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Homeless Housing and Assistance Program – Project Selection and Maintenance
… of 1,092 beds that became operational. Key Findings HHAP awarded funding for 51 projects that it concluded met the … or construction phase within two to four years of being awarded funding. We found that HHAP completed or scheduled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/10/homeless-housing-and-assistance-program-project-selection-and-maintenanceCost-Saving Ideas: How to Reduce Energy Costs
… may also find cost savings through cooperative purchasing arrangements with other municipalities and school districts. Several such arrangements are already in place. Contact your county purchasing agent for more information about these arrangements. Note: There is no general statutory authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-how-reduce-energy-costsRiverhead Central School District – Financial Operations (2025M-64)
… to an OSC Audit Report , which you received with the draft audit report. The CAP should be posted on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/05/riverhead-central-school-district-financial-operations-2025m-64Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-79)
… are conducted to learn the location, use and operation of the emergency doors, fire extinguishers, first-aid equipment and windows as a means of escape from fire or accident. These drills provide staff … or persons in parental relations (together “parents”) of drills as required in 2024-25. Without adequate emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/jasper-troupsburg-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-79West Irondequoit Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-85)
… evacuation routes and evacuation sites. Evacuation is used in response to various building emergencies such as fire, gas … drills practice the essential steps necessary to lockdown in an emergency. Bus drills are conducted to learn the … within the required time frames and officials could not support that they met all drill requirements. Officials also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/11/07/west-irondequoit-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-85State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of RCCRC and Sale of Property The RCCRC’s establishment met applicable requirements, and its sale of property aligned … required committees, submitted required reports and met other requirements. They also ensured that transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Five Major Companies Adopt Pension Fund's Call for Transparency on Political Contributions
… Fund's portfolio have adopted the Fund's request to disclose their political spending. As a result, the Fund … United was handed down five years ago, we've worked to convince our portfolio companies and fellow shareholders that it's in their own interest to let daylight shine on corporate political spending," …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-five-major-companies-adopt-pension-funds-call-transparency-political-contributionsDiNapoli: Majority of H&R Block Shareholders Want Disclosure of Company's Political Spending
… political spending,” DiNapoli said. “We expect H&R Block to do the right thing and respond to this majority vote in support of our proposal by adopting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-majority-hr-block-shareholders-want-disclosure-companys-political-spendingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… deposits to accounts; and ensuring all accounts are used for appropriate business purposes. These weaknesses increased … Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2016-S-42) For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, auditors … 2013, concluded that the division did not properly account for or track seized assets. In a follow-up, auditors found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Federal Data Shows New York's Losses in Fourth Grade Math and Reading Scores Are Double National Average
… today released a review of recent federal data about how the pandemic negatively affected student performance in … today released a review of recent federal data about how the pandemic negatively affected student performance in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-data-shows-new-yorks-losses-fourth-grade-math-and-reading-scores-are-double-nationalDiNapoli: State Paid $14.5 Billion for Medicaid Home Care Services That Lacked Verification
… can submit information about their home visit using a phone app, landline phone, or fixed object placed in the home. During the audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-paid-145-billion-medicaid-home-care-services-lacked-verificationNYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for SFY 2026-27
… for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). NYSLRS is made up of these two systems, which pay service and … actuarial assumptions recommended by NYSLRS’ actuary, who is required to review the actuarial assumptions and … Feb. 1, 2027, but employers receive a discount if payment is made by Dec. 15, 2026. The New York State Common …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-sfy-2026-27DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.4% in Third Quarter
… billion in the third calendar quarter (July-September) of 2024, an increase of 1.4%, or $82.7 million, compared to the same quarter last … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Eight of the 10 regions in the state, including New York City, saw … $598 billion in the third calendar quarter JulySeptember of 2024 an increase of 14 or $827 million compared to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-up-1-point-4-percent-third-quarterContract Advisory No. 34
… informal procurement, where a formal competitive process is not required by law, the entity shall: First undertake an … cannot meet the entity’s needs and: the procurement is for a commodity, the contracting entity must make the … form, function, and utility needs. the procurement is for a service or technology, the contracting entity, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/34-discretionary-purchasing-and-advertising-thresholdsNew GASB Standards
… New York State will implement Governmental Accounting … New York State agencies must implement Governmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/new-gasb-standardsDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… and limits transparency of state spending, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … expands public authority backdoor borrowing and fails to build up rainy day reserves. While revenues are currently strong, it's important to monitor trends moving forward including the ongoing impact …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetDiNapoli: Buffalo's Financial Condition Improves
… The city of Buffalo’s finances have stabilized in recent years because of careful budget planning, the … both demographically and financially. However, in recent years the city has made considerable progress in … its rainy day reserves, which the city has relied upon in recent years. The city’s available fund balance peaked at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-buffalos-financial-condition-improvesComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman, State & DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Announce Conviction of Non-Profit Executive Involved in Six-Year Theft Scheme
… Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, and she faces up to 15 years in prison. Dorothy N. Ogundu, engaged in a scheme to defraud the city of New York, the state of New York and … requests for reimbursement and making false statements to the government agencies administering the grants. Ogundu …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-state-doi-commissioner-mark-peters-announce-conviction-nonDiNapoli: Convicted Drunk Drivers Not Installing Court-Ordered Ignition Locks
… (IID) in their vehicles, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Ignition … to the vehicle’s ignition system and prevents the car or truck from starting if the operator’s blood alcohol … to run a DMV check to determine whether the probationer’s driver license was previously suspended or revoked, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-convicted-drunk-drivers-not-installing-court-ordered-ignition-locksOpinion 92-16
… space in a building for town offices (see 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 243). Such a lease would be subject to … is to be made (Town Law, §220[3]; see also 20 Opns St Comp, 1964, p 295; 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, supra ; cf . General Municipal Law, §72-h, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16