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                     Audit Observations                              Audit Recommendations                          Status of Implementation


AAR     6. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has         8. We recommended that the HRMO-                                 Implemented
2023       disapproved the temporary appointment of          Designate ensure that the accuracy,
p.41       a certain employee from the Municipality          authenticity, and completeness of all the
           for the position of Electrician I because it      requirements and supporting papers in
           was renewed four times and the required           connection with all cases of appointments
           eligibility for the position was not met,         are thoroughly reviewed and checked before
           which is inconsistent with the provisions         submitting the same to the CSC to avoid
           of the 2017 ORAOHRA, revised 2018.                disapproval/invalidation of appointments.
           Thus, there is a risk that the appointing
           authority may have to refund the payment
           of the appointee’s salary if the appointment
           is finally disapproved.

AAR     7. Management has not yet taken tangible and      9. We recommended that Management review                       Unimplemented
2023       substantial steps toward compliance with          the Municipality’s functions, systems and
p. 42      the pertinent provisions of CSC-COA-              procedures, organizational structure, and
           DBM JC No. 1, s. of 2017 as amended by            staffing pattern to address any needs and
           CSC-COA-DBM JC No. 1, s. of 2018,                 gaps in the human resource complement.
           COA-DBM JC No. 2, s. of 2020, and
           COA-DBM JC No. 2, s. of 2022 on: (a)           10. We also recommended that Management                         Unimplemented
           review of the agency functions, systems            comply with all the provisions of the JC and       Management had yet to update its
           and procedures, organizational structure,          consider existing qualified COS/JO workers         plantilla positions, taking into
           and staffing pattern to identify any needs         when filling all its vacant plantilla positions,   consideration the functions,
           and gaps and determine the appropriate             and provide for wages of COs/JOs at a rate         systems      and      procedures,
           human resource complement for the                  equivalent to a comparable position in the         organizational structure, and
           Municipality’s PPAs; and (b) prioritization        government plus premium if funds are               staffing pattern, in alignment
           of qualified COS/JOs in hiring to existing         available.                                         with the Municipality’s PPAs.
           vacant plantilla positions. Moreover,
           payment of wages to COS/JOs equivalent
           to salary of comparable government
           positions and up to 20% premium had not

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