This report comments on New York City's preliminary budget for fiscal Year 2011 and financial plan for fiscal years 2010-2014. It is stated that while economic uncertainty has slowly diminished over this period due to the slow but steady recovery of the nation's economy, political uncertainty has filled the recesses. Analyses and reflections on the Mayor's budget and financial plan are included.
An audit report was filed on June 2, 2010 on the payment by Empire City Subway (ECS) of license fees due the City and compliance with certain provisions of its license agreement. The audit determined whether ECS accurately reported its annual profit and paid its franchise tax payments on a timely basis, and whether DoITT has ensured that ECS complied with the provisions of the agreement. It was determined that ECS generally adhered to the requirements of the license agreement and paid all franchise tax payments that were due during the audit period in a timely manner. However, ECS financial statements were not certified by an independent public accounting firm. ECS also improperly ran operations to caclulate excess profits that may be due the City by including the costs of unassigned and unidentified conduits. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
This Independent Budget Office Fiscal Brief addresses the analysis of former Mayor Bloomberg's executive budget for 2011. This report also gives and analyzes the past and current financial state of the City, and makes predictions for the future. Major areas of focus in this report are taxes, the impact on the economy, expenditures, and projections for future budgets.
A follow-up audit report was filed on May 19, 2010 on user access controls of the New York City Housing Authority's (NYCHA) tenant selection system and Tenant Selection and Assignment Plan System. This follow-up audit determined whether NYCHA implemented the six recommendations made in the previous audit (7A04-138). It was previously determined that its systems were not integrated, making it difficult for NYCHA to reconcile differences in applicant information and other data in the systems. The follow-up audit determined that of the six recommendations made in the previous audit, NYCHA implemented three, partially implemented one, and has not implemented two. The systems are still not integrated, and the two systems still contained different data. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
This report, filed on May 13, 2010 is a compilation of systems development audits and an assessment of Citywide Systems-Development Strategy. This compilation report revisited lessons learned from the audit reports when viewed in total. It was concluded that, while improvements have been made in the process of developing IT system projects, up to $190.7 million of IT system-development projects examined may have been poorly spent. In general, it was determined that the City has not created a successful unified City-wide strategy for developing IT systems. As a consequence, the resources invested in these projects are at risk. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
This Office of Management and Budget Report shows volume 2 the Capital Commitment Plan for the Executive Budget for fiscal year 2011. Volume 2, along with volume 3 and parts of volume 1, contains detailed project data within budget line, and the appropriation and commitment data for fiscal years 2010 to 2014. Detailed project status data used in making the Commitment Plan is also included.
This Office of Management and Budget Report shows volume 3 the Capital Commitment Plan for the Executive Budget for fiscal year 2011. Volume 3, along with volume 2 and parts of volume 1, contains detailed project data within budget line, and the appropriation and commitment data for fiscal years 2010 to 2014. Detailed project status data used in making the Commitment Plan is also included.
This Office of Management and Budget Report shows the Full-time and Full-time equivalent staffing levels for the Executive 2011 financial plan for fiscal years 2010 to 2014. Data are shown by agency actuals and forecasts for each fiscal year.