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2008 Audits

05-14-08 -- 08-01-106F2 Second Follow-Up - City Management of the Downtown Action Team Lease and the Downtown Albuquerque Business Improvement District

The Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI) performed a second follow-up of Audit No. 01-106DAT, Management of the Downtown Action Team (DAT) Lease and the Downtown Albuquerque Business Improvement District (BID), which was issued August 25, 2004. OIAI issued the first follow-up report on August 30, 2006. The purpose of our follow-up is to report on the progress made by the City in addressing our findings and recommendations.

05-14-08 -- 07-04-104F Follow-Up - ABQ Ride Department Revenues

The Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI) performed a follow-up of Audit No. 04-104, ABQ Ride Department (ABQ Ride) Revenue, issued July 27, 2005. The purpose of our follow-up is to report on the progress made by ABQ Ride management in addressing our findings and recommendations.

05-14-08 -- 08-106 - Special Audit - Transportation Demand Management - ABQ Ride Department

The Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI) conducted a special audit of the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program operated by the ABQ Ride Department (ABQ Ride). The TDM program is funded by a federal flow-through grant with the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT). In Fiscal Year 2007 (FY07) ABQ Ride executed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the NMDOT to provide for the TDM program.

01-30-08 -- 07-03-126F Follow-Up - ABQ Ride Department Payroll

The Office of Internal Audit and Investigations performed a Follow-up of Audit No. 03-126, ABQ Ride Department (ABQ Ride) Payroll, issued October 7, 2003. The purpose of our follow-up is to report on the progress made by ABQ Ride management in addressing our findings and recommendations.

11-28-07 -- 07-102 - Management Audit - Lodgers' Tax Receipts, DFAS

A five percent tax is collected by lodging facilities located within the Albuquerque City limits for rooms rented 30 days or less. The lodging facilities remit the tax collected to the City on a monthly basis. As of June 30, 2006, the City had approximately 175 lodging facilities. These facilities included hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, RV parks, hostels and apartment complexes.

11-28-07 -- 07-101B - Citywide Fiscal Year 2006 Year-End Close

The City of Albuquerque (City) operating budget is prepared annually for the General, Enterprise, Special Revenue, Internal Service, Debt Service and Capital Project funds. Each year the City is required to have a balanced budget so that expenditures cannot exceed revenues and other sources.

11-28-07 -- 07-108 - Management Audit - Utility Billing Process, DMD

The Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) provides electric and natural gas services for City of Albuquerque (City) operations. FY 2007 PNM charges totaled approximately $16 million. There are approximately 2,730 PNM electric accounts and 84 natural gas (gas) accounts billed on a monthly basis. The Department of Municipal Development (DMD) operates the utility billing process.

09-20-07 -- 07-04-112F - Follow-Up - Payroll Audit - Council Services

The Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI) performed a follow-up of 04-112, Payroll Audit, Council Services Department (Council Services) dated February 22, 2006. The purpose of our follow-up is to report on the progress made by Council Services management in addressing our findings and recommendations.

09-20-07 -- 07-107 - Special Audit - Purchasing Card Program

The Purchasing Card (PCard) program has been in full use by the City of Albuquerque (City) since the year 2000. In FY 2006 the City made 15,270 PCard purchases, representing approximately $3.4 million. There were 444 PCard cardholders and 103 PCard coordinators. Currently the City operates the program under the State of New Mexico agreement with Bank of America (BOA).

09-20-07 -- 07-05-109F - Follow-Up - Physical Security - Treasury Division - DFAS

The Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI) performed a follow-up of Audit No. 05-109, Treasury Division Physical Security, issued October 26, 2005. The purpose of our follow-up is to report on the progress made by the Department of Finance and Administrative Services (DFAS) Treasury Division (Treasury) management in addressing our findings and recommendations.

09-20-07 -- 07-103B - Citywide Fiscal Year 2007 Third Quarter

City Ordinance 2-10-11 (B) ROA 1994 requires the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI) to perform reviews of City expenditures and encumbrances at the end of the second through fourth quarters of each fiscal year. This report is presented to the City Council to satisfy the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 third quarter requirement. The review was conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.

07-25-07 -- 04-108 - Management Audit - Accounts Payable

The Department of Finance and Administrative Services (DFAS), Accounts Payable Division (AP), is responsible for verifying, researching, and paying vendor invoices. The City’s accounts payable system is MARS/G. Albuquerque Housing Services (AHS) has a separate accounts payable system.