The Twenty-First Annual Report of the Commission, covers the work performed by the Commission with respect to IAB investigations reviewed during the 2021 calendar year.
This audit found that EDC did not disclose over $224 million in expenditures as ferry-related in its audited financial statements and that EDC understated the City’s subsidy for the ferry operations by $2.08, $2.10, $3.98 and $4.29 for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively.
The auditors recommend that DOHMH ensure that all public school cafeteria inspection results are readily available on its website for the required number of years so that parents and guardians may be informed of the conditions found in the kitchens and cafeterias of the schools that their children..
This audit was conducted to determine whether New York City (City) Health + Hospitals (H+H)[1] ensures that its facilities comply with applicable inventory rules and guidelines regarding its management of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical surgical supplies.
The audit makes several recommendations that will improve DANY’s controls over its office equipment inventory. These appear in the body of this report.
The audit makes several recommendations that will improve the MBPO’s controls over its inventory of computers and computer-related equipment. These appear in the body of this report.
The audit makes several recommendations that aim to improve DFTA’s controls over its payments to HCAs for home care services. These appear in the body of this report.
Audit Report on the Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ Awarding and Monitoring of Its Emergency Contract with Best Buy Stores for WiFi Air Conditioning and Related Services
The NYPD has made efforts to civilianize a number of positions within various units in the agency, those efforts have not been systematic and have been delayed when compared to the NYPD’s own timetables.
Our audit found that not all of the 18 Brooklyn Community Boards complied with the City Charter requirements relating to public meetings and hearings, and to maintaining websites.
Our audit found that not all of the Queens Community Boards complied with the City Charter requirements relating to public meetings and hearings and to maintaining websites.
Memorandum: Audit: Review, Evaluation, and Monitoring of Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response Practices
New York City Independent Budget Office from the New York City Equal Employment Practices Commission
Our audit found that not all of the Manhattan Community Boards complied with the City Charter requirements relating to public meetings and hearings and to maintaining websites.
Our audit found that not all of the Staten Island Community Boards complied with other City Charter requirements relating to public meetings and hearings and maintaining websites.
This Final Letter Report concerns the New York City Comptroller’s audit of the New York County District Attorney’s Office’s (DANY’s) provision of translation services. The objective of this audit was to determine whether DANY is providing translation services.
As part of the Police Reform package passed in March 2021, the City Council required an outside oversight agency to examine the adequacy of the presumptive penalties for officers who fail to take police action.
Presentation of the audit report on New York City Fire Pension Fund to determine if the Fire Pension Fund had enough management in place to control improper benefit payments to deceased recipients.
Presentation of the inquiry by the office of the New York City Comptroller into the City’s
COVID-19 planning, preparation, initial response, and recommendations actions to prevent
like fiscal and operational challenges from starting in future public health emergencies.
Presentation of the audit of the New York City Department of Education to verify whether the agency has sufficient oversee in place over the distribution of remote learning devices between March 2020 and March 2021.
Presentation of the audit report of New York City Department of Education to confirm if the agency has enough management over its Medicaid claims to raise its Medicaid reimbursement revenue for special education services.
Audit report of the New York City Police Department to establish whether the agency has an effective management in place to account for its collection, recording, and reporting of seized property.
Presentation of the audit report of the Department of Education to verify whether the agency is adequately managing the availability and functionality of certain life safety equipment and of the Automated External Defibrillators in schools.
Audit report of the Administration for Children’s Services to verify whether the Administration for Children’s Services had enough commands over adoption subsidies, and sent subsidy
payments appropriately to adoptive parents in compliance with governing rules and regulations.
Presentation of the audit report of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to establish whether the agency complied with the provisions of applicable emergency procurement requirements and had competent management in place to supervise the vendor’s services.
Audit report of the Department of Education to check whether the agency has sufficient controls in place to oversee the compliance of Strategic Distribution, Inc with its custodial supplies contract.
Audit report of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to check whether the agency adequately replied to and followed up on pest control complaints in a timely manner.
Presentation of the audit report of New York City Mayor’s Office to verify whether the agency comply with Local Law 27 which instructs that each City agency appoint a disability service facilitator to organize its efforts to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Presentation of the audit report of the New York City Department of Education to verify whether the agency knew the specific benchmarks for managing the cited standards for in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Audit report of New York City Department of Building to decide whether the Department had sufficient controls over complaints related to illegal curb cuts and driveways; and financial penalties were correctly estimated in association with illegal curb cuts and driveways.
Presentation of the follow-up audit report of Queens Borough Public Library to check whether it fully perform the nine recommendations made in a prior audit of the Queens Borough Public Library’s financial and operating practices (Audit # FN 14 – 099A).
Audit report of New York City Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor to verify whether the agency retained sufficient fiscal controls over its City-funded Personal Service and Other Than Personal Service expenditures as demanded by applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Presentation of the audit report on the New York City Department of Education to verify whether the agency has enough controls over lead testing of school water and needed remediation efforts.
Presentation of the audit of New York City Board of Education Retirement System’s controls over the identification of improper benefit payments to deceased recipients.
Presentation of the audit report of New York City Department of Environmental Protection to verify whether the agency is properly managing the exemption from water and sewer charges granted to property owners and demanding property owners to recertify for the exemption.
Presentation of the audit report on the safety of New York City Department of Park and Recreation’s public swimming pools to verify whether the Department of Parks and Recreation manages and preserves outdoor public swimming pools in a way that ensures the safety of pool patrons.
Presentation of the audit report on New York City Health + Hospitals’ Oversight of its certain assisting organizations that furnish financial support for Health + Hospitals through various fundraising activities.
Audit report of New York City Department of Sanitation’s awarding and monitoring of its contract with Cariati Developers Inc. to provide emergency adult food access program services in accordance with New York City procurement standards and with due diligence.
Presentation of the report of the New York City Comptroller’s investigation of the City’s $8.26 million payment to Global Medical Supply Group during the fiscal year 2021.
“The Agency Watch List spotlights city agencies that raise the most budgetary concerns due to rapidly increased spending and meager measurable results. The following report reviews trends to evaluate the effectiveness of agency spending in achieving the Administration’s stated goals.”