An audit report was filed on October 19, 2012 on the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's (HPD) administration of its family self-sufficiency Escrow account. It was determined that HPD processed disbursements in accordance with its bank account procedures and performed the requisite bank reconciliations in a timely manner. However, HPD does not ensure that subaccounts are established and maintained for program participants, or that subaccounts reflect accurate and up-to-date totals. Recommendations were made to tighten its operations and accounts.
An audit report was filed on October 18, 2012 on the Department of Finance's (DOF) efforts to collect outstanding parking fines from participants in its stipulated fine and commercial abatement programs. It was determined that DOF did not effectively pursue collection of outstanding fines for parking summonses issued to vehicles owned by companies participating in its programs. In addition, DOF has no procedures on how to deal with non-compliant participants. Recommendations were made to tighten its control over its program's participants.
Presents information on capital appropriations and commitments with implementation schedules projected, and the ensuring three years for all active capital budget projects. These implementation schedules, derived by the respective agencies performing the project work, are the best assessment of the earliest possible start of the implementation milestone (scope, design, construction, etc.) being reported.
Presents information on capital appropriations and commitments with implementation schedules projected, and the ensuring three years for all active capital budget projects. These implementation schedules, derived by the respective agencies performing the project work, are the best assessment of the earliest possible start of the implementation milestone (scope, design, construction, etc.) being reported.
Presents information on capital appropriations and commitments with implementation schedules projected, and the ensuring three years for all active capital budget projects. These implementation schedules, derived by the respective agencies performing the project work, are the best assessment of the earliest possible start of the implementation milestone (scope, design, construction, etc.) being reported.
In accordance with the requirements of the New York State Municipal Assistance Corporation Act and the New York State Financial Emergency Act, the City of New York is required to submit monthly financial reports. In accordance with the requirements of the New York State Municipal Assistance Corporation Act and the New York State Financial Emergency Act, the City of New York is required to submit monthly financial reports.
This letter report dated on October 9, 2012 addresses the provision of assistive technology (AT) devices by the Department of Education. Issues with consistency, documentation, and record keeping inhibited efforts to measure the effectiveness of AT devices in schools, thus conclusions could not be reliably made. It was concluded therefore that DOE could not ascertain with reasonable assurance that all students who should be receiving AT devices are in fact receiving them. Recommendations were made to rectify these issues.
This report details how policymakers have shifted their focus from high school graduation rates to post-secondary success. There is a lack of quality counseling, advising, and mentoring programs in New York City public high schools, impeding students from seeking access to and success in higher education. Schools must provide more focused support to help students navigate through the college application experience, with more counseling and mentoring services.