Item - 2017.AU10.10
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 7, 2017 without amendments.
- This item was considered by the Audit Committee on October 27, 2017 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 7, 2017.
AU10.10 - Auditor General's Observations on the Quantity of Product Realized from the City's Single Stream Recyclable Material (Blue Bin) Program
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on November 7, 8 and 9, 2017, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to provide sufficient information in offers to purchase the City's processed recyclable products to ensure neither the incumbent purchaser nor the operator of the Material Recovery Facility have an advantage over other potential purchasers.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to rotate City staff assigned to the Material Recovery Facility to the extent feasible.
3. City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to reinforce with City staff assigned to the Material Recovery Facility that they are to bring any issues or concerns about the Material Recovery Facility or the contracted operator/owner of the Facility to their managers.
4. City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, enhance oversight at the Material Recovery Facility by:
a. reviewing month-end inventories of recycled product; and
b. periodically reconciling, by weight, the City material sorted at the facility and shipped to City purchasers.
5. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 12, 2017) from the Auditor General, remain confidential in its entirety as it deals with information about litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations.
Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 12, 2017) from the Auditor General remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it deals with information about litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations.
Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-107808.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
Motions (City Council)
AU10.10 - Auditor General's Observations on the Quantity of Product Realized from the City's Single Stream Recyclable Material (Blue Bin) Program
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations
Committee Recommendations
The Audit Committee recommends that:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to provide sufficient information in offers to purchase the City's processed recyclable products to ensure neither the incumbent purchaser nor the operator of the Material Recovery Facility have an advantage over other potential purchasers.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to rotate City staff assigned to the Material Recovery Facility to the extent feasible.
3. City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to reinforce with City staff assigned to the Material Recovery Facility that they are to bring any issues or concerns about the Material Recovery Facility or the contracted operator/owner of the Facility to their managers.
4. City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, enhance oversight at the Material Recovery Facility by:
a. Reviewing month-end inventories of recycled product.
b. Periodically reconciling, by weight, the City material sorted at the facility and shipped to City purchasers.
5. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1, attached to the report (October 12, 2017) from the Auditor General, remain confidential in its entirety as it deals with information about litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations.
Origin
Summary
The Auditor General was contacted and requested to review a potential shortfall in material recovered through its Single Stream Recyclable Material (Blue Bin) Program to assess the circumstances under which any shortfall of materials took place.
The Auditor General has now completed her review of this issue. The Auditor General's report is included as Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. No evidence of fraudulent activity was identified.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-107808.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1