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DiNapoli: Alexandria Clerk Charged In Theft of Town Fees

… Thomas P. DiNapoli. Ellen S. Peck, 64, of Alexandria Bay, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree in … both the town of Alexandria and the village of Alexandria Bay, allegedly pocketed cash for transfer station fees, arena …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-alexandria-clerk-charged-theft-town-fees

Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn

… for almost one-quarter of borough employment) had not fully recovered as of the third quarter of 2021. Even so, … 907,540 30% Note: Subtotal includes all other countries not listed in the figure. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; OSC … homes. HAF applications are expected to exceed available funding of $539 million. While the HAF application …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklyn

Health and Safety of Children in Foster Care (Follow-Up)

… 9, 2018, concluded that the New York City Administration for Children's Services ( ACS) lacked the tools to ensure … to protect the health and safety of foster children. For example, we found that ACS did not have controls to … contact visits were not made or when the progress notes for such visits were not recorded timely. Key Finding We …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/18/health-and-safety-children-foster-care-follow

Selected Aspects of Safety and Security in Subway Facilities

… Transit has taken steps to implement safety and security in all its subway facilities, and whether safety and security … The responses to the 141 electronic work orders (tickets) sampled from the period September 1, 2019 through … “Reason not indicated” and “Other Assistance” (53 and 41 tickets, respectively). For the 6-month period ended February …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/selected-aspects-safety-and-security-subway-facilities

DiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York

… Homelessness in New York state has grown sharply, more than doubling between … 2023 to January 2024, more than four times the rest of the nation. The large spike was driven by New York City … led by Glens Falls, Saratoga and the surrounding counties. The number of homeless children increased from …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-york

DiNapoli Report Identifies Trends in Causes of Subway Delays

… performance (OTP) last year and in the first half of 2025 remained better than in 2019, but the causes of delays … ran more trains in 2024 than it did that year. So far, 2025 has seen improvement. Through June, as ridership … delays in 2024, and rose again by 11% in the first half of 2025 compared to the first half of last year. Delays caused …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-report-identifies-trends-causes-subway-delays

Plattekill Public Library – Procurement and Investment of Funds (2020M-143)

… whether the Plattekill Public Library (Library) Board of Trustees (Board) made purchases in compliance with its … not: Ensure required quotes were obtained for the purchase of security cameras. Adopt a procurement policy that included … Update the procurement policy to address the procurement of professional services and ensure competition is obtained …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2021/04/16/plattekill-public-library-procurement-and-investment-funds-2020m-143

Town of Wappinger – Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2020M-130)

… (composed of cash and checks) within 10 days, as required. For example, in July 2019, one deposit (composed of $3,085 in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/03/05/town-wappinger-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2020m-130

Town of Barton - Highway Asset Accountability and Procurement (2019M-8)

… Monitor highway fuel use, resulting in 531 gallons of gasoline totaling over $1,100 that could not be accounted … motor oil and tires, resulting in potential overpayments of $4,500. Key Recommendations The Superintendent should: …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/19/town-barton-highway-asset-accountability-and-procurement-2019m-8

Enroll in the VendRep System

… State Vendor Identification Number Note: The Vendor ID is not the Taxpayer ID Number. If you don’t have a NYS Vendor …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/enroll-vendrep-system

New York Children in Need

Nearly one in five New York children live in poverty, and rates are significantly higher in some of New York's largest cities.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/nys-children-in-need.pdf

DiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union

… of using it. These are positive developments, but they are not enough. Our audit found that agencies lack specific … Another agency said it wasn’t using AI because it did not think facial recognition technology was AI - even though … devices given to seniors, officials said the vendor — not the state agency — owns the data on their performance and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union

Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Electronic Records and Reports (2022M-62)

… is a risk that unauthorized changes or modifications could be made to District records without detection. Key …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-electronic-records-and

Local Government Workforce Trends in New York State

The number of full-time local government workers employed outside of New York City contracted by 7.9% from 2007 to 2022, largely the result of two defining events – the recession of 2007-09 and the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-gov-workforce-trends-ny.pdf

Street and Sidewalk Cleanliness (Follow-Up)

… (Report 2019-N-1 ). About the Program The New York City (NYC) Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has access to several data sources to monitor the cleanliness of NYC’s streets and sidewalks, including: Scorecard Ratings … requests data; and other daily records, such as DSNY’s Mechanical Broom Daily Performance logs. Together, these data …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/25/street-and-sidewalk-cleanliness-follow

Medicaid Program - Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Follow-Up) (2018-F-14)

To determine the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid...

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18f14.pdf

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… to populations in need through the state’s network of food relief organizations (i.e., regional food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens) for distribution to people …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits

XII.9.C Reissuing or Cancelling a Vendor, Employee Expense, or SSP Check – XII. Expenditures

… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to agencies for when … for use by the Workers’ Compensation Board P Comptroller's Refund Account Chapter XII.9.G – Reissuing or Cancelling a … is refunded. Reissue no changes Check is cancelled, a new check is issued the same way as the original. Reissue …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9c-reissuing-or-cancelling-vendor-employee-expense-or-ssissp-check