AUDIT COMMITTEE SUMMARY
January 21, 2020
Park Police Operations Follow-up Audit
Report Issued January 6, 2020
Audit Objective
Determine if the recommendations made in the prior audit of Park Police Operations have been effectively implemented.
Background
On March 29, 2018, the Office of the City Auditor completed an audit of the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) to determine if Park Police operations are managed effectively and efficiently to meet core mission objectives including deployment plans, equipment tracking, and compliance with training requirements. At that time, we recommended that Park Police improve administrative processes over standard operating procedures, training documentation, periodic equipment inspections, report completion, civilian liability forms, and system user access.
SAPD management agreed with the recommendations and developed action plans to address the audit recommendations.
Scope & Methodology
The audit scope for this audit was limited to the recommendations and corrective action plans made in the original report for the time frame of October 2018 to July 2019.
Conclusions
We determined that Park Police management has established effective controls over operations and has successfully implemented action plans for all of the prior audit recommendations. Specifically, Park Police management has effectively implemented controls to:
• Establish standard operating procedures
• Establish adequate documentation for training courses
• Ensure periodic inspections of vehicles and equipment are performed
• Ensure reports are consistently completed in a timely manner
• Ensure release of liability forms for civilians (interns) for the Civilian Observer Program are obtained
• Ensure system user access rights are disabled in a timely manner for separated personnel
As we had no findings, we made no recommendations.