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Farmland Protection Program
… as the pressure to convert farmland to other uses like solar farms or residential homes. Solar energy projects may offer more lucrative incentives to landowners, making solar development a potentially attractive option to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/02/farmland-protection-programOversight of Shelter Placements
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services is effectively placing clients into … oversight of the homeless shelters. Governed by a “right to shelter” mandate, the City provides temporary emergency … To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/01/oversight-shelter-placementsWaiting for Special Education - June 2008
Each year in New York City, more than 100,000 public and private school children between the ages of 5 and 21 are referred to the NYC Department of Education.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-3-2009.pdfPandemic Impacts on NYC Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed priorities for governments across the country, including New York City’s. This report examines how the City’s spending priorities shifted during the pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-15-2023.pdfMedicaid Program – Oversight of Localities' Efforts to Coordinate Veterans' Health Care Benefits Under Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
… coordinate veterans' health care benefits provided through Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). … through October 31, 2013. Background Many of New York's Medicaid recipients are veterans. During the five-year period ending March 31, 2013, New York's Medicaid program reimbursed health care providers $3.47 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/19/medicaid-program-oversight-localities-efforts-coordinate-veterans-health-care-benefitsPort Washington Union Free School District – Payroll (2025M-38)
… $94 million represented 50 percent of the District’s total expenditures of $187.3 million for the same period. The … maintenance, security and transportation employees a total of $19 million during the audit period. Audit Summary … security and transportation employees that were paid a total of $19 million during the audit period. We determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/27/port-washington-union-free-school-district-payroll-2025m-38Chenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B18-4-3)
… and school districts that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit to the State … the municipality or school district is authorized to issue obligations and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit obligations are outstanding, their proposed budget for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/04/06/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b18-4-3Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Budget Review (B17-7-2)
… in the District's proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Patchogue-Medford … not to exceed $6 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District's general fund as of June 30, 2006. … fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key Findings Based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/09/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b17-7-2Chenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B17-4-5)
… general fund and food service fund as of June 30, 2008. New York State Local Finance Law Section 10.10 requires municipalities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/07/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b17-4-5Town of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-15-18)
… recommendations contained in the 2014 budget review letter. The Town’s preliminary budget complies with the … There are no recommendations in this budget review letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/10/26/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-15-18Town of East Hampton - Budget Review (B20-7-10)
… 2021 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of East Hampton, located in Suffolk County, is authorized to issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/09/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b20-7-10Seaford Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2014M-319)
… controls over its Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) for the period January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014. … $1.8 million, and the District’s contribution for the 2013 LOSAP program year was $113,300. Key Findings The District’s LOSAP point system is not consistent with New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/01/21/seaford-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2014m-319Town of Bethlehem – Information Technology (2025M-25)
Town employees and officials use the IT systems for Internet access email receiving online payments and to maintain various records such as financial and personnel records and evidence files for the Police Department The Towns Management of Information Services MIS Department consists of the
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-bethlehem-information-technology-2025m-25Schenectady County – Investment Program (2025M-5)
… to initiate corrective action. A written corrective action plan (CAP) that addresses the findings and recommendations in … should be prepared and provided to our office within 90 days, pursuant to Section 35 of GML. For more information on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/08/08/schenectady-county-investment-program-2025m-5Town of Lee – Financial Management (2025M-63)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Lee (Town) Town Board … fund balances? Audit Period December 31, 2021 – April 25, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area A key measure of a town’s … in the highway fund). Appropriations in the Town’s 2025 budget totaled $2.3 million ($1 million for the general fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/12/town-lee-financial-management-2025m-63Henrietta Fire Company, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-71)
… this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and New York State Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/12/05/henrietta-fire-company-inc-board-oversight-2025m-71Monitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… Facilities Corporation (Corporation) is effectively monitoring projects awarded under the Green Innovation Grant … to monitor project progression. The Corporation’s on-site monitoring of the projects we sampled frequently occurred … window. Develop and implement a plan for post-construction monitoring of grantees’ compliance with requirements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-42
… Purpose To inform agencies of the procedures for the payment of the … Employees in the following bargaining units who have opted to participate in the Over 40 Compensatory Time II program: … are permitted in October of each year of the program to elect to cash out up to 120 hours of accrued Over 40 Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-42-2009-csea-pef-and-rrsu-over-40-compensatory-time-iiChazy Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-13)
… and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – … the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, … lead poisoning, New York State (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/chazy-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-13Indian Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-16)
… test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and … pandemic). Cycle Three: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. 2 Audit Summary District officials did not properly … 2 As of December 22, 2022, schools are now required to test for lead in the water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/indian-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-16