Item - 2016.AU5.7
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on March 31, 2016 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by Audit Committee on March 7, 2016 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on March 31, 2016.
AU5.7 - Response to the Toronto Police Services Board’s Audit Requests
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on March 31 and April 1, 2016, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct that a copy of Items AU5.7 and AU5.8 be forwarded to the Chair, Toronto Police Services Board, with a request that he direct the Transformation Task Force to review these Items, and include any necessary recommendations in its Final Report which would support improved accountability and transparency, as previously addressed in Item AU2.8 (headed "Amendments to the 2015 Audit Workplan", adopted, as amended, by City Council on June 10, 11 and 12, 2015).
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-90815.pdf
(February 18, 2016) Placeholder Report from the Auditor General - Response to the Toronto Police Services Board's Audit Requests
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-90816.pdf
AU5.7 - Response to the Toronto Police Services Board’s Audit Requests
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Audit Committee recommends that:
1. City Council direct that a copy of Items AU5.7 and AU5.8 be forwarded to the Chair, Toronto Police Services Board, with a request that he direct the Transformation Task Force to review these Items, and include any necessary recommendations in its Final Report which would support improved accountability and transparency, as previously addressed in Item AU2.8 (headed "Amendments to the 2015 Audit Workplan", adopted, as amended, by City Council on June 10, 11 and 12, 2015).
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Audit Committee considered the following Items together:
- AU5.7, headed "Response to the Toronto Police Services Board’s Audit Requests"; and
- AU5.8, headed "Response from the Toronto Police Services Board: Role of the Auditor General - City Council Motion and Auditor General’s Presentation".
Origin
Summary
The purpose of this report is to provide the Audit Committee with the Auditor General’s plan to address the Toronto Police Services Board’s (“the Board”) recent audit requests.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-90815.pdf
(February 18, 2016) Placeholder Report from the Auditor General - Response to the Toronto Police Services Board's Audit Requests
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-90816.pdf
Motions
That the Audit Committee recommend that:
1. City Council direct that a copy of Items AU5.7 and AU5.8 be forwarded to the Chair, Toronto Police Services Board, with a request that he direct the Transformation Task Force to review these Items, and include any necessary recommendations in its Final Report which would support improved accountability and transparency, as previously addressed in Item AU2.8 (headed "Amendments to the 2015 Audit Workplan", adopted, as amended, by City Council on June 10, 11 and 12, 2015).
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Mar-07-2016
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - AU5.7 - Matlow - Motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 5 | Members that voted Yes are Stephen Holyday, Chin Lee (Chair), Josh Matlow, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Frances Nunziata |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 1 | Members that were absent are Rob Ford |