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Child Care Stabilization Grants
… was available. While federal guidelines allowed OCFS latitude in developing a grant funding methodology, we found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism
… SED's efforts in this area. "Students who frequently miss school are often disengaged, falling behind academically and … reporting. The districts examined were Albany City School District (Albany Co.); Amsterdam City School District … Peekskill Central School District (Westchester); and the Rochester City School District (Monroe). Overall, auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms
… Purpose To determine whether the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) has taken action to collect unpaid tolls and fees using outside law firms and to minimize unbillable toll transactions. The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/11/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firmsDiNapoli Finds Opportunities for Improved NYPD Hate Crimes Reporting
… State auditors examining New York City Police Department … acts involving violence, intimidation and destruction of property based on bias and prejudice cannot be tolerated,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-finds-opportunities-improved-nypd-hate-crimes-reportingDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for September 2014
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office reviewed 1,962 contracts valued at $2.9 billion and approved nearly 1.2 million payments worth nearly $12.9 billion in September. His office also rejected 200 … $1.3 billion and nearly 1,500 payments valued at nearly $7.4 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-september-2014DiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… The State Education Department (SED) has agreed to improve its … Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) after a state audit found schools failed to report numerous cases of … each reportable violent or disruptive incident that occurs on school property. Schools submit an annual summary of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released an audit today … 2011 through September 2012, the district made $95,000 in vendor payments to a school board assistant, whose duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for November 2014
… ensures that costs are reasonable, the playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. … to the selection of applicants to develop and operate a casino. Department of Health $933,000 to Regenerative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-november-2014DiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… taken to implement our recommendations to maximize revenue for the Thruway.” Tolls and related fees make up more than … a warning if their E-ZPass account has a negative balance for over 30 days. If no payment is made in the next 30 days, … if they have three or more violations in five years, and for commercial vehicles, if they owe $200 or more over five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance
… maintenance, and preservation of burial grounds for all not-for-profit cemetery corporations (cemeteries) in New York State. As authorized by Article 15 of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (Law), and under the supervision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenanceOpinion 2001-5
… the reward pursuant to General Municipal Law §91. The year after Opn No. 82-242, supra , was rendered, section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Ellicottville , Genesee County Soil and Water Conservation District , Village of Malverne , Village of Pelham , Rochester Land Bank Corporation , Schroon Lake Fire District , Village of Speculator and the Village of … and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: NYC's Fiscal Picture Improves Short Term, but Significant Risks Lie Ahead
… FY 2027 (18% of city-fund revenues), even when adjusting for stronger revenue collections. “The city’s steps to close … Program to Eliminate the Gap. The city’s budget surplus for FY 2023, which will be used to prepay a portion of the … financial plan. If it is ratified and sets a pattern for other labor agreements, total labor costs would increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nycs-fiscal-picture-improves-short-term-significant-risks-lie-aheadDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for July 2014
… benefit services for the Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan and Student Health Plan. Department of Health $18.4 million to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-july-2014DiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… Identity thefts in New York surged during the pandemic with more than 67,000 complaints filed statewide in 2020, which was 85 percent more than the previous year and … (315) and Rochester (303) metropolitan areas. “In the midst of the stresses caused by the pandemic, many New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020Opinion 91-64
… of this Office and determine whether it is consistent with our current view concerning aggregating similar services … the conclusion contained in that opinion is not consistent with our current view on this subject and, therefore, such … expressed in 2 Opns St Comp, 1946, p 308 is inconsistent with current opinions of this Office. Therefore, such opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued: Office of General Services (OGS) and the State Education Department (SED): Preferred Source … expenses paid to LIAACs related entity and group medical benefits provider, the Long Island Network of Community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsXI.2.E Submission of Agency Contracts and Amendments – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… contract and amendment submittals subject to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) approval. Once a State agency … the Grants Management System within SFS for the submission of grant contracts. Certain Purchase Orders are subject to OSC prior approval; for guidance on the creation of those transactions in the SFS and submission of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2e-submission-agency-contracts-and-amendmentsSelected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88
… Objectives To determine whether the 20% reduction in energy use required by Executive Order 88 was achieved by April 1, 2020, and … April 2010 through June 2021. About the Program NYPA is a public authority created in 1931 by Title 1 of Article 5 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/28/selected-management-and-operations-practices-buildsmart-nyexecutive-order-88Opinion 92-23
… of antennae to water storage tanks and the erection of a switching station near a well) TOWN LAW, §§198(12)(a), … to be paid by the lessee would exceed $1,000 per year? (4) What steps should the water district take to ensure that the … property owned by a town improvement district, which does not have a separate board of commissioners, when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23