The Auditor General’s 2013 Work Plan included a review of construction contracts managed by Toronto Water. Toronto Water oversees work performed by contractors engaged to install, repair and rehabilitate the City’s water and wastewater systems. The objective of this review was to assess the extent to which management and administrative controls ensure the City’s interest […]
This report provides the results of the follow-up of audit recommendations for five reports issued by the City’s Auditor General to the Board of Directors of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) in 2011 and 2012. The reports are: Toronto Community Housing Corporation – Procurement Policies and Procedures Are Not Being Followed http://www.toronto.ca/audit/2011/procurement-feb25.pdf Toronto Community […]
A continuous controls monitoring program was initiated at the City in 2011. The objective of the program is to develop exception reports to pro-actively identify unusual levels of overtime and other employee expenses on an ongoing basis. This is done through the use of specialized audit software. In September 2012, the Auditor General issued an […]
The Auditor General’s Work Plan includes 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 a review of the Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting System (FPARS) implementation project. The objectives of this review were to assess the adequacy of measures, controls and processes in place to ensure successful implementation of the FPARS project. This report contains nine recommendations along with a management response to […]
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 […]