Item - 2015.HL6.7
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on September 30, 2015 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Board of Health on September 22, 2015 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on September 30, 2015.
HL6.7 - Amendments to the 2015 Audit Work Plan
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on September 30, October 1 and 2, 2015, adopted the following:
1. City Council amend Attachment 1 to the report (September 4, 2015) from the City Manager in Item EX8.1 so that the request to extend the jurisdiction of the Auditor General to the Board of Health is limited to those programs and expenditures where the City of Toronto funding or user fees constitute the majority of the funding, or when the Board of Health requests the Auditor General conduct an audit.
City Council Decision Advice and Other Information
City Council considered Items EX8.1 and HL6.7 together.
Background Information (Board)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-82300.pdf
Motions (City Council)
HL6.7 and EX8.1:
That City Council amend the Board of Health recommendation to now read as follows:
City Council amend Attachment 1 to the report (September 4, 2015) from the City Manager so that the request to extend the jurisdiction of the Auditor General to the Board of Health is limited to those programs and expenditures where the City of Toronto funding or user fees constitute the majority of the funding, or when the Board of Health requests the Auditor General conduct an audit.
7a - City of Toronto Auditor General's Jurisdiction and the Board of Health
Background Information (Board)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-83637.pdf
HL6.7 - Amendments to the 2015 Audit Work Plan
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Board Recommendations
The Board of Health recommends:
1. City Council not request amendments to the City of Toronto Act which expand the City of Toronto Auditor General's jurisdiction with respect to the Board of Health.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Board of Health:
1. Agreed to exercise its power under Municipal Code 3-15B, and allow the Auditor General to perform an audit of Board of Health programs and services that are 100 percent municipally funded and not provincially mandated, and other programs and services only when the Board deems necessary;
2. Forwarded a copy of the report (September 4, 2015) from the Medical Officer of Health to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, which is leading the provincial review of the City of Toronto Act; and
3. Forwarded the report (September 4, 2015) from the Medical Officer of Health to the provincial Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, the Chief Medical Officer of Health, and the Association of Local Public Health Agencies.
Origin
Summary
City Council on June 10, 11 and 12, 2015, adopted as amended, Item AU2.8 http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2015.AU2.8, and among other things, has requested those agencies, local boards and corporations that are outside of the Auditor General's jurisdiction, to allow the Auditor General to undertake any audits she deems necessary.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-82300.pdf
Motions
That the recommendations in the report (September 4, 2015) from the Medical Officer of Health be adopted.
7a - City of Toronto Auditor General's Jurisdiction and the Board of Health
Origin
Summary
On June 10, 2015, City Council adopted with amendments, the City of Toronto Auditor General's (AG) Report, Amendments to the 2015 Audit Work Plan. In this report, two specific decisions of City Council relate to the Board of Health (BOH) and the AG's jurisdiction. Specifically, Council:
- Requested the City Manager to seek amendments to the City of Toronto Act (COTA), which is currently under review, to allow the AG jurisdiction to audit local boards, including the BOH; and grant the AG power to review any audits that were previously conducted by their Audit departments, and
- Requested those agencies, local boards and corporations currently outside the AG's jurisdiction, including the BOH to allow the AG to undertake any audits deemed necessary until such time as COTA is amended.
This report provides an overview of the AG's current jurisdiction over the BOH under the COTA, as well as current AG powers under the Municipal Code (Municipal Code 3-15 A and B). It also provides a summary of the existing provincial statutes and policies that hold 36 boards of health in Ontario accountable through financial, operational and performance compliance requirements, audits and assessments. These include:
1. the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's (MOHLTC) power to audit boards of health from financial, operational, value-for-money (VFM) and compliance aspects; and
2. the Auditor Statutes Law Amendment Act (ASLAA), which gives the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (OAGO) jurisdiction to undertake VFM audits of local boards of health.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-83637.pdf