An audit report was filed on January 4, 2008 on the New York Yankees Rental Credits for the Fourth Quarter of 2006, the period from October 1 to December 31, 2006. The Yankees are responsible for the care of City-owned Yankee Stadium, and must pay rental income. However, the lease allows the Yankees to offset against any rental income due the City, costs incurred by the Yankees for maintaining the stadium. Thus every dollar spent and accounted for as a maintenance credit results in a dollar-for-dollar decrease in rent due the City. The audit found that Yankee rental credits submitted for the Fourth Quarter of 2006 were overstated by $157,996.68. It was recommended the Yankees deduct this amount from rental credits taken, and that the Department of Parks and Recreation enforce these protocols.
An audit report was filed on December 28, 2007 containing an analysis of the financial and operating practices of union-administered benefit funds with fiscal years ending in calendar year 2005. The purpose of this report is to provide comparative analysis of the overall financial activities of the 97 union-administered active and retiree welfare, education, and annuity funds that receive City contributions and is based on the analyses of individual funds. It was determined that the expenses of certain funds exceeded their revenues, certain funds spent a large percentage of their revenue on administrative expenses, and certain funds had large operating surpluses resulting in high reserves. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
This report details the City's economic and financial state for Fiscal Year 2007. The downturn in the nation's housing and mortgage markets produced budgetary risks for the City and revenue projections remain low. The City must work to overcome these challenges.
This report, prepared by William C. Thompson, Jr., the Comptroller, details the financial state of the City, as of June 30, 2007. The City completed the Fiscal Year with a General Fund surplus and the General Fund indicates the financial activity and legal compliance of the City. There has been financial success during the year.
This quarterly cash report covers July-September 2007, first quarter of fiscal year 2008. Included in this report are cash balances in revenue and expenditures for the quarter. Also included are information and comparative analyses between spendings in this quarter and in previous fiscal periods.
An audit report was filed on November 5, 2007 on the compliance of RCN Telecom Services of New York Inc. with its Franchise and Open Video Agreements for the period January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2005. The audit determined whether RCN accurately reported its total revenue, calculated and paid the appropriate fee amounts to the City, made the required payments on time, and complied with certain non-revenue-related requirements of its agreements. It was determined that RCN complied with certain non-revenue-related requirements of the agreements, however, RCN failed to report $26,431,624 in revenue to the City for the audit period and lacked proper documentation for its operations. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
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.