Annual Work Plan for FY2017·18 -Office of the City Auditor

From Honolulu Auditor, July 1, 2017

In accordance with the City Charter Section 3-502.1(c), we submit to the Honolulu City Council our plan of proposed audits for FY2017-18 as follows:

Projects in Process

• Audit of City's Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance Program (Resolution 15-281, CD1 )
• Audit of the City's Recycling Program (Resolution 15-315)
• Audit of City Bulky Item Collection Service
• Audit of the City's Homeless Program

Charter Mandated Projects

• Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). Financial audit of city and county financial statements for FY2017. Audit by external auditors under OCA contract is underway. External audit includes:
  • City and County of Honolulu- Public Transportation System - Bus and Paratransit Operations, Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules, June 30, 2017
  • City and County of Honolulu- Sewer Fund Financial Statements, June 30, 2017
  • Financial Audit of the City and County of Honolulu for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2017 - Management Letter
  • Single Audit of Federal Financial Assistance Programs

Self-Initiated Projects

• Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report (FY 2017). Report contains citywide and department specific statistics, information and data on city missions, goals, services and programs. Report quantifies inputs, outputs, performance measures, comparisons, and trends over five years. This is the eighth SEA for Honolulu.  This project includes:
  • National Citizen Survey (NCS)™ City and County of Honolulu (2017) Community Livability Report
  • National Citizen Survey (NCS)™ City and County of Honolulu (2017) Dashboard Summary of Findings Report
  • National Citizen Survey (NCS)™ City and County of Honolulu (2017) Trends Over Time Report
  • National Citizen Survey (NCS) ™ City and County of Honolulu (2017) Technical Appendices
• Citizen-Centric Report 2017
• Audit of City Grants Recipients
• Audit of City Plastic Bag Program
• Audit of Department of Enterprise Services Operations
• Audit of Department of Parks and Recreation Services
• Audit of P-Card Purchases. Ongoing review of FY2017/FY2018 p-card purchases.
• Audit Recommendations Status Report. Follow-up of prior outstanding audit recommendations.
• Office of the City Auditor Annual Report

Outstanding Council Resolutions

• Audit of the Honolulu Ethics Commission (Resolution 16-164, CD1)

Other Projects

Other projects as requested by the Honolulu City Council

We will continue to provide the Honolulu City Council and the public with information on city programs and operations in support of the openness and transparency in government initiatives. We will also continue the important work of pursuing accountability, efficiency, effectiveness, and economy in government operations for the City and County of Honolulu.

--Edwin S.W. Young, City Auditor