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Controller's audits find lease, inventory and royalty problems at SFPUC; agency pledges reforms
Summary
A Controller—s Office presentation to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee on March 10 summarized six audits of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission that found lease-management deficiencies, uncollected charges, obsolete inventory and potential underpayments by a quarry operator; the SFPUC committed to staffing changes, system upgrades and six-month follow-up reporting.
The Controller—s Office presented six performance audits of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) on March 10, finding a pattern of lease-management weaknesses, billing and inventory shortcomings, and recoverable or potentially recoverable revenue shortfalls.
Tanya Lettigy, director of audits in the Controller—s Office, told the committee the audits covered FY 2009—10 and 2010—11 and included compliance and management reviews as well as construction project audits. On two golf-course leases auditors found Sunol paid $1,000,000 and Crystal Springs $2,900,000 in rent but SFPUC did not assess late charges totaling $77,320 and the lessees had not always submitted required quarterly gross-revenue statements or timely CPA reports.
The Controller—s Office flagged broader fixed-rent lease problems: three tenants lacked required insurance coverage, SFPUC did not collect full…
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