Audit Report on the Cemusa NY LLC's Payment of Franchise Fees in Compliance with Its Coordinated Street Furniture Franchise Agreement with the Department of Transportation MJ12-127A
This report details the fiscal impacts of the legalization of marijuana on New York City. It was found that the City will benefit from the legalization of marijuana if the production and sale of it was regulated and taxed.
An audit report was filed on August 22, 2013 on the health and safety conditions of Department of Parks and Recreation's (DPR) public swimming pools. It was determined that DPR's controls to ensure that pools are consistently maintained in a safe manner need improvement. There was limited evidence that inspections were performed as required and that all deficient conditions were corrected. DPR also did not appear to be consistently addressing issues identified by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, or adhering to the City Health Code. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on August 2, 2013 on the Department for the Aging's (DFTA) monitoring of senior centers. It was determined that, based on the conditions observed during the inspection of 63 senior centers and a review of DFTA and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) inspection reports, DFTA's monitoring of senior centers could be enhanced to better ensure that senior centers are being maintained in a safe and clean condition. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on July 25, 2013 of the Howard Hughes Corporation's (HHC) compliance with its City Leases for the South Street Seaport Marketplace and Theatre. It was determined that HHC improperly calculated its fees because it undestated square footage upon which rents were based, thus it could not be determined how much was still due the City. HHC also misreported its income, and conducted business in the name of the South Street Seaport Merchants Association, Inc., which is considered defunct. EDC also failed to adequately monitor HHC's operations and compliance with lease terms. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
This report provides information about those who are employed but are struggling to maintain an independent lifestyle. It focuses on the problem of the $7.25 minimum wage.
This letter report dated on July 23rd, 2013 addressed the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) Monitoring of the Community Partnership Program (CPP). The program was established to bring child welfare services closer to the community by forming partnerships within that community (CPPs). The object of the audit was to determine whether ACS's Office of Community Partnership (OCP) is adequately monitoring the CPPs to ensure that they are meeting their goals and objectives and determining whether the expenditures were reasonable and appropriate. It was determined that ACS is adequately monitoring the CPPs to ensure that they are meeting their goals and objectives. However, ACS gives CPPs wide latitude in how to report the activities associated with CPPs' goals and objectives, leading to inconsistencies. Expenses were deemed reasonable and appropriate, but there were a few minor errors. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on July 22, 2013 on the Department of Education's (DOE) Special Education Student Information System (SESIS). In 2008, DOE contracted with Maximus, Inc. to implement a SESIS that would facilitate efficient and reliable information for the Department to handle the administrative requirements associated with the Special Education Program. It was determined that SESIS is not meeting its overall goal, which is to provide its users with an efficient and reliable system that meets court-mandated State and Federal reporting requirements. The data in the SESIS system is not protected and secured, and users were found to be unsatisfied with SESIS. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.