One year after the state auditor revealed scathing results of an audit of the Omaha Fire department, the city of Omaha says it's corrected the problems.

"The time reporting system used by the Omaha fire department is inadequate and unreliable," said State Auditor Mike Foley in October 2010. He explained the record-keeping was so sloppy -- even his staff couldn't audit the bureau to find out if firefighters were showing up for their required hours of duty.

Omaha finance director Pam Spaccarotella believes the city has corrected the problems.

Two months ago, the city asked State Auditor Foley to come back and evaluate the changes. He plans to be back in February for another audit. He says that will give the electronic time-card system put in place for firefighters in February 2010 a year of operating data.

Other changes at the bureau include a supervisor now has to approve the employee's hours everyday and payroll gets the figures to cross-check each week.

In the past, firefighters at the bureau had no hard and fast rules for keeping track of hours worked according to Foley.

The police department has gone a step further with its electronic system which involves scheduling, bidding for new shifts and positions and an automatic notification where officers get a call or text explaining whether they are needed in court.

It's designed to make everything more efficient.

The finance director expects a really big change for all city employees in 2012.

The parks department is testing it right now -- a paperless system. Employees would record their hours on-the-job by using their fingerprint.