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Financial Outlook for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
One year ago, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) finances were in the best condition in years with all five years of its financial plan balanced as a result of new revenues approved by the State fiscal year 2023-24 enacted budget.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-17-2025.pdfAccounting for Capital Assets
A municipality's inventory of capital assets often represents its most significant investment of resources. This session will cover the proper accounting for these valuable assets. We will also discuss best practices to ensure these assets are properly safeguarded from theft or loss.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/accounting-capital-assets-110624.pdfNational Investors Call for Workplace Disability Inclusion
… disability rights organizations throughout the nation. The full list of disability organizations that support this investor initiative is available here . The full text of the investors’ statement is available here: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/national-investors-call-workplace-disability-inclusionOpinion 94-18
… Legislature for the purpose of receiving foreign fire insurance tax moneys. Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, §1402 … between a village fire department and a fire company. Insurance Law, §§9104-5 govern the distribution and use of foreign fire insurance tax moneys, except as otherwise provided by special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18DiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… found that 10 did not get any type of documented on-site visit during the recertification period. Auditors found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsDiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores
… Monitoring System was implemented in 2013 to keep the public informed about the factors impacting local … In January, DiNapoli also issued fiscal stress scores for school districts and found 31 school districts in some level … reduced or less predictable revenues, while protecting public health and minimizing cuts to their own workforce. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli Op-Ed: Act on Proposal to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s op-ed, “ A Ticking Clock for Job Benefits ,” was published in The Albany Times Union today, … fund retire health insurance and other post employment benefits (OPEB). * * * New York is behind other states when it comes to paying for benefits promised to public employees when they retire. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-op-ed-act-proposal-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careSubway Wait Assessment
… and other factors; and where Transit fails to meet the wait assessment, whether it determines the causes and … three shuttle lines). From the original 28 stations built in Manhattan and opened on October 27, 1904, the subway … for the remaining lines. This unit generates reports that are used within the Operations Planning (OP) unit. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/06/subway-wait-assessmentOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste
… campus communities against hazardous materials and waste. This audit covered the period from January 1, 2015 … Conservation have detailed regulations defining hazardous waste. The EPA states that, simply defined, a hazardous waste is a waste with properties that make it dangerous or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/03/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-wasteDiNapoli: IDA Audits Reveal Need For Improved Project Oversight
… Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) in Niagara , Tompkins and Wyoming counties failed to … said DiNapoli. “IDAs are leveraging tax breaks in exchange for long-term jobs and future revenue for their communities, but without adequate safeguards in place the effectiveness of these efforts cannot be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-ida-audits-reveal-need-improved-project-oversightDiNapoli: State Clean Energy Fund Makes Progress on Developing Solar Capacity, But Energy Efficiency Lags
… areas that receive funding from ratepayers include: Market Development which consists of initiatives focused on … & Research which helps bring clean energy products to market. Through 2023, NYSERDA has reported that its … its goals and attracted $20 billion in private investment. Market Development Program (MDP) The MDP has contributed over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-state-clean-energy-fund-makes-progress-developing-solar-capacity-energy-efficiency-lagsDiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… Report, but also displays funding, staffing levels and service performance for 36 city agencies. This data is … Probation, Parks and Recreation and the Taxi and Limousine Commission. For example, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services is processing civil service exam results more quickly, from 323 days in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyDiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… The audit found that NYCPS did not always follow required placement policies, which set how certain groups of students … to ensure every student is matched according to the placement rules.” Each year, more than 70,000 eighth graders … for schools with diversity in admissions policies. Manual Placement Problems Auditors found that more than 200 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processNew York's Prison Population Continues Decline, But Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… above grew slightly, according to a follow-up report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. No age segment … and Community Supervision (DOCCS) prisons for a new offense or parole violation, which increased by an … average age of incarcerated individuals under custody in New York state prisons was 40.3 years in March 2021, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/new-yorks-prison-population-continues-decline-share-older-adults-keeps-risingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1DiNapoli Presses Companies on Political Disclosure
… in 2018) Duke Energy Corp. Simon Property Group Inc. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The Kroger Co. Sysco Corp. NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-presses-companies-political-disclosureState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… was paid for practitioner, pharmacy, inpatient, lab, and clinic claims that did not comply with Medicaid policies. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… real property state that the PA shall determine fair market value and sell all real property or cooperative … billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Horseheads – Information Technology (2025M-109)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Town of Horseheads (Town) … to staff? Audit Period January 1, 2024 – January 21, 2025 We extended our audit period through March 26, 2025, to … IT support, network setup and maintenance, end point protection, managing user accounts and permissions and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/02/27/town-horseheads-information-technology-2025m-109Avoca Central School District – Procurement (2025M-29)
… acquired in a cost-effective manner is to create as much competition as possible. Whether using formal competitive … policies and procedures. When officials do not solicit competition during the procurement of goods and services, … GML. As a result, District officials did not always seek competition and: Issue RFPs for payments to seven of the 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-29