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DiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
… fell from 87.7 percent in 2010 to 63.4 percent in 2017, the lowest since at least 1991. While the weekday … worst on-time performance (91.4 percent) in 18 years in 2017. In 2018, on-time performance has further deteriorated, … also fallen, from 97.8 percent in 2009 to 93.4 percent in 2017. Performance has worsened in 2018 to 90.9 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decadesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… adopt and establish appropriate policies and procedures for the activity fund and did not provide adequate oversight. … to allow district officials to determine if they were made for appropriate student activities. East Quogue Union Free … County) Time and attendance records are not submitted by all employees and are not completed with consistency to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … The March 2017 credit card bill included a $288 charge for the supervisor's personal cable bill. In May 2018, during our audit, the supervisor reimbursed the town for this personal credit card charge. Auditors also found 11 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … the board expects to use surplus funds and the timeframe for doing so. As of the 2016-17 fiscal year-end, the level of … 72 percent of operating expenditures, and there is no plan for the use of these surplus funds. City of Newburgh – Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… Point. The full audit can be found at www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093016/14s64.pdf . Background There … misspent public funds. A comprehensive look at past audits is available online: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District – Budgeting (Sullivan County) Budget estimates for revenues and expenditures have not been aligned with … School District – Financial Condition (Orange County) For fiscal years 2010-11 through 2012-13, district officials … from $16.5 million in 2010-11 to $10.3 million in 2012-13. For access to state and local government spending and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Tops $316 Million Halfway Into 2014
… $316 million on overtime in the first six months of 2014, a jump of $22 million over the same period in 2013, New York … said. “Our state agencies need to examine their practices, get to the root of what is driving high overtime and better … of state operations, including periodic reports on how overtime is managed by state agencies. The total cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-tops-316-million-halfway-2014DiNapoli: Statewide Agency Overtime Tops $337 Million Halfway Into 2015
… over the same period in 2014. If overtime continues to rise at this pace, total costs for 2015 would exceed $700 … management practices and see what changes can be made to reduce their reliance on overtime.” The Department of … state agency employees declined by more than eight percent to 251,829. Three agencies that operate institutional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-statewide-agency-overtime-tops-337-million-halfway-2015DiNapoli: Weak Monitoring of Financial Reporting by NYC Housing Provider Led to Overbilling of $1 Million
… housing for the City’s Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) overbilled the agency by $1 million according to an … today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. DOHMH’s weak oversight of the Center for Urban and Community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-weak-monitoring-financial-reporting-nyc-housing-provider-led-overbilling-1-millionComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Accrued vacation leave payments were calculated by the payroll clerk but were not submitted for review. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Bemus Point Central School District , Byron-Bergen … district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … retiree health insurance reserve with $444,545 is not a legally permissible reserve. Currently, there is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 91-46
… the State and local governments ( Olmsted v. Meahl , 219 NY 270, 114 N.E. 393). As a clerk of the courts, the County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Services (2016M-27) Officials established adequate payroll processing procedures to ensure employees were … the district’s policy. Minerva Central School District – Payroll (Essex County) District officials implemented appropriate procedures for processing payroll to ensure that employee salaries and wages were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsReporting Member Contributions – Enhanced Reporting
… until they are distributed when the employee withdraws or retires. These contributions are considered wages for Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/reporting-member-contributionsOversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… To determine whether the New York City Department of Transportation (Department) is monitoring and evaluating … is responsible for providing safe and efficient movement of pedestrians, goods, and vehicular traffic on the streets, … the New York City Police Department, and the New York State Department of Transportation, in the Joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsHeat and Hot Water Complaints
… they are not receiving the required services can file a complaint through NYC’s 311 municipal service system, which … HPD for its response. HPD considers a heat and hot water complaint to have been addressed if a tenant who has been … System (HPDInfo) links and treats them all as a single complaint. As a result of this practice, HPD considered only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/24/heat-and-hot-water-complaintsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… to ensure that they were accurate, properly supported and for valid district purposes. Auditors discovered purchase … received and a lack of adequate supporting documentation for purchases. Mount Morris Central School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… to be maintained or adopted multiyear financial and capital plans to adequately address the town's long-term … of a water district, the district is not authorized to offer individual life insurance policies for its managerial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… district’s financial operations. The treasurer performed online transactions without board oversight and bypassed … Cohoes Housing Authority – Internal Controls Over Payroll (Albany County) There is inadequate oversight of the authority’s payroll processing and accounting for leave accruals. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … Reserve Funds (Nassau County) The board appropriated fund balance totaling $3.1 million from the 2012-13 to the 2014-15 … $20.5 million during this time, the appropriated fund balance was not used. Auditors also found three of the …
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