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Selected Aspects of Bus Procurement
… Authority to determine whether it procures buses in a manner which results in the best value for the lowest cost. The audit covered bus … benefit corporation providing transportation services in and around the New York City metropolitan area. The MTA … Authority to determine whether it procures buses in a manner that results in the best value for the lowest cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/03/selected-aspects-bus-procurementTown of Gorham – Procurement (2024M-7)
… (Town) officials made procurements in accordance with Town policy, statutory requirements and good business practices. … always procure goods and services in accordance with Town policy, statutory requirements and good business practices. … bid. Officials also did not comply with purchasing policy requirements for 41 purchases totaling $1.4 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/28/town-gorham-procurement-2024m-7Public Posting of Certain Contracts
… Legislative Session 2023-2024: Public Posting of Certain Contracts – A.10281/S.9171 (Solages/Cooney) – Requires a public listing of certain emergency and exempted contracts, which are otherwise subject to the approval of the … Requires a public listing of certain emergency and exempted contracts which are otherwise subject to the approval of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/public-posting-certain-contractsExpedited Payments of Unclaimed Funds
… Legislative Session 2023-2024: Expedited Payments of Unclaimed Funds – A.10219/S.9410 (McDonald/Sepulveda) – Relates to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/expedited-payments-unclaimed-fundsOversight of Juvenile Justice Facilities
… ensure that all direct care staff were current with the training to be authorized to restrain youth. We reviewed training records for 162 employees involved in restraint … and found: 87 (54%) employees were not up to date with the training required to be authorized to restrain youth. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/03/oversight-juvenile-justice-facilitiesPublic Posting of Certain Contracts
… Legislative Program Legislative Session 2025-2026: Public Posting of Certain Contracts – A.6707 (Solages) – Requires a public listing of certain emergency and exempted contracts, … Requires a public listing of certain emergency and exempted contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/public-posting-certain-contracts-0Town of Sherburne – Budgeting (2025M-3)
… funds, which are the general fund town-wide (TW), highway fund TW, general fund town-outside-village (TOV) and … During the audit period, the Board adopted budgets for the general fund TW, highway fund TW and highway fund TOV … which underestimated revenues in total by $3.1 million for the highway fund TOV and $257,000 for the general fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-sherburne-budgeting-2025m-3Investigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… Human Rights reviewed and addressed housing discrimination complaints timely and in accordance with its policies and … education, and outreach. HUD refers housing discrimination complaints to DHR for investigation. Additionally, if the … Case Management System (CMS) for housing discrimination complaints. According to data obtained from CMS, as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsOversight of Registered Apprenticeship Programs
… address Program development, registration, promotion, and monitoring. In September 2023, DOL issued Technical Advisory #23-01 (Advisory) to Sponsors that addressed monitoring. For the purposes of this report, we refer to the … DOL Apprenticeship Training Representatives (ATRs), whose monitoring includes visits to Sponsors. During monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/31/oversight-registered-apprenticeship-programsOversight of Kendra’s Law (Follow-Up)
… Treatment (AOT) to ensure that individuals with severe mental illness and a history of hospitalizations or violence … of a New York City subway train by a man with a history of mental illness and hospitalization. The Law took effect in … and collaboration among the Office of Mental Health (OMH), its five regional Field Offices (Field …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/06/oversight-kendras-law-followOversight of Campus Foundations (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Campus Foundations … to the campus to support approved programs and activities. In 2017, SUNY’s 31 campus-related foundations had net assets … certain the campus foundations conducted their activities in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/oversight-campus-foundations-followSafety of Seized Dogs (Follow-Up)
… not have an official identification tag while not on the owner’s premises; or is licensed but not in control of or on … their safety and protect the rights of owners. However, we identified four relatively minor deficiencies at 4 of the 48 … instances of premature disposition of the dogs were not identified in the Department’s most recent inspection reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/18/safety-seized-dogs-followAccountability and Surplussing of Vehicles
… log, along with trip details such as date and time of use, driver, and purpose of the trip. Vehicles that are determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/15/accountability-and-surplussing-vehiclesAdministration of Tenant Complaints (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Administration of Tenant Complaints (Report 2013-S-72 ). Background Homes and … to owner and tenant applications, inquiries, and complaints regarding the nearly 1 million regulated … ended December 31, 2017, the Office received 16,412 tenant complaints. We note that the number of complaints received by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/administration-tenant-complaints-followProtection of Child Performers (Follow-Up)
… compliance with Part 186 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations and Article 4-A of the State Labor Laws, which were … established to protect child performers whose interests and well-being during employment may be vulnerable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/protection-child-performers-followOversight of Public Water Systems
… Water Act (SDWA). Under SDWA, the EPA sets national limits on contaminant levels – referred to as Maximum Contaminant … provided they are at least as stringent as the EPA’s. In New York, the Department oversees the delivery of drinking … to ensure that PWSs comply with State Public Health Law and State Sanitary Code (Code) requirements as well as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/24/oversight-public-water-systemsOversight of Language Access Services
… Objective To determine if New York City Health + Hospitals Corporation is adequately serving the … through December 2024. About the Program The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (H+H), a public benefit corporation created by the New York City (NYC) Health and Hospitals Corporation Act of 1969, is the nation’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/25/oversight-language-access-servicesContinuity of Operations Planning (Follow-Up)
… sectors. Further, the Division has supported agencies’ COOP efforts through workshops, presentations, and hands-on … they had incorporated certain essential features of the COOP best practices endorsed by the Division. We also identified some opportunities for improvements to COOP practices that would enable the agencies to handle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/11/continuity-operations-planning-followAudits of Local Governments & Schools
… performance and operations, reduce costs and contribute to public accountability. To learn more about performance … . For audits of State and NYC agencies and public authorities, see Audits . … performance and operations reduce costs and contribute to public accountability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/auditsExamination of Official Station Designation
… designated the official station of a Department employee in calendar years 2013 and 2014. Background According to the … than any other work location). Such designation is to be in the best interest of the State and not for the convenience … designation of the official station for the employee in calendar years 2013 and 2014 was not made in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/examination-official-station-designation