The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an audit report on the Sewerage and Water Board’s collection of sanitation fees. The audit revealed that 35.6 percent of accounts were delinquent and uncollected fees were $3.1 million in 2010 and $8.5 million in 2011. The report observed that the system was ineffective because of insufficient consequences for non-payment.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) followed up on its 2011 report “City of New Orleans Purchasing and Accounts Payable Internal Control Performance Audit.” The purpose of the follow‐up of was to determine if the City implemented corrective actions in response to problems identified in the original report.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of the accounting and use of nongovernmental donations made to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and administered by the City of New Orleans. The City issued a donations policy after the report was finalized, but it did not implement any other corrective actions.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed the supplemental payments disbursed by the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office to employees and contractors. The objective of the review was to review the accounting process was in compliance with city policies, and state and federal laws regarding supplemental payments.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed the City’s Payroll Clearing Fund to evaluate the accuracy of the Payroll Clearing Fund as well as the completeness and accuracy of the annual and sick time accruals.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) followed up on its 2011 report “French Market Corporation’s (FMC) Credit Card and Expense Reimbursement Policies.” The objective of the follow‐up report was to determine whether the actions proposed in the FMC’s response to the recommendations from the 2011 Report were implemented and operating effectively.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) followed up on its 2011 report “A Performance Audit of the Municipal Court’s Remittances to the City.” Auditors conducted the follow-up to determine whether the Court had implemented OIG recommendations designed to ensure that the Court remitted money to the City’s Finance Department in accordance with state law, maintained adequate records of fines and fees collected, and disbursed fine and fee revenues to the agencies designated to receive them.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) followed up on its April 2011 report “Municipal Employees’ Retirement System Travel Policy.” The purpose of the follow up was to determine if corrective actions were implemented to address problems identified in the original report.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) performed agreed-upon procedures to determine the amount of unused funds in the City’s Urban Development Action Grand Fund (UDAG) and the outstanding loan receivable balance in that fund as of December 31, 2010.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a letter to the City’s Chief Administrative Officer to communicate that vehicles assigned to Municipal and Traffic Court are the City’s property and there is no legal requirement to provide this benefit.
