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Report to
Rapport au:
Audit Committee
Comité de la vérification
22 June 2017 / 22 juin 2017
and Council
et au Conseil
28 June 2017 / 28 juin 2017
Submitted on June 12, 2017
Soumis le 12 juin 2017
Submitted by
Soumis par:
Ken Hughes, Auditor General / Vérificateur général
Contact Person
Personne ressource:
Ken Hughes, Auditor General / Vérificateur général
613-580-9602 / oag@ottawa.ca
Ward: CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE
File Number: ACS2017-OAG BVG 0005
SUBJECT: Office of the Auditor General – Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline
OBJET: Bureau du vérificateur général – Rapport sur la Ligne directe de fraude et d’abus
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Audit Committee receive the Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline and recommend that Council consider and approve the report recommendation.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de la vérification prenne connaissance du rapport sur la Ligne directe de fraude et d’abus et recommande au Conseil d’examiner et d’approuver la recommandation du rapport.
BACKGROUND
The City’s Fraud and Waste Hotline was launched on November 1, 2005 in order to facilitate the reporting of suspected fraud or waste by employees. Council also made the Hotline available to the public in May 2009. The Hotline is a confidential and anonymous service that allows any employee or member of the public to report incidents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Hotline is operated independently by a third party and is accessible either by phone or the Internet.
DISCUSSION
In accordance with the Governance report approved by Council on December 10, 2014, the Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline is tabled with the Audit Committee, for referral to Council for approval of any recommendations.
RURAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no rural implications associated with this report.
CONSULTATION
As this is considered an internal administrative matter, no public consultation was undertaken.
COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR(S)
This is a city-wide matter.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE(S) COMMENTS
This section does not apply, as this is a city-wide administrative report.
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no legal impediments to the Audit Committee and Council considering this report.
RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
There are no risk management implications associated with this report.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no financial implications associated with this report.
ACCESSIBILITY IMPACTS
There are no accessibility impacts associated with this report.
TERM OF COUNCIL PRIORITIES
(GP2) “Apply management controls to achieve Council’s priorities”.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
The Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline will be issued separately at the Audit Committee meeting.
DISPOSITION
The Office of the Auditor General will continue to be responsible for the Fraud and Waste Hotline and will issue a report annually.
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Report Submission ACS2017-OAG BVG 0005 |
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Office of the Auditor General - Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline |
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Office of the Auditor General |
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Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline |
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