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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Department of Health (DOH): Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn … Dentists (Follow-Up) (2015-F-24) An initial audit issued in April 2013, identified about $2.3 million in highly suspicious and possibly fraudulent Medicaid claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: New York City Job Growth Continues to Set Records
… New York City has added more than 900,000 jobs over the past ten years and its 24 percent rate of … and to balance the budget. Still, some sectors have lost jobs in the past year or seen growth slow.” New York City is … job expansion since the end of World War II. The 907,600 jobs added since 2009 is twice as many as during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-new-york-city-job-growth-continues-set-recordsHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)
… Program Homeless shelters across the State provide various services to individuals and families, including assessment of … mental health), treatment for substance abuse, childcare services, and assistance with finding permanent housing. … housing. Further, OTDA did not collect and analyze aggregate data that would allow it to identify primary causes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-followPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… significant capital investments. Empire State Development (ESD) administers the Program and is responsible for … We sampled 25 companies for which, as of June 2015, ESD had authorized Program tax credits on 39 occasions totaling $4.84 million. Based on our testing, ESD could not support that the sampled companies met the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programCost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… behalf of, an improvement district located wholly within a town governed by the Suburban Town Law (see New York State Town Law Article 3-a). The fund may be used for a specific … CostSaving Ideas Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsManagement and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles
… To determine whether New York City Transit and the MTA Bus Company have and maintain an accurate and complete … the Program New York City Transit (Transit) and the MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) are two related entities under the Metropolitan … To determine whether New York City Transit and the MTA Bus Company have and maintain an accurate and complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/26/management-and-maintenance-non-revenue-service-vehiclesHousing for Seniors
… senior citizens, including the Senior Affordable Rental Apartments Program (SARA Program), federal Section 202 … units were left vacant for long periods of time. Six apartments at HANAC were left vacant for an average of almost 3 years; two of the six apartments were fully furnished apartments designated for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/05/housing-seniorsUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Use, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data ( 2020-S-55 ). The … recommendations to the Department of Health (Department) and one to the Governor. About the Program Due to the highly … after the first case was identified, COVID-19 infection and death rates among New York State nursing home residents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/20/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-data-followMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… drug prescription. Further, among those payments, we found 411 recipients who had a diagnosis of ED (but no BPH or PAH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-139
… Criteria section as follows Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC) Earnings Code: LOC Effective Date: … on the Additional Pay page: Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC) Earnings Code: LOC Effective Date: Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-139-april-2025-increases-location-pay-eligible-employeesFredonia Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-6)
… identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit … used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, especially young children. Lead poisoning can … or causing hearing and speech problems which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/15/fredonia-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-6Pine Plains Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-18)
… identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit … used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, especially young children. Lead poisoning can … or causing hearing and speech problems which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/pine-plains-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-18Johnstown City School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-15)
… in classrooms; one in a bathroom, and the other at a kitchen sink. Although District officials notified the local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/johnstown-city-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-15Tupper Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-14)
… identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit … used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, especially young children. Lead poisoning can … or causing hearing and speech problems which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/tupper-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-14Town of Wawayanda – Financial Operations (2024M-160)
… this level of unrestricted fund balance. As a result, real property tax obligations for Town residents were likely higher than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-wawayanda-financial-operations-2024m-160Village of Hudson Falls – Information Technology (2025M-10)
… adequately secure and protect information technology (IT) systems against unauthorized use, access and loss? Audit … through October 8, 2024 to observe physical security over IT assets at the Village. Understanding the Program Village … Board did not develop and adopt an IT contingency plan to help minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/25/village-hudson-falls-information-technology-2025m-10DeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit … used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, especially young children. Lead poisoning can … or causing hearing and speech problems which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4Syracuse City School District – Information Technology (2025M-129)
… accounts and develop and adopt an information technology (IT) contingency plan? Audit Period July 1, 2024 – May 16, … officials must manage network user accounts and create IT contingency plans to help protect personal, private, … to add new users and change passwords and permissions. IT department officials initiated corrective action during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/20/syracuse-city-school-district-information-technology-2025m-129DiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Jump 49.2 Percent in Second Quarter
… declines, but its total collections have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. The city was hit earliest and … such as eBay and Etsy, to collect and remit sales taxes on behalf of their third-party vendors effective June 2019. … 49.2 Percent in April-June 2021 Over Same Quarter in 2020 Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-jump-49-point-2-percent-second-quarterFederal Relief Aid Temporarily Reverses Trend of NY Sending More to Washington Than It Gets Back
… and up to $40.9 billion in FFY 2016. The late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan pioneered the concept of this balance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/federal-relief-aid-temporarily-reverses-trend-ny-sending-more-washington-it-gets-back