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March 9, 2016. Keys to an Effective Internal Audit Function 2 1. Enhance accountability 2. Earn and increase taxpayer confidence and respect for government.

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1 March 9, 2016

2 Keys to an Effective Internal Audit Function 2 1. Enhance accountability 2. Earn and increase taxpayer confidence and respect for government 3. Provide an independent and objective assessment of performance

3 Risk-Related Standards 3 IIA Standard 2210 Government Auditing Standards

4 RISK: a situation involving exposure to danger 4

5 Risk Assessment Process 5 Identifies the threats associated with the area or activity under review; Determines the inherent risk associated with the identified threats; and Assesses whether the existing internal controls will prevent, detect, or correct instances when threats actually occur.

6 Develop Threat List 6 Threat T-1 The number of high-priority (ie. Health and safety or major environmental issues) violations that can be investigated is limited because code enforcement officers spend time investigating low-priority violations. T-2 The response time for high-priority violations is unnecessarily high because code enforcement officers investigate low-priority violations before high-priority violations. T-3 Code enforcement officers focus on completing tasks (such as inspections) quickly, rather than achieving compliance. T-4 CED's staffing model and processes are inefficient, resulting in a high cost per case. T-5 Some code enforcement officers give violators excessively long 'compliance periods' before issuing fines or penalties, reducing the compliance rate and lengthening the amount of time needed to achieve compliance. T-6 Code enforcement officers cite low-priority violations that are 'pet peeves' rather than focusing on higher-priority violations. T-7 Code enforcement officers are inconsistent in their use of administrative citations and civil penalties, which reduces the effectiveness of enforcement efforts and may create an equity issue.

7 Identify Actual and Potential Controls 7 C-1 CED assigns a priority to each violation type, with a policy of inspecting higher-priority (ie., health and safety or major environmental issues) violations more quickly. C-2 PTS assigns faster inspection due dates for high-priority violations than low-priority violations. C-3 Supervisors regularly review staff work to ensure that staff are appropriately prioritizing and responding to violation complaints. C-4 CED has performance metrics that measure response times and compliance rates by type of violation. C-5 CED has performance metrics that measure the efficiency of operations (cost per violation, etc.) C-6 PTS automatically generates reports that supervisors and managers can use to monitor inspection on-time rates, compliance rates, and efficiency.

8 Risk Matrix 8

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10 Vulnerability Assessment 10 ThreatControls Threat's Inherent Risk Internal Control Rating Vulnerability Assessment T-1 The number of high-priority (ie. Health and safety or major environmental issues) violations that can be investigated is limited because code enforcement officers spend time investigating low-priority violations. 1-4, 6HighWeakHigh T-2 The response time for high-priority violations is unnecessarily high because code enforcement officers investigate low-priority violations before high-priority violations. 1-4, 6HighWeakHigh T-3 Code enforcement officers focus on completing tasks (such as inspections) quickly, rather than achieving compliance. 3-4, 6, 9HighWeakHigh T-4 CED's staffing model and processes are inefficient, resulting in a high cost per case. 5HighModerateModerate to High T-5 Some code enforcement officers give violators excessively long 'compliance periods' before issuing fines or penalties, reducing the compliance rate and lengthening the amount of time needed to achieve compliance. 3-4, 7, 9HighWeakHigh

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