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Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Purpose To determine whether Battery Park City Authority discretionary spending was … two fiscal years ended October 31, 2011. Background The Battery Park City Authority (Authority) was created in 1968 … To determine whether Battery Park City Authority discretionary spending was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingAdministration of Mitchell-Lama Waiting Lists
… Program developments with approximately 68,000 apartments. In exchange for low-interest mortgage loans and … an agency within Homes and Community Renewal. Program apartments are rented or sold to prospective tenants on … are vacancies, applicants should be offered and awarded apartments in the order they appear on the waiting lists. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/17/administration-mitchell-lama-waiting-listsReporting of Billboard Income (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial report, Reporting of Billboard Income ( 2011-N-2 ). Background Our initial … To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/04/reporting-billboard-income-followManagement of Invasive Species (Follow-Up)
… AIS preventive measures, including public education (e.g., boat steward education/inspection programs, warning signage at public boat launches), and is responsible for implementing and maintaining a statewide, coordinated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/19/management-invasive-species-followEfficiency of Warehouse Space (Follow-Up)
… that OGS had reduced leased warehouse space by 434,266 square feet and realized a cost savings of $1,699,020; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/25/efficiency-warehouse-space-followOversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… compliance with safety training requirements for school bus personnel and instructors to help ensure safe … is monitoring school districts’ compliance with school bus monitor and attendant qualifications. The audit scope … The Department sets qualification requirements for school bus drivers, monitors, and attendants; and it has established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesUse of Vendor-Supported Technology (Follow-Up)
… Bus and Rail System, the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, and Niagara Falls International Airport. NFTA has approximately 1,500 employees, including an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/19/use-vendor-supported-technology-followOversight of the Farm-to-School Program
… environmental stewardship; and safeguard the State’s food supply, land, and livestock. New York’s Farm-to-School … totaling $4.2 million with 34 different entities. During this period, the Department reimbursed recipients over $2.6 … Develop policies and procedures to provide guidance on what documentation should be maintained for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/19/oversight-farm-school-programOversight of Construction Management Contracts
… and Historic Preservation is adequately monitoring construction management contracts to ensure they meet … contracts with firms that specialize in providing construction management (CM) services. In 2012, Parks entered … Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) to serve as the construction manager of a $25 million Niagara Falls State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/06/24/oversight-construction-management-contractsOversight of Telemental Health Services
To determine if the Office of Mental Health is adequately monitoring the delivery and performance of telemental health services and ensuring that related telemental health activities are conducted in accordance with applicable laws and regulations
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/06/17/oversight-telemental-health-servicesOversight of Industrial Hemp (Follow-Up)
… hemp as any part of the Cannabis sativa L. plant with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of no more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/16/oversight-industrial-hemp-followReview of Advance Contract Payments
… their contractors’ performance to ensure they expended the advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of … its contract monitoring to ensure contractors expended advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of … documentation detailing how these contractors expended the advanced funds they received. As a result, SED did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/15/review-advance-contract-paymentsOversight of Mitchell-Lama Application Fees
… cooperative developments with approximately 46,500 total apartments. Each development is governed by a Board of … by the development or HPD. Generally, as vacancies occur, apartments should be offered and awarded to applicants based … applicants. However, few of these applicants are obtaining apartments. HPD has not established criteria as to the number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/20/oversight-mitchell-lama-application-feesOversight of Chronic Absenteeism (Follow-Up)
… and other local education agencies (LEAs), such as charter schools and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services, … As of June 2018, there were approximately 2,620,000 K–12 public school students enrolled in New York State’s 732 public schools. Nationally, 7 million students (about 1 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/06/oversight-chronic-absenteeism-followOversight of Select High-Technology Projects
To determine if Empire State Development ESD adequately monitors selected hightechnology hightech economic development programs and projects it oversees a
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/21/oversight-select-high-technology-projectsOversight of Passenger Safety (Follow-Up)
… specific trip information, such as date and time of use, driver, occupants, and purpose of the trip. We issued our … vehicles are being operated safely by employees with valid driver licenses. Our audit covered the period of April 1, … assigned to transport clients, despite having suspended driver licenses. In addition, repairs related to manufacturer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/oversight-passenger-safety-followLead Contamination of State Armories
… Objectives To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) has implemented adequate … firing range (IFR), used for training purposes. The firing of weapons inside the IFR resulted in lead dust accumulation … used in more than 20 years, over time, the accumulation of lead dust has been transported to other areas of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/03/lead-contamination-state-armoriesOversight of Juvenile Justice Facilities
… after admission – was completed. For example, we found missing medical admission checklists (which document that all … required medical assessments were completed on time) and missing history and systems review forms (used to document … documented. We identified restraint incidents that were missing support that a complete review of the events had been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/03/oversight-juvenile-justice-facilitiesOversight of Child Protective Services
… Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR) via phone calls, fax, and electronic submission (hereafter, suspected … problems that should be addressed statewide rather than on a case-by-case basis. Officials had not yet developed a plan on how to address and rectify the deficiencies on a statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesSelected Aspects of Toll Collections
… from vehicles registered in two states – New Jersey ($34.2 million) and Connecticut ($16.7 million). There was a … July 2022, the Authority has referred 60 or fewer license plate numbers to DMV weekly. There were 25,617 outstanding … for the rejected images with controllable factors is $7.2 million a year. Key Recommendations Ensure that when there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/26/selected-aspects-toll-collections