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 Report  Type Date Issued Report Title / Summary / Presentation
Audit 03/2024

Austin Energy Medically Vulnerable Registry

Summary: Highlights     Watch: Video

Special Report 03/2024

City of Austin Ethics, Compliance and Culture Summary Report

Summary: Highlights     Watch: Video

Special Request 03/2024

911 Call Taking During High Demand

Audit 12/2023

Development Services Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights     Watch: Video

Special Request 11/2023 Effects of Traffic Patrol on Road Safety
Special Request 10/2023 Anonymous Complaints of Misconduct by Police Officers
Audit 09/2023

Austin Animal Center

Consultant Report: Austin Animal Center Animal Shelter Evaluation

Summary: Highlights      Watch: Video

Audit 09/2023

Austin Energy’s Vegetation Management

Summary: Highlights      Watch: Video

Audit 08/2023 IT Audit Follow-Up - Confidential
Audit 08/2023

Public Information Responses

Summary: Highlights      Watch: Video

Audit 07/2023

Data Reliability

Summary: Highlights      Watch: Video

Special Request 07/2023 City Financial Reserves
Special Request 06/2023 Planning and Development Notification Process
Audit 05/2023

Language Access Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights      Watch: Video

Audit 05/2023

Wildfire Preparedness Audit Follow-Up

Watch: Video

Audit 04/2023

Austin Fire Department Overtime

Summary: Highlights      Watch: Video

Special Request 04/2023

Boards and Commissions

NOTE: Updated 06/2023 with peer city analysis

Audit 03/2023

Strategic Direction 2023: Progress on Economic Opportunity and Affordability Outcome

Summary: Highlights      Watch: Video

Special Request 03/2023 Lifeguard Hiring
Special Report 01/2023

External Review of Austin Water Quality Events

Watch: Video

Audit 12/2022

Emergency Shelters for Dangerous Temperatures

Summary: Highlights        Watch: Video

Special Request 11/2022

Airport Leases and Community Benefits

Watch: Video

Audit 10/2022

City Services for Older Adults

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Request 09/2022 Transportation Demand Management
Audit 08/2022

Animal Services Program Audit Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Request 07/2022 Recruitment and Retention for Commercial Driver and Janitorial Positions
Audit 05/2022

Code Department Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 05/2022

Online Resources Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 04/2022

Lobbyist Compliance: Filings Are Largely Compliant, But City Code Does Not Require Reporting Virtual Meetings

Watch: Video

Special Request 04/2022 Crashes Involving City-Owned Vehicles
Audit 03/2022 Microsoft 365 Security - Confidential
Audit 02/2022

Workforce Development Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 02/2022

Traffic Safety Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 02/2022

City Utility Street Cut Repairs Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Special Request 02/2022 Customer Assistance Program Eligibility for Utility Bill Discounts
Audit 11/2021

Disaster Preparedness: The City Was Unprepared to Respond to Winter Storm Uri

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 11/2021

Economic Recovery Funds: City Effectively Managed COVID-19 Relief Money

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 10/2021

City Technology Purchases

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 09/2021

PARD Strategic Planning Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Special Request 09/2021 Homelessness Spending
Audit 08/2021

Interlocal Agreements

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 08/2021

City Recruiting and Hiring Efforts

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 07/2021

Austin Police Department's Early Intervention System for Officers

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Special Request 04/2021 Convention Center Financial Review
Audit 03/2021

Police Oversight Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 03/2021

Homelessness Assistance Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 01/2021

Citywide Pagers

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Special Request 12/2020 Code Inspections
Audit 11/2020

Software Licenses

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 10/2020

Austin Code Department Repeat Offender Program

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 09/2020

311 Customer Service

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Audit 09/2020

Mexic-Arte Contract Monitoring

Summary: Highlights         Watch: Video

Risk Assessment 09/2020 Coronavirus Response Risk Assessment
Audit 08/2020

Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 08/2020

City Cultural Centers

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video 

Audit 05/2020 Impact of Community Policing Efforts

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video
Special Request 04/2020 Appraisal District Property Value Updates
Audit 02/2020

911 Operations

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 01/2020

Effectiveness of Financing Tools for Economic Development

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 01/2020

Vehicle Purchase and Replacement

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 01/2020

City Efforts to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit  01/2020 Fiscal Year 2019 Follow-Up
Audit 12/2019

City Social Service Contracting Process

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 11/2019

Lobbyist Compliance

Watch: Video

Special Request 10/2019 Citizen Initiatives
Audit 10/2019

Access to Mental Health Services

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 10/2019

Wildfire Preparedness

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Report 09/2019

Criminal Justice Information Security Compliance

Watch: Video

Audit 09/2019

Traffic Safety: Design and Education

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Report 08/2019 Community Policing Audit Update
Audit 08/2019

Permitting Process Improvements

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 06/2019

Austin Police Department Body-Worn Cameras

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 05/2019

City Leases

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 05/2019

Sidewalk Projects

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 04/2019

Fiscal Year 2019 Follow-Up

Watch: Video

Audit 02/2019 Information Security Management - Confidential
Audit 02/2019

Lobbyist Compliance

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Report 02/2019

Homelessness Assistance Audit Series

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 02/2019

Homelessness Assistance (Series): Outcomes of City Efforts

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 12/2018

Home Repair Programs

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 12/2018

City Coordination in the Right of Way

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 12/2018

Austin Transportation Department Cash Handling Practices

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Report 10/2018

City Contracting Practices

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 10/2018

Fiscal Year 2018 Follow-Up

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 09/2018

Contract Audit: African American Youth Harvest Foundation

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 09/2018

Austin Police Department's Response to Mental Health-Related Incidents

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 09/2018

Cultural Arts Contract Monitoring

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Request 09/2018 Legal Departments in Peer Cities
Audit 08/2018

Traffic Enforcement

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 06/2018

Austin Police Department Handling of Complaints Follow-Up Audit

Watch: Video

Audit 06/2018

Effectiveness of Citizen Police Oversight

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 06/2018

Contract Audit: Visit Austin

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 05/2018

Homelessness Assistance (Series): Allocation of City Resources

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Request 03/2018 Domain Chapter 380 Agreement
Special Request 03/2018 Water Meter Reading and Billing Accuracy
Audit 03/2018

On-Call Utilization

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 03/2018

Austin Energy Cable Inventory Management

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Report 01/2018 City Efforts to Address Displacement and Gentrification
Audit 01/2018

Matched Savings Account Program

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 12/2017

Homelessness Assistance (Series): Coordination of the City's Homelessness Assistance Efforts

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 12/2017

Austin Public Health Neighborhood Centers

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 11/2017

Workforce Development

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 11/2017

Homelessness Assistance (Series): City Policies Related to Homelessness

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 11/2017

Fee Waivers

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 10/2017

Fiscal Year 2017 Follow-Up Audit - Part 2

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 10/2017

Online Access to City Services

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 09/2017

Capital Project Delivery Process

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 08/2017

Demolition Permits

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Report 08/2017 Status Update of the Audit of Austin Fire Department Overtime
Special Request 08/2017 Police and Fire Labor Agreements
Special Request 07/2017 Driving While Intoxicated Incidents
Audit 05/2017 Management of User Access for the Utility Billing SystemConfidential
Audit 05/2017

Fleet Preventive Maintenance for Light Duty Vehicles

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 03/2017

Fiscal Year 2017 Follow-Up Audit - Part 1

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 03/2017

Parks and Recreation Department Cash Handling

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 03/2017

City Utility Street Cut Repairs

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 03/2017

Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation Investigation Practices

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Report 03/2017

Affordability Review Project: Inventory of City Programs and Initiatives

Watch: Video

Audit 02/2017

Historic Preservation Program

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 02/2017

Development Agreements Monitoring

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Audit 02/2017

Flood Buyout Program

Summary: Highlights          Watch: Video

Special Report 12/2016

Affordability District Profiles

Watch: Video

Audit 11/2016

Neighborhood Planning

Watch: Video

Audit 11/2016

Employee Health Claims and Eligibility

Watch: Video

Audit 09/2016

Stormwater Infrastructure Management

Watch: Video

Audit 09/2016

Management of User Access for the Human Resources Management System

Watch: Video

Audit 09/2016

Austin Police Department's Handling of Complaints

Watch: Video

Audit 09/2016

Parks and Recreation Department Resource Allocation

Watch: Video

Special Request 07/2016 Alternatives to Incarceration at Municipal Court
Audit 06/2016

Bridge Safety

Watch: Video

Audit 06/2016

Austin Water Central Stores Inventory Management

Watch: Video

Audit 06/2016

Language Access

Watch: Video

Special Request 06/2016 Planned Unit Development (PUD) Application Process
Audit 04/2016

Transportation Effectiveness

Watch: Video

Audit 04/2016

City of Austin Utility Customer Care

Watch: Video

Audit 04/2016

Consistency of Austin Code Investigations and Resolutions

Watch: Video

Audit 01/2016

Three Year Follow-Up Audit

Watch: Video

Audit 12/2015

Airport Construction Projects

Watch: Video

Audit 11/2015

Prioritization of Affordable Housing Development

Watch: Video

Audit 10/2015

Austin Energy Low-Income Weatherization Program

Watch: Video

 


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