This follow up audit report was filed on February 21, 2013 on the Queens Quality of Life Unit of the Department of Buildings (DOB). It was determined that DOB had made little progress in improving its response to quality of life complaints. Of the 14 prior recommendations, DOB only fully implemented two. Many issues remained from the previous audit regarding the imposing of fines on property owners, the obtaining of access warrants, and adhering to procedural requirements. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Office of Collective Bargaining maintains adequate controls over its inventory of computer and computer-related equipment.
As the third party beneficiary of Marriott Marquis payments, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services was responsible for monitoring the Marriott Marquis to ensure that it complied with financial
reporting, record-keeping, and other significant lease terms, and remitted all money due the City.
The DOF collects City revenues, encourages compliance with City tax and other revenue laws, values all real property in the City, provides a forum for the public to dispute tax and parking violation liability,
and maintains property records. In fiscal year 2012, DOF collected approximately $673 million in Commercial Rent Tax (CRT). This audit determines ther reliability and accuracy of this CRT.
This is to inform, from the Office of the Comptroller, that they are terminating the audit of the contract based on impediments imposed by the Department of Consumer Affairs.