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New York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Church Avenue Merchants Block Association, Inc.
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless … Church Avenue Merchants Block Association, Inc. (CAMBA) to ensure reported costs are allowable, supported, and … To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/new-york-city-department-homeless-services-oversight-contract-expenditures-church-avenueSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Subway Stations
… not publicly distributed but are monitored, primarily for surveillance and security purposes. CCTV relies on strategic … site. As of June 1, 2016, Transit had installed 7,152 CCTV surveillance cameras, 1,746 monitors, 332 digital video … cameras at ten subway stations and found that 1,328 of the 4,219 (31 percent) expected preventive maintenance visits for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-subway-stationsMitchell-Lama Vacancies
… Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is ensuring that vacant apartments at Mitchell-Lama … municipal housing preservation and development agency, is charged with promoting the quality and affordability of … Department of Housing Preservation and Development HPD is ensuring that vacant apartments at MitchellLama …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/13/mitchell-lama-vacanciesBlock Institute School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
To determine whether the costs reported by Block Institute School on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable necessary directly related
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/block-institute-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and not providing all requested information. New York Power Authority – Selected Management and Operations … Order 88 (EO 88), which mandated a 20% improvement in the energy efficiency performance of State government buildings … TPHI. During the audit period, the contractor did not bill TPHI carriers or initiate provider reviews for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… position. The town has adopted a local law to override the tax levy limit in 2015. City of Cohoes – Purchasing (Albany … The town’s preliminary budget complies with the property tax levy limit. Town of Deposit – Budget Review (Broome … town officials have increased the real property tax levy for the general fund and implemented cost saving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMember Contributions
… (up to a certain limit) . Example: New Employee: You hired John Smith, who joined NYSLRS with a date of membership of June 1, 2023 (John is in Tier 6). At enrollment, you provided NYSLRS with a … contribution rates for the next State fiscal year, John’s contribution rate was still based on the projected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/member-contributionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2341
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for processing the … The Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Program Payment is included as salary for retirement purposes and must be … Additional Pay page for Earnings Code PFR. If an employee is appointed to a position which is not eligible to receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2341-2024-2025-public-employees-federation-pef-firearms-training-and-safetyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1269
… Purpose To inform agencies of the new Earnings Code to be used to report the taxable value of personal use of an … To inform agencies of the new Earnings Code to be used to report the taxable value of personal use of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1269-new-earnings-code-and-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-usePennellville Volunteer Fireman’s Association, Inc. – Financial Operations (2015M-144)
… controls over the Association’s financial activities for the period January 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. … Volunteer Fireman’s Association, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation located in the Town of Schroeppel, … governed by a five-member Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 were approximately $192,000. Key Findings The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/11/16/pennellville-volunteer-firemans-association-inc-financial-operations-2015mTuckahoe Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Information Technology (2015M-152)
… the effect of borrowing for tax certiorari judgments versus using money from a reserve and budgeting for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/16/tuckahoe-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-informationTown of Grand Island – Internal Controls Over Fuel Purchases (2013M-182)
… to evaluate internal controls over the purchase of fuel for the period January 1, 2012, through June 14, 2013. … Board comprised of a Supervisor and four Council members. For the 2013 fiscal year, budgeted appropriations totaled … procedures in place to regularly monitor fuel transactions for reasonableness and ensure that only authorized employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-grand-island-internal-controls-over-fuel-purchases-2013m-182West Albany Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2017M-15)
… 31, 2016. Background The West Albany Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … from the Town of Colonie in Albany County. The District is governed by an elected five-member Board of Commissioners. … that supporting documentation for credit card purchases is intact prior to approving related claims for payment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/west-albany-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2017m-15Town of Carlisle – Fund Balance (2017M-106)
… audit was to evaluate the Town’s fund balance management for the period January 1, 2016 through February 7, 2017. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for the general and highway funds for 2017 totaled $827,305. Key Findings The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-carlisle-fund-balance-2017m-106Opinion 92-27
… request by an officer or employee. You state that a city council member wishes to donate his salary to a … organization. To implement the donation, he has asked the city to issue to a charitable organization a check for the gross salary to which the city council member is entitled. You ask whether the city may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-27DiNapoli: NYC Contract Spending Rises $7 Billion Since FY 2019
… are providing cost-effective solutions without hurting service quality.” New York City uses contracts for a variety … FY 2019 to FY 2023 was at the Department of Education (DOE), partially fueled by pandemic relief funded additions to programming. DOE accounted for almost half of the city’s contract spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-nyc-contract-spending-rises-7-billion-fy-2019Opinion 96-24
… be subject to permissive referendum requirements. This is in response to your letter concerning a fire district … replacement vehicle. If so, you ask whether voter approval is required. A capital reserve fund is the mechanism by which a fire district may accumulate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… as of May 2, 2017 and all temporary nurses as of August 1, 2017. Background Health and Hospitals is a public benefit … nurses are conducted by each facility’s Human Resources (HR) department if their annual salary is below $100,000, … profiles attesting that the screenings were completed. The HR Directors at the facilities use Optimizer to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionState Agencies Bulletin No. 343
… by the NYSCOPBA insurance carriers: 322 NYSCOPBA Cancer Ins. 372 AFLAC NYSCOPBA Legal 374 NYSCOPBA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/343-new-bargaining-unit-31-council-82-agency-law-enforcement-services-unitCost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… You can take steps to reduce the cost of unemployment insurance, which provides short-term financial assistance to … After you terminate an employee and file for unemployment insurance, DOL will determine whether or not the employee is … uses the tax contribution method to fund unemployment insurance. Document your reviews thoroughly and ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costs