Neil Garbe, City Manager, provided an overview of information contained in staff report SRCM.19.14 related to the Internal Audit Outstanding Recommendations and Year Three Reports prepared by York Region Audit Services, the City’s contracted internal auditors. He introduced Antonio Bianchi, Acting Director, Audit Services, York Region, and Travis Waite, Senior Internal Auditor, York Region, and noted his appreciation for their professional services. N. Garbe, on behalf of the City of Richmond Hill, extended his condolences on the passing of Paul Duggan, Director, Audit Services, York Region.
Travis Waite, Senior Internal Auditor, York Region, reviewed details of the Year Three Internal Audits results for the 3 areas of focus: Development Charges Process Review, Access Richmond Hill Cash Handling Audit, and By-law and Licensing Enforcement Division, specifically the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS), Licenses, and Complaints. He highlighted the auditors observations, recommendations and management responses for each of the audited areas.
Dayna Alexander, Manager, Access Richmond Hill, made a presentation to the Committee regarding the Access Richmond Hill Cash Handling Audit. She reviewed the main objectives of the audit, services for which cash payments were accepted, and highlighted the cash intake received between 2015 to 2018. D. Alexander concluded the presentation by highlighting the 3 areas of focus, auditors observations and responses to the internal audit report.