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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… 2017 through 2022 were not conducted. As a result, there is no independent verification that the secretary-treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Audit: Growing Number of Youth in Juvenile Justice Centers at Risk Due to Staff Shortages
… Ongoing staff shortages in juvenile justice centers around New York … in secure juvenile justice facilities has grown, straining staff’s ability to properly assess the physical and mental … them from future criminal behavior. Unfortunately, staff appears to be overwhelmed and short-handed, which may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-audit-growing-number-youth-juvenile-justice-centers-risk-due-staff-shortagesDiNapoli: State Should Improve Financial Literacy Efforts
… New York state should improve its track record when it comes to promoting financial literacy and providing … New York state should improve its track record when it comes to promoting financial literacy and providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-should-improve-financial-literacy-effortsDiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details how chronic absenteeism rates among New York public and … A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli details how chronic absenteeism …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolSelected State Agencies’ Roles in Financial Literacy (Follow-Up)
… both the federal and state levels. As defined by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, financial literacy describes the … literacy reportedly not having 3 months of emergency funds vs. 58% for those with lower financial literacy. Similarly, … only the minimum balance within the previous 12 months, vs. 46% for those with lower financial literacy. In 2021, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/23/selected-state-agencies-roles-financial-literacy-followEast Ramapo Central School District – Budget Review (B25-5-2)
… of approximately $10.5 million for its share of Social Security payments may be overestimated by approximately $1.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-budget-review-b25-5-2DiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Op-Ed: New York Mothers Should Not Be Dying in Childbirth in 2025
… were 18.5 maternal deaths from 2018-2021. And, as with many health issues, there are stark racial and ethnic … fight it. Here’s what we don’t know over the past decade: how many women experienced a heart attack or sepsis during pregnancy; how many women needed resuscitation, massive transfusions or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reynoso-op-ed-new-york-mothers-should-not-be-dyingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Education Audit Initiative) – Jackson Child Development Center, Inc.: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual … the various HMISs—data that could be analyzed and used to help identify the root causes of homelessness, gauge progress … of New York: Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs (Follow-Up) (2024-F-35) The Empire Plan is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal – Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City
… for managing the developments. Pursuant to New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (Regulations), when they do so, … items unrelated to normal operations, including $69,285 in bonus payments and $36,059 for other unrelated expenses such … but not limited to: Reviewing expenditures, including all bonus payments and petty cash and reimbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/08/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellClimate Act Goals – Planning, Procurements, and Progress Tracking
… To determine if the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development … to achieve the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) goals, followed proper procurement practices for projects designed to reach the goals, and appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/16/climate-act-goals-planning-procurements-and-progress-trackingDiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund Helping Build a Lower Carbon Future
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and helping safeguard the New York Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) long-term … About the New York State Common Retirement Fund The New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-helping-build-lower-carbon-futureDiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… and their situations can be temporary or hidden. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) uses a … the number of permanent supportive housing units (52,462 vs. 78,758) and permanent housing beds (21,672 vs. 26,059), but lags other large states in the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… government and school audits were issued. Town of Elmira Fire District No.1 – Long-Term Planning (Chemung County) … a minimum of 12 evacuation and lockdown drills for each building and three bus drills for each bus to provide staff … without properly notifying parents in advance of building drills, parents may not have sufficient information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: More Older Adults Calling NYC Home Than Ever Before, Comptroller's Report Finds
… New York City’s 65 and older population grew by nearly half a … in multiple communities and languages is needed.” In 2023, New York City was home to 1.43 million people 65 and older, … from 2000 to 2023, while Black older adults increased 68%. New York City’s foreign-born senior population also increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-more-older-adults-calling-nyc-home-ever-comptrollers-report-findsDiNapoli: Help for Vulnerable Adults in NYC Falls Short
… Assistance fell short for vulnerable adults in New York City because Adult Protective Services (APS) … with medical or social supports. Caseworkers are based in HRA field offices and contracted nonprofits across the city and often meet clients in their homes to assess their needs. The audit reviewed APS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-help-vulnerable-adults-nyc-falls-shortTransforming Into Construction & Development
… combining responsibility for both design and construction into one group, and then letting the resulting contracts, the … schedules. Promptly develop new and continued practices into procedures and document them. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/22/transforming-construction-developmentForms for State Agencies and Employees
… State Finance Law §§139-j and 139-k Fillable PDF AC 3357 Online Services Bureau of Contracts Applications Account Maintenance Fillable PDF AC 3358 Online Services Government Account Authorization Fillable PDF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/formsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… certain types of discretionary expenses were proper, what would be considered reasonable amounts for such expenditures, and what documentation would be required to demonstrate that … and subscriptions. New York City Department of Education (DoE): Management of General School Funds (2013-F-32) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsSelected Aspects of Capital Program Project Management
… non-conformance. Insufficient contractor personnel on site: On four of our sampled projects, we determined that the … scheduled personnel were not always present at the site, with an average attendance rate as low as 52 percent on … CM office to verify the number and title of employees on site on a daily basis, determine whether they are authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/selected-aspects-capital-program-project-managementDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… The state Department of Labor is falling short in enforcing New York’s laws to protect child performers, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. State auditors … The state Department of Labor is falling short in enforcing New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performers