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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Uncollected Penalties (2015-F-8) An initial report issued in July 2013 found that outstanding penalties routinely had … and there was a lack of communication and information flow in the department. In a follow-up, auditors found department officials have made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Maintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units (Follow-Up)
… the world. As of August 25, 2021, Transit has 6,455 subway cars that travel over 665 miles of track and covered over 325 … Transit began to deploy its New Technology Train (NTT) cars (R142, R142A, R143, R160, and R188). In June 2020, the R179 train cars were deployed into revenue service. The NTTs are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/21/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-units-followOpinion 92-39
… opinion. ELECTIONS -- Improvement Districts (eligibility to vote) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Establishment (eligibility of non-property owners to vote in election on establishment) -- Referendum (eligibility to vote) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Establishment (eligibility of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Follow-Up)
… submitted Notices and to affected employees, and in some cases, there was no record of any outreach. Our audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/10/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-act-followOversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)
… the time. According to New York statewide parcel data, 795 properties, totaling 260,669 acres, remain committed … and actions taken by the Department to monitor those properties through July 2021. The audit found monitoring and … resource of major importance and that only eligible properties receive local tax exemptions. Additionally, while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/05/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs-followIX.6.A Drawdown Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… funds. Most federal grants drawn by OSC are drawn on a daily basis using online federal financial management systems … federal government. In some cases, draws are not performed daily, but instead are drawn at agency request since agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6a-drawdown-overviewMaternal Health
… ranked 46th among other U.S. states in 2010, it climbed to 15th with a maternal mortality rate of 19.3 deaths per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/30/maternal-healthOversight of Provider Consolidated Fiscal Reports – Independent Living, Inc.
… with C onsolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual (CFR Manual) requirements. The audit covered the information reported on ILI’s CFR for the period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. … providers are required to complete and submit to OMH a CFR that reports revenues, expenditures, and other key data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/oversight-provider-consolidated-fiscal-reports-independent-living-incPublic Authorities – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… with a $455 million appropriation in the Urban Development Corporation’s capital budget; and Provided for a combined … to rounding. *** Certain New York State Urban Development Corporation staff are also reported as employees of the Job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-authoritiesInmate Sentence Calculation and Release Practices
… orders, and its own policies and procedures, regarding inmate sentences to ensure accurate and consistent calculation of sentence times in accordance with all laws and regulations. The audit … staff within the Inmate Record Coordinator office at each facility are responsible for determining the inmates’ release …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/07/inmate-sentence-calculation-and-release-practicesAccountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges
… (Department) accurately assessed, collected, accounted for, and reported all traffic ticket surcharge revenue … and one each in Rochester and Buffalo; each is responsible for processing and collecting fines and traffic ticket … $1 million in surcharge revenue that was reported twice for the same week during May 2013, the Department is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/10/accountability-traffic-ticket-surchargesComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman & DOI Commissioner Peters Announce The Sentence of Non-Profit Executive In Theft Scheme
… to defraud the city of New York, New York state and the United States by using her not-for-profit corporation, … stole from these government grants to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial property she owned, make … all of the program grant funds to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial building she owned through a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-doi-commissioner-peters-announce-sentence-non-profit-executiveOpinion 96-18
… discussed in the opinion. VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (advisory referendum on becoming a city) REFERENDUM -- Advisory (village becoming a city) VILLAGE LAW, §§1-102, … act of the State Legislature, a village may not conduct an advisory referendum on the question of whether the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-18Madison County Probation Department – Restitution Payments and Revenues (2014M-093)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if restitution payments were adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/06/06/madison-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-and-revenues-2014m-093DiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… Report, but also displays funding, staffing levels and service performance for 36 city agencies. This data is … Probation, Parks and Recreation and the Taxi and Limousine Commission. For example, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services is processing civil service exam results more quickly, from 323 days in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyOpinion 91-63
… OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (town councilman who resides with president and owner of hardware store) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A town councilman who resides with the owner and president of a hardware store … but has no relationship with the corporation which owns the hardware store, could have a prohibited interest in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63DiNapoli Faults Oversight at Public Service Commission of Orders and Agreements
… companies’ applications for mergers and acquisitions, rate cases, and other agreements. Often, approval of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-faults-oversight-public-service-commission-orders-and-agreementsOpinion 88-39
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BAIL MONEYS -- Disposition (cash bail on felony complaint held by town court and forfeited while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Accounts Payable Advisory No. 57
… an agency to submit the voucher into workflow or to OSC for approval. In these cases, the SFS will create a match exception for the voucher. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/57-selecting-correct-vendor-idOpinion 96-13
… criteria for participation in a service award program, but does not prohibit participation by a member of the State … law provides for membership in the Retirement System, but does not prohibit membership by a person who is a participant … 100 provides for the payment of retirement allowances, but does not prohibit payment to a person who participates in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13