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Long Island Experienced Gains in Farms and Farmland
… of our food supply system. This is especially true on Long Island. It was the only region in the state to see the … of farming across upstate New York along with Long Island and New York City. The report includes an analysis of … for farmers. Some of the important findings for Long Island include: There were 607 farms on Long Island in 2022, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-long-islandState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… two have been partially implemented. New York State Health Insurance Program – CVS Caremark: Effectiveness of CVS … CVS Caremark did not perform on-site audits of all the top 50 paid pharmacies for calendar years 2019–2023, as … services to children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 5 years. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… Problems with capital planning remain for the New York Racing … (totaling $54.1 million) to the state and provided NYRA with funds to pay off $80 million in non-state debt and $25 … Racetrack. According to NYRA’s Franchise Agreement with New York State, some of the revenue from this facility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Improve Drug Rebate Collections
… audit’s fieldwork and changed policies that would allow for the collection of additional rebates. DiNapoli’s auditors … Rebate Program to reduce state and federal expenditures for Medicaid prescription costs. Since January 1991, New York … in the MCO. DOH uses information from eMedNY to identify drugs that are eligible for rebates and calculates the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-doh-needs-improve-drug-rebate-collectionsXIV.7 Monitoring Payments Made to Vendors – XIV. Special Procedures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES One important control in New York’s Statewide Financial System requires Business Unit staff to verify all payments made are valid. To help in this monitoring … may have been made when the voucher was entered into the Statewide Financial System, or to improper transactions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv7-monitoring-payments-made-vendorsHancock Central School District - Non-Resident Student Tuition (2021M-208)
… District taxpayers. We found: While the Board can contract for a lesser amount than SED’s calculated NRT rate, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/hancock-central-school-district-non-resident-student-tuition-2021m-208Sodus Center Fire Department – Financial Activities (2016M-424)
… the membership provided adequate oversight of operations for the period January 1, 2015 through October 25, 2016. … is governed by its constitution and bylaws. Expenditures for 2015 totaled $32,575. Key Findings The Department’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/03/31/sodus-center-fire-department-financial-activities-2016m-424Eden Central School District – Capital Project Management (2024M-83)
… oversight or manage the project in a transparent manner. We determined that: $545,538 of additional work was not … services. Therefore, officials may have paid more than if the work was awarded through a competitive process. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/eden-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2024m-83Town of Evans – Employee Benefits (2024M-53)
… however, they were not properly supported or approved. We reviewed leave records for 27 of the Town’s 80 employees … The audit report includes nine recommendations that, if implemented, will improve the Town’s employee benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-evans-employee-benefits-2024m-53Center Moriches Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-155)
… were accurately paid. We questioned the reasonableness of payments for 258 chaperoning and sports scorekeeping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/center-moriches-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-155Ordinary Death Benefit – Article 14 Benefits
… An ordinary death benefit may be payable to your designated beneficiary if you have 90 days of service and your death occurs: While you are on the payroll; or While you are … employed during that period. The Benefit Your ordinary death benefit would equal three times your salary raised to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/ordinary-death-benefitTown of Alexandria - Justice Court Time and Attendance and Court Operations (2017M-284)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Court Clerk (Clerk) reported hours on her Town of Alexandria (Town) time sheets that coincided with hours … recorded, deposited and reported. Key Findings Sixty-three of the 67 time sheets (approximately 94 percent) completed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/10/23/town-alexandria-justice-court-time-and-attendance-and-court-operationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1462
… This box is populated with the employee’s Social Security (SSN) Number as written in the National ID field on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1462-form-1042-s-foreign-persons-us-source-income-subject-withholdingOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… are subject to a range of sanctions including, but not limited to, license suspension or revocation, significant … persons sentenced for DWI on or after August 15, 2010 to install and maintain an ignition interlock device (IID) in … preset into the IID (.025 in New York State), the IID will send an alert to the device manufacturer and prevent the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/29/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedOversight of Child Protective Services
… and received roughly 300,000 calls annually for the 2 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Calls decreased to just … but are not limited to, those related to children 18 years of age or older and children residing outside of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesOpinion 89-11
… powers of a not-for-profit corporation, which include the power to rent real property and all powers necessary to … and their families. Thus, although the Association has the power to rent a meeting room in furtherance of its general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Opinion 98 - 22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … law, created a publicity fund "in an amount not exceeding $5,000 in a fiscal year". The village board is considering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-22Opinion 92-4
… -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised physical fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay for supervised physical fitness training sessions for its active volunteer … expend fire district moneys to pay for supervised physical fitness training sessions for active volunteer firefighters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 2001-3
… the particular service (1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-40, p 103 and citations therein; see NY Tel . v City of Amsterdam , 200 … cost of general governmental services constitutes a tax and may not be imposed by a municipality without express … from making a "fair return" on the value of property used and useful in its operation of a gas, electric or water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-3Oversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans (Report 2021-S-39 ). About the … is responsible for overseeing the delivery of drinking water to ensure that it’s suitable for people to drink. Its Bureau of Water Supply Protection assists with water system security, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/14/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plans-follow