Complaints to the Fraud and Waste Hotline Program have highlighted issues with attendance management and specifically the potential for employees to misuse sick leave banks, particularly prior to retirement. In view of this, we included a limited review of these issues in our 2008 Work Plan. The overall objective of this review was to assess […]
This is the second audit conducted by the Toronto Auditor General relating to access, equity and human rights. The overall objective of the audit was to determine the extent to which the City has achieved its access, equity and human rights goals. The audit covered the period from January 2004 to September 2008. Since our […]
The objective of this audit was to determine if Toronto Water’s inspection and enforcement activities, including mandatory pollution prevention planning, are effective in ensuring businesses meet the requirements of the City’s Sewer Use By-law (Municipal Code Chapter 681 – Sewers). Our review identified improvements to inspection and enforcement activities and pollution prevention planning. Due to […]
The purpose of this report is to provide the Audit Committee and City Council with the status of financial audits of the City’s Agencies, Boards and Commissions for the year ended December 31, 2007. The majority of audits of the City’s Agencies, Boards and Commissions have been completed and approved by their respective Boards. The […]
We conducted a review of the Affordable Housing Project at 2350 Finch Avenue West at the request of City Council made at its meeting of June 19, 20 and 21, 2007. The request to carry out this review was supported by a significant majority of Council members, and accordingly the Auditor General included this review […]
In 2005, the City of Toronto Auditor General issued a report titled, “Recovery of Social Assistance Overpayments, Toronto Social Services”. The review focused on the administration, monitoring and recovery of inactive social assistance overpayments (cases not currently receiving any assistance) and contained 14 recommendations. As of May 2008, 10 of the 14 recommendations have been […]
The objective of our audit was to review the working relationship between the City and its Agencies, Boards and Commissions in relation to information technology disaster recovery planning, City disaster recovery planning policies and procedures and the role of the Information and Technology Division in the creating, coordinating and overseeing disaster recovery planning initiatives for […]
Response to the Auditor General’s Report Entitled “Review of Court Services, Toronto Police Service”
The purpose of this report is to provide the Audit Committee with the Toronto Police Service’s response to the Auditor General’s report entitled “Review of Court Services, Toronto Police Service.”
The objective of our audit was to review Toronto Transit Commission practices related to the development, management and implementation of information technology projects in order to identify opportunities for improvement as well as cost savings. The key message conveyed in this report relates to the need to coordinate information technology issues with the City. The […]