Conseil
22 October 2008 / le 22 octobre 2008
Submitted by/Soumis par : Alain Lalonde, Auditor General/Vérificateur
général
Contact Person/Personne ressource : Alain Lalonde, Auditor General
(613)
580-2424 x14975, Alain.Lalonde@ottawa.ca
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OBJET :
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That
Council receive and table the following reports from the Office of the Auditor
General at its meeting on October 22, 2008, for referral to the appropriate Standing Committee, and
for subsequent consideration and approval of the audit recommendations by
Council at a later meeting:
1)
Audit of the 2006 Sewage Spill
2)
Audit of the City of Ottawa
Water Rate
That, at a later meeting, Council refer all audit recommendations where management is in disagreement to the Council Audit Working Group for resolution.
Que le Conseil prenne connaissance
et présente les rapports suivants du Bureau du vérificateur général à sa
réunion du 22 octobre 2008, et réfère au Comité permanent approprié et pour
considération ultérieure et approbation des recommandations de ces
vérifications par le Conseil, à une réunion à venir :
1) Vérification du déversement des eaux usées
en 2006
2) Vérification de la redevance d'eau de la
ville d'Ottawa
Que, à une réunion à venir, le Conseil renvoie toutes les
recommandations des vérifications où la direction est en désaccord au Groupe de
travail du Conseil sur la vérification pour résolution.
1. Audit of
the 2006 Sewage Spill: On May 28, 2008,
Council directed that the Auditor General conduct a full review of all of the
facts and issues related to the summer 2006 wastewater spillage and report back
to City Council.
2. Audit of the City of Ottawa Water Rate: The City finalized an agreement with the Township of Russell to provide potable water from Ottawa’s Water distribution system, via a pumping station and a water metering chamber, to the Township of Russell. City Council then passed a motion on October 10, 2007, requesting that the Auditor General review the cost of providing water to the Township and report back to City Council.
Consultation with management has occurred throughout the audits.
Any financial implications of the OAG’s recommendations are outlined in the detailed reports
The following reports are issued separately to Members of Council and are on file with the City Clerk:
1. Audit of the 2006 Sewage Spill
2. Audit of the City of Ottawa Water Rate
The attached reports will be referred to the appropriate Standing Committee(s), and for subsequent consideration and approval of the audit recommendations by Council at later meeting.