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DiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… announced today. “There’s significant room for improvement in how Metro-North and LIRR monitor the hours their employees … The Metro-North audit examined whether $72.3 million in ARRA funds were used efficiently and for authorized … auditors found that one of the timekeeping systems in place at Metro North, Crew Management System, did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsBaker Victory Services – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… including preschool special education services to children with disabilities. Baker Victory is reimbursed for preschool … be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with the RCM requirements. Costs reported on the CFR are … identified $155,303 in costs that were not in compliance with the RCM. These costs included: $85,736 in personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/07/baker-victory-services-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 816
… Purpose To advise agencies of the change to the procedure for identifying employees who may be due a Pre-Shift Briefing adjustment and to provide agencies with procedures for making those adjustments. Affected Employees Supervisory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/816-new-query-identifying-employees-bargaining-units-61-and-91-eligible-preSubway Wait Assessment
… to provide evenly spaced subway service in conformance with the headways (time between trains) in the official … Subways maintains the evenness of service and compliance with the schedule. Key Findings The MTA has stated that “wait … assessment” is the best way to measure customer experience with respect to service reliability. However, wait assessment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/06/subway-wait-assessmentOversight and Monitoring of the Public Housing Modernization Program at the New York City Housing Authority
… $42 million of NYCHA’s Program monies to NYCHA’s Marlboro Houses project (Marlboro) for roof replacement, masonry, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/26/oversight-and-monitoring-public-housing-modernization-program-new-york-city-housingFare Evasion (Follow-Up)
… largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people in the 5,000-square-mile area fanning out … Island Railway. MTA Bus provides service throughout the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn as well as express bus routes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/fare-evasion-followDiNapoli: NYC's Property Tax Bills Rise Along With Burden on Working- and Middle-Class Homeowners
… pandemic has caused property tax disparity to worsen in New York City, driving housing costs higher for many, … to rise. The State Comptroller determined this was due in part to market volatility and aspects of how the city … single or multifamily homes with more than three units. In addition, co-ops and condos are generally not assessed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nycs-property-tax-bills-rise-along-burden-working-and-middle-class-homeownersState Agencies Bulletin No. 170
To explain OSC automatic processing and agency procedures to cancel Additional Annual Salary Factors on the Additional Pay Panel
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/170-canceling-additional-annual-salary-factorCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up)
… Department and local health department within 2 hours of discovery and to notify the public and affected and adjoining municipalities within 4 hours of discovery. To ensure appropriate notification, the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantXII.5.B Unique Invoice Number Requirements – XII. Expenditures
… help prevent Business Units from processing and paying duplicate invoices. With few exceptions, as described later … the SFS functionality that prevents the payment of duplicate invoices. Process and Transaction Preparation: When … The SFS will not automatically prevent the payment of duplicate invoices Vendors may not accurately credit Business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5b-unique-invoice-number-requirementsDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year ending on June 30, 2020. “This is a time of unprecedented … all fiscally stressed school districts (87.1 percent) have low liquidity, also known as “weak cash position,” … enough cash on hand to cover operating costs. Almost half have a new or increased reliance on short-term cash flow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressSelected Performance Measures
… under the Public Authorities Law to report annually on its performance. Each Agency identifies specific … Had they been included, the number of failures would have been 58 percent higher, and the MDBF would have been 156,493 as opposed to 247,780. LIRR and Metro-North …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-performance-measuresOversight of Waste Tire Site Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees
… the Fund for personal service, non-personal service, and fringe benefit costs totaled about $115 million for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/29/oversight-waste-tire-site-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-feesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1771
… of Check Return for Refund or Exchange) and the impact on the employee’s 2019 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) and … agency appropriations. Affected Employees Employees who have a salary refund (AC230) submitted and processed after … has not occurred. Therefore, the employee should not have the income reported or subject to taxation. Impact on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1771-processing-2019-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-december-27-2019-instState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… been issued. New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and New York City Mayor’s Office of Operations – Street and … the plan, it can improve on the quality of its reporting. For example, the audit identified inconsistencies with how … of Syracuse (2021-S-34) The office’s annual budget for its network of 612 homeless shelters totals in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsNew York State Artificial Intelligence Governance
… Objective To assess various New York State agencies’ progress in establishing an … and does not generate harmful, unintended consequences. New York State (NYS) and some of its agencies have been using …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/03/new-york-state-artificial-intelligence-governanceSUNY Maritime College Review of PCard Transactions and TCard Expenses
… Purpose We examined select purchases made on State-issued Procurement and Travel credit cards, along … period for a professor who taught an annual course on a Carnival Cruise ship and $857 in fees incurred by the professor’s family that should not have been reimbursed. We also found that Metro officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/07/suny-maritime-college-review-pcard-transactions-and-tcard-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … reviews; and to increase staffing to complete more quality assurance reviews. Department of Economic Development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Bank Street College of Education – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Special Class – over 2.5 hours per day to children with disabilities who are between the ages of three and five … be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with the Manual’s requirements and be reasonable, necessary, … on Bank Street’s CFR and tuition reimbursement rates. Work with Bank Street officials to help ensure their compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/13/bank-street-college-education-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… satisfaction for 20 percent of its customers, particularly in the areas of project design and construction. Also, … contractor allowed unauthorized subcontractors to work on the project. One of those subcontractors was Petrocelli … overtime totaling $31,783 for administrative duties. In visits to work sites, auditors noted an excessive number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits