The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) Audit and Program Review Section (APR) has published a draft of its 2020 Audit Plan. The Plan includes details on audits that OIG is currently considering for the next year, as well as ongoing projects and audits completed year to date. OIG is soliciting comments from […]
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OIG Audit Finds Gaps in City’s Air Pollution Permit and Inspections Program
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) air pollution enforcement which finds that gaps in the Department’s approach to inspections and violations increases the risk of excessive emissions that harm the public and the environment. Due to insufficient staffing and a […]
Read MoreOIG Audit of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management Finds That a Lack of Accurate Data Hindered the Timely Maintenance of Police Vehicles
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management’s (2FM) maintenance of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) 3,000-plus vehicle fleet, which found that 2FM did not meet the industry standard of at least 95% fleet availability in 2017. Fleet “availability” is a management […]
Read MoreOIG Audit of the Department of Law Finds Months-Long Delays in Providing Notice of Sanitation Code Violations Due to Errors in Property Ownership Data and Backlogs of Violations
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Department of Law’s (DOL) process for notifying people of sanitation code violations cited by the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS), such as overflowing garbage containers or uncut weeds, which finds that DOL took an average of 289 days—more than […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Advisory Concerning Streets and Sanitation Providing Inconsistent Free Garbage Collection to Certain Nonprofits
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory which finds that the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) violated the Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC) by providing free garbage collection to at least 1,182 nonprofit entities. The MCC requires all recipients of City garbage collection service to pay $9.50 per […]
Read MoreOIG Public Safety Section Finds the Chicago Police Department Has Not Complied with Requirements for Body-Worn Camera Random Reviews
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued a report regarding the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) non-compliance with the review of randomly selected body-worn camera (BWC) recordings. CPD Special Order S03-14 requires watch operations lieutenants (WOLs) to review one recording daily, across all watches. These reviews enable CPD supervisors to assess whether […]
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