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Town of Huntington – Payroll and Legal Services (2013M-28)
… The purpose of our audit was to review employee payroll and payments for legal services for the period January 1, 2011, to May 31, 2012. … The Town of Huntington is located in Suffolk County and has a population of approximately 191,000. The Town Board … Town of Huntington Payroll and Legal Services 2013M28 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/24/town-huntington-payroll-and-legal-services-2013m-28The Role of Agriculture in the New York State Economy, February 2010
Agriculture is important to New York State’s economy, and takes place in almost every region of the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-agriculture-nys.pdfDiNapoli: More Needs to Be Done to Provide Mental Health Training to School Staff
… 20 school districts found they did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school year by … Eighteen of 20 districts (90%) either did not offer mental health training or provided training that lacked some or all … often the first to notice if a student is having mental health challenges, and they need effective training to help …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-more-needs-be-done-provide-mental-health-training-school-staffDiNapoli: Westchester Sisters Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Mother's Pension
… 59, who hid their mother’s death to pocket nearly $22,000 from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System, which DiNapoli administers, from 2013 to 2015. The two daughters pleaded guilty to felony … the state retirement system,” Rocah said. “Theft like this from the pension system is ultimately stealing from New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-westchester-sisters-sentenced-stealing-deceased-mothers-pensionTown of North Salem - Agricultural Exemptions (2018M-194)
Determine whether the Town Assessor Assessor is properly administering agricultural real property tax exemptions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-north-salem-agricultural-exemptions-2018m-194DiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… in pharmacy claims that Medicaid never tried to recover from patients’ insurance providers. “Medicaid is essential … overpayments and take steps to better protect taxpayers from costly billing mistakes.” The New York State Medicaid … are not set up to track why individual claims are excluded from the recovery process. Auditors determined that without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionLong-Term Care Ombudsman Program
… to be eligible for certain federal grants, each state is required to establish an Office of the State Long-Term Care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/03/long-term-care-ombudsman-programDiNapoli Audit Finds Lapses in Treatment Under Kendra's Law
… The state’s Office of Mental Health (OMH) needs to do a better job of overseeing court-ordered treatment for … The states Office of Mental Health OMH needs to do a better job of overseeing courtordered treatment for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-lapses-treatment-under-kendras-lawOpinion 88-40
… service. (3) A municipal cooperation agreement may provide how to allocate moneys remaining at the conclusion of each … each municipality contributes one-half of the total cost. You have asked whether the joint youth committee established … for making contributions for retirement, social security, health insurance, workers' compensation and other similar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-40Implementation of the Security Guard Act (2019-S-42)
To determine whether the Department of State is adequately monitoring and enforcing the requirements for security guards under the Security Guard Act.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s42.pdfOversight of School Safety Planning Requirements (2018-S-34)
To determine whether the State Education Department is monitoring schools, districts, and other programs to ensure they are complying with legislation and ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s34.pdfOversight of Residential Domestic Violence Programs (2017-S-16)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services is maintaining adequate oversight of residential programs for victims of domestic violence...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s16.pdfOversight of the Agricultural Assessment Program (2017-S-26)
To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance’s (Department) Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS) is properly calculating and communicating...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s26.pdfTown of Gorham – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-106)
… should have used a pro rata allocation formula to calculate the FFI tax proceeds disbursement based on the … Town officials agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. We conducted this audit … to initiate corrective action. A written corrective action plan (CAP) that addresses the findings and recommendations in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/03/06/town-gorham-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceeds-2025m-106Oversight of Dam Safety
… determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is adequately regulating dam owners across the State to … risks as well as the resulting structural consequences. DEC’s mission is to conserve, improve, and protect New York’s … loss of life and property from flooding and dam failure, DEC is entrusted with the regulatory power over approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/21/oversight-dam-safetyTown of Windsor – Information Technology (2017M-44)
… who use computers a copy of the acceptable use policy and retain a signed copy of the acknowledgement page to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-windsor-information-technology-2017m-44DiNapoli Statement on His Placement Agent Ban Becoming Law
… the previous administration's wrongdoing. It was clear to me that placement agents were corrosive and unnecessary," …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-statement-his-placement-agent-ban-becoming-lawSelected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… Special Needs (Center) met its responsibility to operate a hotline, establish a database of reported allegations and a … able to conclude that the Center does operate the required hotline and maintain the VPCR database and the SEL, we were … Special Needs Center met its responsibility to operate a hotline establish a databa …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationOversight of the STEM Incentive Program (2017-S-75) 90-Day Response
To determine if the Higher Education Services Corporation is effectively monitoring the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Incentive Program.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s75-response.pdfPlanning and Financing New York State's Capital Investments, March 2014
Investment in capital assets is essential to New York’s economy and its quality of life.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-capital-investments-2014.pdf