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Oversight of the Nourish New York Program (2022-S-33) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Ag&Mkts) and the Department of Health (DOH) are ensuring the Nourish New York Program (Nourish NY) provides adequate access to the program for farmers and connects citizens across the State to surplus agricultural products.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s33-response-DOH.pdfOversight of the Nourish New York Program (2022-S-33) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Ag&Mkts) and the Department of Health (DOH) are ensuring the Nourish New York Program (Nourish NY) provides adequate access to the program for farmers and connects citizens across the State to surplus agricultural products.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s33-response.pdfOversight of the Nourish New York Program (2022-S-33)
To determine if the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Ag&Mkts) and the Department of Health (DOH) are ensuring the Nourish New York Program (Nourish NY) provides adequate access to the program for farmers and connects citizens across the State to surplus agricultural products.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s33.pdfOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (2020-S-63) 180-Day Response
To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to determine what mental health services are available at the school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s63-response.pdfUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (2020-S-55) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is collecting necessary data to make informed decisions and promote strong infection prevention and control policies, and whether the data collected by the Department, including data reported to the public, is accurate and reliable.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s55-response.pdfCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements (2019-S-70) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) and its subsidiaries have policies, procedures, and processes in place to fulfill CDTA’s responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), and to determine if CDTA is in compliance with its responsibilities under FOIL.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s70-response.pdfUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (2020-S-55)
To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is collecting necessary data to make informed decisions and promote strong infection prevention and control policies, and whether the data collected by the Department, including data reported to the public, is accurate and reliable.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s55.pdfOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (2020-S-63)
To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to determine what mental health services are available at the school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s63.pdfKids Unlimited, PT, OT & SLP, PLLC - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2020-S-33)
To determine whether the costs reported by Kids Unlimited, PT, OT & SLP, PLLC on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department’s Reimbursable Cost Manual and the...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s33.pdfLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools (2019-S-68)
To determine whether the State Education Department’s Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision is verifying that schools have sufficient resources prior to initial licensing; and whether the Bureau is adequately monitoring schools and utilizing its database to look for warning flags of future ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s68.pdfReal Property Portfolio (2022-S-14) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Empire State Development (ESD) fully and accurately accounted for and reported on its real property holdings and the need to either hold or dispose of properties, and if ESD disposed of real property in a manner beneficial to the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s14-response.pdfOpinion 96-5
… fees unless a statute expressly so provides (see 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-38, p 75; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-20, p 22). Section 5225 of the Insurance Law … (2 Opns St Comp, 1946, p 290; see also People v Brooklyn Garden Apartments , Inc. , 283 NY 373, 381 [1940]). We have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… “moderate fiscal stress” and four villages as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” The village of Coxsackie (Greene County) … stress.” The four villages classified as “susceptible to fiscal stress” are: Chateaugay (Franklin County), … is hiring auditors around the state. Make a difference in your local community and join our team . … State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesTown of Wawayanda – Financial Operations (2024M-160)
… budget officer. The Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that day-to-day financial activities are … The Town’s 2023 appropriations totaled $5.9 million for all funds and the surplus fund balance at the end of 2023 … adequate oversight. The Board adopted unrealistic budgets. For example, the Board continuously adopted budgets that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-wawayanda-financial-operations-2024m-160Opinion 91-53
… TOWN BOARD -- Compensation (additional compensation for additional assigned duties); (additional compensation if … members who do not have such additional assignments. The salary fixed, however, may not exceed the amount set forth in … board member may be appointed deputy supervisor and the salary fixed for the office of deputy supervisor is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Opinion 89-33
… opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (necessity to pre-audit claims for compensation of village officers and employees) VILLAGE … compensation of appointive village officers and employees for services may be paid without prior audit by the board of … such prior audit. You ask whether budgeted compensation for appointive village officers and employees may be paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33Opinion 2012-1
… between the company and the town to sell products for use by the town highway department. That interest would … interest in a contract of his firm to sell products for use by the town highway department. Article 18 of the … benefit as a result of that contract. A "contract" for this purpose means any claim, account or demand against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 835
… employees’ salaries and the processing of necessary salary corrections. Affected Employees Non-Statutory … the 2007-2011 CSEA agreement, OSC is issuing instructions for the revised method of calculating salaries for affected employees retroactive to April 1, 2003. This revised method is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/835-revised-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movement-civilState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Local Government Audits
… (Steuben County) The follow-up review was limited to interviews with town personnel and inspection of certain documents related to the issues identified in an initial audit. Based on those … is hiring auditors around the state. Make a difference in your local community and join our team . … New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-local-government-auditsEPI - Making Strides on Broadband Affordability
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that having access to high-speed internet is critically important – and that access is unavailable to many low-income families, often because of cost.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/making-strides-on-broadband-affordability.pdf