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New York State Department of Health: Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Program
The objective of our examination was to determine whether payments the Department of Health made for the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Program (CHSC) were appropriate and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/doh-examination-of-payments-under-the-creating-healthy-schools-and-communities-program.pdfAccess Controls and Vulnerability Management (2025-S-3)
To determine whether CDTA’s access controls and vulnerability management over critical systems are sufficient to minimize the various risks associated with unauthorized access to systems and data. The audit covered the period from January 2024 through November 2025.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga2026-25s3.pdfHealth Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… on the local level to ensure children with elevated blood lead levels are receiving required services, according … lead, is implemented through 56 local health departments. Blood lead levels are tracked through LeadWeb, a system used … auditors looked at children identified with elevated blood lead levels during the period Jan. 1, 2014 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programDiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli along with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the jury … charge of filing false business records. In accordance with state law, upon sentencing, Wills will be automatically … said. "Thanks to the work of my staff and our partnership with Attorney General Schneiderman, we are targeting public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeDiNapoli: Problems Persist at Many Hotels and Motels Used to House Homeless
… State auditors examining hotels and motels used to house the homeless found poor conditions still exist at many … and collaboration on the audit of the use of motels to house the homeless,"said Albany County Comptroller Michael F. … and inspecting temporary residences (facilities that house individuals for less than 180 consecutive days), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-problems-persist-many-hotels-and-motels-used-house-homelessDiNapoli: State Missing Out on Millions in Medicare Payments for Kidney Patients
… over a six-year period if it had helped Medicaid patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) who meet certain … for counties and New York City. "New Yorkers dealing with kidney failure and struggling with day-to-day life should be informed of their Medicare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-state-missing-out-millions-medicare-payments-kidney-patientsNYC’s Language Access Service Needs (2023-N-11) - Interactive Map
… This map of New York City uses 2023 American Community Survey 5year data to show the number of New Yorkers with LEP in each community district The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/nycs-language-access-service-needs-2023-n-11-interactive-mapOpinion 89-45
… services plus an hourly fee for services in connection with defending proceedings commenced under Article 78 of the … as an employee, section 267 must be read in conjunction with Town Law, §27(1). Section 27(1), which provides for the … a fixed salary (19 Opns St Comp, 1963, p 108). However, with certain exceptions not applicable here, towns are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-45Opinion 88-8
… is null, void and unenforceable (General Municipal Law, §804). Further, section 805 of the General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8Opinion 92-30
… of not-for-profit agencies) -- Exceptions (contracts with not-for-profit agencies) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, … serving as members of boards of not-for-profit agencies with which the county contracts since such a prohibition would be inconsistent with General Municipal Law, §802(1)(f), but may prohibit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-30DiNapoli: Better Monitoring of "Leandra’s Law" Enforcement Needed
… law is named after Leandra Rosado, an 11-year-old who was killed when the vehicle she was riding in, being driven by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-better-monitoring-leandras-law-enforcement-neededOpinion 91-63
… -- Purchases and Sales (town councilman who resides with president and owner of hardware store) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A town councilman who resides with the owner and president of a hardware store and … in which the store is located, but has no relationship with the corporation which owns the hardware store, could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 93-15
… to, and submit its books for audit to, the town board with respect to private source moneys held by the library. … any moneys in the previous fiscal year "shall account with the town board for such moneys and shall produce all … and, unless an extension of time is granted, must be filed with the Office of the State Comptroller within 60 days after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15Opinion 91-31
… for treatment of an individual who had come into contact with a rabid animal within the town. We assume that the town … of the health officer immediately to provide the public with notice of the existence of the disease. Until the … by the State Commissioner of Health in connection with the existence of rabies within a county. Pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31DiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… P. DiNapoli has identified $32,271 in unallowable expenses and $489,616 in questionable costs that were paid by the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) to an Altamont, N.Y. company that serves as a supportive … Dutchess, Orange, Otsego, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan and Tioga counties. This is the sixth audit since 2014 that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-providerDiNapoli Calls for Improvements to Capital Planning Process
… borrowing proceeds – to support its capital program, with another $9.6 billion proposed for the upcoming fiscal … authorities. The proportion of capital spending financed with authority bonds rose to 50.8 percent over the last five … longterm borrowing proceeds to support its capital program with another $96 billion proposed for the upcoming fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-calls-improvements-capital-planning-processFormer Treasurer of Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty To Fraud and Tax Charges Arising From His Embezzlement of More Than $1.1 Million
… before Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy in connection with his embezzlement of more than $1.1 million from the PFD. … Fire Department, committing tax fraud in conjunction with his embezzlement. While the people of Patterson were … they serve indirectly. The FBI is committed to working with our law enforcement partners to ensure this type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/former-treasurer-patterson-volunteer-fire-department-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-tax-charges-arising-hisDiNapoli: NYC Projects $3 Billion Surplus for 2015, Balanced Budget Next Year
… fiscal year (FY) 2015 and a balanced budget for FY 2016 with relatively small gaps in the following three years, … 12 months, the city has also reached new labor agreements with nearly 80 percent of its workforce, providing a level of … through 2018. The city has yet to reach new agreements with the unions that represent the city's police officers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-nyc-projects-3-billion-surplus-2015-balanced-budget-next-yearNew York City Bike Share Program – Oversight of Revenue Collection and Monitoring
… determined whether DOT monitors the vendor for compliance with the contract provisions. The audit covered the period … liquidated damages assessed for non-compliance with the terms of the Agreement, and lost parking meter … revenue (revenue lost due to replacing parking meters with bike stations), which is fixed at $1 million per year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/24/new-york-city-bike-share-program-oversight-revenue-collection-and-monitoringState Agencies Bulletin No. 2431
… The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with procedures to pay the new Braille/American Sign Language … at the NYSBB (Agency 11260) and NYSSD (Agency 11270) with the applicable certifications are eligible. Background: … Special Education Assistants at the NYSSD (Agency 11270) with an Employee Status of A, P or L* and a Comp Rate Code of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2431-new-brailleamerican-sign-language-proficiency-stipends-eligible