Appendix C - Auditor General Complaint Handling Status
| Received by AG | # of notifications received | # of handoffs to management | # of items under analysis | # of items under investigation | # of items investigated |
In the period | Yes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
YTD | Yes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Item investigated |
Description of item | Activities to date | Results |
Complaint #1 November 2019 | The office of the Auditor General received a complaint in November 2019. The complainant wanted to inquire about the in-trust donation Chimczuk gave to the City and wanted to know whether it was managed in accordance with the provisions. IA carried out its analysis/investigation by performing following procedures under the direction of the City Auditor General: | Based on our inquiry with management and inspection of relevant documentation, following are the procedures and results, followed by conclusion: |
- 1. Acquire evidence to indicate form of donation/in-trust monies and stipulations
- 2. Review evidence to determine if monies dispersed in accordance with donors wishes or policies
- 3. Determine where monies are today
# | Procedures | Results |
1.1 | Acquire evidence to indicate form of donation/in-trust monies and stipulations | IA inquired with management regarding the donation that was left byJoseph Chimczuk. Management indicated that as per Chimzchuck’s will all the residue of his estate was transferred to the Corporation of the City of Windsor to build a building to be known as the“CHIMCZUK [sic] MUSEUM” for use as a cultural museum and archive and library”. |
| | Further, there was a court judgement on April 23, 2015 which indicated that the funds bequested by the last Will and Testament of the deceased Joseph Chimczuk to the City have vested unconditionally in the City. |
1.2 | Review evidence | IA inquired with management whether funds were |
| to determine if | used/dispersed as per the will of the donor. |
| monies dispersed | Management indicated that over the years, the use of |
| in accordance | the funds has been discussed, including the issuance of |
| with donors | a Request for Proposals in 2001, but no determination |
| wishes or policies | was ever made in the RFP process As such, as per the |
| | City rights the RFP was not awarded.Given the court |
| | judgement and agreements reached, the funds were |
| | used to for the Chimczuk Museum which was |
Please refer to appendix E for the detailed report on Hotline Investigation.