Item - 2015.AU3.16
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 7, 2015 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by Audit Committee on June 26, 2015 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on July 7, 2015.
AU3.16 - Continuous Controls Monitoring Program - Toronto Transit Commission, 12-Month Review of Employees Overtime and Related Expenses, 2014
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 7, 8 and 9, 2015, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to report to the Audit Committee on details related to the Standby Premium Pay paid to TTC employees, including the amount paid in 2014, the job description of the positions paid, why the employees were needed, and whether they are included on the 2014 sunshine list.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-81065.pdf
(May 27, 2015) TTC Transmittal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-81066.pdf
(March 27, 2015) Report from the Auditor General, headed "Continuous Controls Monitoring Program - Toronto Transit Commission, 12-Month Review of Employees Overtime and Related Expenses, 2014"
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-81059.pdf
(May 27, 2015) TTC Presentation to the Board - TTC Management Comments, Continuous Controls Monitoring Program
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-81080.pdf
AU3.16 - Continuous Controls Monitoring Program - Toronto Transit Commission, 12-Month Review of Employees Overtime and Related Expenses, 2014
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Audit Committee recommends that:
1. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission to request the Chief Executive Officer, TTC, to report to the Audit Committee on details related to the Standby Premium Pay paid to TTC employees, including the amount paid in 2014, the job description of the positions paid, why the employees were needed, and whether they are included on the 2014 sunshine list.
Origin
Summary
At its meeting on May 27, 2015, the Toronto Transit Commission Board considered a report (March 27, 2015) from the Auditor General, entitled "Continuous Controls Monitoring Program – Toronto Transit Commission, 12-Month Review of Employees Overtime and Related Expenses, 2014”.
The TTC Board directed that the Auditor General's report be forwarded to the next Audit Committee meeting of the City of Toronto.
In addition, the TTC Board adopted the following:
- That staff be requested to report back in a stand-alone report in the first quarter of 2016 on overtime results in 2015.
- That TTC staff be requested to report in the next 12 months on:
a. The benefits in workforce flexibility of having part-time workers.
b. The possibility of a CBA change whereby prequalification for overtime is tied to an acceptable attendance record.
c. How the CBA can be revised to incorporate the methods used in the Employment Standards Act to calculate total allowable overtime.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-81065.pdf
(May 27, 2015) TTC Transmittal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-81066.pdf
(March 27, 2015) Report from the Auditor General, headed "Continuous Controls Monitoring Program - Toronto Transit Commission, 12-Month Review of Employees Overtime and Related Expenses, 2014"
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-81059.pdf
(May 27, 2015) TTC Presentation to the Board - TTC Management Comments, Continuous Controls Monitoring Program
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-81080.pdf
Motions
That the Audit Committee recommend that:
1. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission to request the Chief Executive Officer, TTC, to report to the Audit Committee on details related to the Standby Premium Pay paid to TTC employees, including the amount paid in 2014, the job description of the positions paid, why the employees were needed, and whether they are included on the 2014 sunshine list.