timothy o’brien
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Denver auditor gains power for wage theft protections
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The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously voted to improve the city auditor’s power to investigate wage theft cases. In other action, a councilwoman from one of Denver’s most diverse council districts voted against a pair of bills that would provide money for sheltering illegal immigrants in Denver. The “wage protection bill,” passed more than…
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Denver auditor gains power for wage theft protections
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The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously voted to improve the city auditor’s power to investigate wage theft cases. In other action, a councilwoman from one of Denver’s most diverse council districts voted against a pair of bills that would provide money for sheltering illegal immigrants in Denver. The “wage protection bill,” passed more than…
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Denver’s mayoral race is crowded, but it’s not the only one
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Almost 50 names will appear on the City of Denver’s April 4 ballot across several different municipal offices. The 17 candidates remaining for mayor (there was as many as 26) will be accompanied by nine city council at-large candidates and 23 others in an election that features three uncontested races, so far. Candidates were required…
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Q&A With Timothy O’Brien | Auditing, dentistry and Einstein’s theory of insanity
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Timothy O’Brien, who has served Denver Auditor since 2015, stands out from his predecessors because he is a certified accountant, a chartered financial analyst and a chartered global management accountant. He also served as the Colorado state auditor for nearly dozen years. That innate knowledge of accounting and experience come handy, he told Colorado Politics. …
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Denver auditor faults 2 city agencies for not making changes as agreed
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Normally, Denver City Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien releases a report finding fault with a city agency and the leadership of that department agrees to make the recommended changes. And normally, that’s the end of it. Denver Auditor Timothy O’BrienPhoto courtesy of the Denver City Auditor’s Office Not so on Thursday when O’Brien sharply criticized two…
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Denver auditor takes charge of enforcing new minimum wage requirements
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Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien.Larry Laszlo The Denver City Auditor’s office announced on Monday that it will take the lead on enforcing the minimum wage increase for city workers and employees of city contractors. That law, which went into effect on Monday, requires all city workers and contract employees be paid a minimum of $13 per…
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Denver auditor: City bidding practices lack safeguards against political favoritism
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Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien.Larry Laszlo Denver City Auditor Timothy O’Brien has released a report that found city purchasing practices are too susceptible to political influence and contracting errors. The report, released Thursday, zeroed in on a city’s practice of not requiring vendors seeking to do business with the city to submit political contribution reports when…
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Denver Auditor cites need for better oversight of software program for city personnel
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The cloud-based platform that Denver uses to track personnel matters for its more than 13,000 employees has lacked adequate and consistent supervision of who has access to the site, according to a Denver Auditor’s report released Thursday. The audit focused on Workday, a software application that the city used to recruit, train, staff and manage…
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THE PODIUM: Denver deserves transparency for marijuana money
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Denver’s taxpayers have a right to know how their money is spent, especially when the revenue comes from a newly legal product in a controversial industry. I recently released a follow-up report to our 2016 audit of the Office of Marijuana Policy. In the original audit, we called for greater transparency in how marijuana-related revenues…
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Social security numbers discovered unprotected in Denver’s 311 help line
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Sensitive data collected on Denver residents through the city’s 311 help line was visible to unauthorized eyes, according to the Office of the Denver Auditor. An auditor from the office who had been looking into another matter discovered that unauthorized city employees had access to personally identifiable information, or PII, on residents who used the…
