From an audit conducted on the Financial Management System at the Financial Information Services Agency, it was found that the agency has adequate controls to protect its records from unauthorized access. However, the agency should provide substantial training to its security officers and establish a log to record requests from agencies who require special access rights.
From an audit conducted on the Administration for Children's Services, it was found that the administration's oversight of day care centers is ineffective and lacks an efficient approach to overseeing the fiscal requirements of the day cares.
From an audit conducted on the New York County Public Administrator's Office, it was concluded that the office complied with most of the provisions of Article 11 of the New York State Surrogate's Court Procedures Act, the Report and Guidelines of the Administrative Board for the Offices of the Public Administrators, and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations. However, the office needs to adequately manage assets, follow certain provisions thoroughly, use the suspense account strictly for work purposes, and correct timekeeping errors.
From an audit done on the NYCServ Project, aimed at consolidating the Department of Finance's customer services, the project complied with requirement and laws and is available for innovation. However, the implementation of the product has been delayed, as certain applications and concerns have not been implemented or addressed.
The FDNY has adequate controls over the billing and collection of inspection fees and whether it charges the correct fees. The FDNY billed $35.6 million in BFP inspection fees and collected $34.6 million.The FDNY has not changed its fee schedule in more than a decade. FDNY has a number of internal control weaknesses that can affect billing and collection practices.
The Housing Preservation and Development Information System has become a multi-module system with a central repository of information on private and City-owned residential properties and registered property owners. The system design allowed for future enhancements and upgrades. It also met overall goals as stated in the original system justification. However, it did not follow a formal system methodology.A user satisfaction survey revealed that 57 percent of respondents would like to see changes made to HPDInfo.Lastly, the Department does not have procedures in place to ensure that security violations are recorded, documented, and reviewed.
This follow-up audit report is to determine whether the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation(HHC) implemented the recommendations made in an earlier audit. The previous audit made 22 recommendations to HHC. Of the 22, only 11 were implemented, three were partially implemented, one was not implemented, and seven were no longer applicable. This audit found that HHC has improved its billing and collection procedures. HHC still needs to improve its posting of initial payments into its computer system and the timliness of its initial billings to HMOs. Several recommendations are listed to address the problems noted in this report.