The Auditor General’s 2011 Work Plan included a review of the City’s use of consultants. Our 2001 audit, “Selection and Hiring of Professional and Consulting Services Review”, identified issues related to the procuring, recording and reporting on the City’s use of consultants. http://www.toronto.ca/audit/2001/selection_prof_consulting_june19_final.pdf The objective of this review was to determine if certain issues identified […]
The Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan included a review of the controls implemented by Transportation Services to maintain an inventory of traffic control devices. The objective of this review was to assess if the Traffic Plant Installation and Maintenance (TPIM) unit, in Transportation Services, maintains effective controls to safeguard the inventory of traffic control devices. […]
The Auditor General’s 2011 Work Plan included a review of the management and administration of City divisional accounts receivable. The objective of this review was to assess divisional practices for billing and collecting service related revenue owed the City for services provided to customers. Examples of divisional service related accounts receivable include recreational program registration […]
The Auditor General’s 2011 Work Plan included a review of the City’s Energy Retrofit Program. The Energy Retrofit Program is one step in the City’s Environmental Plan. The objective of this review was to evaluate the management of the energy retrofit program and processes with respect to the monitoring and measuring of energy savings with […]
In March 2011 the Auditor General issued two audit reports pertaining to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC). Both reports were tabled with the Board of Directors of TCHC and were subsequently forwarded to Executive Committee. At that time concerns were expressed that the normal reporting process for both audit reports had been bypassed as […]
The Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan included the development of a system of Continuous Controls Monitoring for selected City expenses. The objective of the Continuous Controls Monitoring Project is to develop reports on a regular basis to assist management in proactively monitoring financial transactions, detect expenses that appear unusual and identify areas where internal controls […]
The Auditor General’s Work Plan included a review of enforcement and revenue collection for commercial and residential encroachments. More specifically, we selected the front yard and boulevard parking program for review. This report includes nine recommendations and includes management’s response to each one of the recommendations. The implementation of the recommendations contained in this report […]
This review was conducted as part of the Auditor General’s 2011 Audit Work Plan. The objective of this review was to assess the extent to which Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s (TCHC) fleet activities are managed efficiently and effectively with due regard for value for money and to ensure that the management and use of the […]
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 Auditor General’s twelfth annual report relating to fraud activities at the City. The City established a Fraud and Waste Hotline Program in 2002 with Council’s support to provide an […]