The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the City’s controls over its fixed assets. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the effectiveness of the internal controls related to recording, reporting, and safeguarding the City’s fixed assets.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed the French Market Corporation’s (FMC) policies and procedures relating to credit cards and expense reimbursements. The review examined internal controls over employee credit card transactions and credit card use and expense reimbursements for the period July 1, 2007 through July 31, 2010.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the City’s controls over purchasing and accounts payable. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the adequacy of the City’s internal controls related to budgeting, bids, purchasing, contracts, disbursements, and wire transfer processes. The audit also evaluated the adequacy of access controls for each software program used to process purchases and accounts payable.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed the travel policy of the New Orleans Municipal Retirement System (NOMERS) and NOMERS’ compliance with the policy.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited Municipal Court’s operating expenses to determine whether 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) sampled 24 active hotels and motels to determine whether hotels collected room taxes and remitted them to the City on time and accurately in accordance with City law. Auditors also determined whether the businesses maintained proper licensing and if the City properly assessed and recorded revenue, interest, and penalties when appropriate.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed Policy Memoranda No. 9(R) and 116(R), which outline the policies for travel and credit card expenses and expense reimbursements to determine whether the policies provided sufficient guidelines for when it would be appropriate to charge for certain expenses.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a performance audit of the Department of Sanitation’s oversight of three seven-year contracts for curbside trash collection awarded after Hurricane Katrina.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a performance review of the cost and management of passenger vehicles of the New Orleans Aviation Board (NOAB). The purpose of the review was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of NOAB’s fleet management activities.
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a performance review of the cost and management of passenger vehicles of the Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff’s Office (OPCSO). The objective of the review was to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the fleet and to obtain and evaluate information about the size and cost of OPCSO’s fleet of passenger vehicles.
