Report to/Rapport au :

 

Council

Conseil

 

11 June 2008 / le 11 juin 2008

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Alain Lalonde, Auditor General/Vérificateur général

 

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Alain Lalonde, Auditor General

(613) 580-2424 x14975, Alain.Lalonde@ottawa.ca

 

City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville

Ref N°: ACS2008-OAG-BVG-0005

 

 

SUBJECT:

OFFICE OF THE AUDIToR GENERAL - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT AND 2007 DETAILED AUDIT REPORTS - REPORT TABLING

 

 

OBJET :

BUREAU DU VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL - RAPPORT ANNUEL 2007 ET RAPPORTS DE VÉRIFICATION DÉTAILLÉS 2007 - RAPPORT PRÉSENTANT

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive and table the 2007 Annual Report and 2007 Detailed Audit Reports of the Office of the Auditor General at its meeting on June 11, 2008 for referral to the appropriate Standing Committee, and for subsequent consideration and approval of the audit recommendations by Council at its meeting on June 25, 2008.

 

That, at its meeting on June 25, 2008, Council refer all audit recommendations where management is in disagreement to the Council Audit Working Group for resolution.

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Conseil reçoit et présente le Rapport annuel 2007 et les Rapports de vérification détaillés 2007 du Bureau du vérificateur général le 11 juin 2008  et réfère au Comité permanent approprié et pour considération ultérieure et approbation des recommandations de ces vérifications par le Conseil, à sa réunion du 25 juin 2008.

 

Cela, à sa réunion le 25 juin 2008, le Conseil renvoie toutes les recommandations des vérifications où l'administration est en désaccord au Groupe de travail du Conseil sur la vérification pour résolution.

 

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

On May 9, 2007, Council approved the Office of the Auditor General’s 2006 Annual Report, which included the 2007 audit plan.  With the exception of several audits that are still underway and that will be presented later this year, the  annual report contains all the results of work identified in the 2007 work plan, plus a number of additional projects that were successfully completed.

 

Discussion

 

In accordance with the reporting protocol approved by Council for the Office of the Auditor General on November 28, 2007, the attached reports are being tabled today for transmittal to the appropriate Standing Committee.  The reports will then be presented to Council for discussion and approval at its meeting of June 25, 2008.

 

With regard to confidential audits, the reporting protocol directs that those audit reports be reported to Council at an in camera session.  Also as directed by Council, the 2006 confidential audits which were not reported to Council last year will be presented in camera.

 

The third Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) of the City of Ottawa summarizes the activities of the OAG during 2007.  Included is a summary of the results of all audits completed during 2007 along with the management responses to all recommendations.  Also included is the third Annual Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline.

 

The second document, in three volumes, contains the full detailed reports for all audits completed in 2007. 

 

 

 

CONSULTATION

 

Consultation with management occurred throughout all audits.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

Any financial implications of the OAG’s recommendations are outlined in the detailed reports.  Management have also identified financial implications in their responses to specific recommendations.

 

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

The following reports issued separately to Members of Council and on file with the City Clerk:

 

2007 Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General

 

2007 Rapport annuel du Bureau du vérificateur général

 

2007 Detailed Audit Reports of the Office of the Auditor General, Volumes I, II and III

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

The attached reports will be referred to the appropriate Standing committee, and for subsequent consideration and approval of the audit recommendations by Council at its meeting on June 25, 2008.