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State Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… government audits were issued. Auditors conducted reviews of 20 adopted budgets of various counties, cities, towns and villages across the … whether local officials adequately considered the impact of the pandemic on their financial operations while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected … agency fees. As part of a statewide audit initiative to determine whether the use of travel money by selected … in compliance with State travel rules and is in the best interest of the State. Work with the Comptroller's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/18/selected-employee-travel-expensesDiNapoli Calls for State Procurement Reform
… “The alleged contracting and kickback schemes uncovered by federal and state prosecutors show lax oversight over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-calls-state-procurement-reformMedicaid Program – Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims: Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber
… Purpose To determine whether Medicaid made proper payments to Joia Pharmacy, Inc. (Joia) and a related prescriber … for patients who lived approximately one hour away (one way); and 134 of the 270 claims in the statistical sample had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-pharmacy-claims-joia-pharmacy-and-related-prescriberOpinion 90-36
… of real property taxes by a taxpayer or retain the check for deposit on or after the date indicated on the check. The … agreed "that the same were not immediately to be presented for payment" (18 Hun, at 260) and the agent wrote in pencil … on the checks when they were severally to be presented for payment. In concluding that the action of the receiver …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (June 3, 2021)
… 2021 Edition Pre-Pandemic Improvements in Employment Rates for People with Disabilities Have Been Derailed by COVID-19 … to 8.2 percent as of April 2021, the most recent date for which data are available. However, for New Yorkers who face unique challenges due to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-june-3-2021Opinion 2011-1
… corporations) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 858 (7), (9), (17): An industrial development agency lacks authority to hire … ( see General Municipal Law § 856 [1] [a]; see also NY Const, art X, § 5). With limited exceptions, these special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2011-1Fare Evasion (Follow-Up)
… City Transit (Transit) and MTA Bus. Transit is responsible for operating the subways and the majority of public bus … Transit’s Division of Operations Planning is responsible for generating random samples of subway stations for traffic checkers to observe and record whether passengers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/fare-evasion-followDiNapoli: School District Revenue Growth Slows
… are caught in a financial bind and are struggling for a way out,” said DiNapoli. “State and federal aid have … DiNapoli’s report also noted: Local school tax levy increases have decreased sharply over the past decade, averaging 2.8 percent increases per year in the past five years; Annual local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-school-district-revenue-growth-slowsDiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s op-ed, “New York Should Opt into Public Financing of Elections”was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-should-opt-public-financing-electionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… User Accounts (Greene County) District officials did not establish adequate policies and procedures for network … to prevent unauthorized use or access. Officials did not develop a comprehensive acceptable use policy, monitor … – Procurement (Tompkins County) District officials did not always seek competition to procure goods and services. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $194.3 Billion
… have been state and local governments, who consistently pay their contributions in good times and bad. Every three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-1943-billionDiNapoli: Women in New York Still Earn Far Less Than Men
… New York earned 87 cents on the dollar compared to men in 2023, according to a report on the gender pay gap released … an extra 53 days to make what men in New York earned in 2023. Median earnings in 2023 for women working full-time, … Care Sector New York’s Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks Despite Progress, Pay Gap for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-women-new-york-still-earn-far-less-menGorham-Middlesex Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2016M-177)
… as Marcus Whitman) Central School District is located in the Towns of Gorham, Hopewell and Seneca in Ontario County and the Towns of Benton, Italy, Jerusalem, … funding sources for these projects and any economic or environmental factors which could affect the plan. Adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2016m-177Cost-Saving Ideas: Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System
… Study You may need to make a determination on what type of vehicle is needed. A general rule of thumb is that used … desirable. To determine if buying used mid-sized cars was cost effective, county staff analyzed a sample of compact and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-establishing-effective-fleet-management-systemDiNapoli: Wall St. First Half Profits Jumped
… of New York City’s economy in 2018, according to the NYC Office of Management and Budget. Although other sectors … percent of the employees in the city’s securities industry live in the city, with the largest commuter group (23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-wall-st-first-half-profits-jumpedControls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses
… significant agency expenses, and also affect the safety of persons in the care of the State. Outside New York City, nine Developmental … are responsible for administrating the transportation of clients from OPWDD-run residences to service providers or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expensesUtilization of the Arch Street Yard and Shop Facility
… Facility (Facility) was constructed before it was needed for East Side Access (ESA) completion; whether the MTA has any plans for the use of the Facility before the expected 2022 opening … designed to provide inspections, maintenance, and cleaning for trains that will operate into Grand Central Terminal. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/08/utilization-arch-street-yard-and-shop-facilitySelected Travel Expenses
… Authority (MTA) - Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) expenses for travel and entertainment were appropriate and documented for MTA business purposes. The audit covers from January 4, … Long Island. The MTA issues policies, procedures and rules for its staff to follow. The MTA created the All-Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/03/23/selected-travel-expensesIntroduction – Federal Funding and New York
… “New Yorkers rely on federal funding for everything from paving the highways they drive on to work … City A Review of Categorical Grants Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Child Care and Development Block Grant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/introduction