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Audit of the Department of Utilities Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System
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FileID
File ID: 2024-00709
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving the City Auditor’s Audit of the Department of Utilities Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System.
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Contact
Contact: Farishta Ahrary, Interim City Auditor, (916) 808-7266, fahrary@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Auditor; Jordan Sweeney, Principal Fiscal Policy Analyst, (916) 808-2310, jpsweeney@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Auditor
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Presenter
Presenter: None.
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2- Audit of the Department of Utilities Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: This audit was approved as part of the 2022-23 Audit Plan. According to the City Council Rules of Procedures, the Budget and Audit Committee shall receive, review, and forward to the council as appropriate reports, recommendations, and updates from the City Auditor.
Audit standards allow for the exclusion of information from a publicly available or widely distributed report in circumstances associated with public safety, privacy, or security concerns. Due to the critical and sensitive nature of SCADA, this report omits details that could put SCADA at risk. We have provided a detailed oral report to the Department of Utilities for further consideration.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The City Auditor’s presentation of the Audit of the Department of Utilities Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System is consistent with the Mayor and City Council’s intent to have an independent audit function for the City of Sacramento.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: None.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: None.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: On February 27, 2024, the Budget and Audit Committee passed a motion to accept the Audit of the Department of Utilities Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System and to forward to the City Council for approval.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: This staff report provides the City Council with information that may be used to meet its responsibility to provide oversight and supervision of the City Auditor and other City departments.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: The cost of the Audit of the Department of Utilities Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System was funded out of the Office of the City Auditor budget.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None.
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