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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… secured and what remedial actions were planned or enacted. DeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… the need for studies and factors for justifying the installation of traffic signals and multi-way stop controls. … time frame specified in the Department’s Resource Guide. In fact, 34 studies took more than one year to … Key Recommendations Revise the Department’s Resource Guide to make meeting the time frames a requirement. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsState Agencies Bulletin No. 845
… Purpose To provide guidelines and procedures for determining if a worker should … who have been determined to be State employees under the guidelines contained in this Bulletin are required to be … been determined to be independent contractors under the guidelines contained in this Bulletin are required to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/845-agency-compliance-internal-revenue-service-irs-policy-regarding-workerSherrill City School District - Future Farmers of America Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2019M-251)
… the District established adequate internal controls to ensure Future Farmers of America (FFA) extra-classroom activity (ECA) cash receipts … accounted for. Key Findings District officials need to improve internal controls over FFA cash receipts and … the District established adequate internal controls to ensure Future Farmers of America FFA extraclassroom …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/13/sherrill-city-school-district-future-farmers-america-extra-classroomDiNapoli: The Rockaways Shows Signs of Recovery After Pandemic Setback
… is on the road to recovery. New York City’s iconic Rockaway Peninsula is an 11-mile-long barrier in Southwestern … Queens. The communities along the peninsula are Far Rockaway, Bayswater, Edgemere, Arverne, Hammels, Seaside, … rates were lowest in Belle Harbor (1.3%) and highest in Far Rockaway (22%) and Edgemere (28.6%). Housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-rockaways-shows-signs-recovery-after-pandemic-setbackComptrollers DiNapoli, Lander Urge Fellow Netflix Investors to Support Workers' Rights
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander today announced that they have called on Netflix … of its workforce,” said New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. The shareholder proposal at Netflix asks the … Thomas P DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander today announced that they have called on Netflix …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/comptrollers-dinapoli-lander-urge-fellow-netflix-investors-support-workers-rightsImproper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (2019-S-72)
To determine whether the Department of Health made improper payments for claims in violation of federal and State requirements related to ordering, prescribing, referring, or attending (OPRA) providers who were no longer participating in the Medicaid program.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19s72.pdfEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up)
… has to stop to pay tolls. Instead, all motorists simply drive through any lane they choose. There are three ways to … the “best” front and rear images and sends them to the NY Customer Service Center system electronically, where they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firms-followOpinion 91-29
… Benevolent Associations (use of tax moneys for an eye care plan, hospital telephone and television charges, and gifts); (procedure to make fire department recipient of tax moneys); (power to require treasurer to be bonded) -- Recipients (procedure … of Lakeview may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to pay for an eye care plan reimbursement of charges for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Office of Children and Family Services - Financial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program (2016-S-39)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has adequate controls in place to ensure that money provided to selected community...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s39.pdfOpinion 92-23
… into lease permitting the affixing of antennae to water storage tanks and the erection of a switching station near a … affix transmission antennae to several operating water storage tanks of the water district and also would erect a … to Town Law, §198(12)(a), may lease a portion of a facility owned by an improvement district which is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23East Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… Determine if District officials established eligibility for and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to nonpublic school students. Key Findings The District did … systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic schools were only provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolOversight of International Offices
… of its international offices and manages payments to foreign representatives to ensure they are made only for … and maintains a network of partners worldwide to attract foreign direct investment and create jobs for New Yorkers. This is accomplished through contracts with foreign representatives who assist businesses in these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/28/oversight-international-officesDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… million in unnecessary, improper or questionable payments and made several recommendations for improving the program. “The state is facing budget gaps of billions of dollars because of the COVID-19 crisis and needs to find cost savings wherever it can,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B26-7-2)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 2026-27 … The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/04/10/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b26-7-2Enterprise Fraud, Waste and Abuse Prevention and Detection: Annual Report to the New York State Legislature, 2022
The Office of the New York State Comptroller continues to make progress in several areas towards identifying and applying data analytics to enhance efforts to identify and prevent fraud, waste and abuse.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/enterprise-fraud-2022.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli, Senator Cooney and Assemblymember Solages Urge Governor to Sign Contract Legislation
… Michaelle C. Solages today urged Governor Kathy Hochul to sign legislation that passed both houses at the end of … hard for this legislation, and I urge the Governor to sign it and enhance public trust in state contracting during … and Assemblymember Solages in urging the Governor to sign this vital piece of legislation.” Assemblymember Solages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-senator-cooney-and-assemblymember-solages-urge-governor-sign-contractNYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Are Growing
… York City Mayor’s preliminary executive budget for FY 2020 is balanced, but there are risks, including proposed drops in state assistance, potential federal budget cuts and slower … tourism revenue set a new record, consumer confidence is at an 18-year high and wages continue to rise, partly due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-budget-balanced-risks-are-growingCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B17-7-9)
… The proposed budget includes appropriations for overtime salaries totaling $2.7 million, which may not be sufficient. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/05/11/city-long-beach-budget-review-b17-7-9Enforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (2018-S-7)
To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles takes adequate steps to identify motor carriers that must comply with Article 19-A of the New York...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s7.pdf