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Audit of permitting and IT finds department agreement with recommendations; committee requests fall status report
Summary
The committee received an internal-audit report on permit processes and related IT needs for the Department of Planning and Development and asked staff for a follow-up status update in the fall on implementation of audit recommendations.
The Finance and Government Operations Committee on Jan. 22 received a report from the Finance Agency's internal audit division on permitting processes and information-technology business needs for the Department of Planning and Development.
Robin Rose, internal audit manager, and Lindsay Shimanoer, auditor in charge, presented the engagement as a collaborative consulting audit performed with department management. Rose said the timeline for implementing the audit recommendations depends on department resources and the department's consultant, Barry Dunn, and that internal audit typically follows up about a year after audit issuance to check implementation status.
Jocelyn Oceana, a department manager in Planning and Building, told the committee the implementation timeline is likely about a year and a half because recommendations require analysis and consultant work. Committee members asked for a progress report to return to FGOC in the fall with status updates and identification of any recommendations that need extra resources or other barriers to implementation.
The committee moved to receive the audit report and to request a fall follow-up to update the committee on implementation. There were no public comments on the item. The motion passed by roll call.
Audit staff said they will coordinate with the Department of Planning and Building on implementation timing and provide a status update to FGOC later in the year.
