11-2-17 #R17-103 Report of Inspection: Inspection of American with Disabilities Act Compliance by City of Albuquerque
The OIG conducted an inspection of the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act to gain an understanding of the City’s compliance and to share the results of this inspection with key leaders in City government, as well as with members of the community.
2-28-18 #OIG 18-0003-I Report of Investigation: Associate Director of Animal Welfare Department
The OIG conducted an investigation of allegations that the Animal Welfare Department Associate Director misused her position to circumvent established processes and policies for adopting animals that were required by the general public.
2-28-18 #OIG 18-0001-I Report of Investigation: Illegal Discharge of Water into the Storm Drainage System
The OIG conducted an investigation based on information received while conducting an investigation of the Transit Department. The information received alleged that TD employees at the Daytona Transit Facility had discharged water contaminated with pollutants.
2-28-18 #OIG 18-0002-I Report of Investigation: Alleged Misuse of Employee Resources
The OIG conducted an investigation based on information received from the City’s Legal Department concerning an allegation that a Transit Department supervisor directed employees to work at his residence during working hours.
4-25-18 #OIG 18-0006-I Report of Investigation: Animal Welfare Department (Possible Retaliation)
The OIG conducted an investigation based on information indicating possible retaliation and termination of an AWD employee. The information received indicated that employees who had cooperated with a previous OIG investigation of AWD were being suspended, demoted or placed on a Performance Improvement Plans. The purpose of the investigation was to determine if the actions against the terminated employee were retaliatory in nature.
6-6-18 #OIG 18-0001-R Report of Inspection: ART Project
The OIG conducted an inspection of the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) project related procurements to include the construction of the nine-mile ART corridor on Central Avenue and the purchase of the electric buses from BYD. The inspection disclosed there were several opportunities to improve processes within City government.
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06-27-2019 #19-0001-I Aviation Department
The Office of Inspector General for the City of Albuquerque conducted an investigation based on information received from a complaint regarding an employee with the Aviation Department (AD). According to the complaint, an AD Associate Director (AV-1) submitted a contract proposal for the job he was currently overseeing as an AD employee.
19-0003-I Aviation: Alleged Abuse of Position; Unethical Conduct
The Office of Inspector General for the City of Albuquerque conducted an investigation based on information received from a complaint regarding a police officer for the Aviation Department. According to the complaint, the police officer was accused of committing a security violation when accessing a particular gate which grants employees access to the airport grounds.
19-0005-I HopeWorks: Better Way Program
The Office of Inspector General for the City of Albuquerque received a complaint regarding "There's a Better Way" program, which was run by HopeWorks and funded by the City. HopeWorks is a nonprofit organization that provides services to people experiencing (or at risk of) homelessness in Albuquerque.
19-0033 C Albuquerque Museum and Possible Employee Theft from the Cash Boxes
The Office of Inspector General conducted a thorough review involving cash handling procedures for the City of Albuquerque (City), the process by which the Albuquerque Museum collects money from the parking lot cash boxes, and the allegation of theft from these boxes by a City employee.
Final No. 18-0007 I Transit: Alleged Misuse of City Time
The Office of Inspector General for the City of Albuquerque, NM conducted an investigation based on information received regarding a number of Transit employees traveling to the BYD plant in Lancaster, California to conduct bus assemble inspections for the City’s Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) project. According to the complainant, a number of Transit employees may not have been going to the BYD plant and instead were using work time as a vacation.
Final No. 19-0040-C - Report of Investigation City Engineer
The Office of Inspector General received a complaint from an anonymous worker for the City of Albuquerque stating that one of the Planning Department's employees has been accused of abusing the authority of his position for the financial gain of his brother and possibly himself.
Final No. 19-0006-I - FINAL - Report of Investigation Animal Welfare - AMENDED.pdf
The Office of Inspector General received an anonymous compliant stating that the number of animals being euthanized by the Animal Welfare Department were being under reported. Complainant further states that the Animal Welfare Director and another AWD employee were removing animals that were killed from the software to make it appear they were never in the shelter.
Final No. 19-0001-S - Planning Department HR Process
The Office of Inspector General received a request from the Office of City Council requesting an inspection of the hiring processes at the City's Planning Department.
Final No. 19-0002-I - Beehive
The Office of the Inspector General for the City of Albuquerque conducted a thorough review of the contracts between the City of Albuquerque (COA) and Beehive Technology, LLC . According to the initial complaint, Beehive was being used as a front to pay a subcontractor, who previously had a contract with the COA under a different name, Organizational Change Management, LLC. (OCM). The allegation stated that OCM had reached the contract limit with the COA and is why the company name of Beehive was being utilized.
Final No. 19-0009-I - Environmental Health Time Reporting Fraud
The Office of the Inspector General for the City of Albuquerque conducted a thorough review of the different forms of data available to determine the time an Environmental Health Department employee was present at work and the time being reported on the employee’s timecard. The complaint stated an employee was suspected of time reporting fraud and abuse of position in the Environmental Health Department.
Final No. 18-0004-I - Alleged Impropriety in Street Lighting
The Office of Inspector General for the City of Albuquerque conducted an investigation of allegations regarding the street lighting project and the associated contracts that were awarded to Citelum US, Inc.
Final No. 20-0008-I Theft of City Property
The Office of Inspector General conducted an investigation based on information received regarding concerns that a twenty-foot (20') trailer was removed from the BioPark grounds and given to a local subcontractor. It is alleged that the trailer belonged to the City.