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DiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… explaining why violators are not being punished, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … inspectors are identifying hundreds of establishments with serious violations, including food that has not been … is included in the complete audit. Read the report , or go to: … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in a trend of increasing annual deficits. Department of Health (DOH): Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure … who had concurrent comprehensive third-party health insurance. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA): New … Vehicles (2018-S-42) OPWDD lacks sufficient controls over fleet vehicle management at the four local Developmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … fund balance as a financing source in the annual budgets for 2012-13 through 2015-16. However, the district’s … District officials should improve their billing process for nonresident students by determining actual attendance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Amherst Central School District , Friendship Central … spending during the year. As a result, the district is at risk of incurring expenditures in excess of 2015-16 … that funds are to be deposited without delay, but it does not specify a maximum limit for the time between receipt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… programming changes are logged, there is no indication of when these changes have been implemented, thereby reducing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… paid $1.28 billion in unnecessary Medicaid managed care premiums over a nearly six-year period for enrollees who … provide medical services. As of August 2017, 4.4 million people were enrolled in mainstream managed care plans – about … and the third-party provider are the same, the state can remove the recipients from managed care retroactively and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… and their ecosystem. Contaminants can make a river, stream, lake or shoreline unfit for swimming or fishing, and … water quality through projects such as rain gardens and stream bank stabilization. The New York State Clean Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeOpinion 93-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … be subject to the district's procurement policies and procedures. You ask whether a fire district is required to … services (see, e.g., People ex rel. Smith v Flagg , 17 NY 584). Generally, professional services which fall within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Oversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… the four-month time frame specified in the Department’s Resource Guide. In fact, 34 studies took more than one year to … five years. Key Recommendations Revise the Department’s Resource Guide to make meeting the time frames a requirement. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsAudit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs left three individuals who had … created a new agency to protect people with disabilities, addictions and mental illness from individuals who would harm … the Justice Center is over three years old, we don't know how effectively it is operating or whether changes are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli: NYC Parks Can Do More to Correct Barriers to People With Disabilities
… with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibited discrimination on the basis of a disability, too many New York City Parks … (Priority Level 5) for historic sites or hilltop parks where a fix was not feasible. Most of the barriers were … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. … More than 30 years after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nyc-parks-can-do-more-correct-barriers-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli: Localities Spending More to Address Climate Change Hazards
… a 10-year period, with about 55% of the total in response to climate-related hazards such as increased flooding and … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Climate change poses significant threats to communities in New York. … systems and sewers. Local officials will increasingly need to assess the need for additional climate actions, plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-localities-spending-more-address-climate-change-hazardsThe Changing Face of Post-Pandemic New York City
… during and after the COVID-19 pandemic are changing the face of New York City and highlight significant policy … during and after the COVID19 pandemic are changing the face of New York City and highlight significant policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/changing-face-post-pandemic-new-york-cityArea #3 – Computer Hardware, Software, and Data Inventories – Information Technology Governance
… maintain detailed, up-to-date inventory records for all computer hardware, software and data. The information … and serial number, a description of the computer(s) on which the software is installed and any pertinent … or disclosure, could result in significant adverse impacts on a local government’s or school’s ability to perform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-3-computer-hardware-software-and-data-inventoriesHazard Mitigation and Coordination
… planning and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation grant coordination. Hazard mitigation is any … to reduce the impacts of these hazards. To be eligible for FEMA post-disaster mitigation funding, including Hazard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/25/hazard-mitigation-and-coordinationDiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them
… in need of special education services are not always getting the help they need or are getting services late, … and if approved, an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is developed. The services recommended under the child’s IEP … for compliance with requirements. As a result, there is a delay in addressing problems with student eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-themVoluntary Compliance Program
… compliance provides an opportunity for eligible holders of unclaimed funds to voluntarily report past due items. The Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/voluntary-compliance-programDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… unable to account for all the DME purchased, with credit card transactions an issue. Looking at a sample of nine credit card purchases, auditors found DOH could not provide proof of … Security and Emergency Services and the New York National Guard may have purchased, stored or transported DME, as well …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-106
… Employees Eligible employees in Negotiating Units SY , SR , S9 , DR , F8 , 87 , G9 and 86 Background Uniform and … Allowance Payments for employees in Negotiating Units SY , SR , S9 , DR , F8 , and 87 will be made in a separate check … Blazer Allowance Payments for Negotiating Units SY, SR, S9, DR, F8 and 87 and Uniform Blazer Allowance Payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-106-december-2006-ucs-uniform-allowance-and-uniform-blazerUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-128
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic Uniform Allowance and Uniform Blazer … Allowance Payment and no prorated amount will be applied. OSC Actions On December 14, 2007, OSC will automatically add the Uniform Allowance and Uniform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-128-december-2007-ucs-uniform-allowance-and-uniform-blazer