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SFPUC audit bureau reports two notable citywide audits and 16 open recommendations
Summary
The SFPUC Audit Bureau presented its third-quarter audit and performance review. Staff said the utility participated in two completed citywide audits in Q3 — a public integrity assessment tied to the Rudolph Duane Jones matter and a performance audit of citywide conflicts of interest — and that no findings were attributed to the SFPUC.
Nancy Hamm, chief financial officer and acting GM for Business Services, presented the Audit Bureau’s quarterly audit and performance review for the third quarter ending March 31, fiscal year 2024–25.
Hamm said the bureau has completed 19 audits to date (14 financial and five performance audits), has nine audits in progress, and has 11 audits scheduled to begin in the current and fourth quarters. "As of March 31, there are 16 open audit recommendations across four audits open this year," she said, and staff continue to work on implementing and closing the recommendations.
Hamm spotlighted two completed citywide audits in Q3: a public integrity assessment performed by the City Services Auditor regarding city contracts with a now-suspended vendor, Rudolph Duane Jones, and a performance audit by the Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Legislative Analysts on citywide management of conflicts of interest. Hamm said no audit findings or recommendations were attributed to the SFPUC for those reports.
The public integrity assessment recapped charges filed in August 2023 by the district attorney alleging bribery related to securing city contracts and grants between 2016 and 2020 and included directions for multiple city offices to strengthen controls. Hamm said the PUC terminated all work with the vendor as of September 2023 and that the PUC continues routine coordination with other oversight entities.
Commissioners asked about the status of a multi‑phase revenue bond oversight audit; Hamm said phase two recommendations have been closed and the agency expects a phase three controller’s report soon. Commissioners thanked staff for the bureau’s follow-up and attention to open recommendations.
Public comment earlier in the meeting included a statement by Eileen Volkin of the Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods criticizing prior governance decisions related to the Emergency Firefighting Water System and referencing the transfer of that system to the PUC and documents on earlier agendas. Volkin also referenced the Rudolph Duane Jones matter and said she believed the transfer had been done to balance the city budget. Hamm’s presentation and commissioners’ questions did not attribute findings to the PUC.
Ending: The commission acknowledged the report and asked staff to continue closing audit recommendations and to report back as follow-up work is completed.
