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DiNapoli: Audits Find Certain IDAs Lack Job Creation Data
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli have revealed a number of local Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) do … contract agreements. DiNapoli’s office audited the IDAs in Cattaraugus County , Orleans County , Oswego County , … tax abatements, but closed its operations three years into a 10-year agreement. The company was not held accountable. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audits-find-certain-idas-lack-job-creation-dataDiNapoli: Technology Changing How Local Governments Serve Residents
… Local Governments,” at a press conference in the City of Schenectady with Mayor Gary R. McCarthy, Assemblyman Angelo … new growth, but must be vigilant against cyberattacks. Schenectady is deploying technology to cut lighting expenses … greater internet access. The initiatives underway in Schenectady are a model for others to follow, and I commend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-technology-changing-how-local-governments-serve-residentsDiNapoli: Home Ownership Grants Helping Low- and Moderate-Income New Yorkers
… awarded to homeowners through the state’s Affordable Home Ownership Development Program are being given only to … there is some room for improvement, the Affordable Home Ownership Development Program is working well to help ease … affordable housing.” The program, designed to promote home ownership and stimulate development, provides grants to cover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-home-ownership-grants-helping-low-and-moderate-income-new-yorkersDiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Only 51 of the city’s 468 stations were free of defects, and just 1-in-4 had most or all of their station components in good repair. “New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsOpinion 92-26
… No. 81-207, p 221 superseded to the extent inconsistent. You ask for clarification of the procedures by which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-26Opinion 92-39
… Persons who do not own taxable real property situate in a proposed water or sewer district are not entitled to vote … the proposed district is entitled only to a single vote. You ask whether persons who do not own taxable real property … v Town of Oyster Bay , 149 Misc 2d 237, 564 NYS2d 655, appeal pending) and in other states to irrigation district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Bowery Residents’ Committee
… Program The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), an administrative unit of the New York City Department … oversight of the homeless shelters. In February 2011, DHS contracted with BRC, a City-based not-for-profit … $23.6 million in reimbursable expenses for the contract. DHS is responsible for monitoring its contract with BRC to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/oversight-contract-expenditures-bowery-residents-committeeAll-Agency Contract Evaluation System
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Capital Construction is monitoring and evaluating its … equal to or greater than $250,000. MTA’s Office of Construction Oversight is responsible for oversight of MTA … must adhere to the Guidelines. The Assistant Director of Construction Oversight chairs the ACE Committee, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/04/all-agency-contract-evaluation-systemOversight of Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Radioactive Materials Facilities and Radiation Equipment Facilities
… materials facilities and radiation equipment facilities are completed as required. The audit covered licensing and … Key Recommendations Ensure that all required inspections are completed on time. Continue to work toward reducing the … licensing actions and ensure that future licensing actions are completed within their established benchmark. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/23/oversight-registration-licensing-and-inspection-radioactive-materials-facilities-andNew York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc.
… whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is effectively monitoring its contract with Samaritan … June 30, 2021. In addition, we reviewed limited aspects of DHS’ claim expense monitoring for the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2022. About the Program DHS, an administrative unit of the New York City Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/06/new-york-city-department-homeless-services-oversight-contract-expenditures-samaritan-daytopVII.9.A Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs Automation – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… pays Fringe Benefit and Indirect Costs (FBIC), as they are incurred and subsequently recovers each agency’s share of … which journal lines can post successfully and which are in error, and split the lines to allow for separate … Rates At the beginning of each fiscal year, FBIC rates are calculated and entered into SFS on the Standard Rate page …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii9a-fringe-benefits-and-indirect-costs-automationImproper Payments Related to the Center of Excellence for Cancer Program (2024-S-7)
To determine whether sufficient controls are in place to prevent multiple payments for the same services related to the Center of Excellence for Cancer Program.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2026-24s7.pdfCourt Facilities Aid and Assistance Programs 2019-S-4
To determine if the Office of Court Administration (OCA) is ensuring court facility aid and assistance programs are being used for only eligible expenses. The a
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s4-response_0.pdfForeclosure Update: Signs of Progress
Statewide, foreclosure filings fell by 46 percent between 2013 and 2018. Foreclosure rates are highest in the Long Island and the Mid-Hudson regions. Only four
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/foreclosure-update.pdfPublic Authority Debt Structure and New York's Future Generations, September 2010
New York State’s public authorities are permitted to structure bond issues with the payment of principal heavily weighted to the end of the repayment schedule.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/pa-debt-struct-092710.pdfAccess Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (2017-S-56) 90-Day Response
To determine whether access controls over selected Office of Children and Family Services systems are sufficient to prevent unauthorized or inappropriate access to those systems.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s56-response.pdfHousing Affordability in New York State, March 2014
This report evaluates New York State trends in housing affordability from 2000 to 2012, the most recent year for which authoritative Census data are available.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/housing-affordability-2014.pdfOversight of Student Immunization in Schools (2015-S-85)
To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) and the State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s public health procedures to ensure New York’s
Compliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (2013-S-71), 90-Day Response
To determine whether school districts outside of New York City are properly and accurately reporting statistics on crime and incidents to the State Education De
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-13s71-response.pdfAccess Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (2017-S-56)
To determine whether access controls over selected Office of Children and Family Services systems are sufficient to prevent unauthorized or inappropriate access to those systems.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s56.pdf