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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… diligence and care over general school fund accounts. In a follow-up report, auditors found DoE and John F. Kennedy … of Discretionary Spending (2013-S-14) Auditors reviewed a sample of 327 discretionary payments totaling $248,205. Of … of the agreements on to the prescription drug program run by the Department of Civil Service. Auditors identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… Train delays have increased as the subway system’s on-time performance has steadily … performance goal of at least 90 percent. Auditors examined what caused more than half of the almost 500,000 train delays … met with 12 of that workgroup’s 17 members and asked them about efforts to reduce delays, but none mentioned the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackOpinion 2000-9
… development agency may not determine at the end of a year to provide additional compensation as an … criteria. The board then may determine at the end of each year that the executive director has met the specified … an additional lump sum amount determined at the end of the year by the agency's governing board, upon recommendation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9State Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker and the New York State Police Announce Arrest of Former Village of Addison Official for Theft of More Than $1.1 Million
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-new-york-state-police-announceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… workbooks, nor did they perform annual inventory counts at year-end. As a result, officials were not aware of the large … inappropriately audited 43 claims totaling approximately $16.1 million paid to GST BOCES. This compromised the claims … more taxes were levied than needed to fund operations each year and there was an increased risk for errors and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 2000-12
… §800 [3][a], which provides that a municipal officer or employee is deemed to have an interest in contracts of his or … of lawful compensation … of any municipal officer or employee in one or more positions of public employment, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12DiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge
… enforce local law, but there is more that city agencies can do to control noise disruptions. We hope our reports on … has adverse effects on our mental and physical health. I hope that city officials will use this information to … (DEP), which face staffing and resource challenges that can hamper their ability to quickly respond to complaints. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-silencing-excessive-nyc-noise-major-challengeDiNapoli: More Security Needed for Hazardous Materials at SUNY University Centers
… blood abnormalities and liver and kidney damage. SUNY’s System Administration established the Environmental Health & … to campus officials in designing and implementing a system of internal controls that provide reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-more-security-needed-hazardous-materials-suny-university-centersManagement of Unexpected Delays and Events During Winter 2017-18
… support). Provide information regarding where passengers can reasonably go in the event service is interrupted. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/07/management-unexpected-delays-and-events-during-winter-2017-18DiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… than 29,000 pharmacy claims worth nearly $1 million over a 27-month period for thousands of Medicaid recipients whose benefits were already covered by managed care plans, according to an audit released today … sure that the money spent on this important program is not being wasted and is being used for necessary and appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programOpinion 2002-11
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §217(c): For purposes of earning a year of firefighting service under a fire district service … 217(c) of the General Municipal Law provides that "[a] year of firefighting service shall be credited under a service award program for each calendar year after establishment of the program in which an active …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §217(c): For purposes of earning a year of firefighting service under a fire district service … 217(c) of the General Municipal Law provides that "[a] year of firefighting service shall be credited under a service award program for each calendar year after establishment of the program in which an active …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11Oversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Follow-up)
… in DFTA’s Senior Tracking, Analysis and Reporting System. Clients are given the opportunity to make voluntary … directly to DFTA, through the City’s Dynamics 365 citywide system (for NYC 311 complaints), or to the provider. DFTA has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-home-delivered-meals-program-followUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (Follow-Up)
… Application (NORA); Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS); and nursing home surveys. The objective of … Better data and information systems and an established system of proactive infection control reviews for facilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/20/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-data-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2127
… explain how chartfield strings will be charged for fiscal year 2023-2024. Affected Employees Employees with line number … Position Pool IDs will be charged automatically to fiscal year 2023-2024 based on the rollover of the position pools. … explain how chartfield strings will be charged for fiscal year 20232024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2127-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2023-2024DiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… which matches small dollar contributions with public funds. A similar campaign finance program is already being … state senator or state assemblymember to access matching funds based on those individual, small-dollar donations from … and proceeds from a tax check-off, contributions, and unclaimed funds. We hope this nonpartisan program will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeDiNapoli: Public Authority Debt Ballooned to $329 Billion
… All Funds expenditures of $209.3 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22. While state and local public authorities … contracts worth $111.8 billion. Of these, nearly 16% were awarded non-competitively. State and local public … part-time employees for the most recently reported fiscal year. Total compensation totaled over $13.2 billion, and over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-public-authority-debt-ballooned-329-billionOversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services
… may be certified to operate for a 6-month or 1-, 2-, or 3-year period before their next recertification review is due. … past due. Of these 76 Programs, 49 (64%) were more than a year past due for a recertification review prior to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/03/oversight-chemical-dependence-residential-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1820
… Subject Reporting Line Number and Budget Year Changes for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to … explain how chartfield strings will be charged for fiscal year 2020-2021. Affected Employees Employees with line number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1820-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2020-2021State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… than two years. For nine of 56 cases reviewed that DOL’s system indicated were closed and paid, auditors could not … (MTA) Capital Construction: All-Agency Contract Evaluation System (2019-S-14) MTA Capital Construction did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits