An audit report was filed on May 24, 2006 on the Department of Education's (DOE) compliance with fire and safety mandates in elementary schools. State law requires the schools to conduct at least 12 fire drills during the school year, of which 8 must be conducted before December 1. In addition, at least 1 of the 12 fire drills must be performed during a lunch period or should include instructions in the procedure to be followed in the event that a fire occurs during a lunch period. It was determined that DOE was generally in compliance with fire and safety regulations in most areas. However, not all schools were in compliance with the requirements, and discrepancies were discovered between fire drill records and OSID data in these schools. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on May 24, 2006 on the administration of the Employee Blood Credit Program fiduciary account by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS). This audit determined whether DCAS accurately accounted for the revenues and expenses of the fiduciary account for the Employee Blood Credit Program and ensured that all funds were used in accordance with New York City's Blood Credit Prgram rules and related guidelines. It was determined that DCAS properly accounted for the revenues and expenses of the account and used account funds in accordance with Program rules and guidelines. There were some issues regarding the ongoing purpose of the funds and the reimbursement of the General Fund. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on May 24, 2006 on the New York Yankees rental credits for the second quarter of 2005 (April 1 to June 30, 2005). The Comptroller's Office is required to audit all rental credits claimed by the Yankees for the maintenance of City-owned Yankee Stadium. Under the terms of the lease, the Yankees are responsible for the care and upkeep of Yankee Stadium; the costs incurred by the Yankees for maintaining the stadium are offset against any rental income due the City from the Yankees. Thus, every approved dollar spent and accounted for as a rental credit for the maintenance of the stadium results in a dollar-for-dollar decrease in the rent due the City. It was determined that the rental credits submitted for the second quarter of 2005 were overstated by $72,492.24. Recommendations were made to rectify this issue.
This audit determines whether the Office of Emergency Management complied with personnel, payroll, timekeeping, and small-procurement policies and procedures. The audit finds that it has followed the procedures; however, there were weaknesses in its timekeeping and purchasing procedures.
An audit report was filed on May 23, 2006 on the development and implementation of the legal tracking system by the Administration for Children's Services (ACS). The goal of this legal tracking system (LTS) by the Division of Legal Services (DLS) of ACS is to create a comprehensive, integrated system for DLS, with one shared database and separate modules for each unit. It was determined that the system functions reliably and accurately but was still incomplete and needed improvements. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
This audit determines whether the Financial Information Services Agency complies with certain payroll, personnel, timekeeping, purchasing, and inventory procedures.