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City Services Auditor presents midyear report; audits planned for bond programs and whistleblower limits noted
Summary
The City Services Auditor reported midyear work including construction and bond expenditure audits, nonprofit oversight findings, and limitations in whistleblower protections; staff said SFGH will receive a closeout audit once claims are resolved and that several bond audits are in fieldwork or scheduled.
Peg Stephenson of the City Services Auditor's office summarized the CSA mid‑year report and work plan, noting the office issues performance and compliance audits across city departments and that a missing street standards report is expected before the end of the quarter. She said the office tracks its work plan against charter mandates and stakeholder requests and described ongoing audits including modular housing, Muni customer service and nonprofit monitoring.
Tanya Lettishue (Comptroller's Office) described construction and bond expenditure audits on the schedule: the office has audited the 2008 SFGH rebuild previously and will conduct a closeout audit once the subcontractor claim is resolved; the 2012 park bond audit is in fieldwork with an expected issue date in April, and other bond audits for 2014 and 2015 programs are planned later in the fiscal year. She added that CSA's construction audit compilation found 31 findings and 65 recommendations across departments and urged better change-order documentation and cost monitoring.
Committee members asked for more detail on nonprofit monitoring (thresholds and dollar values) and on whistleblower protections. Staff said nonprofits included in citywide monitoring generally have contracts totaling at least $250,000 and span many service areas; regarding whistleblower protections, staff stated the ordinance covers employment retaliation but does not protect contractors in all circumstances and that retaliation complaints are handled by the Ethics Commission while CSA investigates alleged misuse of city funds.
Committee members requested clearer public posting of final audits and closing reports (for example, for the SFGH project) and discussed whether CSA can publish a list of issued or nonpublic reports so citizens can use sunshine requests if needed. CSA staff agreed to follow up on posting practices and to continue bond expenditure audits already in progress.
