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DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations … cuts expenditures, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … balances that were materially misstated, leaving the city council and the mayor’s office without reliable financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsState Contract and Payment Actions in February
… Approved Board of Elections $27.2 million with MTX Group Inc. for a Public Matching Funds, Public and Internal … State University of New York $9.8 million with G&M Earth Moving Inc. for Excavation Services at Stony Brook University. $6.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryControls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses
… OPWDD could take additional steps to monitor employee driving records and require training or counseling for employees with poor driving records to ensure the safety of individuals it … does not have controls in place to educate or improve driving skills for employees with frequent driver license …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expensesTime and Attendance Practices of Selected Employees
… the time and attendance-related records for selected Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) employees reflected their actual … Each MTA agency requires its employees to document their hours worked. Work hours are supported by various documents … "touch" time keeping system). Each agency uses one or more of these mechanisms. This audit, which focuses on the time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/04/time-and-attendance-practices-selected-employeesOpinion 91-42
… State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, … (authority to transfer department funds to village treasurer); (cooperative investment of department funds and … VILLAGE LAW, §4-408: A village and its fire department may not agree to transfer fire department moneys into the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42DiNapoli Report Highlights MTA's Significant Needs
… be awarded contracts for modernization this year. Subway cars are aging and increasingly prone to break downs. The … in 2022, up from 20 years in 2013. Replacing the oldest cars, which are over 40 years old and break down at nearly … to 2025. It is concerning that some of the replacement cars have arrived with equipment problems. Overall, MTA needs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-mtas-significant-needsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City – Sunnyside Manor: Unauthorized Bank Account (2024-S-12)
to determine whether residents of Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by DHCR are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes. Our audit covered the period from January 2019 through December 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-24s12.pdfDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City (2022-S-9) 180-Day Response
To determine whether tenants living in Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s9-response.pdfDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City (2022-S-46)
To determine whether residents of Mitchell-Lama developments, supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s46.pdfMTA’s Paratransit Program: An Overview
Costs for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) program to provide transportation services for people with disabilities have declined in recent years, in part due to the MTA’s move to alternative transit services that provided $102.7 million in savings in 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-12-2024.pdfDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City (2022-S-9)
To determine whether tenants living in Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s9.pdfUsing Open Book New York
Join us for a demonstration of Open Book New York and learn how to access public municipal financial data for your own analysis. We will highlight the various reports available in Open Book New York and discuss potential uses of the data.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/using-open-book-new-york-12-14-22.pdfHomes and Community Renewal: Division of Housing and Community Renewal – Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City (2022-S-46) 180-Day Response
To determine whether residents of Mitchell-Lama developments, supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s46-response.pdfConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… General Municipal Law 5 authorizes local governments and school districts to pay for the actual and necessary … A “conference” is defined as a convention, conference, or school conducted for the betterment of any local … and not with the local government or school district’s money. Your travel and conference policy should clearly state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesUpstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… for the State’s regional transportation authorities by disrupting operations, decreasing ridership, and severely … and RGRTA; PARIS All four authorities are highly reliant on subsidies. State subsidies account for more than 50 … does not rebound at these authorities, they may be forced to seek greater State and federal aid and/or to limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeState Contract and Payment Actions in February
… – Procurement Services $61 million with The Remi Group LLC for the statewide Equipment Maintenance Program. $8.5 … Fund $3.6 million with LeChase Construction Services LLC to repair masonry and replace windows at SUNY Delhi. … Upstate Medical University including $11 million with CR Fletcher Temps Inc., $3.5 million with Royal Temporaries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryDiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
… by the law, according to an audit of the Department of Health (DOH) released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … to do a better job making sure that pharmacies, health care providers and patients are not skirting these rules.” … limits. In one instance, DiNapoli’s auditors found that a pharmacy filled two telephone orders for the anti-anxiety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limitsCollection and Use of the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Financial Services (Department) has collected, accounted for and distributed all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/12/collection-and-use-motor-vehicle-law-enforcement-feeXI.6.A Quick Contracting–Commodity, Printing, Miscellaneous Services and Equipment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… To participate in the Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) … to OSC review (“OP” transaction) (see XI.3 Submission of Agency Purchase Orders , for additional information). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi6a-quick-contracting-commodity-printing-miscellaneous-services-and-equipmentTown of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-14-19)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s preliminary budget for the 2015 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of Sidney, located in Delaware County, issued debt totaling $2.5 million to … review, we found that revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable. The Town’s projections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/11/04/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-14-19