Two Agencies Follow Through on Only 33% of Recommendations DENVER – The Department of Parks and Recreation refused to provide evidence it took steps to address staffing concerns for park maintenance and the Sheriff Department is still unclear on how to respond to certain types of incidents according to two new audit follow-ups.
Airport Demonstrates Insufficient Oversight for Concessions DENVER – Consistent with a broader audit of airport concessions management earlier this year, a new audit from Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA, found the airport’s Concessions Division is not adequately overseeing how it monitors individual concessions contracts.
Trash and Recycling Doesn’t Have Enough Resources Ahead of 2023 DENVER – Denver’s trash, recycling, and compost service is too understaffed and working with aging, unreliable trucks ahead of the 2023 volume-based pricing program or “pay-as-you-throw” program — which could lead to worsening issues with residential service like missed pickups, according to a new audit from Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA.
2023 Audit Plan Continues Meaningful Audit Work DENVER – Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien’s newly released 2023 Audit Plan includes the most important ongoing audits from this year and several new ones, including on-call contracting and certification for disadvantaged businesses, and businesses owned by women and people of color.
City Improves Monitoring for Construction Costs, Timelines DENVER – The Department of Transportation & Infrastructure improved how it monitors subcontracted work, helping to ensure future projects have better oversight of budgets and timelines, according to a follow-up report out this month from Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA.
Denver Labor Puts $1 Million Back into Workers’ Hands DENVER – Denver Labor, a division of the Denver Auditor’s Office, has officially put more than $1 million back into the hands of workers who earned the city’s minimum wage or prevailing wage this year but were paid less than the law requires.
Denver needs better monitoring for apps and online services DENVER – The city would be better protected from hackers if it managed third-party information technology vendors in a more comprehensive and centralized way, according to an audit out this month from Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA.
City left ‘Caring for Denver’ dollars unspent DENVER – The Denver Police Department and Department of Public Safety are not managing the money they receive from the Caring for Denver Foundation for a co-responder program sufficiently, according to a new grant audit from Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA.
