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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
EVALUATION OF THE
DISTRICTS MANAGEMENT AND
VALUATION OF COMMERCIAL
REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
CHARLES J. WILLOUGHBY
INSPECTOR GENERAL
OIG No. 13-2-01AT November 16, 2012
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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Office of the Inspector General
Inspector General
717 14th
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 727-2540
November 16, 2012
Natwar M. Gandhi, Ph.D.
Chief Financial Officer
Office of the Chief Financial OfficerThe John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 203
Washington, D.C. 20004
Carlynn Fuller Jenkins, Esq.
Executive Director
Real Property Tax Appeals CommissionGovernment of the District of Columbia
One Judiciary Square
441 4th Street N.W., Suite 360 NorthWashington, D.C. 20001
Irvin B. Nathan, Esq.
Attorney GeneralOffice of the Attorney General for the District
of Columbia
The John A. Wilson Building1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 409
Washington, D.C. 20004
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
ChairmanCouncil of the District of Columbia
The John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 402Washington, D.C. 20004
Dear Dr. Gandhi, Ms. Fuller Jenkins, Mr. Nathan, and Chairman Mendelson:
Enclosed is our final report entitled, Evaluation of the Districts Management and Valuation of
Commercial Real Property Assessments (OIG No. 13-2-01AT). This audit was conducted
pursuant to D.C. Code 47-821(e) in accordance with our contract with Almy, Gloudemans,
Jacobs & Denne (AGJD).
AGJD directed 28 recommendations to the District of Columbia believed necessary to correct thedeficiencies noted in this report pertaining to improvements in appraisal practices and
organization. Specifically, Recommendation 16 is directed to the Real Property Tax Appeals
Commission; Recommendation 17 is directed to the Council of the District of Columbia; andRecommendation 21 is directed to the Office of the Attorney General for the District of
Columbia; all others are directed to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
We request that each of you provide a written response within 60 days of the date of this finalreport. Your responses should include actions taken or planned, target dates for completion of
planned actions, and reasons for any disagreements with the findings or recommendations. Yourresponses may propose alternative solutions to the recommendations that will effectively or
efficiently correct noted deficiencies. Please ensure that your responses are received in this
Office no later than February 7, 2013.
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Dr. Gandhi, Ms. Fuller Jenkins, Mr. Nathan, and
Chairman Mendelson
Evaluation of the Districts Management and Valuation of
Commercial Real Property Assessments
OIG No. 13-2-01AT Final Report
November 16, 2012
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If you have questions or desire an exit conference prior to preparing your responses, pleasecontact me or Ronald King, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, at (202) 727-2540.
Sincerely,
Enclosure
CJW/ws
cc: See Distribution List
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Dr. Gandhi, Ms. Fuller Jenkins, Mr. Nathan, and
Chairman Mendelson
Evaluation of the Districts Management and Valuation of
Commercial Real Property Assessments
OIG No. 13-2-01AT Final Report
November 16, 2012
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DISTRIBUTION:
The Honorable Vincent C. Gray, Mayor, District of Columbia
Mr. Allen Y. Lew, City Administrator, District of Columbia (via email)
Mr. Victor L. Hoskins, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, District of
Columbia (via email)The Honorable Muriel Bowser, Chairperson, Committee on Government Operations, Council of
the District of Columbia (via email)
The Honorable Jack Evans, Chairperson, Committee on Finance and Revenue (via email)Mr. Brian Flowers, General Counsel to the Mayor (via email)
Mr. Christopher Murphy, Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor (via email)
Ms. Janene Jackson, Director, Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs (via email)Mr. Pedro Ribeiro, Director, Office of Communications, (via email)
Mr. Eric Goulet, Budget Director, Mayors Office of Budget and Finance
Ms. Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council (1 copy and via email)Mr. Mohamad Yusuff, Interim Executive Director, Office of Integrity and Oversight, Office of
the Chief Financial Officer (via email)
Ms. Yolanda Branche, D.C. Auditor
Mr. Phillip Lattimore, Director and Chief Risk Officer, Office of Risk Management (via email)Ms. Jeanette M. Franzel, Managing Director, FMA, GAO, Attention: Norma J. Samuel (via email)
The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C. Delegate, House of Representatives,Attention: Bradley Truding (via email)
The Honorable Darrell Issa, Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform, Attention: Howie Denis (via email)The Honorable Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member, House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, Attention: Yvette Cravins (via email)
The Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman, House Subcommittee on Health Care, the District ofColumbia, the Census and the National Archives, Attention: Anna Bartlett (via email)
The Honorable Danny Davis, Ranking Member, House Subcommittee on Health Care, the District
of Columbia, the Census, and the National Archives, Attention: Yul Edwards (via email)The Honorable Joseph Lieberman, Chairman, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, Attention: Holly Idelson (via email)
The Honorable Susan Collins, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, Attention: Daniel Jenkins (via email)The Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of
Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia,
Attention: Aaron Woolf (via email)The Honorable Ron Johnson, Ranking Member, Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of
Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
The Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations,Attention: Kaitlyn Eisner-Poor (via email)
The Honorable Norman D. Dicks, Ranking Member, House Committee on Appropriations,
Attention: Laura Hogshead (via email)
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Dr. Gandhi, Ms. Fuller Jenkins, Mr. Nathan, and
Chairman Mendelson
Evaluation of the Districts Management and Valuation of
Commercial Real Property Assessments
OIG No. 13-2-01AT Final Report
November 16, 2012
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The Honorable Jo Ann Emerson, Chairman, House Subcommittee on Financial Services andGeneral Government, Attention: John Martens (via email)The Honorable Jos E. Serrano, Ranking Member, House Subcommittee on Financial Services
and General Government, Attention: Laura Hogshead (via email)
The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations,
Attention: Charles HouyThe Honorable Thad Cochran, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations
The Honorable Richard Durbin, Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and
General Government, Attention: Marianne Upton (via email)The Honorable Jerry Moran, Ranking Member, Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and
General Government, Attention: Dale Cabaniss (via email)
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