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Environmental Facilities Corporation: An Overview of Major Water Quality Improvement Programs
New York State is fortunate to have an abundance of natural resources, including water. At the same time, aging infrastructure and a long history of underinvestment in water system maintenance have resulted in a significant backlog of water quality improvement projects needed to protect the waters.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/environmental-facilities-corporation-report.pdfSelected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88 (2023-S-27)
To determine whether the 20% reduction in energy use required by Executive Order 88 was achieved by April 1, 2020, and whether the New York Power Authority (NYPA) provided the required oversight to the Affected State Entities (ASEs) in line with Executive Order 88 Guidelines.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-23s27.pdfSelected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88 (2023-S-27) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the 20% reduction in energy use required by Executive Order 88 was achieved by April 1, 2020, and whether the New York Power Authority (NYPA) provided the required oversight to the Affected State Entities (ASEs) in line with Executive Order 88 Guidelines.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-23s27-response.pdfCybersecurity Risk Mitigation – Part 2
This webinar will build on the lessons learned about the risk management process in Part 1 of this series, and discuss possible vulnerabilities in information systems, threats that attackers may use to exploit those vulnerabilities, and internal and security controls that can be implemented to help.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/cybersecurity-risk-mitigation-101624.pdfLocal Government Ethics
… governments in a number of ways including, but not limited to, prohibiting municipal officers and employees from acting in relation to certain matters in which they or a relative have an interest and expanding the issues required to be addressed in local codes of ethics to include nepotism. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/local-government-ethicsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1713
… who claim exempt from Federal, State and/or Local tax withholding in tax year 2019 Affected Employees Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1713-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2019DiNapoli Appoints Nelson Sheingold as Counsel to the Comptroller
… and local law enforcement, his work led to more than 190 arrests and the ordered recovery of more than $54 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-appoints-nelson-sheingold-counsel-comptrollerTown of Solon - Financial Management (2018M-233)
… plans to address the Town’s operational and capital needs in the general and highway funds. Key Findings From December … 2014 through December 31, 2017, unrestricted fund balance in the general fund increased by $106,230 (110 percent). … During the same period, unrestricted fund balance in the highway fund increased by $50,007 (24 percent). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/01/town-solon-financial-management-2018m-233Selected Safety and Security Equipment at Subway Stations (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial report Selected Safety and Security Equipment at Subway Stations
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/18/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-subway-stations-followOversight of Campus Foundations (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Campus Foundations … to the campus to support approved programs and activities. In 2017, SUNY’s 31 campus-related foundations had net assets … certain the campus foundations conducted their activities in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/oversight-campus-foundations-followSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations (Follow-Up)
… at Train Stations ( 2017-S-84 ). About the Program Staten Island Railway (SIR) is a subsidiary of the Metropolitan … a single rapid transit line that runs the length of Staten Island (about 14 miles) from St. George Terminal to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stations-followOversight of Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Programs
… of the obesity and diabetes prevention programs in meeting their goals and whether it provided effective … vision is that New Yorkers will be the healthiest people in the world. However, almost 1.7 million New Yorkers (10.5 percent) have diabetes, an increase from 6.3 percent in 2000. To combat this, the Department has established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/17/oversight-obesity-and-diabetes-prevention-programsMedgar Evers College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… in our initial report, Medgar Evers College: Controls Over Bank Accounts ( 2015-S-92 ). Background Our initial audit, … CUNY Central did not have any of the required notification forms for these accounts. Additionally, our inquiry of banks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/29/medgar-evers-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followLehman College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… issued April 21, 2016, found two accounts that were not on CUNY Central’s list that Lehman opened prior to the … could conduct transactions using unauthorized accounts. Key Finding We found Lehman officials had made progress in … two were implemented and two were partially implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/21/lehman-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation (Follow-Up)
… that the resulting ITS clusters operate efficiently and whether the Transformation has been successful in … of four major technology initiatives: Email Consolidation and Integration, Data Center Modernization, Digital Network … and Access Management. The objective of our follow-up was to assess the extent of implementation, as of December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/13/effectiveness-information-technology-transformation-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1694
… of OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for reporting transactions in Administration Pay Period 19C … change during the year, the total earnings received for the year must equal the composite statutory salary, based … Members who serve the entire calendar year are eligible for a year-end adjustment in the final paycheck of the year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1694-2018-year-end-adjustment-members-nys-legislatureSafety of Seized Dogs (Follow-Up)
… poses an immediate threat to the public safety; does not have an official identification tag while not on the … but may occur more frequently if necessary, such as when a shelter has received an unsatisfactory rating. Our … their safety and protect the rights of owners. However, we identified four relatively minor deficiencies at 4 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/18/safety-seized-dogs-followDiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… ://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/pubs/research/landbanks1016.pdf For access to state and local government spending and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightCity of Long Beach - Budget Review (B19-7-4)
… The proposed budget includes appropriations of $85.7 million and revenue estimates of $40.7 million. For the … The proposed budget includes appropriations of $1.9 million in termination salary payments, yet expenditures … budget includes a tax levy of $45,092,654 which is $3,218,797 above the limit established by law. On May 7, 2019, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b19-7-4Elwood Union Free School District - Claims Auditing (2019M-31)
Determine whether systems were in place to ensure that claims were adequately documented were for appropriate purposes and were properly audited and approved
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/04/05/elwood-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2019m-31