LPFA Audit, Substantiated Investigation, National Award, and more...

May 8, 2014

Office of the City Auditor

1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 4th Floor

Oakland, California 94612

www.oaklandauditor.com

(510) 238-3378

Dear Oaklanders,

Today my Office is releasing the Limited Public Financing Act (LPFA) Audit of the November 6, 2012 Election. The audit found that all of the candidates who ran for Oakland City Council district offices and obtained public financing received appropriate reimbursements and met key LPFA requirements. The audit also found that the Public Ethics Commission staff has implemented an effective process for administering and monitoring the LPFA program and ensuring compliance with LPFA requirements. To read the audit report, please click here.

SUBSTANTIATED INVESTIGATION REPORT

Today we are also releasing a substantiated investigation report concerning the theft of public funds from the Fa�ade and Tenant Improvement Programs. Following a Fraud, Waste + Abuse Hotline tip, our investigation found that the grantee, La Bottega Italia LLC., submitted fraudulent documentation to the Community & Economic Development Agency to obtain almost $16,000 in excess of the grantee's proven expenses. The substantiated investigation report can be read here.

2013 GOLD KNIGHTON AWARD PRESENTATION

Earlier this week at the 2014 Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA) Annual Conference, the Office of the City Auditor received the 2013 Gold Knighton Award for the Non-Interference in Administrative Affairs Audit. The Knighton Awards are presented to the best performance audit reports of the previous year in three categories (gold, silver, and bronze) based on audit shop size. Paige Alderete, the Assistant City Auditor, and I presented our award-winning Non-Interference report at the conference. I was also honored to be on the opening panel for the conference, Auditing in a Political Environment, with four of my peers from around the country and Canada.

(L to R) Tracy Yarlott-Davis, Performance Auditor; Paige Alderete, Assistant City Auditor; Courtney Ruby, Oakland City Auditor; Bill Greene, ALGA Board President, Phoenix City Auditor; Melanie Nuni, Senior Performance Auditor; Nancy Howe, ALGA Awards Chair, Lead Auditor, City/County of Denver

WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT DAY AT THE CAPITOL

Join me on Monday, May 12 in Sacramento for California Women Lead's 4th annual Women's Empowerment Day at the Capitol, a one-day event designed to empower women interested in gaining the skills and tools needed to be leaders in their communities. The lunch keynote speaker is Karen Skelton, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Shriver Report, and session topics include empowering your leadership network and empowering your social media voice. Immediately following the day's session, guests will be joined by members of the capitol community, including members of the state legislature, at the Empowered Women Leaders Reception. For more information, please click here.

Committed to serving you with the utmost integrity,

COURTNEY A. RUBY, CPA, CFE
City Auditor