The Auditor General’s Office is governed by a detailed Policies and Procedures Manual. The contents of the Manual are based on the need for the Office to comply with generally accepted government auditing standards. The Manual is a public document and is available on the Auditor General’s Web site and has been used extensively as […]
In June 2000, Audit Committee requested that the Auditor General submit an annual report on the status of fraud and related matters. This report represents the 2012 annual report relating to fraud activities at the City that have been communicated to the Auditor General. It does not represent an overall picture of fraud or other […]
City Council at its meeting of January 15, 16, 2013 during its deliberations of the Operating Budget of the Auditor General, “reduced the Auditor General’s 2013 Operating Budget by 0.5 full time equivalent in the amount of $0.046 million and increased the Ombudsman’s 2013 operating budget by 0.5 full time equivalent in the amount of […]
This report responds to a 2004 request from the Audit Committee that the Auditor General provide on an annual basis the “value added of his department”. This report contains the Auditor General’s estimate of the quantifiable financial benefits resulting from the work conducted by the Auditor General’s Office during the five-year period from 2008 to […]
This report responds to a 2004 request from the Audit Committee that the Auditor General provide on an annual basis the “value added of his department”. This report contains the Auditor General’s estimate of the quantifiable financial benefits resulting from the work conducted by the Auditor General’s Office during the five-year period from 2008 to […]
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 Continuous […]
The Auditor General’s Work Plan included an operational review of Real Estate Services Division, Appraisal Services Unit (Appraisal Services). Appraisal Services provides valuation and consulting services to City Divisions, Agencies and Corporations for a variety of real estate matters. The objective of this review was to assess the extent to which Appraisal Services’ operations are […]
The City stores large amounts of data electronically in many different information systems. Often created independently of each other, data is stored in different formats making the sharing of data across systems very difficult. Having different data formats obstructs the ability of the City divisions, agencies and corporations to perform consistent reporting and analysis required […]
The Auditor General’s 2012 Work Plan included a review of the management and administration of City divisional accounts payable. This review focused on assessment of controls over the creation of vendor accounts, vendor payments and other related processes within the City Accounting Services Division and Purchasing and Materials Management Division. This report contains 12 recommendations. […]