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.

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

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

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

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
• Multi-Year Audit Plan

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