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Selected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… Purpose To determine whether the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs (Center) met … has law enforcement authority to protect and advocate for people with special needs who are served by six State … reportable incidents involving persons receiving services in State facilities or provider agencies. The Center …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Jefferson Community College , City of Lockport , Sullivan County Community College , City of Troy and the West Ghent … overtime costs. Village of Candor – Fund Balance (Tioga County) The board has no clear plans for the use of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 94-14
… to finance projects located outside the municipality for whose benefit the agency was created); (development … of any project located wholly outside the municipality for whose benefit the IDA was created. This prohibition does not apply, however, to projects for which an agency has authorized any assistance prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14DiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… A $5.5 billion surplus from last fiscal year and $1.7 billion in savings from the city’s Program to … to address the influx of asylum seekers. However, spending and operational pressures from this influx have grown beyond … budget reflects the stronger than expected revenues and remaining federal pandemic aid that have allowed the city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loomStreet Construction-Related Permits
… over sidewalks. Street opening permits are required for excavations or other work on a city street or sidewalk … Permit Management and Construction Control is responsible for overseeing all construction-related permitting. The … (Permit Office) provides customer service for all applicants, registers permittees, reviews and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/13/street-construction-related-permitsDiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… (SED) weak enforcement of licensing requirements for non-degree proprietary schools let many continue to … of schools’ fiscal records prior to their licensing them. For example, in their examination of records from Jan. 1, … the required financial statements filed by 381 schools for fiscal year 2018 and found 70 faced some level of fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… The MTA should publish a new assessment of its long-term capital needs that pays … many others, the MTA has barely addressed important goals: Subway flooding is increasingly disruptive and destructive, … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherOpinion 89-29
… to exchange for property owned by a federal agency and needed for village road building where the federal agency … whether, in furtherance of an agreement between a village and the U.S. Parks Service of the Department of the Interior, … that the value of the two parcels is approximately equal and that the federal agency desires an exchange of property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29Park Accessibility for People With Disabilities
… of Parks & Recreation facilities were accessible for people with disabilities, as required. Our audit covered … spaces, and recreational amenities; build a park system for present and future generations; and care for parks and public spaces. Parks maintains about 30,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/22/park-accessibility-people-disabilitiesStreet Construction-Related Permits (Follow-Up)
… or priority CARs), and Notices of Violation (NOVs). An NOV carries a monetary fine and places the issue under the … return to reinspect after issuance of a CAR/NICA, and as a result, DOT has no assurance the conditions were corrected by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/street-construction-related-permits-followNon-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment
… whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) maintains an inventory and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/03/non-revenue-service-vehicles-and-rail-equipmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1752
… Employees in the Operational Services Unit (BU03) of the Department of Transportation, the Division of State Police, or the Office of Parks, Recreation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1752-2019-csea-tool-allowance-paymentEnforcement of the Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR). Our audit focused on … income for 2012: Co-op City (Bronx); Rochdale Village (Queens); and Electchester First through Fifth Houses … in the report. Ensure the data file prepared for the Department of Taxation and Finance income match is accurate. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisionsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli and Church of England Call on ExxonMobil to Set Targets for Lowering GHG Emissions
… peers that have taken such steps," DiNapoli said. "The world is transitioning to a lower carbon future and Exxon … Action 100+ is a global investor initiative, engaging the world's largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters in seeking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-and-church-england-call-exxonmobil-set-targets-lowering-ghg-emissionsDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improved Oversight of Nurse Licensing by State Education Department
… such investigations, including one case that was open for 866 days as of Feb. 28, 2017. "The State Education Department has clear policies and procedures for vetting potential nurses and monitoring and investigating … Individuals can hold more than one license. To qualify for a nursing license, applicants must meet certain standards …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improved-oversight-nurse-licensing-state-education-departmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1600
… Employees in the Operational Services Unit (BU03) of the Department of Transportation, the Division of State Police or the Office of Parks, Recreation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1600-2017-csea-tool-allowance-paymentDiNapoli Recommends Ways For LIRR To Get Back On Track
… The Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) limited plans for handling … on the Port Jefferson Branch. Communications to passengers in four incidents were not made or were late. For example, … "Lessons Learned" meeting was held for the sampled events, in response to the two-day snow event on January 4-5, 2018. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-recommends-ways-lirr-get-back-trackState Agencies Bulletin No. 1658
… Employees in the Operational Services Unit (BU03) of the Department of Transportation, the Division of State Police, or the Office of Parks, Recreation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1658-2018-csea-tool-allowance-paymentComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Charged in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… Justice Court. As Treasurer, the defendant was responsible for maintaining the Fire Department's bank account and … complaint alleges that he used his position as Treasurer for the Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department to steal and conceal … with the state's two percent tax on fire insurance. For years, Munson was able to conceal his ongoing theft by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireCredit for Military or Additional Service – State Police Plan
… be able to receive credit toward your retirement benefit for military service or other public employment. Military … eligible to purchase credit toward your retirement benefit for your military service. Military service is creditable … military service was before or after you joined NYSLRS. For more information, visit our Military Service Credit page …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/credit-military-or-additional-service