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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by state law and Department of … 61 of the 322 (19%) water outlets identified at select areas were not sampled or properly exempted by district … because district officials did not have a sampling plan to identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Inspector General
… To report fraud within OSC: 518-408-4906 weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., to reach the Office of the Inspector … from any source, or upon his or her own initiative, concerning allegations of corruption, fraud, criminal … Submit semi-annual reports to the State Comptroller concerning the internal audit activities and periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/inspector-generalTier Status – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… When you join the Retirement System, you are assigned to a tier depending on your date of membership. You are in: … July 1, 2009 through January 8, 2010 and did not elect to be covered by Article 22 (i.e., did not opt into Tier 5), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/tier-statusDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… There are 25 local governments in fiscal stress, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. The … scores by year and entity name, visit: http://wwe1.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/fsms.cfm For more … fiscal stress monitoring system, visit: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/index.htm For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… in fiscal stress for local fiscal years ending (FYE) in 2024, up from 14 a year ago, with increases in each category … with non-calendar fiscal years were designated in stress. School district scores are released in January. For FYE 2024, … fiscal stress in FYE 2024 also received a designation in 2023. This includes the cities of Albany, Little Falls, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… the critical cybersecurity support they are providing to state agencies, local governments, and public authorities … in assessing progress. Additionally, the agency needs to be more proactive. As cybersecurity attacks continue to rise, I encourage the state’s Division of Homeland …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesComptroller's Oversight of State Contracts
… contacts, adding transparency to the process and resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in savings for taxpayers each year. As government contracting expands in size, scope and complexity this oversight is more … contacts adding transparency to the process and resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in savings for taxpayers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/oversightReducing the Cost of Hospital Services Provided to County Inmates (2013-MS-4)
… Counties. Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if counties are controlling inmate hospital … New York State Public Health Law requires counties to pay Medicaid diagnosis related group (DRG) rates to hospitals for inmate inpatient services. Counties also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/09/19/reducing-cost-hospital-services-provided-county-inmates-2013-ms-4Oneida County Department of Social Services – Contract Monitoring and Payments (2015M-244)
… controls over the Department’s contracts with agencies for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. … a 23-member Board of Legislators. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 totaled approximately $392 million. The County Department of Social Services is responsible for providing temporary assistance to eligible individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/02/12/oneida-county-department-social-services-contract-monitoring-and-payments-2015mCounty of Orleans Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-345)
… seeking financial assistance. None of the open projects’ PILOT agreements reviewed contained a "recapture of benefits" … Officials billed one business using a PILOT billing schedule different from the Board-approved schedule, resulting in the under-billing of $246,000 in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/county-orleans-industrial-development-agency-projectOrange County Department of Social Services – Contract Monitoring and Payments (2014M-80)
… approximately $756 million, of which the Department of Social Services’ budget totaled approximately $236 million. … Orange County Department of Social Services Contract Monitoring and Payments 2014M80 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/06/06/orange-county-department-social-services-contract-monitoring-and-payments-2014m-80State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… a comment on a specific audit, please contact Brian Butry at 518-474-4015 or email: [email protected] . Avon … officials transferred money to the district’s reserves at the end of each year, which resulted in four reserves … purchased approximately 3,800 more gallons of fuel, valued at approximately $7,300, than it should have. Windsor Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Opinion 93-18
… Program (circumstances requiring referendum on program for fire company in fire protection district) VOLUNTEER … district in the town. The authority and procedures for establishing a service award program are set forth in … governing board shall establish a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of the fire departments or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18Handicapped Children’s Association of Southern New York, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2022-S-49) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by Handicapped Children’s Association of Southern New York, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to State Education Department's ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s49-response.pdfTax Exemption Administration In the Towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Smithtown (2019MR-1)
Determine whether town assessors in Suffolk County are properly administering select real property tax exemptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/global-2019-mr-1.pdfDiNapoli: NYC Projects $3 Billion Surplus for 2015, Balanced Budget Next Year
… New York City is projecting a surplus of $3 billion for fiscal year (FY) … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City’s budget is balanced for next year and the out-year budget gaps appear manageable,” DiNapoli said. “The city’s economy is strong and shows no signs of slowing. Still, Mayor de …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-nyc-projects-3-billion-surplus-2015-balanced-budget-next-yearUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-189
… Uniform Allowance and Uniform Blazer Allowance Payments for employees in Negotiating Units SY, SR, S9, DR, FS and 87 … upon return from leave, provided the return to the payroll is prior to 5/31/13. Eligible employees on Workers’ … Payments (Earn Code UA5 ) in the Time Entry page for all employees in Negotiating Units SR, SY and S9 who were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-189-december-2012-unified-court-system-ucs-uniform-and-equipmentExamination of Pitts Management Associates, Inc. Travel Expenses
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether the travel … The initial contract, which was approved by the Office of the State Comptroller, required PMA to use reasonable … Instead, expenses were reimbursable on the basis of PMA’s actual cost. However, the contract extension, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/08/examination-pitts-management-associates-inc-travel-expensesSelected Aspects of the Pay for Success Program
… whether only randomized eligible participants are selected for the Pay for Success employment training and job placement program, … employment and recidivism rates are accurately monitored for both the treatment and control groups. We audited … whether only randomized eligible participants are selected for the Pay for Success employment training and job placement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/21/selected-aspects-pay-success-programDepartment of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-30
… Purpose To provide the Department of Transportation instructions for processing the 2017 … Call-Out Response Payment. Affected Employees Employees of the Department of Transportation in the Operational Services Unit – BU03 who … To provide the Department of Transportation instructions for processing the 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-30-2017-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2016-2017