Reports
The Office of the City Auditor conducts performance audits of City departments, offices, and agencies in accordance with government auditing standards. Some audit reports recommend ways to reduce costs or increase revenues, while other reports identify opportunities to increase effectiveness, use resources more efficiently, or improve internal controls. The Office of the City Auditor also performs fraud investigations using procedures recommended by the Association of Fraud Examiners. Our investigations of Fraud Hotline complaints have identified waste and abuse of City resources and provide recommendations to correct and further prevent such occurrences.
Audit Reports
2024
Performance Audit of SDPD Overtime
Performance Audit of the City's Street Maintenance Program
Performance Audit of the San Diego Housing Commission's Property Acquisition Process
2023
Agreed-Upon Procedures Report Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2023
Performance Audit of the City's Brush Management on City-Owned Land
Performance Audit of the City's Classified Employee Hiring Process
Performance Audit of the City’s Capital Improvement Project Approval Process
Performance Audit of the San Diego Housing Commissions Homelessness Services Contract Management
- SDHCs Homelessness Services Contract Management Audit Highlights
- Video Presentation to Audit Committee
Re-Review of the 2016 Audit of the City’s Programs Responsible for Improving Pedestrian Safety
- City’s Programs Responsible for Improving Pedestrian Safety Highlights
- Video Presentation to Audit Committee
2022
Agreed-Upon Procedures Report Related on Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2022
Performance Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2021
- Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds - Report Highlights
- Video Presentation to Audit Committee
Performance Audit of SDPDs Use and Management of Body Cameras
Performance Audit of the Citys Financial Condition
Performance Audit of the Citys Get It Done Application and Service Requests Management
- Get It Done Application and Service Requests Management Report Highlights
- Video Presentation to Audit Committee
Performance Audit of the Citys Lease Management and Renewal Process
Performance Audit of the Citys Towing Program
Performance Audit of the Development Services Departments Code Enforcement Division
Performance Audit of Workplace Safety and Workers Compensation
2021
Agreed-Upon Procedures Report Related on Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2021
Performance Audit of Equity in Recreation Programming
Performance Audit of IT Service Delivery Effectiveness
Performance Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2020
- Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds - Report Highlights
- Video Presentation to Audit Committee
Performance Audit of the City's Climate Action Plan
Performance Audit of the Citys General Fund User Fees
Performance Audit of the Citys Major Building Acquisition Process
- The Citys Major Building Acquisition Process - Report Highlights
- City Auditor's Comments to the Revised Management Response to the July 2021 Performance Audit of the Citys Major Building Acquisition Process
- City Auditor's Comments to the City Attorney's Rebuttal Response to the Performance Audit of the City's Major Building Acquisition Process Audit Report
- Video Presentation to Audit Committee
Performance Audit of The Citys Use of Cares Act Funding
- PUD's Industrial Wastewater Control Program - Part II Highlights
- Video Presentation to Audit Committee
2020
Agreed-Upon Procedures Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2020
IT Performance Audit of Citywide Data Classification and Sensitive Data Encryption
IT Performance Audit of Legacy Applications
Performance Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2019
Performance Audit of San Diego Police Departments Data Analysis
Performance Audit of Strategic Human Capital Management II: Employee Performance Management
Performance Audit of the City's Strategic Human Capital Management
Performance Audit of the Citys Efforts to Address Homelessness
Performance Audit of the Citys Public Liability Management
Performance Audit of the Transportation and Stormwater Departments Street Sweeping Section
2019
Agreed-Upon Procedures Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2019
Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2018
Performance Audit of Public Utilities Department's Advanced Metering Infrastructure Implementation
Performance Audit of the Citys Curb Painting Process
Performance Audit of the Citys Financial Condition
Performance Audit of the Citys Right-of-Way Tree Trimming Maintenance Program
2018
Agreed-Upon Procedures Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2018
Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2017
Citywide Human Capital Fact Book
Performance Audit of Community Planning Groups
Performance Audit of Development Impact Fees
Performance Audit of Development Services Accela Permitting System Implementation
Performance Audit of the Citys Annual Employee Compensation Reports
Performance Audit of the Citys Financial Condition
Performance Audit of the Economic Development Department's Business and Industry Incentives Program
Performance Audit of the Fleet Operations Vehicle Acquisition Process
Performance Audit of The Public Utilities Departments Water Billing Operations
Performance Audit of the Public Utilities Departments Water Meter Cover Replacement Program
Performance Audit of the Real Estate Assets Departments Portfolio Management Practices
Performance Audit of the Storm Water Division
2017
Agreed-Upon Procedures Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2017
Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2016
Performance Audit of City Gas and Electric Utility Billing
Performance Audit of the City's Grant Management
Performance Audit of the Citys Quality Management of Street Repaving Projects
Performance Audit of the Communications Departments Charges for Services to Enterprise Funds
Performance Audit of the Economic Development Department's Business Cooperation Program
Performance Audit of the La Jolla Childrens Pool Lifeguard Station
Performance Audit of the Park and Recreation Departments Maintenance Operations
Performance Audit of The San Diego Convention Center
2016
Performance Audit of the San Diego Housing Commission Affordable Housing Fund
Performance Audit of Street Light Repair
Performance Audit of the Affordable / In-Fill Housing and Sustainable Buildings Expedite Program
Performance Audit of The Citys Programs Responsible For Improving Pedestrian Safety
Performance Audit of the San Diego Housing Commission
Performance Audit of the San Diego Public Library System
2014
Performance Audit of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department's Overtime Costs
2013
Performance Audit of the Park and Recreation Departments Playground Maintenance Program
Performance Audit of the Streets Divisions Pothole Repair Operations