Denver International Airport Accounts Receivable Follow-up Report Our objective was to determine whether Denver International Airport has effective internal controls, systems, and personnel to ensure accounts receivable are properly accounted for, collected, and reported.
Cybersecurity: Network Operations Center On behalf of the Auditor’s Office, CP Cyber conducted a cybersecurity assessment of Denver International Airport. This assessment found some areas of strength and some areas that need improvement. Because of the information security sensitivities involved with this assessment, these issues have been communicated separately to the airport for its remediation.
Ethics Follow-up Report Our objective was to determine the degree to which select areas of the City and County of Denver’s Code of Ethics align with model ethics codes and other government ethics codes, the extent to which the processes for Denver’s Board of Ethics support the city’s ethics program, and whether the process for city officers’ gift disclosures adheres to city ordinance and the Code of Ethics.
Denver Employees Retirement Plan Actuarial Valuation Follow-up Our objective was to review the Denver Employees Retirement Plan’s Jan. 1, 2019, Actuarial Valuation Report, including the assumptions and processes used to calculate the net pension liability for the plan as reported in the city’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Transparency: Public Notice and Engagement The objective of our audit of transparency practices in the City and County of Denver was to review the processes selected agencies use to ensure public notices comply with requirements and that these agencies sufficiently inform and engage the community about issues affecting Denver residents. I am pleased to present the results of this audit.
Expense Report Approval Process The objective of our audit of the city’s expense report approval process was to determine the extent of expense categorization issues identified by our internal risk analytics. We also wanted to understand why expense reports with poor documentation and inaccurate expense categories were passing the approval process.
Minority/Women and/or Disadvantaged Business Program Follow-up The objective was to audit the Minority/Women and/or Disadvantaged Business, or M/WBE/DBE, Program, including its policies, procedures, and goals; how it sets goals and certifies businesses; and how many projects can and are achieving those goals.
City Real Estate Portfolio Practices Follow-up The objective was to determine whether the Finance Department’s Real Estate Division is providing proper oversight of the city’s real estate activities, such as acquisitions, dispositions, leases, and space planning.
Marijuana Taxation Follow-up The audit wanted to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the Treasury Division’s audit unit in conducting marijuana taxaudits. Our assessment of effectiveness looked at how well the audit unit is achieving its objectives and meeting its goals, while our assessment of efficiency looked at the extent of resources required by the audit unit to produce marijuana tax audits.