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Harrisville Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Debt for Bus Purchases (2020M-48)
… Properly segregate and account for surplus bond proceeds to ensure they are used to retire District debt. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/02/harrisville-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-debt-busDiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… of Buses (Transit Bus), and MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) need to improve their preparations for extreme weather as an … by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found a lack of maintenance and inspections of resiliency … had been done at four depots that had been identified as having flooded in the past. Inspections and maintenance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… In October, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,525 contracts for state … system for state-operated addiction treatment centers. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision $16.3 million for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberTraining Resources for State Agencies and Employees
… View training materials and ondemand videos for classes presented by the Office of Operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/trainingForestville Central School District – Transportation Operations and Cafeteria Financial Condition (2014M-70)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was determine if the District could achieve cost … The District is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. There are two schools in operation within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/forestville-central-school-district-transportation-operations-andKeene Central School District – Transportation State Aid (2021M-63)
… amounts received. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/keene-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-2021m-63Selected Performance Measures
… agencies of the MTA: MTA Bridges and Tunnels, MTA Capital Construction, Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North), Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), New York City Transit (Transit [consisting of … methodology and calculations that may result in misleading or inaccurate results. Examples of the issues are as follows: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-performance-measuresPine Bush Central School District – Budgeting Practices and Transportation Cost Savings (2012M-238)
Pine Bush Central School District Budgeting Practices and Transportation Cost Savings 2012M238
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/08/pine-bush-central-school-district-budgeting-practices-and-transportationMahopac Central School District – Noninstructional Payroll (2020M-32)
… approved, supported and documented. Payments to the head bus driver were not always properly approved, calculated and … reduced overtime costs by $10,320 if it had used part-time bus monitors and drivers instead of bus mechanics. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/09/mahopac-central-school-district-noninstructional-payroll-2020m-32DiNapoli: School Bus Safety Needs Improvement
… upstate school districts and their compliance with school bus safety requirements. The audit found school districts are not confirming all school bus drivers are completing required training and drug testing, and that school bus safety drills and inspections are done. "When parents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-school-bus-safety-needs-improvementExistential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is the largest transit system in the nation, providing nearly 40 percent of the nation’s … operations in the U.S. (see Figure 1). The use of public transit in New York City fosters foot traffic and economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaOversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… $1.7 billion was covered by State aid. The Department sets qualification requirements for school bus drivers, monitors, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesSelected Aspects of Travel Expenses
… staff to follow. MTA’s Board approved an All Agency Policy Directive entitled “Travel and Business Expense” (travel policy directive) which states that “MTA Headquarters and each of … Expense Procedures that incorporates the travel policy directive by reference. Since July 2009, MTA has contracted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/18/selected-aspects-travel-expensesManagement of Unexpected Delays and Events During Winter 2017-18
… Purpose To determine if the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has plans to … …Together, we pledge to operate a safe, accessible, clean, cost effective, Customer focused transportation system that … in the yard or collisions between a person and a train, which kept it from providing scheduled train service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/07/management-unexpected-delays-and-events-during-winter-2017-18Ticonderoga Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-182)
… for all transportation State aid for new bus acquisitions. Club collections were not supported by adequate documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/22/ticonderoga-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-extraBus Driver Licensing (Follow-Up)
… issued on June 13, 2013, determined that the majority of MTA bus drivers we sampled met the requirements of Article … medical forms were used to certify drivers. Key Finding MTA officials have made progress in correcting the problems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/bus-driver-licensing-followAudit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… transportation in Erie and Niagara counties. It oversees a bus, light rail, and paratransit system as well as two international airports. NFTA maintains … seven transit centers, 14 light rail stations, three bus garages, a heavy maintenance facility for buses, a rail …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOnteora Central School District – Procurement and Claims Auditing (2021M-216)
… to District’s financial application to verify availability of funds and ensure pricing matches vendor agreements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/onteora-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2021m-216Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the five … managing and controlling subway diversions, more needed to be done. Specifically, the prior audit found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/16/subway-service-diversions-maintenance-and-capital-projects-followDiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back
… taxpayers, who are being asked to pay more for service, should be clear on how these funds will be used to build on recent steps to make … However, when there are delays on Metro-North and Long Island Railroad they tend to be longer than they were. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-mta-must-prioritize-safety-and-service-win-riders-back