Why This Audit Was Done

September 13, 2007 AUDIT OF THE CITY’S GAS INFRASTRUCTURE Sam M. McCall, CPA, CGFM, CIA, CGAP The City has appropriate processes City Auditor and procedures to ensure a safe and reliable gas infrastructure; HIGHLIGHTS Highlights of City Auditor Report #0727, a report to the City but enhancements are needed. Commission and City management WHY THIS AUDIT WAS DONE WHAT WE FOUND The City operates a gas system that serves Significant improvements and enhancements have been and approximately 28,000 residential and commercial continue to be made in regard to accounting for and tracking customers. The system receives natural gas through the City’s gas infrastructure. Overall, the Gas Utility has four gate stations and distributes natural gas through adequate and proper processes and procedures to ensure a safe 780 miles of gas mains, 18 regulating stations, and and reliable infrastructure. Installations of new infrastructure 6,900 valves. Although the City gas system has been meet federal and state requirements. Infrastructure expansions in effect since 1956, the majority of the system and replacements are planned and funded. An appropriate and infrastructure was installed within the last 20 years. effective public protection program has been established. As noted below, we also identified areas where improvements and This audit addressed the processes, ...