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Town of Columbia – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-29)
… at the Town Hall. Specifically: Six components in the restrooms, such as mirrors, hand dryers and grab bars mounted at the proper height. Three components in the parking lot, such as accessible parking with painted … physical accessibility for the 13 components identified in this report. Town officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/01/31/town-columbia-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-29Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Councilman Ruben Wills In Public Corruption Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York … check or a license to break the law.” "The Comptroller's Office joint task force with the Attorney General has … constituents and to the taxpayers who paid the bills. I thank Attorney General Schneiderman for his hard work in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-councilman-ruben-wills-publicCompliance With Payment Card Industry Standards (Follow-Up)
… also accepts credit card payments over the phone, online, and in person for other costs (e.g., unpaid tolls, … contained two recommendations to the Authority to develop strategies to enhance compliance with PCI DSS and implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/compliance-payment-card-industry-standards-followAdequacy of 2021 Budgets - Town of Bolton (S9-21-1)
… operations of local governments across New York State. Some local governments have seen little to no impact on their … have seen more significant impacts due to reductions and/or increases to their revenues and/or expenditures. This … villages across the State. The Town of Bolton (Town) is one of the local governments included in our review. The Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/07/adequacy-2021-budgets-town-bolton-s9-21-1Town of Charlton – Procurement (2022M-5)
… used competitive methods when procuring applicable goods and services. Key Findings Town officials did not always seek competition when procuring goods and services. Town officials: Made 17 purchases, totaling … Recommendations Follow the Town’s procurement policy when making purchases. Adequately document actions taken when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/06/17/town-charlton-procurement-2022m-5Accuracy of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by NY State of Health (Follow-Up)
… enroll in Medicaid. An individual’s Medicaid eligibility and enrollment information is transmitted from NYSOH to the … NYSOH and eMedNY which led to recipients, including some who were deceased, remaining eligible beyond their … audit recommendations, four were partially implemented and two were implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are given …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/30/accuracy-medicaid-eligibility-determined-ny-state-health-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Motor Fuel Excise Tax (2018-S-28) Diesel and motor fuel distributors may be required to provide collateral security … provided for in statute or determined by the department. Distributors whose combined tax liability exceeds $5 million … liability. Auditors found the department does not review distributors’ existing collateral security amounts to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsAccidental Disability – Police and Fire Plan
… become permanently incapacitated (physically or mentally) and unable to perform your job as the natural and proximate … for an accidental disability retirement benefit within one year following the alleged accident. The Benefit If … must be filed while you are still in service or within two years of your discontinuance from service. When filing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/accidental-disabilityDiNapoli: NYC Parks Can Do More to Correct Barriers to People With Disabilities
… them. It ranked the problems it found in a prioritization plan, ranging from Readily Achievable (Priority Level 1), which includes … catalogued. Auditors observed 297 Priority 1 or 2 barriers from the Parks survey at these facilities and found that 64% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nyc-parks-can-do-more-correct-barriers-people-disabilitiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Onondaga Central School District and Roscoe Central School District . "In an era of limited … to perform all financial duties with no oversight and, in some instances, without a claims audit. District officials do … the district experienced unplanned operating surpluses in two of the three completed fiscal years reviewed. During the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… A state agency’s failure to adequately monitor and inspect homeless shelters allowed violations and squalid … at 8 shelters; Trash piled in a children’s play area at one shelter; Repairs to walls and ceilings made with plastic sheeting or garbage bags and duct tape at two shelters; One shelter with 143 residents and only four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… million jobs since April 1996. The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a body blow to the State’s economy, with combined losses in … elsewhere in the State, and jobs regained in the following two months, were: Long Island – 296,000 jobs lost, with 29.4 … the U.S. economy lost over 22 million jobs. It regained a third of those through June and added another 1.8 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-19-2020Accountability and Surplussing of Vehicles
… and Manhattan), Brooklyn, Bernard M. Fineson (Queens), and Staten Island. Per OPWDD and information obtained from the Office of … possible theft. Of 12 vehicles surplussed and auctioned at Staten Island, 5 were purchased by a supervisor at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/15/accountability-and-surplussing-vehiclesYork Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-19)
… School District (District) officials identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in … 2016, and subsequent testing cycles have followed: Cycle One: September 6, 2016 to October 31, 2016. Cycle Two: January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (extended to June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/york-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-19Opinion 98-14
… budget estimates) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and Duties (submission of budget estimates) TOWNS -- Budget … highway superintendent may set forth only the following two categories: (1) the amounts proposed to be appropriated … requires instead that only two funds be established (one townwide and one town outside village) to account for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, … Control Law (Law), creating the State Liquor Authority and the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (both commonly … assurance. We also identified six travel card charges for one current and one former employee for which SLA lacked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/19/internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-followAbout the Retirement System – What Every Employer Should Know
… The New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) administers two distinct systems — the Employees’ … members. NYSLRS Employer Services staff are the primary contact between NYSLRS and nearly 3,000 participating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/about-retirement-systemPandemic and Recovery: Local Government Finances and Federal Assistance - Lessons from the Mid-Hudson Region
The case studies described in this report provide insight into some of the fiscal challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic presented to individual local governments in 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/pandemic-and-recovery-lessons-from-the-mid-hudson-region.pdfCOVID-19 Causes Big Financial Hit to NYC Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industry
… Live Discussion About Industry Challenges on Facebook Today … yet we are hopeful the data in this study will generate real policies to ensure the survival of the artists who make … Trends and Impact of COVID-19 Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/covid-19-causes-big-financial-hit-nyc-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-industryDiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program
… Some former industrial and commercial contaminated sites that … ‘significant threat to public health or the environment,’ one of the highest threat levels that the state assigns to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-timely-remediation-essential-success-states-brownfield-cleanup-program