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DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … system in the highway department is not being used to its fullest capabilities. The town paid nearly $2,000 more … balances that were not reduced at the levels represented to taxpayers in the adopted budgets. Village of Monticello – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to fix problems and delays with how it … problems with limited consequences. This audit is part of a series examining issues impacting New York’s senior … must act now to protect our vulnerable seniors, hold bad players accountable and immediately implement State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violationsDiNapoli: 59 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Fiscal Stress Monitoring System. This is a decrease from 82 districts that were listed in stress last year and 90 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-59-school-districts-fiscal-stressComplaint Processing
… policies and procedures. The audit covers the period from January 2018 through May 2021. About the Program CCRB …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/05/complaint-processingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Vehicles (DMV): Registration and Enforcement of Automotive Service, Sales, and Salvage Facilities (Follow-Up) … registrations/licenses to operate, or referring the operator or facility for criminal prosecution. An audit … in the initial report. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-1Public-Private Partnerships Potentially a "Good Option" but Financial Risks for Taxpayers Must Be Addressed
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Our public infrastructure needs a lot of improvements - $250 billion in improvements over the next … private sector participation in the financing and delivery of public services and facilities than is normal under … that burden the public with unwarranted costs such as excessive fees and toll increases. Unrealistic expectations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/01/public-private-partnerships-potentially-good-option-financial-risks-taxpayers-must-be-addressedDiNapoli: MTA Not Holding Paratransit Contractor Accountable
… Authority (MTA) did not collect almost $400,000 in penalty fees from Global Contact Services (GCS), a … delivery to its customers were met. DiNapoli made a series of recommendations to the MTA to address these issues, … than 50,000 state contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-mta-not-holding-paratransit-contractor-accountableState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Frontier Central School District , Iroquois Central School … School District , Schenevus Central School District and the Wyandanch Union Free School District . "In an era of … $466,960, but could not provide documented evidence for how or why those vendors were selected. Iroquois Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsMedicaid Program - Excessive Medicaid Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers for Group Therapy Services (2013-S-51)
To determine if Medicaid reimbursement rates for group therapy services provided by Federally Qualified Health Centers were correctly applied
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-13s51.pdfNew York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2020
… net interest on the federal government debt, spending for international affairs and overseas procurement (military- and … primarily interest paid on the federal debt, spending for international procurement and other overseas activity, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2020DiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems
… to DEC and the local health department within two hours of discovery and to notify the public and nearby municipalities within four hours of discovery. Exposure to untreated sewage can cause serious …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsOpinion 91-5
… time of incorporation of the village remain in effect, and new local legislation may be enacted thereafter by the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5DiNapoli: New York's Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Fixing
… Newburgh are the latest signs of the need to spend more on water delivery systems. The Executive Budget for State … the estimated price tag from the Environmental Protection Agency to just maintain the existing infrastructure is $22 … of sewage, and agricultural and storm water runoff. Aging pipes or other structural problems can cause corrosion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-new-yorks-drinking-water-infrastructure-needs-fixingDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits on Pace to Beat 2016
… 4 percent higher than one year earlier, which suggests bonuses could be higher than last year. DiNapoli will release his annual estimate of bonuses paid to industry employees in New York City in the spring. DiNapoli estimated that bonuses averaged $138,210 in 2016. The average salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-pace-beat-2016Birch Family Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Birch Family … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/20/birch-family-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… criminal history background checks on nine out of 157 employees tested. Hornell City School District – … unplanned operating surpluses totaling $4,652,365 instead of planned deficits. Due to the unplanned operating … that the school food service surplus fund balance was excessive and they overfunded two general fund reserves with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0South Glens Falls Central School District - Fund Balance (2018M-90)
… fund balance ranged between 4.8 and 8.3 percent of the ensuing years’ appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent … and accumulated enough funds to finance 46 years of related appropriations. We referred our report to OSC’s Division of Investigations. Key Recommendations Use surplus funds to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/04/05/south-glens-falls-central-school-district-fund-balance-2018m-90DiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… employees assigned to the program. Rejected License Plate Images Auditors also found fault with the Thruway’s identification of license plates from the images it takes. The audit sampled 161 images that were rejected and found 11% were identifiable and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesOpinion 95-5
… year ... [emphasis added]. Thus, surplus surcharge funds may be used only for the payment of "system costs". 1 … p 263, relating to expenditures from capital reserve funds to pay debt service). It is our opinion that the nexus … "system costs" and the county may expend surplus surcharge funds for that purpose. March 1, 1995 Louis E. Wolfe, Esq., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-5New York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Fiscal Year 2020 - Interactive Map
… Read Report | Download Data (Excel) … States balance of payments with the federal government in 2020 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-fiscal-year-2020-interactive-map