February 15, 2013
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (IGO) has released an audit that found the City’s Department of Water Management’s (DWM) Material Truck Haul Program (MTHP) to be generally well administered, yet still susceptible to risk of fraud. MTHP, a successor to the scandal-plagued Hired Truck Program, ensures material delivery to sewer and water … [Read More...]
February 1, 2013
The IGO published a report describing the sources and uses of funding for the 2012 Chicago North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit. The IGO does not make any recommendations in the report, but instead provides the public with a simplified summary of the origin and final uses of $27.4 million the City spent on the … [Read More...]
January 23, 2013
The IGO recommended that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) civilianize 292 positions to save the City an estimated $6.4 to $16.6 million annually. The report analyzed opportunities to civilianize certain positions in 30 separate CPD units, and found that at least 292 full-time positions of the 370 reviewed could be filled by civilians. The 30 … [Read More...]
January 18, 2013
On January 18, 2013, the IGO transmitted its fourth quarter report for 2012 to the City Council and City officials. Available on the IGO website, the report provides a summary of IGO activity from October 1 through December 31, 2012. City law mandates that the Quarterly include certain statistics about the number, type, and duration … [Read More...]
December 18, 2012
The IGO released an audit that found waste and inefficiency in the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) administration of its Tuition Reimbursement Program (TRP). The IGO sought to determine if CPD was effectively administering the $6.5 million program. Among its findings, the IGO found $180,375 owed to the City by 15 employees who resigned City service … [Read More...]
November 26, 2012
On November 26, 2012, the IGO released a follow-up report to its October 2011 review of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Public Benefits Clauses and Charitable Donations. The follow-up report has two major findings. First, it describes 10 additional previously undisclosed public benefits clauses. Second, it details the City’s actions in response to the IGO’s 2011 … [Read More...]
October 29, 2012
Following a series of complaints regarding the welfare of circus animals visiting Chicago and whether the City had adequate licensing and enforcement provisions in place for animal exhibitors, the IGO reviewed the City’s regulation of animal exhibitors. The IGO’s review found that traveling animal exhibitors present a special enforcement challenge for the City given the … [Read More...]
October 26, 2012
On October 26, 2012, the IGO sent the Mayor’s Chief of Staff an advisory regarding City employee solicitations.
October 23, 2012
The IGO transmitted its third quarter report for 2012 to the City Council and City officials. The report provides a summary of IGO activity from July 1 through September 30, 2012. City law mandates that the Quarterly include certain statistics about the number, type, and duration of IGO investigations, as well as summaries of concluded … [Read More...]
October 12, 2012
The IGO has published a report describing the City’s rights and powers retained under the 2008 Metered Parking Concession Agreement with Chicago Parking Meters, LLC. The report provides the public and City officials with a simplified baseline summary of what the City can and cannot do under the contract. “The parking meter contract understandably remain … [Read More...]
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