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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority – Long Island Rail Road: Mitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and … Transportation Authority (MTA)-established Blue-Ribbon Commission on Sustainability released its Final Report, which … A prior audit, issued in March 2024, found the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) did not perform a systemwide assessment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… no evidence that the contractor’s quality staff were on site even though they are required to be full time. For the … managers to verify the number and title of employees on site on a daily basis, determine whether they are authorized to be on site and document the results. Ensure all quality assessments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delaysOpinion 96-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … court fees which clerks are required to charge or collect. This is in reply to an inquiry from your office requesting an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23Audit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State
… Problems with the administration of the public housing modernization program run by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) have led to years-long delays in projects outside New York … Problems with the administration of the public housing modernization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/audit-finds-construction-delays-public-housing-program-across-new-york-stateComparison of PFRS Benefits
… Below is a comparison of Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) benefits by tier. Tier 2 Tier 3 … plan. Article 14: 3% for 25 years or until retirement, whichever is earlier. 3% until retirement unless the member’s plan limits creditable service … of key PFRS benefits including vesting contributions retirement age final average salary and benefit calculations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/comparison-pfrs-benefitsMedicaid Program – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting of Mainstream Managed Care Organizations
… the Department. For the State fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, New York’s Medicaid program had approximately 7.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/13/medicaid-program-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-mainstream-managed-careState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Department of Health (DOH): Improper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers (2015-S-6) Auditors identified … for services. As a result of these weaknesses, six eye care professionals who did not fully comply with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Town of Edinburg – Town Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2025M-68)
… Supervisor (Supervisor) maintain complete, accurate and current accounting records and reports? Audit Period January … A town supervisor must maintain complete, accurate and current accounting records and reports for informed … In January 2025, the Town hired a bookkeeper, and the current Supervisor began working with her to set up a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/12/12/town-edinburg-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-68State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Payment Card Industry Standards (Follow-Up) (2021-F-2) An audit issued in December 2019 found that CUNY had fallen … reimbursements. Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC): Compliance with Executive Order (EO) 95 (Open Data) … Safety Responsibility Act (Follow-Up) (2021-F-3) An audit issued in December 2019 found that, in general, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… conditions needed to be improved. These included missing smoke detectors, missing outlet covers, overloaded power … that were awarded funding by HHAP during the three-year period ending March 31, 2016, all but one were … Of the 18 prior recommendations, three were implemented, 10 were partially implemented and five were not addressed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… make it harder to graduate or force some out of school. I am encouraged that CUNY is acting on our recommendations to … courses each term to graduate within four years. This can cause students to pay for additional terms of tuition, as … Course Offerings: City University of New York Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesOpinion 92-32
… reconveyance to an historical society) -- Sale (on installment basis to historical society) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … authorize the purchase price to be paid to the town on an installment basis, secured by a purchase-money mortgage. You … society would pay the purchase price for the depot on an installment basis, without any stated interest, over a number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-32Oversight of the Title Insurance Industry
… Services (DFS) adequately monitors the State’s title insurance industry (Industry). The audit scope covers the … About the Program DFS is responsible for regulating all insurance in New York State, including title insurance. Title insurance protects the property owner and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industryState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and officers prior to application approval; DFS could not support its verification of applicants’ tax obligations; … program required that physicians and other health care professionals who order, prescribe, refer, or attend (OPRA) … payments for 2.3 million OPRA services by physicians and professionals who were no longer actively enrolled in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… government audits were issued. Auditors conducted reviews of 20 adopted budgets of various counties, cities, towns and villages across the … whether local officials adequately considered the impact of the pandemic on their financial operations while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Finance (DOF): Selected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process (Follow-Up) (2019-F-30) An audit issued in … and assessors frequently did not document the basis for assessment changes. In a follow-up, auditors found that DOF … two had been partially implemented. New York State Health Insurance Program: UnitedHealthcare: Out-of-Network Providers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsFinal Average Earnings
… Earnings Now Highest 3 Years An April 2024 law improves the pension benefits of Tier 6 members. When you retire, your final average earnings (FAE) … on or after: April 1, 2024, for Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) Tier 6. April 20, 2024, for Employees’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/final-average-earningsVI.I Overview – VI. Budgets
… do not exceed the available Federal funds. The Project Parent is equivalent to the billing amount for the Federal … Federal grant Budget Control and set up using the Project Guide. For Non-Onboarding agencies, agencies will establish a … XIX, Section 2 Establishing a Project using the Project Guide of this Guide for more information. The Onboarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vii-overviewDiNapoli: Albany Challenged by Budgetary, Demographic Factors
… of DiNapoli’s fiscal stress initiative and is the latest in a series of fiscal profiles on municipalities across the … high-tech sector are creating tremendous opportunities in Albany. But the city still faces many of the same … we are expecting a deficit that exceeds $10 million in 2014. I want to thank Comptroller DiNapoli for shining a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-albany-challenged-budgetary-demographic-factors30% New York State Initiative
… physical health if the meals provided are high quality and healthy. The Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM), … of the Laws of 2018, the Initiative is intended to provide healthy New York-sourced food products to children as part of … eligible foods that support local farmers and provide healthy choices for children, and to reduce certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/16/30-new-york-state-initiative