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Selected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations (Follow-Up)
… report, Selected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations ( 2017-S-84 ). About the Program Staten Island … SIR’s management oversees capital projects at its 21 train stations, maintains the stations’ structural components, and ensures that security … report Selected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stations-followCyber Incident Response Team (Follow-Up)
… agencies, local governments, and public authorities in New York. CIRT is part of the Division’s Office of Counter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/cyber-incident-response-team-followViolations of Law, Conflicts of Interest and Other Improprieties at the Department of Correctional Services' Food Production Center (Follow-Up)
… objective was to determine whether former Center Director Howard Dean, his staff, and various food vendors complied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/violations-law-conflicts-interest-and-other-improprieties-department-correctional-servicesDiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections
… state offices. * * * In 2014, I faced one of the hardest decisions of my career: Should I opt into a public financing … tool that allows candidates and elected officials to make decisions without undue influence from large campaign … In 2014 I faced one of the hardest decisions of my career Should I opt into a public financing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-should-opt-public-financing-electionsImproper Payments to a Physical Therapist (Follow-Up)
… 15, 2014. The audit objectives were to determine whether Mark Amir, a physical therapist who owned and operated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/08/improper-payments-physical-therapist-followAccess Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (Follow-Up)
… including: foster care and adoption; child and vulnerable adult protective services; preventive services for children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/29/access-controls-over-selected-critical-systems-followOversight of Construction Management Contracts (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Construction Management Contracts (Report 2020-S-43 ). About … contracts with firms that specialize in providing construction management (CM) services. In 2012, Parks entered … 2020, was to determine if Parks was adequately monitoring construction management contracts to ensure they meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-construction-management-contracts-followDiNapoli: Tax Cap at Two Percent for 2019
… be capped at 2 percent for the 2019 fiscal year, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This figure affects … tax revenue, municipal budgets will still be vulnerable to rising fixed costs and potential federal funding cuts. … plans for next year." The tax cap, which first applied to local governments in 2012, limits tax levy increases to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-two-percent-2019Efforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (Follow-Up)
… of the five collection steps we tested: using applicable search tools to identify taxpayer resources that might be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/01/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxes-followDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Remains Low Among Villages
… round of scoring also assessed the 17 cities in New York with non-calendar fiscal years. This is the fifth year … his office will release scores for municipalities with a calendar-year fiscal year, which includes all … implemented system enhancements which were developed with direct input from local government and school district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-remains-low-among-villagesSelected Personal Service Contracts
… The first was a contract with BDO Consulting (BDO) for integrity monitoring of ESDC's expansion and renovation … were not in compliance with many of these requirements for both the BDO and Adrienne Driben personal service … the contracts with these two personal service contractors for nearly $3.9 million were necessary, appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/selected-personal-service-contractsOpinion 98-14
… Law, §10[1][ii][d][3], this grant of authority generally does not extend to town finances as provided in article 8 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14Compliance With Payment Card Industry Standards (Follow-Up)
… E-ZPass customers have prepaid accounts, from which tolls are electronically deducted when the vehicle passes … phone, online, and in person for other costs (e.g., unpaid tolls, accident reports, commercial accounts). All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/compliance-payment-card-industry-standards-followThe Concerning Growth of Hate Crime in New York State
… attacks against Jewish, Black and Gay Male New Yorkers. Recent efforts recognize the severity of this issue, but more … law enforcement in implementing such measures. The most recent statewide data show less than half of reported hate … 23, 2024; Governor Kathy Hochul Press Release, “Following Recent Bomb Threats Against Houses of Worship, Governor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/concerning-growth-hate-crime-new-york-stateImproper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Report 2016-S-4 ). Background The … new Episodic Payment System (EPS) to reimburse Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHA) for health care services provided … Department of Health: Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers ( 2016-S-4 ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/04/improper-episodic-payments-home-health-providers-followOpinion 90-40
… in the opinion. VILLAGE MAYOR -- Deputy (right to vote as trustee and deputy mayor) PUBLIC MEETINGS AND … -- Voting Procedure (right of village deputy mayor to vote as deputy and as trustee) VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(a): A village trustee who is also deputy mayor does not vote both in his or her capacities as trustee and deputy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-40Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (Follow-Up)
… and wholesale licenses, special event and brand label permits, and miscellaneous permits such as those for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/19/internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-followDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Cities
… DiNapoli said. “The relief funds are temporary, so it is critical that local communities make changes, including … last year but jumped in score this year with Addison going from 53.8 to 61.7 and South Dayton going from 47.5 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-citiesMonitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts (Follow-Up)
… Monitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts (Report 2015-S-99 ). Background Our initial audit … Monitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts ( 2015-S-99 ) … Monitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts Report 2015S99 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-prevailing-wage-compliance-construction-contracts-followState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Death of Chief Justice Kaye
… pushed the boundaries of the law and tradition. Her contribution to New York will be remembered, studied and make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-death-chief-justice-kaye