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Improving Government Efficiency and Effectiveness - Lessons Learned from Past OSC Audits

This report summarizes select audits that highlight SGA’s efforts to promote fiscal responsibility and brings renewed attention to ideas that could result in cost savings or revenue enhancements for the State and New York City.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/improving-government-efficiency-and-effectiveness.pdf

Project Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations (2019-S-48)

To determine if Empire State Development (ESD) maintains adequate information systems for the collection of relevant data to effectively manage and report on the economic assistance programs it administers and ensure programs meet desired outcomes.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19s48.pdf

Access Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (Follow-Up) (2020-F-11)

To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Office of Children and Family Services to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report Access Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (Report 2017-S-56).

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f11.pdf

The Child School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2012-S-67)

To determine whether the expenses reported on the Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) of The Child School (School) were calculated properly, documented adequately, and allowable pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual (Manual).

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2012-12s67.pdf

OSC 9 - Sealed Records Memo

This bill would expressly provide for certain sealed records to be made available to OSC’s officers and employees for purposes of conducting a duly authorized examination into the financial affairs of town and village justice courts.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/legislation/pdf/osc-9-sealed-records-memo.pdf

Oversight of Juvenile Justice Facilities (2022-S-13) 180-Day Response

To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services adequately operates juvenile justice facilities for court-placed youth to ensure they meet State standards and regulations for the health and safety of juveniles and staff.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s13-response.pdf

DiNapoli Audit Finds Amsterdam's Finances Hampered by Poor Record Keeping

… Officials in the city of Amsterdam are unable to properly assess and monitor the city’s financial condition due to inadequate, inaccurate and incomplete accounting records, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-amsterdams-finances-hampered-poor-record-keeping

State Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations

… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes … acting quickly on serious complaints, auditors found that some facilities had repeated violations that escalated into … will revert to $2,000 – less than the equivalent of one week’s revenue derived from one nursing home bed. Senator …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violations

IX.9.C Transfer Procedure – IX. Federal Grants

… project(s) – should the agency need a new activity code set up under a project they should establish the new activity … Operating Transfers to ensure that project budgets are not set up without DOB approval and that yearly authorized …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix9c-transfer-procedure

The Tourism Industry in New York City

… Employment in the tourism industry declined by 89,000 jobs (31.4 percent) to 194,200 in 2020, from a record 283,200 jobs in 2019. Tourism accounts for 7.2 percent of total … private sector wages. Tourism indirectly supported 376,800 jobs in 2019. In 2019, leisure travelers accounted for 80 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/tourism-industry-new-york-city

DiNapoli: East Ramapo School Budget Hampered By Deficits, Inadequate Rainy Day Funds

… due to unrealistic budgeting, continued operating deficits and inadequate reserve funds, according to a follow-up audit … surplus of $9,120,376 in 2014-15, this resulted from one-time revenues from the sale of two properties totaling $10.1 million. While the district …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-east-ramapo-school-budget-hampered-deficits-inadequate-rainy-day-funds

Controls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System

… Objective To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) has taken appropriate steps to oversee and manage the Unemployment Insurance system and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/15/controls-and-management-unemployment-insurance-system

Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-139

… Criteria: Employees in Bargaining Unit 67 who have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence … Date: 03/27/2025 (A) or the date employee returns to the payroll Annual Addl Earnings: $4,000 Earnings End Date: Leave … Amount Leave Blank Goal Balance: Leave Blank Control-D Report Available After Processing: The following Control-D …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-139-april-2025-increases-location-pay-eligible-employees