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Recent stories about audit reports and local government auditing submitted by our members.  To add a story just click on the keyboard graph for Audits in the News down on the left side there, and fill out the form!
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1 Windsor, Ontario officials violated own rules: audit
Officials in Windsor, Ont., demonstrated a lack of awareness or complete misunderstanding of some of the most basic principles of the laws governing the city when it oversaw the construction of one of its downtown buildings, an audit report has found. 		57
2 Audit Finds Lack Of Oversight for Mental Health Client Funds
A new report warns that funds belonging to the City of Berkeley’s mental health clients could be in danger of being lost, stolen or misused due to a lack of oversight by city officials. 		41
3 City shells out millions for outside consultants: city audit report
An audit report shows that the Edmonton is spending millions and millions of dollars on outside consultants. And over the decade, the city has increased how much its spending on consultations by 30 per cent a year. 		42
4 Traffic Tickets Go Unpaid in Dallas
Unpaid photo enforcement tickets have plagued private vendors. A report by the Dallas, Texas City Auditor released in March showed that municipalities are also feeling the pinch as four out of five motorists ignored municipal traffic tickets.
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5 City Controller: Office Depot overcharges The City by nearly $6M
Office Depot overcharged The City at least $5.75 million for office supplies and did not comply with some terms of the contract, a City Controller’s audit said. 		83
6 Audit reveals questionable Placer County spending
Placer County’s development department skirted county and department policies in failing to log receipts for purchases, skipping required approvals for orders of supplies and made questionable purchases, according to a new internal audit. The audit examined expenditures within the Community Development Resources Agency and the report detailed instances of credit-card approval problems, excessive tipping, unexplained meal receipts, and inappropriate purchases of a computer.
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7 Audit says city, authority share fault for lagging East Austin redevelopment
The City of Austin and the Austin Revitalization Authority are both to blame for delays in redevelopment work along East 11th and East 12th streets, a city audit has concluded. 		291
8 Audit shows cost overruns and mangled management of Oregon Zoo projects
The Oregon Zoo's construction projects in the past five years have been plagued by cost overruns, delays and disjointed management, an audit shows, calling into question the zoo's ability to handle multiple projects funded by a $125 million construction bond voters approved last year. 		297
9 Half of SF Muni surveillance cameras fail in audit
The onboard video surveillance equipment on more than half of Muni's buses and trains was not fully operational when an emergency audit was ordered by the San Francisco transit agency after the stabbing of an 11-year-old boy on a city bus last month. 		313
10 Judge Orders District of Columbia to Open Real Estate Records
A judge today ordered the District of Columbia to open up a batch of records to the city's auditor after it tried to deny her request for access. 		408
11 KC Metro Transit could save millions by more efficient scheduling, audit says
King County Metro Transit could save $16 million to $23 million a year just by scheduling its buses more efficiently, according to a new audit report. 		473

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