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DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide

… homeowners paying at least 30 percent of their 2012 income for a place to live, according to a report released today by … costs,” DiNapoli said. “When half your income goes to pay for a place to live, you are going to be stretched thin on … This unfortunate trend has troubling implications for our economic growth and for New Yorkers’ quality of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewide

Moravia Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-2)

… Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, and subsequent testing … did not have a sampling plan to identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption. District officials also did not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/20/moravia-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-2

Germantown Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-3)

… Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, and subsequent testing … did not have a sampling plan to identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption. District officials also did not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/03/germantown-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-3

Harpursville Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-11)

… Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, and subsequent testing … not sampled or properly exempted by District officials for Cycle Two. This occurred because District officials did …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/harpursville-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-11

LinkNYC Program Revenues and Monitoring

… received all the revenues specified in the contract terms and whether the Department of Information Technology and … Wi-Fi hotspots, and mobile telecom equipment installed on NYC streets. DoITT’s Division of Franchise Administration is … Link site inspections. Increase monitoring of the daily “health” of all Links, not just those noted as having issues …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/30/linknyc-program-revenues-and-monitoring

DiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems

… events or registered with the electronic notification system (NY-Alert) that tracks those events, potentially … discharges; and the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) program, which controls permitted discharges … systems were not registered for the NY-Alert notification system and were not reporting overflow events. Auditors found …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problems

Union Springs Central School District - Safeguarding of Personal, Private and Sensitive Information on Mobile Computing Devices (2022M-67)

… written procedures to help ensure PPSI on MCDs is adequately protected, which outline proper access, … of PPSI stored on electronic devices, and ensure this list is updated on an ongoing basis. District officials generally …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/union-springs-central-school-district-safeguarding-personal-private-and

Opinion 95-21

… IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Consolidation (procedures for) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Consolidation (procedures for) TOWN LAW, §206: A town board may, on its own motion, and … two or more special improvement districts established for the same purpose, subject to public hearing and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21

Steuben County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-1)

… bridges to ensure the safety of those who travel on them for the period January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2011. … in 2012. The DPW operating budget was $20.6 million for the 2012 fiscal year. The County Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for the maintenance and monitoring of bridges and includes a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/steuben-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-1

XIV.8 Controls to Prevent Prohibited Transactions Using Sole Custody Funds – XIV. Special Procedures

… Assets Control’s website . Should you identify any request for payments to any of these individuals or organizations, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv8-controls-prevent-prohibited-transactions-using-sole-custody-funds

DiNapoli: New York City's Financial Outlook Improving

… has resumed the process of examining agency operations for cost savings and reports that it is on track to reach its health insurance cost-saving targets for fiscal years (FY) 2015 and 2016. While there is always … increased its revenue forecast by more than $1.1 billion for FY 2015 through 2018, and has lowered its expenditure …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-new-york-citys-financial-outlook-improving

DiNapoli: Better Monitoring of "Leandra’s Law" Enforcement Needed

… alcohol-related offenses are not always being reported for attempting to operate their vehicles while under the influence or for tampering with the court-ordered ignition interlock … Act, also known as “Leandra’s Law,” individuals convicted for certain alcohol-related offenses occurring on or after …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-better-monitoring-leandras-law-enforcement-needed

Audit of the Tuition Reimbursement Account for the Five Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2018

… licensed by the State Education Department (Department), or in a business school registered with the Department, that … Fund, now titled the Tuition Reimbursement Account (TRA), to protect the financial interests of these students. … operations. The Bureau monitors licensed private schools and registered business schools to ensure compliance with …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/audit-tuition-reimbursement-account-five-fiscal-years-ended-march-31-2018

State Comptroller DiNapoli and Rockland District Attorney Walsh Announce Guilty Pleas of Middletown Resident for Larceny

… DiNapoli and Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced that Ricardy Cesar, 54, of Middletown, … said. “Thanks to my partnership with District Attorney Walsh, Mr. Cesar has been convicted and will repay the money … plea by Mr. Cesar is another example of a joint effort by law enforcement to bring closure to an investigation,” Walsh …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-rockland-district-attorney-walsh-announce-guilty-pleas-middletown

Medicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments

… people who, generally, don’t otherwise qualify for Medicaid. As income, household makeup, and other factors … organized under the Department where individuals can apply for and enroll in health insurance plans, including Medicaid … on information from NYSOH to accurately make payments for the Medicaid and EP programs. Key Findings The audit …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollments

Comptroller DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney Hartunian & New York A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas on State and Federal Charges By Former Assemblymember William Scarborough

… the following types of payments when he traveled to Albany for legislative business: (a) an allowance for overnight stays in Albany (“full per diem”), which varied from $160 to $171 per day; (b) an allowance for travel not requiring an overnight stay in Albany …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-hartunian-new-york-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-state-and

Audit of the Tuition Reimbursement Account for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013

… are eligible for a tuition refund when they are enrolled in a post-secondary private school licensed by the State Education Department (Department), or in a business school registered with the Department, that … such schools violate the Education Law (Law) - but remain in operation - students who drop out are also eligible for a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/24/audit-tuition-reimbursement-account-three-fiscal-years-ended-march-31-2013

Mid Island Therapy Associates, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual

… to the SEIT program; $147,121 in non-allowable 2012-13 retroactive salary increases that were paid in April and May 2014; $33,864 in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/31/mid-island-therapy-associates-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual

Opinion 97-3

… village and, in at least some cases, date from the 1930s. For purposes of this opinion, we assume that none of the … of the Real Property Tax Law in relation to the procedures for enforcing delinquent property taxes (see McKinney's 1993 … body of any tax district shall determine that it is for the best interests of the tax district, it shall have the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3

Medicaid Program – Improper Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Payments for Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance

… Objective To determine if Medicaid made inappropriate fee-for-service payments to pharmacies on behalf of recipients … administers New York’s Medicaid program. Under the fee-for-service (FFS) payment method, the Department makes Medicaid payments directly to health care providers for services rendered to Medicaid recipients. Many recipients …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/medicaid-program-improper-fee-service-pharmacy-payments-recipients-third-party-health