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Auditor-Controller submits $11 million contract monitoring audit plan for 2026-27
The county's contract monitoring division plans 272 assignments checking whether nonprofits and vendors spent public funds as required.
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Auditor-Controller reports status of 218 county audits to Audit Committee
Fifty-six audits are underway and 109 have not started, covering departments from Health Services to the Sheriff.
County auditor reports $301,072 in department incidental expenses for FY 2025-26
Spending on staff meetings, retreats and similar events fell 51% from the prior year, with six limit exceptions approved.
Auditor finds gaps in Sheriff's internal affairs investigations, Sheriff agrees to changes
County review says misconduct investigators lack conflict-of-interest forms and written plans for cases nearing the one-year legal deadline.
Outside audit finds no exceptions in LA County treasury accounts for first quarter 2026
The county's investment pool held $55.30 billion as of March 31, 2026, with bank and investment records reconciled.
County auditor reports 65 contractors flagged for poor performance as of October 2026
Two providers, Minority AIDS Project and Clare|Matrix, fixed compliance problems; 11 more contractors are recommended for the watch list.
Audit: Sheriff implemented 4 of 9 fixes to Metro, Metrolink billing
Five recommendations remain partly done, including late contract signings; the department says it will finish by January 31, 2027.
Audit finds LA County Library misreported $1.3 million in utility tax spending
Outside auditors signed off on $46.1 million in phone tax spending for unincorporated areas but flagged one reporting error.
County fraud hotline report: 707 cases closed, 164 substantiated in second half of 2025
Auditor-Controller says departments took 299 disciplinary or corrective actions, and 61 cases are pending with prosecutors.
County auditors report 89 of 201 contract reviews finished for fiscal year 2025-26
The Auditor-Controller's contract monitoring unit lists 91 reviews in progress and 21 not yet started as of July 2.
County auditors flag $3 million in questioned costs in contractor reviews
The Auditor-Controller's contract monitoring unit reviewed 695 county contractors paid about $312 million in 2024-25.
Auditor-Controller finds gaps in Assessor's computer security controls
Review of more than 1,900 Assessor devices holding taxpayer data found weak user access, software and disposal controls.
Auditor finds Mental Health Department fixed all four issues in homeless outreach program
County auditors say DMH's HOME teams now have set response times, written procedures and performance tracking.
Auditor-Controller reports status of county departments' unfinished audit fixes
Ten departments reported fully carrying out 12 of 34 outstanding audit recommendations, with 20 partly done and two not started.
County auditor's draft plan proposes 276 contractor reviews in 2026-27
The Auditor-Controller's contract monitoring arm estimates $11.31 million to check how County contractors spend public funds.
County auditors report 98 reviews in 2024-25, warn of funding and staffing gaps
The Auditor-Controller's Audit Division covered 25 departments and reports a 38% vacancy rate in its annual report.
Auditor-Controller reports $928,000 spent on Board-directed audits in 2025-26
County audits of homeless services, Probation and the Sheriff cost $22,000 less than projected, with $62,000 in set-aside funds unused.
Auditor finds county job-training contractor missed half of its performance targets
LACOE placed 29% of welfare-to-work participants in full-time jobs, below the 40% its $25 million county contract requires.
Auditor finds 92% of Sheriff's public complaint reviews missed the 30-day deadline
County audit says 465 of 503 complaints filed to patrol stations in early 2025 were late by an average of 94 days.
Auditor finds county health pharmacies still lack copay verification check
DHS set wait-time targets for its pharmacies but has not built a process to confirm copays are collected before medication is handed out.
County ends fiscal year with $5.347 billion in cash, down $1.072 billion
The Auditor-Controller's final cash report for 2025-26 came in $1.304 billion above the June estimate.
County Auditor-Controller projects $4.043 billion cash balance at close of fiscal year
May cash balances came in $736 million above the earlier estimate, driven mainly by higher receipts.
Auditor finds gaps in county vehicle maintenance oversight at Internal Services Department
More than 100 county vehicles were overdue for maintenance in April 2026, some by over six months, the review found.
Auditor finds L.A. Care financially stable, flags $58.3 million misreported liabilities
The county's annual review says the public health plan took in $355 million more than it spent in 2023-24 but projects a sharp drop.
Auditor finds LA County Library lacks agreement with one of its two fundraising groups
The Library spent about $836,000 supporting its foundations in FY 2024-25 and received about $737,000 in tangible benefits.
County auditor reports three contract reviews of vendors paid $42 million
Reviews of contractors for social services, justice and public health found one recommendation in total.
Auditor-Controller surprise cash count at Tax Collector finds no shortage
The June 23 count of vault and teller cash, totaling $203,367.94, matched the department's own records.
Auditor finds county health department has not finished two grant oversight fixes
DHS implemented one of three outstanding recommendations from a 2023 grants review and says the rest will be done by Sept. 30, 2026.
Auditor finds gaps in Public Works record-keeping on $601 million in contracts
Public Works did not keep proof that it checked bidders against debarred and poor-performer lists before awarding work.
Auditor finds Public Health has not fully fixed gift card controls
Of six recommendations from a 2025 review, the county says five are partly done and one is not started.
Auditor finds gaps in Health Services oversight of its charitable foundations
County employees sat on three foundation boards without required Board approval; DHS agreed to fix eight findings.
Auditor-Controller reports five contract reviews of county service providers in June
Reviews covered contractors paid about $5.2 million by three county departments and found 11 issues.
Auditor finds Public Health completed one of three fixes to environmental health billing
The county auditor says Public Health still has not recorded year-end revenue it earned but had not collected, including $161,477 in 2024.
Auditor finds Aging and Disabilities Department has not finished 3 grant fixes
A follow-up review found the department partially implemented two recommendations on grant tracking and did not implement one.
Auditor finds county health department still has not finished two facilities fixes
Harbor-UCLA and Olive View have yet to complete equipment inventories flagged in a 2024 audit of hospital facilities upkeep.
Audit finds $225,713 in unallowable charges by San Pedro addiction treatment provider
County auditors say Beacon House billed Drug Medi-Cal and housing programs for client cash allowances its contracts did not permit.
Auditor finds gaps in cash and patient valuables controls at Rancho Los Amigos
County review says the rehabilitation hospital lacked supervisor sign-off on voided payments and written cash procedures.
Auditor finds two General Relief fixes still incomplete at Public Social Services
DPSS has not finished setting performance goals or self-checks for a cash aid program with over 120,000 participants.
Auditor finds DCFS completed two of four purchasing fixes
Child welfare agency still needs independent reviews of accounting system access and invoice payments, auditor says.
Auditor finds $10,715 in misallocated payroll at county youth mentoring provider
Community Partners, paid about $2 million for Credible Messenger services, is asked to repay any excess billing.
Auditor finds Sheriff fully adopted 3 of 5 fixes to automation fund controls
Two recommendations on tracking administrative costs and self-monitoring remain partly done, with a December 2026 target.
Auditor finds child welfare agency fixed all five computer system weaknesses
A follow-up review says DCFS added security checklists, training records and written procedures for new computer systems.
Auditor finds Child Support Services completed 2 of 6 hiring and termination fixes
Four recommendations on system access reviews, performance targets and self-monitoring remain partly done, with a September 1, 2026 target.
Auditor finds shared credit cards and missing receipts at four county health facilities
Review of $86,000 in Health Services card spending found cards issued to units rather than individuals, and purchases over county limits.
County review finds accounting weakness at Koinonia Foster Homes
A county financial review of the foster care contractor flagged a material weakness in its 2024 audited financial statements.
Auditor finds county health department completed three of five personnel fixes
DHS still has two open items on monitoring staff bonus and hiring controls, and says it will finish them by June 30, 2026.
County auditors report their own review found conformance with 47 of 52 audit standards
The Auditor-Controller's Audit Division graded itself "General Achievement" and set deadlines to fix a strategy and charter gap.
Auditor finds Sheriff's Department implemented 3 of 6 workers' compensation fixes
Three recommendations remain partially done, including monitoring of claim forms and retraining supervisors on injury paperwork.
Auditor finds Probation left 10 of 17 Los Padrinos program fixes partly done
Probation could not give completion dates for most outstanding items from a 2024 review of youth programming at the juvenile hall.
County audit finds accounting weaknesses at job training provider Hub Cities Consortium
Auditor-Controller says the nonprofit must redo how it charged shared costs to county workforce programs and repay any excess.
County watchlist of poorly performing contractors holds at 65 firms, no changes in August
The Auditor-Controller's monthly report lists 65 contractors with 168 active issues and 11 more recommended for the list.
County audit finds $20,340 in questioned costs at two social services contractors
Audits of 12 expired DPSS contracts worth about $5.9 million found overpayments, late invoices and timekeeping gaps.
County audit finds $129,524 in unallowable charges by drug treatment provider
American Indian Changing Spirits billed IRS penalties and fundraising costs to a county Drug Medi-Cal contract, auditors found.
County auditor adds drug treatment provider to poor-performer contractor list
Canon Human Services Centers was flagged for two unresolved problems, bringing the county's watch list to 65 contractors.
County audit finds billing errors by mental health crisis provider Vista Del Mar
Auditor-Controller says the nonprofit charged $6,670 in unallowable costs and $2,400 without receipts to a county crisis program.
Auditor-Controller reports 64 county contractors flagged for performance problems
Two more providers, New Direction Alcohol & Drug Services and Change Lanes Youth Support Services, were recommended for the watch list.
County audit finds job training contractor KRA overbilled $14,482 in indirect costs
Auditor-Controller asks KRA Corporation to repay the county and fix bank reconciliation controls.
County auditor reports 65 contractors flagged for performance problems
Monthly list to the Audit Committee shows 166 active issues; one provider, Van Ness Recovery House, cleared its problems.
Auditor finds Sheriff has not finished 5 of 8 fixes to civilian investigator oversight
The Sheriff still bills casinos $10 per work permit application, a rate unchanged for over 25 years, pending a cost study.
Audit finds accounting and data security lapses at county youth drug prevention provider
Auditors say Change Lanes Youth Support Services lacked proper books and left $4,710 in spending unsupported.
Auditor finds gaps in Treasurer and Tax Collector purchasing controls
Review of more than 500 purchases totaling about $5.2 million found missing approvals and an after-the-fact order.
County auditor reports contract reviews of three Public Health contractors
Reviews of three contractors paid about $7.3 million produced nine recommendations; one report found no issues.
County audit finds job training provider billed $12,242 in unsupported costs
Auditor-Controller asks Managed Career Solutions to document or repay charges to the county's economic opportunity programs.
County auditor reports two contract reviews of mental health and public health providers
Reviews of two nonprofits paid about $3.1 million produced four recommendations; neither review found top-priority issues.
County audit questions $63,216 in rent billed by youth program provider Impact Justice
Auditors say the nonprofit billed rent above its approved budget without required approval and charged costs to the wrong years.
Audit finds $112,115 in questioned costs at county HIV and STD service providers
Four of seven providers paid about $5.6 million by Public Health billed costs an outside firm questioned.
Auditor finds Fire Department has not fixed four employee bonus pay controls
Fire partially implemented three recommendations and did not implement one; the department says it will finish by September 30, 2026.
Auditor finds Public Works completed 5 of 8 fleet management fixes
Three recommendations remain partly done, including restricting driving for employees with expired licenses.
Auditor-Controller takes on $20,000 review of youth programming tracking in juvenile halls
County auditors will help build a real-time system to track programs for youth in Probation facilities, delaying an IT review.
County contract monitors report one review of a legal services contractor, no findings
A review of Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, paid about $138,000, found no issues or recommendations.