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PUC audit bureau reports 17 audits completed, 17 open recommendations and follow‑up underway
Summary
The SFPUC audit bureau presented its quarterly audit and performance review: 17 audits completed to date, 7 audits in progress, and 17 open audit recommendations across four audits; management concurred with BLA recommendations and is implementing changes.
Nancy Hamm, chief financial officer and assistant general manager for business services, presented the audit bureau’s quarterly audit and performance review for the quarter ending Dec. 31.
Hamm said that at the end of the quarter the PUC had completed 17 audits (14 financial and three performance audits) with seven audits in progress and 12 audits scheduled to begin in the second half of the fiscal year. The completed items for the quarter included wholesale revenue requirement reviews, franchise fee audits, an EPA cybersecurity self‑assessment and audited financial statements for water, wastewater, Hetch Hetchy water and power, and CleanPowerSF.
Hamm highlighted the budget and legislative analyst (BLA) Chapter 6 delegated authority performance audit, which found a general lack of documented policies and procedures and available training in procurement and recommended 16 audit recommendations (14 specific to the PUC). Management concurred and has implemented many recommendations; the audit bureau is tracking open recommendations and targets closing them within six months after formal confirmation from the City Service Auditor or the BLA.
Hamm reported 17 open audit recommendations across four audits as of Dec. 31 and said the audit bureau actively monitors implementation; management often implements recommendations during the audit cycle. She identified follow‑up audits and new projects planned for the next quarter, including post‑enrollment verification of customer assistance program participants and an independent privacy audit for CleanPowerSF.
Commissioners asked about timing for formal closure by external audit offices; Hamm said the bureau aims to close recommendations internally within six months but external follow‑up timing is determined by the independent audit offices. Commissioners thanked staff for the presentation.
