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Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… advance accounts by transferring the funds to an unrelated account, without notifying the Office of the State … them to OSC as required by State law. Parks’ Petty Cash Account, which had not been reconciled in at least four … authorized, and Parks officials were unable to explain or account for the surplus. Parks inappropriately used Petty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/22/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsState Agencies Bulletin No. 261
… no change to the size of the file. PR50 information will only be shown if the employee is being paid from an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/261-changes-master-fileDepartment of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-43
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for … the CSEA Operational Service Unit – BU03 in the Department of Transportation are affected. Background: Pursuant to Article 51 of the 2021-2026 Operational Services Unit Agreement between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-43-fy2023-2024-shift-lump-sum-payment-winter-maintenance-seasonComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Glen Cove City School District , Valley Stream Union Free School District #24 and the York Central … and did not show all devices assigned to employees. Valley Stream Union Free School District #24 – Leave Accruals and … School District Glen Cove City School District Valley Stream Union Free School District 24 and the York Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2City of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B23-5-4)
… benefits between the operating funds using unsupported allocation methods. Three of the City’s seven collective … 2023-24 and modify the budget as necessary. Develop an allocation plan based on detailed analysis that ensures costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/05/05/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b23-5-4Kids in Action of Long Island, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Kids in Action of Long Island, Inc. (Kids in Action) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were … (CFR Manual). The audit covered expenses reported on Kids in Action’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/04/kids-action-long-island-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B19-6-11)
… which expired in 2017, is settled. Key Recommendations Pass a resolution to raise water rates prior to the adoption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/15/city-newburgh-budget-review-b19-6-11DiNapoli: Limited Regulation of Adult Day Care Programs Poses Potential Risks to Vulnerable Adults
… Currently, the state Office for the Aging (OFA) is the only agency with responsibilities to oversee individual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-limited-regulation-adult-day-care-programs-poses-potential-risks-vulnerable-adultsDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… overwhelmed sewer systems, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "When billions … overwhelmed sewer systems according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… are not consistently enforcing the state health code for eateries and other establishments nor explaining why … with serious violations accountable could be a recipe for disaster.” The state Department of Health (DOH) is responsible for overseeing New York’s more than 96,000 food service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyPurchasing Practices at the Linden Plaza Mitchell-Lama Housing Development
… developments with approximately 47,000 total units (apartments). Linden Plaza, a Mitchell-Lama rental development … by RY Management. It was built in 1971 and has 1,525 apartments. In April 2014, Linden Plaza’s management obtained … sampled items were in the warehouse or had been placed in apartments. Key Recommendations Expand requirements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/06/purchasing-practices-linden-plaza-mitchell-lama-housing-developmentContract Participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… For example, the Authority consistently reports only a portion of its eligible contract expenses to DED, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/contract-participation-disadvantaged-business-enterprises-and-minority-and-women-ownedDiNapoli: New Yorkers Deserve a Transparent Hiring Process When Artificial Intelligence Is Used To Vet Their Job Applications
… do more to ensure that employers follow the law and gives complaints the attention they rightfully deserve.” Automated … auditors found DCWP’s intake process was ineffective. Complaints submitted through NYC's 311 system were often … New York State Artificial Intelligence Governance (April 2025) New York City Office of Technology and Innovation: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-deserve-transparent-hiring-process-when-artificial-intelligence-used-vet-theirOpinion 97-18
… County Law, §215(6), such property may be sold or leased only to the highest bidder after public advertisement (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Selected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process
… co-ops, and condos (11 units or more), and income only is used for smaller rentals, co-ops, and condos (ten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-processOversight of Food Service Establishments
… monitors designated health departments’ oversight of food service establishments to ensure they comply with the State … for overseeing New York State’s more than 90,000 food service establishments (Establishments) and for ensuring that … have a health department; the 21 counties without full-service health departments rely on the Department’s district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishmentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… underpaid approximately $356,000. Town of LeRay – Justice Court (Jefferson County) The court has not properly collected, reported and remitted … visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Bayport Blue Point Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-8)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations 3 . We determined 39 water outlets (including sinks and showers in bathrooms and a sink in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportingDiNapoli: Medicaid Redesign Presents Opportunities and Risks
… are showing measurable progress with annual growth at less than 2 percent. Still, state spending on Medicaid is … 60 percent of New York’s Medicaid expenditures, at an average per-patient cost of more than $22,000 in 2013, … are showing measurable progress with annual growth at less than 2 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-medicaid-redesign-presents-opportunities-and-risksDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… managed care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid. Generally, under federal and state law providers … managed care organizations made as much as $15 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-program