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DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2016
… builds on his commitment to transparency via his Open Book New York website. Highlights for July 2016: Major Contracts … and $7.5 million each with Action Technical Services Inc., National Vacuum Environmental Services Corp. and Finger Lakes … Inc. for chemical dependency services. $167,000 to OPAD Media Solutions LLC for the Prescription Drug Abuse Campaign. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2016Selected Aspects of the Pay for Success Program
… Purpose To determine whether only randomized eligible participants … October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2016. Background To increase employment opportunities and decrease the risk of … employment training and job placement program (Program) to target high-risk parolees. Program contracts are based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/21/selected-aspects-pay-success-programComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Cayuga County) The treasurer performs virtually all of the village’s financial operations without board … to safeguard IT assets. Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – Oversight of Financial Activities (Dutchess County) … the use of these funds. Town of New Albion – Justice Court Operations (Cattaraugus County) The prior town justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Adult Education Program and Professional Services (2016M-206) … evidence to indicate that the established fees for the adult education services were reasonable or related to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Kingston Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2020M-103)
… and bank reconciliations were not achieved. $6.51 million in disbursements and bank transfers were made without review or approval. $1,035 in management fees were incorrectly billed. Financial system … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the Authority’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2021/02/05/kingston-housing-authority-board-oversight-2020m-103Oversight of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
… if the Environmental Facilities Corporation (Corporation) is adequately overseeing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund … 2017 and September 2021. About the Program The Corporation is a public benefit corporation that provides financial and … their water quality infrastructure projects. Its mission is to assist communities throughout the State to undertake …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/oversight-clean-water-state-revolving-fundDiNapoli: Facilities Using Radioactive Materials or Radiation Equipment in New York City Were Not Always Properly Inspected or Licensed
… The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DoHMH) did not always inspect facilities … York City has strict oversight requirements to safeguard health care workers, patients and others from inadvertent … The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene DoHMH did not always inspect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-facilities-using-radioactive-materials-or-radiation-equipment-new-york-city-were-not-alwaysDiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program
… to the public’s health and safety have languished in the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP), according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit examined the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-timely-remediation-essential-success-states-brownfield-cleanup-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… being spent appropriately and effectively. The Comptroller’s audits are designed to help schools improve their financial … taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and abuse. New York’s school districts annually spend approximately $60 billion … event ticket inventory to account for the number of tickets sold. As a result of these discrepancies, district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 91-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (retention of moneys … ask whether moneys raised by a volunteer fire company that is part of a village fire department is property of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-12Cost-Saving Ideas: Reviewing Your Revenue Collection Process
… revenue collection alternatives, using measures such as: How long does it take to process a tax or fee payment? How … By becoming more efficient, your local government can possibly increase collections, lower processing costs and … service fee to be charged for each transaction. Determine whether your local government will absorb the cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-reviewing-your-revenue-collection-processCost-Saving Ideas: Monitoring Health Insurance Premiums for Retirees
… persons with the local government or school district’s own records. Verify Eligibility Using a Variety of Methods … also update any relevant personal information (marriage, divorce, changes in dependents, address or phone number … Association Death Master File: Periodically compare your records of eligible retirees to the Death Master File (DMF) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-monitoring-health-insurance-premiums-retireesXII.5.M Selecting the Appropriate Handling Code – XII. Expenditures
… lists the handling codes available and when Business Units can use them. Process and Document Preparation: HANDLING CODE … “A” allows a Business Unit’s courier to pick up a vendor’s check for payment of goods and services at the Department of … L Land Purchase N Wire Transfers – For more information on how to process a wire transfer, see Section 8.G – Payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5m-selecting-appropriate-handling-codeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… BOCES and charter school finances and operations to ensure money is being spent appropriately and effectively. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 92-46
… The purchase of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center need … by a village of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center should … by a village of kitchen utensils furniture books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46NYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Third Quarter Results
… are invested in cash, bonds and mortgages (22.2 percent), private equity (9.8 percent), real estate and real assets (8.0 percent) and credit, absolute return strategies and opportunistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-third-quarter-resultsDiNapoli: June Tax Receipts Down 17.3% From Last Year
… State tax receipts in June were down $1.5 billion or 17.3 percent from the … as the Division of the Budget withholds some payments in response to fiscal uncertainty. All eyes are on … respond fully to the COVID-19 crisis.” Other items of note in the report: June tax receipts were $475 million below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-june-tax-receipts-down-173-last-yearState Agencies Bulletin No. 1443
… Purpose To explain how OSC will process Social Security and Medicare … information should be used by Payroll Officers to help explain to employees the series of documents they may receive … To explain how OSC will process Social Security and Medicare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1443-end-year-refund-social-security-and-medicare-taxes-withheld-whileDiNapoli Report Highlights Regional Education Trends
… on state aid. For example, 68 percent of revenues for Long Island schools come from property taxes and other local … were in low-wealth districts. By contrast, on Long Island and in the Mid-Hudson Valley region, a majority of … regions were less significant (0.5 percent for Long Island and 0.4 percent for the Mid-Hudson Valley). The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-regional-education-trendsCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B21-6-8)
… using debt. Implement additional changes in procedures to reduce firefighting overtime expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/07/02/city-yonkers-budget-review-b21-6-8