The recommendations contained in this report address concerns identified during the Auditor General’s review of two specific construction contracts. The issues raised likely are applicable to other contracts throughout the City. The implementation of the recommendations will improve the way the City manages its major contracts.
This report covers the two Let’s Build projects, 3810 Bathurst Street and 1555 Jane Street. Our review identified a number of areas requiring improvement. The City has now created an Affordable Housing Office to undertake, among other things, the activities of the Let’s Build Program. Therefore, the recommendations in this report have been directed to […]
The actual budget to operate the Auditor General’s Office for 2006 (excluding the financial attest audit fees) is $3,763,669 of which over 96 per cent relates to salaries and benefits. The Auditor General’s Office currently operates with a staff of 25 auditors and 3 administrative staff. The 2006 request is for 2 additional staff to […]
The implementation of the recommendations contained in this report will provide the Auditor General with the ability to access the records of Toronto Hydro, TEDCO and TCHC. Such access would allow City Council to request the Auditor General’s Office to conduct specific audit work, if at some point the City’s interests were compromised.
The objective of this audit was to assess whether maintenance and cleaning costs for City-owned buildings are being managed economically, efficiently and in compliance with appropriate policies and legislative requirements.
This report is in response to the request of the Toronto Police Services Board that the Auditor General conduct a review of an internally developed information technology project called Enterprise Case and Occurence Processing System (eCOPS).
The attached report entitled, “Recovery of Social Assistance Overpayments, Toronto Social Services,” discusses the findings from our audit in detail and outlines 14 recommendations that will improve the internal controls in the City’s administration of social assistance funds and strengthen program efficiency and effectiveness in recovering overpayments from inactive cases.
The external peer review is to be performed by independent reviewers selected by a committee of the National Association of Local Government Auditors (N.A.L.G.A.). N.A.L.G.A. is a North American organization of local government auditors and includes organizations that have undergone external peer review. Approximately 33 percent of N.A.L.G.A. member organizations have participated in the peer […]
Purpose To provide the Audit Committee with information related to the Auditor General’s proposed process for follow-up on outstanding audit recommendations. Background By-law 457-2002 of the City of Toronto requires that the Auditor General follow up on audit recommendations made in audit reports. Government Auditing Standards state that while management is responsible for addressing audit […]