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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Towers Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (2017-N-1) Vacant apartments at Clinton Towers were often not rented in a … period January 2012 through March 2017, an average of 13 apartments each month had been vacant for over 60 days, … $740,000 in lost rental revenue. On March 31, 2017, 15 apartments at Clinton Towers had been vacant for more than 60 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0United HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery
… Purpose To determine whether Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery, PLLC waived Empire Plan members’ … Our audit focused on claims submitted to United by Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery, PLLC (Long Island Laparoscopic), a non-participating provider located in … To determine whether Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery PLLC waived Empire Plan members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-laparoscopic-surgeryUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Eastern Orange Ambulatory Surgery Center
… accepted $5,920 as the full payment, United should have only paid $4,736 on the claim. This resulted in an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-eastern-orange-ambulatory-surgery-centerDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… 23 local governments in New York state were designated in fiscal stress for local fiscal years ending (FYE) in 2024, up from 14 a year ago, … These designations were based on the State Comptroller’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS) scores. “The number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies, certain contracts for state public … for the renovation of State Office Campus Building 5 to house the state’s Business Services Center: $21.6 million … at $238,873 with B4D Production Services LLC for the Marcy Ave. Armory in Brooklyn. Major Payments Approved Paid nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014Area #10 – Firewalls and Intrusion Detection – Information Technology Governance
… administrator should configure firewall rules to allow only those communication types that are needed for system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-10-firewalls-and-intrusion-detectionEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… $1.5 billion, an increase of $135.3 million (10.1 percent) from SFY 2021-22, with local assistance spending growing 33 … This increase is accounted for by additional spending from federal clean water funding provided by the federal … 31 in the previous year and 16 FTE positions below levels from March 31, 2012. Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… not been implemented. State Education Department (SED): League for the Handicapped, Compliance with the Reimbursable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: New York State is Home to 4.4 Million Immigrants, Second Only to California
… in New York state comprise 22 percent, or 4.4 million, of the state’s population, which is well above the national average of 13 percent, according … in New York state comprise 22 percent or 44 million of the states population which is well above the national …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-new-york-state-home-44-million-immigrants-second-only-californiaHazard Mitigation and Coordination
… school for a week. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and … life and property. NYCEM also creates and maintains four citywide evacuation plans: the Area Evacuation Plan, Maritime … have cost estimates. NYCEM did not update and assess its citywide evacuation plans in a timely manner. The Area …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/25/hazard-mitigation-and-coordinationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (Nassau County) The board and officials did not properly … The board did not provide appropriate oversight and management of budgets and fund balance or ensure annual audits were completed. More real property taxes were assessed than necessary to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Quality Services for the Autism Community – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… rent because QSAC did not claim the actual rent only; instead, it claimed actual rent and added deferred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/quality-services-autism-community-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualReport on the State Fiscal Year 2023-24 Executive Budget
The Executive Budget for SFY 2023-24 totals $227 billion, and DOB projects shortfalls in revenues and increases in spending, particularly in Medicaid and school aid, over the financial plan period.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/executive-budget-report-2023-24.pdfDisruption to Special Education Services: Closing the Gap on Learning Loss from COVID-19
New York students with disabilities lost partial or full special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic, likely exacerbating pre-existing achievement gaps.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/special-education-report.pdfOversight of Smart Schools Bond Act Funds (2019-S-13) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the State Education Department is monitoring the use of Smart Schools Bond Act funds to ensure that school districts have appropriately utilized them for their intended purpose.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s13-response.pdfOpinion 88-11
… AND RECREATION -- Park Land (conveyance of lands subject to reversionary interest) VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): When land is conveyed to a village for use as a park, subject to a private reversionary right, the land, upon its … Whether the proposed sale of this property to a local incorporated volunteer fire company must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11Opinion 89-50
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … benefits the private owners. Also, if the property owner or the adjoining owner has a good faith claim against … NY2d 80, 320 NYS2d 29; Denihan Enterprises v O'Dwyer , 302 NY 451; Rodrigues v Town of Beekman , 120 AD2d 724, 502 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Conditions (2021-S-27) Flooding remains a serious issue for the City and the Metropolitan Transportation Agency’s … Rx Drug Claims That Were Improperly Paid Under the Commercial Plan (2022-S-24) The Department of Civil Service … members and their dependents who have Medicare, and a Commercial Plan for members and their dependents who do not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsCoxsackie-Athens Central School District - Procurement and Claims Audit (2018M-180)
… obtained from seven providers who were paid a total of $172,184 in 2016-17. Have required written quote … documentation. Appoint a claims auditor who is independent of the purchasing process in accordance with New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/07/coxsackie-athens-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-auditSouth Glens Falls Central School District - Fund Balance (2018M-90)
… finance related costs. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/04/05/south-glens-falls-central-school-district-fund-balance-2018m-90