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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

2026

Performance Audit of Brush Management on Private Property

Performance Audit of the City's Response to Homeless Encampments Since the Unsafe Camping Ordinance

Re-Review: Performance Audit of the Fire-Rescue Department's Emergency Medical Response Process

Performance Audit of the City's Management of Its Leased Golf Property Portfolio

2025

Performance Audit of the Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2024

Performance Audit of the City's Key Performance Indicators

Agreed-Upon Procedures Report Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2025

Performance Audit of the City's Disaster Response

Performance Audit of Fire-Rescue Overtime

Performance Audit of the City's Trash, Recycling, and Organics Collection and Handling

Performance Audit of the City's Grants Program

Performance Audit of the City's Fleet Maintenance

2024

Performance Audit of the Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2023

Agreed-Upon Procedures Report Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2024

Performance Audit of the City's Contract Management Process

Performance Audit of Facility Maintenance

Re-Review of the 2013 Audit of the City's Pothole Repair Operations

Performance Audit of the San Diego Housing Commission's Property Acquisition Process

Performance Audit of SDPD Overtime

Performance Audit of the City's Street Maintenance Program

2023

Performance Audit of the Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2022

Agreed-Upon Procedures Report Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2023

Re-Review of the 2016 Audit of the City’s Programs Responsible for Improving Pedestrian Safety

Performance Audit of the City's Classified Employee Hiring Process

Performance Audit of the City's Brush Management on City-Owned Land

Performance Audit of the City’s Capital Improvement Project Approval Process

Performance Audit of the San Diego Housing Commissions Homelessness Services Contract Management

2022

Performance Audit of the Citys Towing Program

Performance Audit of the Citys Get It Done Application and Service Requests Management

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

Performance Audit of SDPDs Use and Management of Body Cameras

Performance Audit of the Development Services Departments Code Enforcement Division

Performance Audit of Workplace Safety and Workers Compensation

Performance Audit of the Citys Lease Management and Renewal Process

Performance Audit of the Citys Financial Condition

2021

Performance Audit of Equity in Recreation Programming

Performance Audit of the Citys General Fund User Fees

Agreed-Upon Procedures Report Related on Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2021

Performance Audit of the Citys Major Building Acquisition Process

Performance Audit of The Citys Use of Cares Act Funding

Performance Audit of IT Service Delivery Effectiveness

Performance Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2020

Performance Audit of the Public Utilities Department's Industrial Wastewater Control Program - Part II

Performance Audit of the City's Climate Action Plan

2020

IT Performance Audit of Legacy Applications

Performance Audit of Strategic Human Capital Management II: Employee Performance Management

Performance Audit of the Purchasing and Contracting Department's Small Local Business Enterprise Program

Performance Audit of San Diego Police Departments Data Analysis

Performance Audit of the Transportation and Stormwater Departments Street Sweeping Section

Agreed-Upon Procedures Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2020

Follow-Up Performance Audit of the Public Utilities Departments Industrial Wastewater Control Program

Performance Audit of the Citys Public Liability Management

IT Performance Audit of Citywide Data Classification and Sensitive Data Encryption

Performance Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2019

Performance Audit of the City's Strategic Human Capital Management

Performance Audit of the Citys Efforts to Address Homelessness

Performance Audit of Development Services Department Administration of Deposit Accounts for Development Projects

2019

Performance Audit of the Citys Financial Condition

Agreed-Upon Procedures Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2019

Performance Audit of Public Utilities Department's Advanced Metering Infrastructure Implementation

Performance Audit of the Public Utilities Department Customer Support Division Customer Service Office (Call Center)

Performance Audit of the Citys Right-of-Way Tree Trimming Maintenance Program

Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2018

Performance Audit of the Citys Administration of Joint Use Agreements with San Diego Unified School District

Performance Audit of the Citys Curb Painting Process

2018

Performance Audit of Community Planning Groups

Performance Audit of the Citys Annual Employee Compensation Reports

Performance Audit of Development Services Accela Permitting System Implementation

Performance Audit of the Fleet Operations Vehicle Acquisition Process

Agreed-Upon Procedures Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2018

Performance Audit of the Public Utilities Departments Water Meter Cover Replacement Program

Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2017

Performance Audit of The Public Utilities Departments Water Billing Operations

Performance Audit of the Real Estate Assets Departments Portfolio Management Practices

Citywide Human Capital Fact Book

Performance Audit of the Citys Financial Condition

Performance Audit of the Storm Water Division

Performance Audit of Development Impact Fees

Performance Audit of the Economic Development Department's Business and Industry Incentives Program

2017

Performance Audit of the City's Grant Management

Performance Audit of the Communications Departments Charges for Services to Enterprise Funds

Performance Audit of the Park and Recreation Departments Maintenance Operations

Performance Audit of the Economic Development Department's Business Cooperation Program

Performance Audit of the La Jolla Childrens Pool Lifeguard Station

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 the Citys Quality Management of Street Repaving Projects

Performance Audit of The City's Management of Its Advisory Boards

Performance Audit of the Special Event Permit Application Process

Performance Audit of City Gas and Electric Utility Billing

Performance IT Audit of the City of San Diegos SAP Privileged User Access Management Process

Performance Audit of The San Diego Convention Center

2016

Performance Audit of the Affordable / In-Fill Housing and Sustainable Buildings Expedite Program

Performance Audit of Street Light Repair

Agreed-Upon Procedures Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory - Fiscal Year 2016

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 Housing Commission Affordable Housing Fund

Audit of the Citys Implementation of San Diego County Grand Jury Recommendations Related to Property and Evidence Management

Audit of Accounts of Public Officials Terminating Office in Fiscal Year 2016

Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2015

Performance Audit of the San Diego Public Library System

Audit of Selected Contracts

Audit of the City Treasurer's Business and Rental Tax Online Payment Collection Systems

Performance Audit of the City's Street Preservation Ordinance

Performance Audit of the City's Overhead Rate Calculation Process

2015

Audit Memo Regarding San Diego Public Library Internal Control Issues

Performance Audit of the Code Enforcement Division

Performance Audit of the City's Business Improvement District Program

Agreed-Upon Procedures Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory

Audit of Accounts of Public Officials Terminating Office in Fiscal Year 2015

Performance Audit of the City's Financial Condition

Performance Audit of Citywide Other/Special Funds

Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2014

Performance Audit of the Fire-Rescue Department, Lifeguard Services Division

Performance Audit of the Real Estate Assets Department, Airports Division

Performance Audit of Citywide Contract Oversight

Performance Audit of the Citys Public Right-of-Way Maintenance Activities

Performance Audit of the Park and Recreation Departments Golf Division

Interim Memorandum on the Performance Audit of Citywide Contract Oversight

Performance Audit of the Utilities Undergrounding Program

2014

Performance Audit of the Community Parking District Program

Performance Audit of Balboa Park Celebration, Inc.

Audit of Accounts of Public Officials Terminating Office in Fiscal Year 2014

Agreed-Upon Procedures Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory

Performance Audit of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department's Overtime Costs

Performance Audit of the San Diego Convention Centers HR Systems

Performance Audit of the Citys Waste Reduction and Recycling Programs

Performance Audit of the Office of Homeland Security

Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2013

Performance Audit of the San Diego Convention Centers Financial Systems

Performance Audit of Public Utilities Department's Reserves

Performance Audit of the Real Estate Assets Department - Residential Property Leases

Performance Audit of Community Facilities Districts

Performance Audit of the Graffiti Control Program

Performance Audit of Employee Add-on Pays

2013

Performance Audit of IT Web Services

Performance Audit of the Personnel Department

Performance Audit of the Public Utilities Departments Customer Support Division

Audit of Accounts of Public Officials Terminating Office in Fiscal Year 2013

Agreed-Upon Procedures Related to the Central Stores Physical Inventory

Performance Audit of Police Patrol Operations

Performance Audit of Publishing Services

Audit of Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2012

Performance Audit of the Transportation and Storm Water Departments Utilities Undergrounding Program

Performance Audit of the Public Utilities Departments Industrial Wastewater Control Program

Performance Audit of the Park and Recreation Departments Playground Maintenance Program

Performance Audit of the Zoological Exhibits Fund

Performance Audit of the Streets Divisions Pothole Repair Operations

2012

Performance Audit of the Citys Overtime Controls

Performance Audit of the Public Utilities Departments Valve Maintenance Program

Performance Audit of the Real Estate Assets Department

Performance Audit of the Public Utilities Department's Chemical Purchases

Performance Audit of the General Services Department - Facilities Maintenance Division

Performance Audit of the Economic Development Program

Performance Audit of the Procurement Card Program

Performance Audit of the San Diego Convention Centers Information Technology Infrastructure

Central Stores Agreed-Upon Procedures Inventory Count Fiscal Year 2012

Performance Audit of the Development Services Departments Project Tracking System

Performance Audit of the Mission Bay Improvement Fund

Performance Audit of Facilities' Purchases Under the MRO Agreements

Performance Audit of the Mission Bay Improvement Fund

Performance Audit of the Purchasing and Contracting Department

Performance Audit of the Fire-Rescue Department's Emergency Medical Dispatch Process

Close Out Audit of William Anderson, Former City Planning and Community Investment Director

2011

Performance Audit of the San Diego Police Department's Permits and Licensing Unit

Performance Audit of the San Diego City Employees' Retirement System

Performance Audit of Public Utilities Capital Improvement Program

Performance Audit of the Take-Home Use of City Vehicles

Central Stores Agreed-Upon Procedures Inventory Count - FY2011

Performance Audit of the Animal Services Agreement Between the City of San Diego and the County of San Diego

Close Out Audit of Naresh Lachmandas, Former Department of Information Technology Director

Close Out Audit of David Jarrell, Former Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Public Works

Performance Audit of the Parking Administration Program

Close Out Audit of Donna Frye, Former Council Member - District 6

Performance Audit of Fire-Rescue's Emergency Medical Services

Evaluation of Bid-to-Goal Gainsharing Goals

Close Out Audit of Patti Boekamp, Former Engineering and Capital Projects Director

Follow-up Audit of the Development Services Department's Collection of Water and Sewer Fees

Audit of the Enterprise Resource Planning System Implementation

Close Out Audit of James M. Barrett, Former Public Utilities Director

2010

Managed Competition Tool Memo

Performance Audit of Street Maintenance

Performance Audit of City Treasurer's Delinquent Accounts Program

Performance Audit of the Fire Prevention Activities Within the City of San Diego

Performance Audit of Risk Management's Public Liability and Loss Recovery Division

Close Out Audit of Nader Tirandazi, Former Financial Management Director

Central Stores Agreed-Upon Procedures Inventory Count - FY2010

Performance Audit of the Development Services Department's Collection of Water and Sewer Fees

Performance Audit of the Subcontractor Outreach Program

Performance Audit of the Purchasing and Contracting Department

Citywide Revenue Audit

Close Out Audit of David Wescoe, Former Retirement Administrator

Close Out Audit of Anna Danegger, Former Business Office Director

Performance Audit of the Bid to Goal Program

Close Out Audit of Theresa (Tracy) Jarman, Former Fire Chief

2009

Performance Audit of the City Treasurer's Investments Division

City Charter Requirements for Unclaimed Funds

Performance Audit of the City Treasurer's Delinquent Accounts Program - Development Services Department Deposit Accounts

San Diego Data Processing Corporation Follow-up Audit

Performance Audit of the City's Street Maintenance Functions

Office of the City Attorney Proposition 64 Funds Audit

Central Stores Agreed-Upon Procedures Inventory Count - FY2009

Review of the Hiring Process of the Director of Purchasing and Contracting

Performance Audit of the San Diego Housing Commission - Part II

Performance Audit of the San Diego Housing Commission - Part I

Audit of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation

Metropolitan Wastewater Department Contract Compliance Audit

Agreed-Upon Procedures Review of the Water Department's Increase in City of San Diego Water Rates

June 2009 Close Out Audit of Wendi Brick, Elmer Heap, Jillanne (Jill) Olen, JoAnne SawyerKnoll

ERP Implementation Audit Report, Through Cycle 1 of Integration Testing

Park and Recreation Pool Audit

The City of San Diego Faces Unique Operational and Administrative Challenges in Managing Qualcomm Stadium

Audit of San Diego Data Processing Corporation's Compensation and Budgeting Practices

April 2009 Council Member Close Out Audit

Michael Aguirre, City Attorney

Gregory Levin, Comptroller

Agreed-Upon Procedures Review of the City of San Diego Water Department's Proposed Water Allocation Over-Use Penalty Rate

Audit of the Central Stores Inventory

2008

Agreed-Upon Procedures Review of the Water Department's Proposed Rate Increase for the Indirect Potable Reuse (IPR) Demonstration Project, and the Combined Proposed IPR Rate Increase in Conjunction with the Previously Reviewed SDCWA Pass Through Rate Incr

Audit of the 2007 Wildfire Debris Removal Project

Audit of the San Diego Public Library Fee Collection Process

Anna Tatar (Martinez), Library Director

Mark E. Foreman, Family Justice Center Director

Southeastern Economic Development Corporation Performance Audit of Operations

Audit of Internal Control Remediation Related to the San Diego City Employees Retirement System

Agreed-Upon Procedures Review of the Increase in San Diego Water Rates Pursuant to the San Diego County Water Authority Water Rate Increases

Recommendation Follow Up Reports & Dashboard

Role of the OCA

Policies and Procedures

Award-Winning Reports

Peer Reviews