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Transforming the Procurement Function (2023-S-6)
To determine whether the MTA took action to comply with the Board-approved Transformation Plan, resulting in improved service levels for the customer, process efficiencies, and reduced costs.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s6.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions
… for state public authorities. He regularly reports on state spending and contracts and recently added daily … refunds, mostly to vehicle owners who returned license plates. (DMV refunds 50 percent of the registration fee for … visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actionsUncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Uncollected Penalties (Report 2012-S-69 ). Background Our initial report was issued on July 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followApproved State Contracts and Payments
… Department of Corrections $9.5 million with Westchester County Health Care Corporation for inpatient and outpatient … JV for bridge repairs on the Gowanus Expressway (I-278) in Kings County. $2.7 million to Skanska Koch Inc. for steel repairs on the Gowanus Expressway in Kings County. $2.6 million to Posillico Civil Inc. for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/1018/01/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsOpinion 92-9
… Tribunal" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §72-o - appearance at attorney's office for pre-trial questioning) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-o; CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §3101 et seq .: A … before the court for purposes of General Municipal Law §72-o, and, therefore, is eligible for reimbursement of actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9Cheektowaga Central School District - Capital Project Management (2022M-90)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Cheektowaga Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials provided … oversight and managed the District’s Union East Elementary School capital project(Project) in a transparent manner. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/16/cheektowaga-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2022m-90Improper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)
… identified were voided. However, we determined OMIG does not have a process to recover improper payments for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipients-multiple-clientLivonia Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-22)
… (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against … to staff. Key Findings The District did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school year by … Nine of the 12 recommended components of mental health that educators should know were not included in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/livonia-central-school-district-mental-health-training-component-new-yorkEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes
… Objective To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) is making adequate … mission is to efficiently collect tax revenues in support of State services and programs while acting with integrity … include filing a warrant, serving a levy (a legal seizure of property), and performing applicable searches to locate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/24/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxesControls Over Selected Expenditures (Follow-Up)
… awards grants to VAPs that serve crime victims and assists sexual assault survivors by directly reimbursing State-licensed … Direct Reimbursement Program is designed to ensure that sexual assault survivors are not billed for FRE services. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/controls-over-selected-expenditures-followSelected Performance Measures
… Objectives To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) constituent agencies’ performance measurements are accurate and consistent. In addition, we sought to determine whether the MTA uses relevant metrics to measure … To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-performance-measuresDiNapoli: Public Drinking Water Needs More Protection
… water is a precious resource that we should never take for granted," DiNapoli said. "Water contamination in Hoosick … have to take the lead in strengthening safeguards for public water supplies and improve our response to … In numerous instances, the EPA has failed to set standards for contaminants with harmful health effects. In New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-public-drinking-water-needs-more-protectionDiNapoli: NYC Has Recovered Nearly All Private Sector Jobs Unevenly Across Sectors
… pre-pandemic levels. Restaurants As of March 2023, the restaurant sector has recovered 95.5% of pre-pandemic jobs, … level in 2019. Workers continue to return to the office, with the latest data showing an office occupancy rate of … Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Construction Office Restaurant Retail Securities Tourism Industry Sector Reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-has-recovered-nearly-all-private-sector-jobs-unevenly-across-sectorsSullivan County Funding Corporation – Millennium Revolving Loan Program (2021M-196)
… Millennium revolving loan program (Program) in accordance with established policy guidelines (guidelines) and ensured businesses complied with loan agreements. Key Findings Corporation officials did not award all funds from the Program in accordance with established guidelines and did not ensure businesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/03/25/sullivan-county-funding-corporation-millennium-revolvingTown of Sheridan – Shared Services Costs (2023M-74)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Sheridan (Town) was reimbursed equitably for shared … (IMA) and whether the Town Board (Board) conveyed land in a transparent and equitable manner. Key Findings The … manner. The Board and former Supervisor donated 6.2 acres of Town land to the County without conducting a cost-benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/22/town-sheridan-shared-services-costs-2023m-74Assessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2023
… Year ended March 31, 2023. About the Program The Acts help ensure that the operators of motor vehicles driven in … or whose property they might damage as a result of an accident. According to Vehicle and Traffic Law, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/26/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B24-7-4)
… funds as of June 30, 2012. Local Finance Law requires all municipalities that have been authorized to issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b24-7-4Opinion 89-19
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … provides: The clerks of the appellate divisions of the supreme court and the clerk of the court of appeals are … otherwise precluded by Federal law (see L 1978 ch 473, §2, eff July 11, 1978; Romano v Perales , 110 AD2d 1028, 488 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19Sewanhaka Central High School District – Business Office Information Technology Systems (2023M-12)
… (IT) contingency plan to help secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. … plan to help them adequately secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. … plan in place that is properly distributed to all business office staff and periodically tested for efficacy, District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-business-office-informationInteractive Maps: Language Access Service Needs Statewide (2022-S-38)
To assist Limited English Proficiency LEP individuals and provide equal access to government programs and services Executive Order 26 issued on October 6 2011 established a statewide language access policy in New York State
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/interactive-maps-language-access-service-needs-statewide-2022-s-38