An audit report was filed on June 30, 2008 on pensioners of the New York City Employees' Retirement System working for the City after retirement for the period January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006. The objective of the audit was to identify pensioners who may be reemployed by a City agency and illegally collecting a pension from the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) and to quantify amounts of any improper payments to these individuals. The audit determined that 5 pensioners received $25,657 in pension payments during 2006 who appeared to violate applicable sections of State and City laws. Recommendations were made to handle these individuals and to address future incidents.
An audit report was filed on June 30, 2008 on New York City pensioners working as consultants for the City after retirement for the period January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006. The objective of the audit was to identify pensioners who may be reemployed as a consultant and illegally collecting a pension from the New York City Retirement System and to quantify amounts of any improper payments to these individuals. The audit determined that 4 pensioners received $49,629 in pension payments during 2006 who appeared to violate applicable sections of State and City laws. Recommendations were made to handle these individuals and to address future incidents.
An audit report was filed on June 30, 2008 on the compliance of New York Skyports, Inc., with its lease agreement. The audit determined whether Skysports complied with certain terms of its lease with the City (payments, maintenance, sales). It was determined that Skyports violated the terms of several major provisions in its lease with the City and may owe the City nearly $6.1 million. General disregard for maintenance and payments posed serious issues not only for the City, but also for the public. EDC also did not ensure that Skyports complied with the terms and conditions of its lease. It was recommended that EDC terminate its lease with Skyports and pursue legal action to collect the payments owed. If not, various other recommendations were made to rectify the issues found.
An audit report was filed on June 27, 2008 on the development and implementation of the Notice of Violation Administration System (NOVAS) by the Department of Sanitation (DSNY). NOVAS became operational in 2006, and allowed the DSNY Enforcement Agents and Sanitation Police Officers to use portable handheld devices to issue summonses, replacing the manually written paper ticket system. It was determined that NOVAS met the overall goals as stated in the original system justification, and the sytem design allowed for future enhancements and upgrades. However, some user issues were reported that DSNY must address to improve the system's functionality, productivity, and reliability. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on June 26, 2008 on the Coalition for Hispanic Family Services (CHFS) Foster Care Contract with the Administration for Children's Services (ACS). The audit determined whether CHFS complied with major programmatic provisions of its foster care contract with ACS and whether CHFS days-of-care payment requests to ACS and special payments on behalf of foster children were adequately supported. It was determined that CHFS complied with some of the major programmatic provisions of its foster care contract with ACS. Applications were thoroughly checked. However, there were significant weaknesses in areas such as interactions with foster children and parents. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on June 25, 2008 on the procurement practices of the Office of Collective Bargaining (OCB). This audit determined whether OCB procurement practices complied with applicable Procurement Policy Board (PPB) rules, Comptroller's Directives, and its own procedures. It was determined that OCB's procurement practices generally complied with the aforesaid rules. However, there were some minor findings in general purchase payment vouchers and in the computer and electronic equipment inventory. No recommendations were made since no material weaknesses were found in OCB's procurement practices.
An audit report was filed on June 30, 2008 on the procurement practices of the New York County District Attorney's Office. The audit determined whether the New York County District Attorney's (NYDA) Office maintained adequate financial controls over procurement practices as required by Procurement Policy Board (PPB) rules and Comptroller's Directives. It was determined that the NYDA Office maintains adequate financial controls over its procurement practices and generally complies with many aspects of Comptroller's Directives and PPB rules. However, the NYDA Office uses an inordinate number of miscellaneous payment vouchers that would have been more appropriately processed through FMS procedures requiring purchase documents or contract documents. Cash on hand issues were also identified. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on June 30, 2008 on the New York City Police Department working for the City after retirement for the period January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006. The objective of the audit was to identify pensioners who may be reemployed by a City agency and illegally collecting a pension from the New York City Police Department (POLICE) and to quantify amounts of any improper payments to these individuals. The audit determined that 29 pensioners received $307,693 in pension payments during 2006 who appeared to violate applicable sections of State and City laws. Recommendations were made to handle these individuals and to address future incidents.
An audit report was filed on June 30, 2008 on the administration of the sales of surplus City-owned real estate properties by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS). The audit evaluated the adequacy of DCAS practices for selling surplus City-owned real estate properties and whether the revenue generated from the sale of surplus City-owned real estate properties was properly collected and accurately reported. It was determined that DCAS properly collected and accurately reported revenue from the sale of surplus City-owned properties, and appropriately processed and approved all mortgage applications. However, DCAS practices of selling said properties, as well as its tracking of new property owners' information for the Department of Finance could be improved. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
An audit report was filed on June 30, 2008 on the oversight of the WeCARE Program contractors by the Human Resources Administration (HRA). The audit determined whether HRA adequately monitors WeCARE program contractors to ensure that they are complying with key provisions of their contracts. It was determined that HRA's monitoring of its WeCARE contractors has a number of weaknesses. HRA has not established a formal program monitoring and evaluation process for contractor-submitted data. HRA monitoring of key financial components of the WeCARE contracts also had deficiencies. Efforts also need to be increased to identify erroneous payments and verifying monthly contractor expense-reimbursement requests. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.