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DiNapoli Presses Worst Greenhouse Gas Emitters to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Goals
… investments," DiNapoli said. "The transition to a low-carbon economy is already underway and accelerating globally. … needs defined by the Paris Climate Agreement , and issue a report in 2018 on any plans to achieve these targets. … emissions data provided by the CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) identified the largest GHG emitters in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-presses-worst-greenhouse-gas-emitters-meet-paris-climate-agreement-goalsCollege at Purchase – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… March 31, 2011. One of these employees worked at the College at Purchase (College) and incurred lodging costs totaling $991,999. Key … were appropriately approved and documented. However, College management has not conducted a formal written study …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/14/college-purchase-selected-employee-travel-expensesUniversity at Buffalo – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… the period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. Background New York State’s executive agencies spend between $100 million … 2011. Twelve of the state’s highest cost travelers worked at the University at Buffalo (University) and had travel costs totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/university-buffalo-selected-employee-travel-expensesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-843
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2023 PSC three percent (3.00%) and 2024 PSC three percent … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-843-2023-2024-professional-staff-congress-psc-retroactiveCity of Mount Vernon – Financial Reporting and Oversight (2020M-96)
… whether financial information was made available to the City Council and City officials for the effective management of operations. Key Findings The City Council and officials did not have adequate financial … whether financial information was made available to the City Council and City officials for the effective management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/09/17/city-mount-vernon-financial-reporting-and-oversight-2020m-96Allocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act
… Objective To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) is appropriately allocating, … billing, and collecting the expenses of administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (collectively, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/13/allocation-billing-and-collection-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-securityOversight of Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Radioactive Materials Facilities and Radiation Equipment Facilities (Follow-Up)
… as required. The audit covered licensing and inspection records for the period from January 1, 2017 through February … beyond the established 1- to 5-year inspection time frames by relying on a buffer. The buffer is intended to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-registration-licensing-and-inspection-radioactive-materials-facilities-andState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Cincinnatus , Town of Hancock , Hudson Housing … P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Cincinnatus Town of Hancock Hudson Housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsEnforcement of Commission Orders and Other Agreements (Follow-Up)
… four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Enforcement of Commission Orders and Other Agreements (Report … agreements (including performance plans) and uses its enforcement power to hold utilities accountable when the … measures, and consequences for non-compliance, making enforcement difficult and inconsistent. In the absence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/01/enforcement-commission-orders-and-other-agreements-followHomeownership Rates in New York
… a home has long been described as “The American Dream.” In New York, that dream appears unattainable for a large share of the population: New York has the lowest homeownership rate among the states, … quarter of 2022, compared to 65.8 percent nationally. For New York, the low percentage is driven by the high share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkInmate Sentence Calculation and Release Practices
… each facility are responsible for determining the inmates’ release dates, as well as any credits that reduce their … in place to ensure that it accurately determines inmate release dates. Our tests of sentencing calculations for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/07/inmate-sentence-calculation-and-release-practicesCapital Asset Management (2022-S-32)
To determine whether the Office of General Services is adequately overseeing selected agencies and related entities to ensure that they have proper inventory controls in place to safeguard assets and that they are properly reporting capital assets.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/2022-S-32.pdfOversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans (2021-S-39) (DHSES 180-Day response)
To determine if the Department of Health (Department) is providing sufficient guidance and oversight to ensure that water system operators have completed and submitted updated emergency response plans timely, including vulnerability assessments, to the Department as required.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s39-response2.pdfOversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans (2021-S-39) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Health (Department) is providing sufficient guidance and oversight to ensure that water system operators have completed and submitted updated emergency response plans timely, including vulnerability assessments, to the Department as required.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s39-response.pdfCapital Asset Management (2022-S-32) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of General Services is adequately overseeing selected agencies and related entities to ensure that they have proper inventory controls in place to safeguard assets and that they are properly reporting capital assets.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s32-response.pdfXIII.11 Submitting Travel and Expense Reimbursement Requests for Inactive Employees – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… an employee has separated from the agency, the employee’s profile in SFS will have the status “inactive.” A proxy … Employee Data Administrator (EDA) must edit the employee’s profile within SFS by navigating to: SFS Financials>Travel & Expenses>Manage Employee Information>Update Profile Then, the EDA should use the Search By function to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii11-submitting-travel-and-expense-reimbursement-requests-inactive-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2034
… 2020, April 2021 and April 2022 APSU Retroactive Salary Increases and provide instructions for payments not processed … April 2021, and April 2022 APSU 2% Retroactive Salary Increases will be paid using the following effective date and … April 2021, and April 2022 APSU 2% Retroactive Salary Increases: Salary Plan: SES NYS Bargaining Unit: 31 Comp Rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2034-april-2019-april-2020-april-2021-and-april-2022-agency-police-servicesVillage of Herkimer - Water and Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-102)
… managed the billing, collection and enforcement of water and sewer charges. Key Findings Key duties over … and sewer operations such as billing, collecting, entry of payments and adjustments were inadequately segregated and … not review the water and sewer re-levy list and the list of unpaid customer accounts. Key Recommendations Adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/08/16/village-herkimer-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-102XII.9.F Correcting Payments Processed Against the Incorrect Purchase Order – XII. Expenditures
… correcting payments processed against the wrong purchase order when funds are still active. Paying against the wrong purchase order will impact the available purchase order balances for the two purchase orders affected. … correcting payments processed against the wrong purchase order when funds are still active …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9f-correcting-payments-processed-against-incorrect-purchase-orderCanandaigua City School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2015M-133)
… a procurement policy, the corresponding regulations do not provide adequate guidance for seeking competition when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/04/canandaigua-city-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2015m