Almost three years after the arrest of former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru, the City has implemented many of the recommendations made by the Controller in nine public integrity reports issued since June 2020.
In the last 24 months, the Controller’s Office has issued nine reports including 64 recommendations stemming from its public integrity review of city contracts, purchase orders, permits, grants, and other areas susceptible to process failures. Many of these recommendations have been implemented or are being implemented to improve city systems, policies, procedures, internal controls, and transparency. The Controller’s Office has detailed the status of these recommendations in a report published today.
The federal prosecutions of 18 city employees, contractors, and others, as well as the criminal sentencing of Mohammed Nuru to seven years in prison, have been well-publicized. Numerous City employees and officials have resigned or been terminated, including several City department heads, in the wake of the City’s joint public integrity reviews between the Controller’s and City Attorney’s Offices. Walter Wong and his companies have settled with the City for almost $2 million in restitution and civil penalties for ethics violations. As a result of legislation introduced by the City Attorney, five city contractors who were federally charged have been suspended from doing business with the City.
The changes to the City’s refuse rate-setting process have been one of...
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