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Selected Financial Management and Administrative Practices

… Purpose To determine whether the Office of the Nassau County Public Administrator (NCPA) … in order to pay valid claims against that estate. After all reasonable expenses have been paid, the Public … for vendors annually, it did not prepare the required list of preferred vendors until 2013. Additionally, several …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/28/selected-financial-management-and-administrative-practices

Pipeline Safety Oversight

… have been reported. These incidents involved evacuations, road closures, a business closure, and other situations that left …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/08/pipeline-safety-oversight

United HealthCare – Empire Plan Drug Rebates

… Purpose To determine if United HealthCare Insurance Company of New York (United) credited the … Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest United HealthCare Insurance Company of New York: Empire Plan Drug Rebate … Determine if United HealthCare Insurance Company of NY credited Department of Civil Service …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/united-healthcare-empire-plan-drug-rebates

Controls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses

… OPWDD could take additional steps to monitor employee driving records and require training or counseling for employees with poor driving records to ensure the safety of individuals it … does not have controls in place to educate or improve driving skills for employees with frequent driver license …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expenses

Patient Safety Center Activities and Handling of Revenues (Follow-Up)

… included in our initial audit report, Patient Safety Center Activities and Handling of Revenues (Report 2019-S-15 … to the Public Health Law (PHL), a Patient Safety Center (PSC) was established within the Department of Health … included in our initial audit report Patient Safety Center Activities and Handling of Revenues Report 2019S15 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/patient-safety-center-activities-and-handling-revenues-follow

XI.7.A Revenue Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) of revenue contracts, including barter agreements, requires that the … Revenue agreements are created in the Customer Contracts Module and require a New York State Customer ID. … transactions cannot be bulkloaded into the Customer Contracts Module. All agencies, both Online and Bulkload, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7a-revenue-contracts

Town of Hanover – Procurement (2025M-58)

… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Hanover (Town) Town Board (Board) use a … seek competition when procuring professional services. Of the 67 professional service providers that were paid … The Board did not always seek competition when procuring …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-hanover-procurement-2025m-58

Churchville-Chili Central School District – Procurement (2025M-18)

… Period July 1, 2022 – February 10, 2025 Understanding the Program Generally, school district purchases should be made in the taxpayers’ best interest. One method for ensuring that … totaling $32.6 million. Demonstrate that prior to awarding all three contracts, totaling approximately $4 million, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/20/churchville-chili-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-18

NY State Comptroller DiNapoli: Wells Fargo Needs to Pull Back the Curtain on Its Incentive Pay Program

… the company's efforts to determine whether its incentive pay practices have exposed it to financial loss. DiNapoli's … at the bank's annual meeting on April 24. "Incentive pay practices have been identified as contributing to the … the companys efforts to determine whether its incentive pay practices have exposed it to financial loss …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-wells-fargo-needs-pull-back-curtain-its-incentive-pay-program

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… so. In addition, the unrestricted fund balance grew to $2.4 million as of Dec. 31, 2020. Allowing $2.4 million to accumulate and sit idle without a specific … The 2021-22 budget relies on nonrecurring revenue of $55.2 million, such as fund balance, one-time state funding and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: Department of … the required inspection. In addition, the department’s staff of 82 inspectors was below recommended staffing … of detail, and maintained documentation supporting the answers given. The initial audit reports concluded that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits

DiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Paid Consultant's Questionable Hotel and Dining Tabs

… in monthly hotel costs and expensive dinners on the public’s dime at a time when Downstate was supposed to be getting … house in order. Downstate failed to protect the public’s money, and I urge the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to … ‘travel expense’ of $32,500 for a management software license; and Transportation expenses totaling $33,203, nearly …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-suny-downstate-paid-consultants-questionable-hotel-and-dining-tabs

Opinion 88-4

… for trainees participating in a county foster parent training program. Article 6 of the Social Services Law, which … provide training to each certified foster parent in a training program approved by the department which will … at a foster parent training session are incidental to the training program or facilitate recruitment of foster parents …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4

Pandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations (Follow-Up)

… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations … OPWDD is responsible for certifying and regulating all residential facilities and providing guidance and best … of OPWDD’s mission is providing a safe environment for all staff, people receiving services, and families served in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populations-follow

Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up)

… Rules and Regulations, Title 21, Section 1023.7, “No vehicle shall cross the bridges and tunnels without payment … at all MTA tunnels and bridges. With cashless tolling, no one has to stop to pay tolls. Instead, all motorists simply drive …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firms-follow

Oversight of Drug Disposal

… Objective To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and … methods. Our audit covered the period January 1, 2016 to April 27, 2019. About the Program Unused, unwanted, and … unwanted and expired pharmaceuticals must be disposed of to mitigate those risks. Certain long-accepted disposal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/15/oversight-drug-disposal

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