The City of Toronto has hired KPMG and Western Management Consultants of Ontario to undertake portions of the next phase of the citywide service review.
The efficiency review will target nine city programs, three city agencies (the TTC, public library and police), and four across-the-board services.
KPMG, which was hired to complete phase one, the core service review, has now been asked to complete an in-depth study of facilities management and real estate functions. Western will examine fleet management. Both reviews are underway.
Other programs up for review are: parks, forestry and recreation; shelter, support and housing administration; solid waste management; transportation services; municipal licensing and standards; city planning; and court services. The TTC, Toronto Public Library system and the Toronto Police are the agencies to be examined. And the citywide services consultants will study are: communications; finance and administrative functions; environmental and energy programs and information counter services.
The city has compiled a shortlist of 11 consulting firms for the remaining contracts. That list includes: Accenture Inc., Deloitte Inc., and Ernst and Young.
By the end of July, staff expect to have five or six more agreements complete.
“At this point, we cannot provide the fees negotiated for the two agreements signed so far, as it could have an impact on our negotiations for the other agreements,” said spokesperson Jackie DeSouza.
City council has approved a $3 million consulting budget for the service review. KPMG was already paid $350,000 for the core review. The third phase, a look at user fees, is being handled internally.
The efficiency studies will be completed this fall, but won’t be made public except in cases where specific council approval is required to implement recommendations.
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Source: Toronto Star
The efficiency review will target nine city programs, three city agencies (the TTC, public library and police), and four across-the-board services.
KPMG, which was hired to complete phase one, the core service review, has now been asked to complete an in-depth study of facilities management and real estate functions. Western will examine fleet management. Both reviews are underway.
Other programs up for review are: parks, forestry and recreation; shelter, support and housing administration; solid waste management; transportation services; municipal licensing and standards; city planning; and court services. The TTC, Toronto Public Library system and the Toronto Police are the agencies to be examined. And the citywide services consultants will study are: communications; finance and administrative functions; environmental and energy programs and information counter services.
The city has compiled a shortlist of 11 consulting firms for the remaining contracts. That list includes: Accenture Inc., Deloitte Inc., and Ernst and Young.
By the end of July, staff expect to have five or six more agreements complete.
“At this point, we cannot provide the fees negotiated for the two agreements signed so far, as it could have an impact on our negotiations for the other agreements,” said spokesperson Jackie DeSouza.
City council has approved a $3 million consulting budget for the service review. KPMG was already paid $350,000 for the core review. The third phase, a look at user fees, is being handled internally.
The efficiency studies will be completed this fall, but won’t be made public except in cases where specific council approval is required to implement recommendations.
Origin
Source: Toronto Star
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