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City Auditor Ann-Marie Hogan 
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 October 26 audits: City takes action to improve controls

Equipment Replacement Fund - Sustainability and Transparency recommends improved controls over $4 million in annual expenditures; possible savings of $500,000 over five years. Public Works agrees and is taking action. 
   
Lack of Support for Payroll Adjusting Journal Entries: Grant Revenue at Risk made recommendations to reduce risk of disallowance of grant funds. Even a one per cent disallowance would be a loss of $800,000 over 5 years. Finance and Health agree and are taking action. 

Coming soon:
 
City Pension and Benefit Costs
We analyzed costs, liabilities, and options for prudent oversight of key employee benefits, based on a review of the City Manager's May 4, 2010 budget report. 
 
School District/City partnership: Vision 2020 for Berkeley's children: progress in program evaluation and performance measurement.
Vision 2020 is an initiative of the Berkeley Unified School District, City of Berkeley, University of California, and community agencies and partners, aimed at closing the racial achievement gap in Berkeley public schools by the year 2020. The City Auditor's office worked with Mills Public Policy graduate student Carla Hansen this summer on the importance of prioritizing resources for measurement and evaluation. Read more about Vision 2020, accountability, and performance on the BUSD web site. Read the District's audited financial statements and audit reports on bond and tax spending at http://www.berkeley.net/business-services. 
Two 2010 High Impact Reports
Other Audits In Progress
Thank you for your continued support for our work to help Berkeley deliver services in a more efficient, effective, and equitable way.  Please contact me at ahogan@cityofberkeley.info (or at 981-6750) with your questions, comments, and ideas.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
 
Ann-Marie Hogan, City Auditor
City of Berkeley 
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October 2010 
City Auditor Ann-Marie Hogan

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