The Taxi and Limousine Commission was created to regulate and imrpove taxi and livery services. Medallions are plates affixed to the hood of taxis to represent an official taxi license. This audit determines whether the TLC maintained adequate controls over the issuance, renewal, replacement, and transfer of existing taxi medallions.
The Department of Citywide Administrative Services has a lease agreement with the Quinn Restaurant Corporation to construct, operate, and maintain a restaurant on the Nott Avenue Pier. This audit determines whether the Corporation accurately reported its gross receipts, calculated the rent due to the City and paid rent in a timely basis, and followed with the requirements of its lease agreement.
The New York Yankees and the Department of Parks and Recreation entered a lease agreement for the use of Yankee Stadium. This audit determines whether the Yankees accurately reported their gross receipts, paid fees due to the City in a timely manner, and followed with the requirements of its lease agreement.
The New York Yankees and the Department of Parks and Recreation entered a lease agreement for the use of Yankee Stadium. Under this lease, they were required to care for Yankee Stadium and are required to notify the Comptroller's Office of all claimed maintenance credits. This audit determines whether they followed with the requirements of the lease agreement.
This Comptroller's report addresses the initiatives taken to increase competency and ability of the labor force for the City of New York. The report pulls focus to key findings regarding discrepancies and shortcomings of the current system of coordinating the work force, and makes recommendations as to how to improve any and all possible workforce development efforts. Also included in this report are data on funds for these efforts in past fiscal years.
This follow-up audit determines whether the New York Public Library has implemented the twelve recommendations made in a previous audit, Audit Report on the Financial Controls of the New York Public Library. The previous audit determined that the Library expenditures were accurate and valid, though there were some concerns in their purchasing practices, inventory management, and record-keeping.
From a follow-up audit conducted on the City University of New York (CUNY), it was found that CUNY did not implement a majority of the recommendations made to it. Although CUNY's College Discovery Program is more organized, due to the creation of tables that detail student performance, the program still lacks significantly in counseling and tutoring services. These services help educationally and economically disadvantaged students and this lacking hinders the effectiveness of the program. Recommendations have been made to address these issues.
From an audit conducted on the Business Integrity Commission (BIC), it was found that the BIC has significant weaknesses in the monitoring of trade waste and market industries. There are no standard operating procedures and effective systems for the tracking, investigation and resolution of trade waste complaints. There is also no adequate oversight of markets. In addition, the BIC does not consistently adhere to the City's Administrative Code and its Policies and Procedures for Processing Trade Waste and Markets Renewal Applications. Recommendations have been made to address these issues.
From an audit conducted on the Department of Environmental Protection's administration of job order contracts, weaknesses were found with the administration of the program. The program lacks adequate internal controls and most projects were not developed or completed on time. There is a lack of organized documentation and the program is not as effective as it should be. Recommendations have been made to address these issues.
From an audit conducted on the Department of Education (DOE), it was found that the DOE lacks adequate internal controls over the travel expenses of its Central Office. There is a lack of oversight by the DOE, contributing to the Central Office's lack of adherence to DOE procedures and City regulations. There are inconsistencies in the Central Office's purchasing procedures and processing of payment vouchers, and recommendations have been made to address these issues.