Office Mission

OIA provides a service to management that is directed towards :

• improving the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of City programs, activities and functions;
• evaluating the adequacy of internal management and financial controls; and
• detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse

Audit Reports

The results of OIA audits and evaluations are provided to City management as formal reports, which include, when appropriate, recommendations for corrective actions and management improvements. Starting in Fiscal Year 2018, Complete Audit Reports were posted for public review. Prior to that the Executive Summaries of Audit Reports were posted.

• Close-Out Count of Treasury Division – April 29, 2021
  
• City-Wide Audit of Inventory Operations - December 28, 2020
• Surprise Petty Cash Counts - September 30, 2019
• Review of Ambulance Billing Program – June 26, 2019
• Fleet Calibration Program - June 12, 2019
• Report of Inquiry Payroll and Safety Training - Old Town Pool - October 11, 2018
• Review of Purchase Card Payments Over $5,000 August 13, 2018
• Reconciliation of Petty Cash and Terminated Employee Roster - July 30, 2018
  
• Surprise Petty Cash Counts – May 2, 2018
  
• Results of Year-End Inventory Test Counts - September 18, 2017
  
• Purchase Card Review - May 1, 2017
• City Volunteer Policy - January 8, 2016
  • Department Head Memo on Volunteer Policy Committee
  • Volunteer Policy
• Court Ordered Volunteer Programs - January 8, 2016
• Surprise Petty Cash Counts - November 11, 2015
• Review of Special Pay Code - July 22, 2015
  • Management Response

The results of Federal and State audits are posted for public review:

• CPMT Review of CSA Program - September 4, 2019
• Virginia Homeless Solution Program - April 12, 2019
  
• Administrative Review Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) - April 5, 2019
• Department of Justice Equitable Sharing Program March 2019

The results of the City's annual external audit can be found here:

•   Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR)

Reporting Fraud, Waste and Abuse

In the City of Alexandria, we consider maintaining the public trust to be our top priority. To help ensure that we provide residents, vendors, employees and others who visit the City with a trustworthy, efficient, effective and open government, the City has established an online reporting form, hosted by a third party vendor.

This reporting form allows residents, vendors, visitors and City employees to confidentially report:

• Violations of laws, rules or regulations
• Gross mismanagement
• Gross waste of funds
• Abuse of authority or issues that affect public health and safety
• Procurement fraud
• Suspected theft of City funds or assets
•  Kickbacks or bribery
• Suspected worker's compensation fraud 
•  False reimbursement claims
• Employee conduct that violates City, state, or federal laws
• Other issues that might be criminal in nature

Please use the Ethical Advocate form to submit a report to the City's Internal Audit Department.

Other Complaints

City service complaints that are not suspected fraud, waste or abuse should be reported online. Once a report is made, a request is made to the appropriate City department and the request is tracked until it is completed. City service related complaints include but are not limited to:

• Missed trash pick-up
• Animal-related questions (stray dogs, rabies, adoption, etc.)
• Rodents
• Residential parking permits
• Unclaimed property requests
• How to register a vehicle with the City
• Information on City taxes
• Paying or contesting a parking citation

Please submit a City service complaint online.