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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… implemented. New York State Health Insurance Program – CVS Caremark: Effectiveness of CVS Caremark Audits of the Empire Plan Prescription Drug Program (2024-S-4) CaremarkPCS Health, L.L.C. (CVS Caremark) administers the prescription drug program for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Statewide Financial System Asset Management Module (SFS AM). Within the Office of General Services, the Bureau of Capital Assets (BCA) monitors and coordinates SFS AM capital asset inputs, assisting agencies in the management … found DOH lacked adequate oversight of Medicaid managed care payments for drugs, which led to improper MCO payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… not permitted. The supervisor also did not review canceled check images to ensure they agreed to the board-approved … the statutory limit as of June 30, 2022, by 7 percentage points, or $1.2 million. They also could not demonstrate that … years by approximately $1.1 million (10.1 percentage points) to $2 million (21 percentage points) and four of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Authority: Long Island Rail Road - Utilization of the Arch Street Yard and Shop Facility (2016-S-78) Auditors found the … Towers Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (2017-N-1) Vacant apartments at Clinton Towers were often not rented in a … period January 2012 through March 2017, an average of 13 apartments each month had been vacant for over 60 days, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Waste Tire Fees (Follow-Up) (2020-F-12) A report issued in August 2019 found that DEC had made significant progress … waste tire sites. However, auditors identified delays in the timely abatement of waste tire sites due to delays in establishing a new abatement contract through the Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… revocable consent grants an individual or organization the right to construct and maintain certain structures on, over, … compliance with its own requirements for school bus drivers, monitors and attendants. As a result, SED does not have assurance that school bus drivers, monitors, and attendants across the state are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2043
… agencies of a new prior year NYSTRS arrears deduction code, reporting for the new code and provide instructions to enter employee arrears. … on a bi-weekly basis through the use of this new deduction code. Currently, NYSTRS bills agencies via monthly bill for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2043-new-prior-year-arrears-deduction-code-members-new-york-state-teachersDiNapoli: NYC's Open Streets Program Supported Retail and Restaurant Job Recovery in Manhattan, Brooklyn
… helped support the recovery of more than 67,000 retail and restaurant jobs between the first and most recent year of … operating for more than one year added retail and restaurant jobs between their first and most recent year of … five years between 2020 and 2024. Of the total retail and restaurant jobs created during the analysis period, nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-nycs-open-streets-program-supported-retail-and-restaurant-job-recovery-manhattan-brooklynTown of Catharine – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-26)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Catharine (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) financial … Did the Town of Catharine Town Board Board conduct or provide for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/05/15/town-catharine-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-26Town of Denmark – Claims Auditing (2026M-32)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Denmark (Town) Board (Board) properly audit and approve claims before … Did the Town of Denmark Town Board Board properly audit and approve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/06/26/town-denmark-claims-auditing-2026m-32Town of Newcomb – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2026M-15)
… complete and accurate accounting records and reports for informed decision-making, legal compliance, … and transparency. These records are essential for a town board and officials when monitoring a town’s … district. The Town’s 2025 budgeted appropriations for these funds totaled approximately $6.5 million. During …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/07/03/town-newcomb-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2026m-15DiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… Investigation Between the State Comptroller's Office, the Otsego County District Attorney, the Otsego County Sheriff's Office, … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeDiNapoli: MTA Faces Growing Risks to Its Capital Funding
… just delayed projects. If the MTA covers the shortfall in capital funds by using its operating budget to pay for … increasing service.” Capital Program Progress As outlined in prior reports by DiNapoli, numerous parts of the MTA’s system are in poor condition, and the MTA relies on debt to pay for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-mta-faces-growing-risks-its-capital-fundingDiNapoli: Recent Federal Actions Will Have Significant Impact on Higher Education in NY
… or pause of a range of federal support including grants, contracts and other types of assistance, affecting … and elsewhere. One example is the cancelling of over 1,800 grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through … Recent court action has restored only a portion of these grants. Total research and development expenditures by New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-recent-federal-actions-will-have-significant-impact-higher-education-nyLong Island Experienced Gains in Farms and Farmland
… The critical role farms play in New York cannot be overstated, both as an … only region in the state to see the numbers climb for both farms and farmland acres in the most recent United States … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York’s diverse farms are an essential part of the state’s economy, but there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-long-islandDiNapoli: New Yorkers Deserve a Transparent Hiring Process When Artificial Intelligence Is Used To Vet Their Job Applications
… City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is falling short in enforcing Local Law 144 (LL144) which regulates the use of … apply for work, and that includes knowing if a company is using artificial intelligence to evaluate their resumes or … Citys Department of Consumer and Worker Protection DCWP is falling short in enforcing Local Law 144 LL144 which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-deserve-transparent-hiring-process-when-artificial-intelligence-used-vet-theirXI.2.A Thresholds – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… $1,500,000 For commodities that are food, including milk and milk products or animal or plant fiber products, that are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2a-thresholdsOpinion 88-11
… AND RECREATION -- Park Land (conveyance of lands subject to reversionary interest) VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): When land is conveyed to a village for use as a park, subject to a private reversionary right, the land, upon its … Whether the proposed sale of this property to a local incorporated volunteer fire company must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11Opinion 88-53
… of compensation for working vacations from calculation of final average salary) RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, … agreement is not includable in the calculation of one year final average salary. You ask whether compensation paid to … agreement is includable in the calculation of one year final average salary under section 302(9)(d) of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Opinion 96-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Justice Courts (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8