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DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… actions that ignored district policy, most notably in the search for a new superintendent. “This audit revealed some … (BOCES) approximately $7,000 to conduct a thorough search for a qualified superintendent. Instead of hiring one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… the economic benefits of the transfer compared to the fair market value of the property, a new audit from State … York’s taxpayers for sales of properties below their fair market value.” ESD is a state public authority empowered to … public authorities to dispose of properties for fair market value, with exceptions. When proposing below-market …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowState Agencies Bulletin No. 421
… than $1,200. Affected Employees Employees who work in Monroe County and certain employees at Hudson Valley DDSO (51210). … PEF and those Designated Management Confidential (M/C) in Monroe County on March 31, 1985 receive $200. Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/421-new-earnings-code-location-payDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… The state and city agencies in charge of overseeing food services at homeless shelters in New York … with a health warning," DiNapoli said. "Food operations of many shelters have gone uninspected and shelters couldn't … found that has not been the case." The state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) administers New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… Poverty (Met Council). Friedman pleaded guilty to felony Grand Larceny and Conspiracy charges for facilitating the … $9 million from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. Friedman … 17th, he faces no less than one year behind bars and up to 1 ½ to 4 ½ years in state prison. Cohen, who served as head …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackOversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) effectively oversees the provision of … own meals. DFTA is the City agency primarily responsible for addressing public policy and service issues for the aging. As of 2019, there were over 1.76 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/20/oversight-home-delivered-meals-programGreat Neck Park District – Capital Assets (2025M-27)
… January 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area A park district’s (district’s) capital assets represent … shared the responsibilities of the property control manager, the Board of Commissioners (Board) did not officially appoint one person as property control manager to be responsible for tracking the District’s capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2025/12/12/great-neck-park-district-capital-assets-2025m-27State Police Bulletin No. SP-259
… of State Police of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2025 State Police Expertise Pay, and to provide agency instructions for submitting payments not processed automatically. Affected … are affected. Background: Chapter 182 of the Laws of 2025 implements the 2023-2026 Agreement between the State of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-259-2025-expertise-pay-eligible-employees-state-police-investigators-unitState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Small Business Recovery Grant Program (Program) designed to support small businesses or for-profit independent arts … of the $760 million allocated for small businesses to 40,842 applicants, with an average grant amount of $18,608. Auditors found ESD awarded almost $4.1 million to 101 businesses that were ineligible because they had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… minimum purchase requirements, the town paid the Town of Glenville $135,000 for 38.5 million gallons of water it did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… – Controls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (2022-F-28) Within the New York City Department of Social Services, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is responsible for providing transitional housing and services for the City’s homeless and for fiscal oversight of homeless shelters. Over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID19 pandemic significantly improved New Yorks per capita ranking in the federal balance of payments from 49th in 2019 to 30th in Federal Fiscal Year FFY 2021 according to a report released by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsDiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… absenteeism rates among New York public and charter school students increased sharply as schools transitioned … learning after the COVID-19 pandemic subsided and remained high with nearly one in three students chronically absent … the 2022-23 school year (SY). The rates were highest for high school students at 34.1%, 7.6 percentage points higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… for allegedly stealing $30,000 from a publicly funded charity; obtained the sentencing of a state employee for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-councilOpinion 91-6
… consolidations, codifications or restatements of pre-1953 special or local laws applicable to a local … as expressly provided by the State Legislature or by a pre-1953 local law, it is our opinion that a local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-338
… BU Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County DR Suffolk County Court Employees Association F8 Ninth … the State of New York and the affected bargaining units (DR, F8, G9, SA, SD, SG, SK, SN, SR, SY, S9 and 87) provides … agency must submit the Location Pay Increases for the 5 NYC County Clerks located in 05680. OSC Actions: OSC will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-338-april-2024-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-increasesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2199
… Field on Job Data by County Minimum Hourly Wage Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, or Westchester $16.00 Other (location outside of Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, or … on Job Data by County Minimum Annualize/Hourly Wage Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2199-january-2024-increase-minimum-wageState Agencies Bulletin No. 2304
… Field on Job Data by County Minimum Hourly Wage Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, or Westchester $16.50 Other (location outside of Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, or … on Job Data by County Minimum Annualize/Hourly Wage Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2304-january-2025-increase-minimum-wageControls Over the Collection of the Public Safety Communications Surcharge
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has adequate controls to ensure that all … To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance has adequate controls to ensure that all wireless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/04/controls-over-collection-public-safety-communications-surchargeState Agencies Bulletin No. 2163
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2023 M/C Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance … and Community Supervision: $1,200 Deputy Superintendent for Security Services 2 007977 Deputy Superintendent for Security Services 3 007978 Correction Captain 007930 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2163-2023-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-employees-designated