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By Robert Frank<\/b>
www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

After going through four mayors in 14 months, scandalous corruption allegations and provincial trusteeship, municipal administration in Laval hit a new low last year, according to the city\u2019s auditor general Mich\u00e8le Galipeau. <\/p>\n

Her 2013 annual report, which she submitted last week, didn\u2019t pull any punches: The city needs to pull up its socks on multiple fronts. <\/p>\n

\u201cOnly 28 per cent of the recommendations [made in the year\u2019s audit] were addressed adequately, compared with 50 per cent in 2012 and 2011,\u201d Galipeau said. <\/p>\n

She also pointed to a lack of accountability at city hall. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe frequently witnessed the city establish policies without first developing the tools needed to implement and manage them,\u201d Galipeau observed. <\/p>\n

The city owns lots of land and its real estate transactions are a mess, she reported. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no consistent strategic vision for real estate,\u201d Galipeau said, highlighting a lack of coherent communication between city employees who are responsible for real estate transactions. \u201cWe also discovered some gaps in ensuring accountability.\u201d <\/p>\n

Outsourcing computer expertise also proved a problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe noticed lapses in awarding contracts, calls for tender and adherence to contract schedules,\u201d the auditor general indicated.<\/p>\n

She said that the problem stemmed from a lack of cooperation between the city\u2019s purchasing and contract managers and its computer boffins.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two departments sometimes interpret the city\u2019s supply and contract management policies differently,\u201d Galipeau said.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s green policy also attracted the auditor general\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

She concluded that Laval doesn\u2019t really have a sustainable development policy, just a collection of incoherent initiatives and actions. She suggested that the city needs an \u201call-embracing vision\u201d on that front.<\/p>\n

Laval\u2019s 3-1-1 telephone-information service also needs to improve, Galipeau said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe City of Laval has not fulfilled the commitment that it made in 2007 to funnel all non-emergency calls to the city to a single number: 3-1-1,\u201d she reproached. \u201cIndeed, some city departments continue to publish their own phone number in order to receive and handle citizens\u2019 calls directly.<\/p>\n

Besides sowing confusion, she said, it also makes it impossible for the city to oversee how well its citizens are served.<\/p>\n

Finally, Galipeau suggested the city take a fresh look at its expense-account policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amount that the city pays per kilometre [for staff who have to use their own cars on municipal business] is significantly higher than other major cities, Revenue Canada or Revenue Quebec\u2019s top rates,\u201d she explained, \u201cand the last time that the city reviewed whether its personal car compensation rates were reasonable for remaining non-taxable was in 2002.\u201d
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