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 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 Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan included a review of Transportation Services’ Summer Road Maintenance Program. The Division has recently realigned priorities with more emphasis being placed on road preventive maintenance activities. As a result, additional capital funding has been allocated to road resurfacing in order to extend the useful life of roads. In 2012, […]
The Auditor General’s 2013 Work Plan included a review of City fuel use. The objective of this review was to determine if there are adequate controls in place to monitor fuel used by the City’s fleet. This report contains six recommendations along with a management response to each of the recommendations. The implementation of these […]
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 […]
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 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 […]