From an audit conducted on the Department of City Planning, it was found that the Department complied with most of the requirements of the Comptroller's Directives, applicable Procurement Policy Board rules, and the Department of Investigation's Standards for Inventory Control and Management. However, the Department must ensure that expenditures are properly disclosed and accurate inventory records are maintained.
An audit report was filed on January 6, 2011 on the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) Fire Hydrant Repair Efforts. It was determined that the timeliness of DEP's handling of fire hydrant service requests needs improvement. DEP has not established time standards for resolving such requests, even those considered to be of high priority, and does not have sufficient evidence to show that it effectively tracks the overall timeliness of repairs. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on January 5, 2011 on the Investigation of Child Abuse and Maltreatment Allegations received by the Administration for Children's Services (ACS). It was determined that ACS generally ensured that investigations of child abuse and maltreatment reports were conducted in accordance with established guidelines and regulations. However, it was determined that case workers were not always making timely entries in CNNX, a child welfare computer system. Inconsistencies were also noted with the performance of random managerial reviews. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
Included are reports on the City's state of good repair need and the agencies' planned spending to address this need. The program consolidates results of cyclical field surveys and estimates the capital and expense needs to keep major City owned facilities and infrastructure in a state of good repair.
An audit report was filed on December 30, 2010 on the financial and operating practices of union-administered benefit funds with fiscal years ending in calendar year 2008. It was determined that there were variations in the amounts spent for administrative purposes, although in certain instances there was an indication that these expenses were reduced. It was suggested that the financial issues to be addressed were the reduction of administrative expenses, allocation of excess reserves of funds, and the minimization of operating deficits.
This IT audit and research report is a study on the compliance of New York City Agencies with Executive Order 120 and makes recommendations for enhancing citywide language access. It was determined that the agencies reviewed (CCRB, CCHR, DCP, DOT, and TLC) were generally in compliance with EO 120 and have taken reasonable measures to promote compliance and to expand language access to limited english proficiency (LEP) customers. General recommendations were made regarding consistency of services, improvement of public outreach, and formalization of language access training.
An audit report was filed on December 22, 2010 on the compliance of the Department Of Design And Construction with the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program. It was determined that the Department partially complied with key provisions of Local Law 129 and Article 6-129 of the Administrative Code. Despite this, the Department had not complied with the provisions of Local Law 129 pertaining to monitoring the agency's activities to ensure that the agency utilization plans are effectively carried out. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.