An audit report was filed on September 19, 2007 on the Department of Education's (DOE) reporting of violent, disruptive, and other incidents at New York City Public High Schools. The audit determined whether DOE has adequate controls in place to ensure that incidents at New York City Public High Schools are consistently entered in the On-line Occurrence Reporting System (OORS) so that DOE can report them to the New York State Education Department (SED) in accordance with SED requirements. It was determined that DOE did not have effective controls in to ensure that incidents at its high schools were consistently entered in OORS, thus a significant portion of incidents were not entered. There were also issues regarding consistency of reporting across schools and the discretion used in handling these incidents. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on September 21, 2007 on the Other Than Personal Service Expenditures (OTPS) of the New York City Council for the period July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. The audit determined whether the New York City Council complied with certain purchasing procedures for OTPS expenditures set forth in the New York City Comptroller's Internal Control and Accountability Directives #3, 6, and 24, Procurement Policy Board (PPB) rules, and the Procurement Rules of the Council. It was determined that the Council did not comply with any of the aforementioned rules. The Council circumvented many protocols and procedures and mishandled money in many instances. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on September 17, 2007 on the development and implementation of the Medical Assisstance Tracking Information System (MATIS) by the Human Resources Administration (HRA). It could not be ascertained whether MATIS met the overall goals as stated in the original system justification, although the system was operational and the system design allowed for future upgrades. Sample testing of MATIS revealed issues with the data stored as well as certain protocols to protects its users. HRA's using and implementation of MATIS left many areas in need of improvement. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
Annual Claims Report Fiscal Year 2006 - This report provides an examination of data regarding claims filed against the City during Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006 and an analysis of recent claims trends.
Fiscal Year 2007 has eliminated or reduced the budget gaps for fiscal years 2008-2010. The Comptroller's review of the Financial Plan for fiscal years 2008-2011 suggests that the gaps can be lower due to revenue collections than what the City estimates. The Comptroller's Office's revenue adjustments reflect a more optimistic forecast than the City's. This document includes the Comptroller's comments on the financial plan and the outcomes of fiscal year 2007.
Alerting of unsafe conditions at the Lasker ice skating facility in Central Park. The conditions were discovered by the commissioner's office on March 31, 2006 and require that the agency take
corrective action before the facility reopens for summer activities.
From a follow-up audit conducted on the Department of Education (DOE), it was found that the DOE implemented three out of the four recommendations made to them. The Bureau of Financial Audits could not determine whether one of recommendations were implemented since it has not been applicable thusfar.