City auditor details follow-up on 22 audits; police, Laguna Honda and airport among items still in progress

The Board of Supervisors’ Government Audit and Oversight Committee heard on July 28 from the City Services Auditor about the office’s audit follow-up process and the status of recommendations to city departments.

Audit director Tania Lettigier told the committee the office requires an initial departmental response when a draft audit is issued, then follows up at six months, one year and, if necessary, two years. "Once we determine that it is sufficient, then we deem that particular recommendation or audit finding closed," she said.

Lettigier said the auditor’s office had 10 closed reports, 10 open reports and two active reports at the time the agenda was posted, and that a later review closed an additional 10 audits. She highlighted systemic problems at several agencies: the Arts Commission’s African American Arts and Culture Complex showed weak controls over expenditures and payroll; the Municipal Transportation Agency and Police…