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Town of Oxford – Procurement (2024M-88)
… not always use a competitive process when purchasing goods or services, as required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 103 or the Town’s procurement policy (Policy). Of the purchases … agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-oxford-procurement-2024m-88Columbia County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-353)
… Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to … and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2013 through January 1, 2014. Background County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/01/16/columbia-county-court-and-trust-funds-2014m-353Locust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… accounted for and would be detected if lost, stolen or misused. The Board of Education (Board) did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for IT equipment inventory or perform periodic physical inventories. We determined that … our recommendations and indicated that they have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-27
… : If an agency removes an employee from the eligibility list and later determines that the employee met all … so the agency removed the employee from the eligibility list. The employee received a Rescind Unsatisfactory Rating ( …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-27-october-2007-merit-step-payments-employees-representedDiNapoli: NYC Department of Education is Not Doing Enough to Prepare Students for Higher Education
… The NYC Department of Education (DOE) needs to step up its … DiNapoli said. “The DOE must make sure students are ready for their next steps after high school and should … not graduate high school.” DOE considers students college ready if they meet its criteria for graduating high school, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-not-doing-enough-prepare-students-higher-educationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… implement the audit’s six recommendations. New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) and the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsArtificial Intelligence Governance
… and sometimes serious, consequences. New York City (NYC or City) and some of its agencies have been using AI to … are not always visible. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that a lack of transparency reduces … tools, which include AI, were not fully met. The Mayor’s Office of Operation’s Algorithms Management and Policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governanceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Program (Program) designed to support small businesses or for-profit independent arts and cultural organizations … by the COVID-19 pandemic that either did not qualify for federal assistance programs or that received inadequate … ESD awarded the entirety of the $760 million allocated for small businesses to 40,842 applicants, with an average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsNon-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment (Follow-Up)
… To determine the extent of implementation, as of April 17, 2025, of the 13 recommendations included in our initial audit … track on 11 different branches and extends from four major NYC terminals—Penn Station, Grand Central Madison, Atlantic … repairs on the on-rail equipment. As of January 1, 2025, the MofW Parts Inventory listing consisted of 10,839 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/25/non-revenue-service-vehicles-and-rail-equipment-followChild Support and Spousal Maintenance – Divorce and Your Benefits
… child support or spousal maintenance that was served on a member’s employer before retirement cannot be applied toward the member’s pension payments. A new Income Withholding Order must be served on NYSLRS after … NYSLRS can also deduct spousal maintenance if required by a DRO, but not child support. Rev. 2/23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/child-support-and-spousal-maintenanceServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… oversees a WARN Unit and 10 Regional Rapid Response Teams (Regional Teams) located throughout the State. The WARN Unit receives … and to affected employees, and in some cases, there was no record of any outreach. In combination, these weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… collecting and recording the payments into the accounting records and can make adjustments to customer accounts without … Town of Charlton Conesus No 1 Fire Dist Conesus Vol Fire Dept Town of Franklin Genesee Co Ind Dev Agency Greenville …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 2001-7
… an extension to a public parking district prior costs of construction of facilities of the parent parking district 1 , … cf . Coconato v Town of Esopus , supra ; see also Mark IV Construction v County of Monroe , 187 AD2d 985, 590 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … and 27 (20%) were unneeded or did not have a specific business purpose, including eight unauthorized software … inappropriately audited 17 of 41 claims that included Greater Southern Tier Board of Cooperative Educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Faults Oversight at Public Service Commission of Orders and Agreements
… are living up to their promises,” DiNapoli said. “My auditors found the state Public Service Commission was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-faults-oversight-public-service-commission-orders-and-agreementsState Police Bulletin No. SP-228
… 17 who have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence with an Action/Reason code of Leave of … Stip), Leave of Absence/MTS (Military Training Stipend), or Leave of Absence/MLL (Mil lv) on the payment effective … Unit 17) to eligible employees not processed automatically or who return from an authorized leave of absence, the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-228-april-2022-implementation-location-pay-certain-counties-and-increasesOpinion 2003-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Part-Town Charges (raising costs for town police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6State Agencies Bulletin No. 433
… Relations are determined at Step 3 of an employee filed grievance. The New York Grievance Appeals Board governs Management/Confidential grievance decisions. A new process for payment of Awards that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/433-new-earnings-code-and-procedures-step-3-out-title-grievancesDiNapoli: SED Needs To Improve Oversight of School Districts' English Language Learners Programs
… The State Education Department (SED) needs to improve its oversight and work to remove barriers to ensure school districts are providing … during the audit scope. While reviews were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they had not resumed as of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-sed-needs-improve-oversight-school-districts-english-language-learners-programsDiNapoli: School Bus Safety Needs Improvement
… resolution of complaints. The final report can be found online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-school-bus-safety-needs-improvement