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APD Officers Fully Trained on Accepting Citizen Complaints

No exceptions were noted for the procedures above. All petty cash funds were accounted for at fiscal year-end, and subsequently deposited in the SID’s main checking account.

The Office of Internal Audit (OIA) conducted counts of petty cash funds and deposit verifications for the Special Investigations Division (SID) of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). The primary objectives of the non-audit service were to determine if all petty cash funds entrusted to custodians are accounted for at fiscal year-end and are subsequently deposited in the SID’s main checking account.

The Office of Internal Audit (OIA) passed its peer review on October 20, 2016. Government Auditing Standards (GAS) issued by the Comptroller General of the United States Government Accountability Office requires audit organizations to have an external peer review at least once every three years. The external peer review determines whether the reviewed organization's internal quality control system is adequate and whether quality control policies and procedures are being complied with to provided the audit organization with reasonable assurance of conforming with applicable professional standards.

In an effort to gather information, OIA contacted the Office of the Mayor. Following this request, it was determined that, for at least the past 15 years, no one had been in charge of overseeing the process or preparing and submitting quarterly reports. The Director of the Office of Diversity has agreed to take over this task and will report according to §5-6 ROA 1994.

Change orders to construction contracts are not uncommon. Since 2013, change orders for the Aviation Department’s construction projects, increased the average total project cost by 4.4 percent. Change order No. 1 of the AIS Terminal Restroom Remodeling Project exceeded the average and was an 82 percent increase of the original project value.

Effective contract monitoring is an important aspect to ensure contractual compliance. Through effective monitoring of contract requirements and personnel certifications, Advantage Barricade will help to ensure complete compliance with its City contract.

By taking steps to align City Regulations with process, and implementing internal controls that will monitor vacation and sick leave changes in PeopleSoft, the City can increase the assurance that all employees are receiving correctly calculated and applied benefits. Clarifying the City’s position related to providing benefits that do not currently fall under Ordinance, AIs or CBAs will ensure the City applies those benefits consistently to all eligible employees.

A PDF of the Paratransit Certification Application.