Management Audit of Community Development and Planning

Management Audit of Community Development and PlanningTable of ContentsExecutive Summary 2Background 3Audit Objectives, Scope & Methodology 3Prior Audits and Reports 4Need for Better Mission Statement and Performance 8MeasurementLack of Central Leadership and Organizational 8Accountability Factors Contributing To Ongoing Problems 9a. Lack of a Policy and Procedure Manual 9b. A-133 Audits 10c. Monitoring 11d. Lack of Supervisory Review 13e. Training for Development Officers 14f. Voucher Review and Approval 15 1Executive SummaryThis report analyzes the performance of the City of Cincinnati’s Department ofCommunity Development and Planning (CD&P). These services enable the city to meetits development and planning goals.In response to performance concerns, the City’s Economic Development andCommunity Development departments have been the target of a number ofimprovement efforts over the years. Most recently, in 2002, City Council authorized thereorganization of the department to begin a new effort to align the City’s developmentand planning functions into one streamlined department.We found that the reorganization effort did not fully meet expectations. The separatedivisions have not been coordinated to achieve synergy. In addition, CD&P lacksadequate internal controls in the areas of a controlled environment, risk assessment,controlled activities, ...