Office of the Auditor General

In 2006, the position of Auditor General was created to ensure financial transparency and accountability to residents and City clients. Reporting to Council, the Auditor General is responsible for performance and compliance audits of all programs to assist Council and its administrators to be accountable for the quality of stewardship over public funds and for the achievement of value for money in City operations.  The formal mandate for the Office of the Auditor General is attached.

To fulfil this mandate and support continuous improvement within the City, the Office of the Auditor General will complete compliance and financial audits to ensure internal controls are in place and operating effectively as well as value-for-money audits of all significant programs. The results of these audits will be posted on this website.

In 2008 and 2009, the Office of the Auditor General completed reviews of six major programs within the City to identify opportunities for improvement and to maximize value to residents. The results of these reviews and the applicable resident satisfaction surveys can be viewed by clicking on the links below.

• View the Program Review of Parks Services
• View the Program Review of Waste Collection Services
• View the Program Review of Winter Maintenance
• View the Program Review of Fleet Services
• View the Program Review of Facility and Project Management Services
• View the Program Review of Fire Services
• View the Results of the Parks Services Survey 
• View the Results of the Residential Waste Collection Survey 
• View the Results of the Winter Maintenance Survey 
• View the Results of the Fire Prevention Extinguisher Training Survey and of the Fire Prevention Public Education Training Survey (pdf) 

A number of audits and reviews of programs were completed between 2008 and 2012.

• View the Audit Report on the Process Followed by City Council & Staff to Raise Questions in the 2006 Municipal Election (pdf)
• View the Audit of Recreation and Culture Services Branch
• View the Results of the Recreation and Culture Resident Satisfaction Survey
• View the Audit of Controls over Parking Revenues
• View the Audit of Economic Development Services Branch
• View the Review of Purchasing By-law 67-2004 and Associated Purchasing Processes
• View the Review of Services Shared with the Oshawa Public Library
• View the Audit of the Building Permits and Inspection Services Branch
• View the Value-for-Money Audit of Service Oshawa
• View the Audit of Receipts in City's Recreation Facilities 
• View the Value-for-Money Audit of Planning Services Branch
• View the Value-for-Money Audit of the Road Operations Section within the Works & Transportation Services Branch (pdf)
• View the Value-for-Money Audit of the Municipal Law Enforcement and Licensing Services Branch
• View the Review of the Proposed Relocation of MLE Staff to 44 Simcoe Street South
• View the Follow-Up Review of Fleet Services
• View the Audit of Controls over Cash Receipts in the City's Recreation Facilities
• View the Results of the Follow-Up Report on Program Review of Facilities Management Services

Status Reports, Corporate Risk Management and Audit Plans

• View the Annual Report on the Status of Program Review and Audit Recommendations
• View the Revised Multi-Year Audit Plan for the Auditor General's Office
• View the Financial Performance of the Auditor General's Office
• View the Corporate Risk Management Policy and Process
• View the Multi-Year Audit Plan

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