Follow-Up Audit Report On The Compliance Of The Equal Employment Practices Commission With Its Charter Mandate To Audit City Agencies

AUDIT REPORT IN BRIEF

REPORT IN BRIEF

The Equal Employment Practices Commission (EEPC) is responsible for monitoring City agencies’ compliance with the City’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy as well as related federal, state and local laws. Accordingly, EEPC is mandated to audit and evaluate the equal-employment practices and procedures of each agency at least once every four years and whenever requested by the Civil Service Commission or the Human Rights Commission.

This follow-up audit determined whether EEPC implemented two recommendations made in a previous audit report, entitled “Audit Report on the Compliance of the Equal Employment Practices Commission with its Charter Mandate to Audit City Agencies” (#MD09-057A), issued May 29, 2009.

Audit Findings and Conclusions

EEPC implemented the two recommendations made in the referenced previous audit. However, due to EEPC’s budgetary and staffing constraints, the audit concluded that it is likely that EEPC will again fall short of meeting its mandate of auditing all City agencies under its jurisdiction within the current four-year audit period, ending December 31, 2012.

Audit Recommendations

The audit made three recommendations, including that EEPC should ensure that agencies not audited within the previous (2005–2008) and current (2009-2012) audit periods are the next agencies scheduled to be audited. In particular, the Mayor’s Office, City Council, and Law Department should be the first audits assigned and initiated as current engagements are completed.

EEPC Response

We received a written response from EEPC officials on September 28, 2011. In their response, EEPC officials generally agreed with all three of the audit’s recommendations.