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Oversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Follow-up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Report 2020-N-5 ). About the … employment opportunities, legal assistance, and in-home services. DFTA created the Home Delivered Meals (HDML) program to maintain or improve … included in our initial audit report Oversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program Report 2020N5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-home-delivered-meals-program-followHousing for Seniors
… the creation and preservation of affordable housing for low-, moderate-, and middle-income New Yorkers. HPD and … to assist in the development and rehabilitation of housing for senior citizens, including the Senior Affordable Rental … (SARA Program), federal Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202 Program), and the Senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/05/housing-seniorsUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (Follow-Up)
… of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Use, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control … addressing the issues we identified in the initial audit report. Of the initial report’s four audit recommendations to the Department, one … of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report Use Collection and Reporting of Infection Control Data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/20/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-data-followHomeless Outreach Program at Penn Station, Grand Central, and Outlying Stations Within New York City
… services contract at Pennsylvania Station (Penn Station), Grand Central Terminal (Grand Central), and the outlying Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) … customers daily to their destinations via Penn Station or Grand Central in Manhattan. The presence of the homeless at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/23/homeless-outreach-program-penn-station-grand-central-and-outlying-stations-within-new-yorkCost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… You can take steps to reduce the cost of unemployment insurance, which provides short-term financial assistance to … After you terminate an employee and file for unemployment insurance, DOL will determine whether or not the employee is … uses the tax contribution method to fund unemployment insurance. Document your reviews thoroughly and ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costsMental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE … 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020, as required by New York State Education Department (SED) regulations. In … resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act SAVE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1Village of Washingtonville – Budget Review (B25-6-1)
… maintained by the Village. For example, the Village does not maintain up-to-date budget-to-actual reports to aid … $261,000 in sewer rents and $123,000 in water rents if revenues are not realized. The 2025-26 tentative budget … department’s expired collective bargaining agreement. We also project the Village is underestimating personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/01/22/village-washingtonville-budget-review-b25-6-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… From 2017 to 2019, Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) awarded $6.13 million in RESTORE funds, which benefited about … greater oversight of the program to ensure that funds are awarded appropriately and that program goals are being … local program administrators (LPAs) being inappropriately awarded funds and others being denied. The audit also found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… the credit card statement was paid. Auditors reviewed all 18 credit charges over $2,500 in our audit period totaling … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1DiNapoli Presses Worst Greenhouse Gas Emitters to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Goals
… the global GHG reduction needs defined by the Paris Climate Agreement , and issue a report in 2018 on any plans to achieve these targets. Corporate emissions data provided by the CDP (formerly Carbon … Next Era Energy Inc. Entergy Corp. Southern Company The Paris agreement sets a goal to limit the increase in global …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-presses-worst-greenhouse-gas-emitters-meet-paris-climate-agreement-goalsDiNapoli: NYC Pre-K Special Education Provider Claimed Nearly $3 Million In Ineligible Expenses
… Yeled is one of many preschool Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) programs in New York state that provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-nyc-pre-k-special-education-provider-claimed-nearly-3-million-ineligible-expensesDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Jump 49.2 Percent in Second Quarter
… ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair established the economic nexus policy, expanding the group of vendors required to … first full “sales tax year” during which both the economic nexus policy and the marketplace provision were in effect was … the percentage of taxable sales from marketplace and nexus vendors varied by county, as did the effect of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-jump-49-point-2-percent-second-quarterFederal Relief Aid Temporarily Reverses Trend of NY Sending More to Washington Than It Gets Back
… and up to $40.9 billion in FFY 2016. The late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan pioneered the concept of this balance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/federal-relief-aid-temporarily-reverses-trend-ny-sending-more-washington-it-gets-backDiNapoli: More Needs to Be Done to Provide Mental Health Training to School Staff
… warning signs such as obsessive compulsive, psychotic, and eating disorders. “School personnel are often the first to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-more-needs-be-done-provide-mental-health-training-school-staffDiNapoli: NYC Needs to Develop Comprehensive Plan to Manage Pandemic-Battered Finances
… COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant revenue loss for the city while driving up costs to deal with its … if and when deficit financing is truly needed. Washington, for its part, can, and must, help the city weather this … potential revenue shortfalls and should be a prerequisite for considering deficit financing as a revenue source, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-nyc-needs-develop-comprehensive-plan-manage-pandemic-battered-financesDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that five villages were designated in fiscal … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that five villages were designated in fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesDiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… New York City’s adopted $119.7 billion fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget is currently balanced (including pre-payments) … increased by $3.9 billion in FY 2025, $3.5 billion in FY 2026, $2.1 billion in FY 2027, and $2.4 billion in FY 2028. … in new agency spending and council initiatives for FY 2026, outpacing city-fund revenues added over the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-nyc-budget-balanced-risks-loom-fiscal-and-economic-concerns-growKerhonkson Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-124)
… 1, 2024 – March 12, 2025. We extended our audit period to review the District’s 2008 through 2024 Annual Financial … provide adequate oversight of the financial activities to ensure public funds are managed with accountability, … and other interested parties have been denied the ability to assess the District’s financial standing. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/05/15/kerhonkson-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-124Real Property Portfolio (Follow-Up)
… recommendations included in our initial audit report, Real Property Portfolio (Report 2022-S-14 ). About the Program … of, reporting on, and disposal of authorities’ real property holdings. Specifically, PAL §2896 requires public … monitoring, and reporting of contracts for disposal of property; maintain adequate inventory controls and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/06/03/real-property-portfolio-followWithdrawing Your Contributions and/or Your Membership – State Police Plan
… you made must stay in your account. If you qualify for a retirement benefit and you do not withdraw your membership, you may apply for a retirement benefit when you reach age 55 (age 63 for vested Tier 6 members who are off payroll). It is up to … State Police Plan information for PFRS Tier 2 5 and 6 members under Sections 381b …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/withdrawing-your-contributions-andor-your-membership