Item - 2017.EX24.3

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on April 26, 2017 without amendments and without debate.
  • This item was considered by Executive Committee on April 19, 2017 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on April 26, 2017.
  • See also AU8.11

EX24.3 - Revised 2017 Audit Work Plan

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on April 26, 27 and 28, 2017, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council request the Auditor General to report to the Budget Committee with realized savings and potential savings identified through Audits undertaken by the Auditor General. 

Background Information (Committee)

(March 10, 2017) Report and Appendix 1 from the Auditor General on Revised 2017 Audit Work Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-101813.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(April 19, 2017) E-mail from Sharon Yetman (EX.New.EX24.3.1)

EX24.3 - Revised 2017 Audit Work Plan

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the Auditor General to report to the Budget Committee with realized savings and potential savings identified through Audits undertaken by the Auditor General. 

Origin

(March 10, 2017) Report from the Auditor General

Summary

In its deliberation of the City's 2017 budget, City Council approved a temporary increase of $1.0 million to the Auditor General's 2017 Operating Budget to provide additional capacity to undertake value for money audits and investigations, subject to a report back to Audit and Executive Committees on a revised Audit Work Plan.

 

City Council's decision is accessible on the City web site at:

http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2017.EX22.2

 

In response to City Council's direction, the Auditor General submits this revised Work Plan report to the Audit and Executive Committees. The purpose of this report is to advise the Committees of the audit projects that will be added to the Auditor General's 2017 Work Plan.

 

The following four new projects will be added to the 2017 Work Plan:

 

- Audit of Fire Services Operations Command

- Audit of construction contracts issued by the Engineering and Construction Services Division

- Audit of information technology asset management

- Audit of information technology network infrastructure

 

The Auditor General's Forensic Unit will also be undertaking more major investigations with these additional resources.

Background Information

(March 10, 2017) Report and Appendix 1 from the Auditor General on Revised 2017 Audit Work Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-101813.pdf

Communications

(April 19, 2017) E-mail from Sharon Yetman (EX.New.EX24.3.1)

Speakers

Derek Moran
Councillor Frances Nunziata

Motions

1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Gary Crawford (Carried)

That City Council request the Auditor General to report to the Budget Committee with realized savings and potential savings identified through Audits undertaken by the Auditor General.

Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council