Report 2016-111 Recommendation 18 Responses

Report 2016-111: City of Irwindale: It Must Exercise More Fiscal Responsibility Over Its Spending So That It Can Continue to Provide Core Services to Residents (Release Date: November 2016)

Recommendation #18 To: Irwindale, City of

To help identify and prevent potential fraud, the city should develop and implement a fraud policy, following the guidelines provided by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

1-Year Agency Response

The City of Irwindale adopted a formal Fraud Policy on July 12, 2017. A copy of the Fraud Policy is being submitted with this response.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

We reviewed the city's fraud policy and fraud reporting form and consider this recommendation fully implemented.

6-Month Agency Response

The City agrees to implement a fraud policy, and has prepared a couple of drafts for Council consideration. We have recieved input from the City Council, City Attorney, and employee associations and expect to have a finalized policy soon.

We are happy to submit the finalized policy as soon at it is completed, which we expect will be before the next response due date.

Please advise the best avenue for providing updates before the next online response due date.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending

60-Day Agency Response

The City agrees to implement a fraud policy, and has been in the process of preparing an appropriate fraud policy document to be adopted by the City.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2016-111

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.