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EPI- Employment Recovery Is Slow for New Yorkers with Disabilities
People living with disabilities face unique daily challenges that can present barriers to employment. The COVID-19 pandemic led to soaring unemployment rates for people with disabilities, and these rates have not declined as quickly in New York as they have nationally.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/disabilities-employment-recovery.pdfNYSHIP: Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members (2019-S-32)
To determine whether Empire BlueCross paid hospital claims for members who were not eligible. The audit covered the period January 1, 2014 through December...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s32.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System Results for Municipalities: Common Themes for Fiscal Year 2017
Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Results for Municipalities: Common Themes for Fiscal Year 2017
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/common-themes-munis-2017.pdfOversight of Food Service Establishments
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health adequately … departments’ oversight of food service establishments to ensure they comply with the State Sanitary Code to prevent … To determine whether the Department of Health adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishmentsDiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Department Treasurer Stole Nearly $50,000 in Public Funds
… The former treasurer of the Le Roy Fire Department and the Firemen’s Benevolent Association of the Village of Le Roy (Genesee County) stole nearly … cash, writing unauthorized checks to himself and his personal business, and making electronic transfers to pay his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-department-treasurer-stole-nearly-50000-public-fundsDiNapoli: As NYC Budget Stabilizes, New Risks Emerge
… rental assistance, special education services, charter school funding and subsidies for the Metropolitan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-nyc-budget-stabilizes-new-risks-emergeProject Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations (2019-S-48)
To determine if Empire State Development (ESD) maintains adequate information systems for the collection of relevant data to effectively manage and report on the economic assistance programs it administers and ensure programs meet desired outcomes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19s48.pdfSelected Aspects of Supporting Small Businesses
… Several years prior, in July 2014, New York City (City or NYC) launched Small Business First, a combined initiative … that Small Business Forward intends to expand upon the NYC Business Portal, which was established as a result of … ERG awards were skewed toward Manhattan businesses, where 52% of all the grants and 62% of the funds were awarded, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/20/selected-aspects-supporting-small-businessesNYSLRS Record of Activities - Elected and Appointed Officials
This webinar will explain how the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) determines service credit for Elected and Appointed Officials. Officials, who are not in a time-keeping system, are required to keep a Record of Activities (ROA). The purpose of an ROA is to establish an Official’s
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/nyslrs-record-of-activities-11-30-22.pdfNYSLRS Record of Activities - Elected and Appointed Officials
This webinar will explain how the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) determines service credit for Elected and Appointed Officials. Officials, who are not in a time-keeping system, are required to keep a Record of Activities (ROA). The purpose of an ROA is to establish an Official’s
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/nyslrs-record-of-activities-2-1-23.pdfMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… their chances of getting an apartment, but also created a risk that application fees could be misused. “My office has … Upper East Side. They held six lotteries for applicants to get on waiting lists for apartments in 2013, 2016 and 2017, … getting apartments, while letting ineligible applicants get one. Additionally: Auditors could not find proof of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeKew Gardens SEP, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by Kew Gardens SEP, Inc. (Kew Gardens) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports … Determine whether the costs reported by Kew Gardens SEP Inc on its CFRs were properly documented programrelated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/31/kew-gardens-sep-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTown of Clarkson – Budgeting and Board Oversight (2013M-339)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s budgeting practices and Board oversight for the period January 1, 2012 through July 11, 2013. … by an elected Town Board, which comprises a Supervisor and four Board members. The Town’s 2013 budgeted … of our audit was to review the Towns budgeting practices and Board oversight for the period January 1 2012 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/21/town-clarkson-budgeting-and-board-oversight-2013m-339Town of Leicester – Budgeting and Financial Oversight (2015M-158)
… purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s budgeting and financial oversight practices for the period January 1, 2013 through March 24, 2015. … The Town of Leicester is located in Livingston County and has an approximate population of 2,200. The Town is … The purpose of our audit was to examine the Towns budgeting and financial oversight practices for the period January 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/11/13/town-leicester-budgeting-and-financial-oversight-2015m-158Complaint Processing (2020-N-9)
To determine if the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) has an appropriate and sufficiently documented basis for the complaints referred to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and other agencies and for truncated complaints, and if CCRB is conducting investigations in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-20n9.pdfLiberty Resources, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… LRI is a not-for-profit special education provider located in Rochester that serves students in Monroe and Wayne counties. LRI is authorized by SED to … 2020–2021 school year, LRI served 195 preschool children in the SED preschool cost-based programs. The counties that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/28/liberty-resources-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualClimate Act Goals – Planning, Procurements, and Progress Tracking (2022-S-4)
To determine if the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) adequately planned to achieve the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) goals, followed proper procurement practices for projects designed to...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s4.pdfArchived: Legislative Session 2019–2020
… 2021, inclusive; (2) authorizing local governments and school districts to spend or temporarily transfer moneys in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2019-2020DiNapoli: Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Brazen Public Theft
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the guilty plea of former Bennington Town Clerk Tina Metz in a string of thefts that intensified even after DiNapoli’s office … official misconduct. She was ordered to pay restitution of $33,189 for the money she stole from town fees and tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-brazen-public-theftDiNapoli: New State Funds Open Door for MTA to Ease Debt, Build Stronger Future Budgets
… the Metropolitan Transportation Authority an opportunity to ease the pressure that growing debt places on its … operations and stabilize its future finances, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … down the road will depend in part on how the MTA chooses to manage debt in the coming years. “The MTA received the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-new-state-funds-open-door-mta-ease-debt-build-stronger-future-budgets