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Preston Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-87)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Preston Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners … Did the Preston Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/03/13/preston-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-87State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… totaling more than $3,360. Department of State (DOS): Monitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemetery Corporations for … Facility Maintenance (2016-S-79) As of Sept. 30, 2016, DOS records indicate 642 cemeteries (37 percent) had overdue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Expands State Pension Fund's In-State Investment Program
… an in-state-focused fund. The new fund will be managed by Hamilton Lane. Additional investors in the SBIC fund are TD … move to the next level,” said DiNapoli. “By working with Hamilton Lane, we’ve joined with five major banks to bridge … small businesses for working capital, equipment or real property. With its focus on small business lending, NYBDC can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-expands-state-pension-funds-state-investment-programDiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism
… Response Plan (ERP) and a Vulnerability Assessment (VA). The VAs must identify potential vulnerabilities to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersDiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union
… Thomas P. DiNapoli on the need for tougher oversight of governments use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems: Artificial … help seniors combat social isolation, and the Department of Motor Vehicles is using facial recognition technology to … Thomas P DiNapoli on the need for tougher oversight of governments use of Artificial Intelligence AI systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… County Sheriff's Office, the Oneonta Police Department and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General August 28, … by billing for fake transportation services, duplicating and inflating costs, and paying kickbacks to Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeTown of Catharine – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-26)
… Town of Catharine (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) … did the Supervisor file the Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) as required? … of 1,651, Town officials budgeted a total of $887,849 for the general fund and highway fund appropriations in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/05/15/town-catharine-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-26DiNapoli Proposal Would Provide More Accountability for Personal Income Tax Check-Off Funds
… efforts to spend dedicated contributions within the year they were made and report how the money was spent to the … six funds examined in the 2014 report had increased to $15.45 million. Approximately 90 percent of this was in … accumulated in two newer funds – Veterans’ Remembrance and Cemetery Maintenance and Operation, and Teen Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposal-would-provide-more-accountability-personal-income-tax-check-fundsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of the Town of Blooming Grove , Village of Cayuga Heights , Greenville Fire District #1 , Hauppauge Fire … reports are accurate and reliable. Village of Cayuga Heights – Board Oversight (Tompkins County) The board did not … audits of the Town of Blooming Grove Village of Cayuga Heights Greenville Fire District 1 Hauppauge Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Local Governments Should Improve Enforcement of State Fire Code Regulations
… The audit reviewed enforcement of the state’s Uniform Fire Code in seven cities and three villages. “Local officials … all other buildings requiring a fire safety and evacuation plan must have a fire safety inspection at least every three … 76 percent of those reviewed, did not have a fire safety plan on file that met the minimum fire code requirements. Of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-local-governments-should-improve-enforcement-state-fire-code-regulationsAdministration and Monitoring of Financial Assistance to New York City Businesses
… sound commerce and industry through governmental action for the purpose of preventing unemployment and economic … financial assistance must provide a reason why, if not for the financial assistance provided by NYCIDA, the company … that address factors related to the projects selected for financial assistance. Specifically, NYCIDA did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/12/administration-and-monitoring-financial-assistance-new-york-city-businessesDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Evaluation of Nearly $2 Billion of Economic Development Programs
… the public authority responsible for administering many of New York state’s economic development programs, has failed to fully evaluate most of its programs to determine if they are boosting the state’s … not use the data it collects to assess the effectiveness of its programs and see if the billions of dollars spent are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-evaluation-nearly-2-billion-economic-development-programsDiNapoli: Improved Planning Needed for New York To Achieve Its Clean Energy Goals
… steps in planning for New York State’s transition to renewable energy but must take stronger action to meet the state’s clean energy goals, according to an audit … steps in planning for New York States transition to renewable energy but must take stronger action to meet the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-improved-planning-needed-new-york-achieve-its-clean-energy-goalsMonitoring of Air Quality (Facility Permits and Registrations) (2021-S-41)
To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation is taking necessary action to adequately enforce certain aspects of the State’s air contamination and pollution requirements to protect the public and environment from the adverse effects of exposure to pollutants.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s41.pdfMonitoring of Air Quality (Facility Permits and Registrations) (2021-S-41) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation is taking necessary action to adequately enforce certain aspects of the State’s air contamination and pollution requirements to protect the public and environment from the adverse effects of exposure to pollutants.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s41-response.pdfAdministration and Monitoring of Financial Assistance to New York City Businesses (2021-N-6) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the New York City Industrial Development Agency has policies and procedures in place to approve, monitor, and measure project performance and whether they were followed; and whether NYCIDA recaptured public benefits in accordance with the project ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-21n6-response.pdfOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services (2020-S-45) 180-Day Response
To determine what workforce development programs and services State agencies and public authorities offer, who they serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among these programs and services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s45-responses.pdfOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services (2020-S-45)
To determine what workforce development programs and services State agencies and public authorities offer, who they serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among these programs and services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s45.pdfImpact of the Pandemic on New York City’s Municipal Workforce, January 2022
The City government, like other public employers, was quickly confronted with a number of challenges after the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March 2020, including a decline in anticipated resources and a substantial change in the demand for certain municipal services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-18-2022.pdfPerformance of Industrial Development Agencies in New York State - 2021 Annual Report
This report summarizes data for fiscal year 2019, the most recent data reported by IDAs through the Public Authorities Reporting Information System (PARIS). The report also contains a brief discussion of local development corporations (LDCs), a related type of local authority.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/ida-performance-2021-annual-report.pdf