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Selected Management and Operations Practices
… Objectives To determine whether the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) electric vehicle initiatives and programs placed the Charge NY and Charge NY 2.0 charging stations in locations where the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/02/04/selected-management-and-operations-practicesDiNapoli: Department of Environmental Conservation’s Operational Spending Declines as Responsibilities Grow
… Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) mission to address the urgent threat of climate change and other … New York State's Environmental Funding Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-department-environmental-conservations-operational-spending-declines-responsibilities-growState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… village’s financial condition. As a result, the village is fiscally stressed. Auditors determined the village’s total … over 200 days late. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… following local government audits has been issued. Town of Decatur – Town Clerk (Otsego County) Auditors determined … the board did not conduct or cause an annual audit of the clerk’s records and reports. Town of Decatur – Disbursement Oversight and Accounting Records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Compliance With Jonathan’s Law (Follow-Up)
… developmentally disabled boy, died while in the care of a State facility operated by the Office of Mental Retardation … neglect while at a privately run facility and then at a State-run facility. In May 2007, “Jonathan’s Law” was enacted … guardians’, and other qualified persons’ access to records relating to incidents involving family members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/25/compliance-jonathans-law-followNYC Surplus Projected to Reach $550 Million in FY 2020
… a new citywide savings program, the out-year gaps have grown slightly, to nearly $3 billion in FY 2022 and $3.2 … will slow during the financial plan period, but they do not anticipate a recession. Although the likelihood of a … go to https://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt10-2020.pdf Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/nyc-surplus-projected-reach-550-million-fy-2020State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in the initial audit. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Compliance with Jonathan's Law
… The state Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is not … and community-based programs have established practices for notifying qualified persons within the required 24 hours, … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-compliance-jonathans-lawAmazon Shareholders Urged To Support Audit of Company’s Policies on Racial Inclusion
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a statement on behalf of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) to fellow Amazon shareholders in advance of the … civil rights, racial equity, diversity and inclusion, and how they affect the company’s business. The Fund’s statement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/amazon-shareholders-urged-support-audit-companys-policies-racial-inclusionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… operations. This resulted in the four main operating funds’ combined unrestricted fund balance to decline 65% from … than was available, resulting in the general and highway funds and water district beginning 2020 with budgetary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsIV.1 Overview – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… System provides for appropriation/ segregation control at any account level. Segregations are typically controlled at the highest account level and must conform to the levels … appropriations and segregations can be established at lower account levels, this section of law requires a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv1-overviewComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Robert Wiesner in Bid-Rigging Case
… plea of Robert Wiesner, the former Security Director for the Monroe County Water Authority, for working with others to rig the bidding process for a multi-million dollar public works contract in Monroe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-robert-wiesner-bid-riggingOversight of Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Radioactive Materials Facilities and Radiation Equipment Facilities
… Objectives The objectives of this audit were to determine if the Department of Health (Department) is … the Program When handled correctly, radioactive materials have many beneficial medical, industrial, and academic uses. … (33%) showed facilities were, at the time of inspection, not in compliance with established standards. Further, for 33 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/23/oversight-registration-licensing-and-inspection-radioactive-materials-facilities-andDiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Delayed Access to Emergency Home Repairs for Elderly New Yorkers
… Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) program contributed to delays in urgent home repairs … and ensure this important program is working and reaching all corners of the state.” HCR’s Office of Community Renewal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-lack-oversight-delayed-access-emergency-home-repairs-elderly-new-yorkersDiNapoli: Federal Relief Funds Should Have Been Better Targeted to Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19
… Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) could have been better aimed to the localities, especially New York City, that suffered … have not. “The formula used by the federal government to distribute the coronavirus funding, while … missed the mark,” DiNapoli said. “Targeting aid to the communities that suffered the worst from the outbreak …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-federal-relief-funds-should-have-been-better-targeted-communities-hardest-hit-covid-19How to Conduct a Vendor Responsibility Review
… into account the time needed to conduct such a review. In the solicitation document, you should state that: only … may only certify vendor responsibility, indicate such in the third column (far-right). Reviewing associated … or court order), you may provide all of the information in response, except for private information, such as social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-conduct-vendor-responsibility-reviewDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Pled Guilty for Over $48,000 Theft
… Executive Director Jan Hoffman for stealing over $48,000 in WCHA funds, and Katherine (Katie) Pais, Hoffman’s mother and former WCHA consultant, for aiding in and concealing the scheme. “Hoffman and Pais brazenly … programs.” New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James said, “The individuals charged in this case stole funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-pled-guilty-over-48000DiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… returned all of the money. O’Hara, who was Town Supervisor at the time, then submitted the false invoices and checks to … taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsOversight of Building Construction Site Safety
… Eighteen of these sites were actively under construction at the time of our visits, and 16 of the 18 sites (89%) had a … meetings. While DOB followed up and issued summonses at some of these sites, generally, it does not effectively … to identify incidents and report injuries and fatalities at building construction sites. We found that DOB was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/01/oversight-building-construction-site-safetyDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director Sentenced in Embezzlement Scheme; Over $48,000 in Restitution Recovered
… Executive Director Jan Hoffman was sentenced yesterday for a scheme that allowed her to steal over $48,000 in WCHA … S. Mills, the HUD Inspector General, and the State Police for partnering with my office to hold them accountable for their crimes.” “The defendants took advantage of their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-sentenced-embezzlement-scheme-over