the review to Council through Audit Committee. Since July 1, 2007 the […]