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Town of Evans – Employee Benefits (2024M-53)
… officials maintained leave records and paid separation and health insurance opt-out payments (opt-out payments) that … officials maintained leave records and paid separation and health insurance optout payments optout payments that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-evans-employee-benefits-2024m-53Wallace Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-126)
… not use competitive methods to purchase a used 2008 brush truck (mini pumper) that cost $175,000. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/wallace-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-126Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B25-7-3)
… Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 2025-26 budget. … The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 202526 budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/11/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b25-7-3Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Elon Musk's Trillion Dollar Pay Proposal & Tesla Board Members
… at Tesla Inc.’s Nov. 6, 2025, Annual Meeting. “Elon Musk’s latest trillion-dollar pay proposal is excessive, waters down … expect from a public company. These directors must bear responsibility for enabling numerous governance failures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-elon-musks-trillion-dollar-pay-proposal-tesla-board-membersNew York City Budget Balanced But Economic Risks Have Grown
… New York City ended fiscal year (FY) 2019 with a surplus of $4.2 billion, according to a report released … was generated by higher than expected revenues, especially tax collections, the city’s savings program and unneeded … plan assumes that the city’s economy will slow, it does not anticipate a recession. Other issues facing the city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-city-budget-balanced-economic-risks-have-grownComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (2012-S-35) Auditors found the … medical records did not meet the minimum standards to support his Medicaid claims. A review of a sample of the … of the records found that they lacked sufficient details to ensure adequate treatment of complex diseases, contained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1378
… of Homeland Security and Emergency Services instructions for processing the 2013 and 2014 PEF OFPC Uniform Maintenance … Department Supplied Uniforms signed 09/26/14 provide for a Uniform Maintenance Allowance. Effective Date(s) The … eligibility dates noted above and who returned by 09/30/13 for the 2013 payment or 09/30/14 for the 2014 payment is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1378-2013-and-2014-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionDiNapoli Releases Profile of State's Economic Development Agency
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released … of the economic development initiatives around the state. “New York state spends hundreds of millions of dollars each … and job creation through ESDC programs,”DiNapoli said. “New Yorkers deserve more thorough accounting about whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-releases-profile-states-economic-development-agencyOpinion 93-19
… PROCEDURE ACT, §2402: A Surrogate's Court may not charge a fee for certificates of adoption or for certified copies of orders of adoption. This is in reply to your correspondence in which you requested our … fees chargeable in proceedings in Surrogate's Court, there is no fee for the filing of a petition for adoption, nor does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-19Benefits Advisement Services for Individuals With Disabilities Seeking Employment
… Objective To determine if the Office of Mental Health (OMH) has … addressed the findings and recommendation related to benefits advisement in the New York State Employment First … To determine if the Office of Mental Health OMH has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/20/benefits-advisement-services-individuals-disabilities-seeking-employmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Department of Health (DOH): Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients … timely and within budget. Office of Victim Services (OVS): Controls Over Selected Expenditures (Follow-Up) … (2020-F-16) An audit issued in September 2018 found that OVS’ controls generally ensured that its expenditures for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsAuditing Travel/Conference Claims – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… trip, or taking a side trip, for personal reasons? Did the extension of travel add additional costs? For example, did … because he or she returned on a later flight due to an extension of the trip for personal reasons? Are there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/auditing-travelconference-claimsAdult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program
… and career development. While unemployment rates among New Yorkers with a disability were higher than for the … economic shutdown led to soaring unemployment rates in New York, which have slowly but steadily declined since peaking in April 2020. However, for New Yorkers with a disability, unemployment rates increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/30/adult-career-and-continuing-education-services-vocational-rehabilitation-supportedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority – Long Island Rail Road: Selected Aspects of the M9 Rail Car Project Management (2020-S-50) In 2013, LIRR awarded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsVI.3.B Budget Transfers Within a Business Unit – VI. Budgets
… to move budget authority between budgets within a single Business Unit. Each budget entry in the Budget Transfer … the five budget entry types for Budget Transfers within a Business Unit: Apportionment – An apportionment is the … for which the budget bill does not specify 1) a particular business unit and department, such as those under the MSC01 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3b-budget-transfers-within-business-unitDiNapoli: FirstEnergy Corp. Agrees to Disclose Its Political Spending
… an agreement with Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy Corp. to comprehensively disclose its political spending, New York … trustee of the Fund, announced today. In response to the agreement, the Fund withdrew its shareholder … “Many publicly traded companies use corporate funds to influence the political process and it is important …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-firstenergy-corp-agrees-disclose-its-political-spendingDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has discretion and control over, according to a … public, policymakers and its funding partners understand what’s at stake. “As New York City navigates very difficult … “While the city’s financial condition entering this fiscal year was strong, unfunded programs and the unprecedented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesDiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… Transportation Authority (MTA) has not done enough to consolidate its procurements across its agencies to save money as was expected under its Transformation Plan, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … Transportation Authority MTA has not done enough to consolidate its procurements across its agencies to save …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneyCost-Saving Ideas: Reviewing Your Revenue Collection Process
… into its bank account more quickly. Start by evaluating the costs and benefits of various revenue collection … payment? How many total collections are being processed? What is the cost per transaction? How convenient is the process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-reviewing-your-revenue-collection-processDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… financial oversight training or ensure proper accounting records were maintained. The board did not make certain … – Budget Review (Montgomery County) The significant revenue and expenditure projections in the 2025-26 proposed … are reasonable. However, auditors identified certain revenue and expenditure projections and other matters that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits