Auditor-Gen for Local Gov't 2014-15/2016-17 Service Plan

Yesterday - the Office of the Auditor-General for Local Government released its' Service Plan for the years 2014-2015 and 2016-17.  Read the full Service Plan here

Meanwhile - the Audit Themes for the Service Plan for 2014-17 are:

A. Economic Development, Land Use and Transportation Planning and Management

B. Emergency Management and Protective Services

C. Environmental Programs and Services

D. Fiscal and Sustainability Planning, Capacity and Internal Operations

E. Infrastructure Sustainability and Infrastructure Asset Management

F. (Other) Emerging Issues

Finally - as an update on on-going Performance Audits:

a) Achieving Value for Money in Operational Procurement

Affected Local Governments -- City of Port Alberni, City of Surrey, City of Merritt, City of Williams Lake, City of New Westminster and City of Victoria.

Publication Date: August 31, 2014

b) Local Government Performance in Managing Policing Agreements and Police Budget Oversight

Affected Local Governments -- City of Port Alberni, City of Surrey, City of Merritt, City of Williams Lake, City of New Westminster and City of Victoria.

Publication Date: March 31, 2015. No audit reports shall be published between September 2014 and December 2014

c) Learnings from Local Government Capital Procurement Projects and Asset Management Programs

Affected Local Governments -- City of Cranbrook, City of Rossland, District of Sechelt, District of North Vancouver, City of Campbell River and City of Dawson Creek

Publication Date: one individual audit report by March 31, 2014 or early April, 2014. Five individual audit reports will be published by August 31, 2014