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Subway Wait Assessment
… (Transit) provides passengers service on all of its lines that meets its minimum service frequency standards; … an average 5.5 million weekday passengers on its 23 subway lines (which includes three shuttle lines). From the original 28 stations built in Manhattan and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/06/subway-wait-assessmentArea #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… IT access controls prescribe who or what computer process may have access to a specific IT … their job duties and responsibilities. Furthermore, you should establish and follow a process for revoking access … Are different from passwords used for other systems; Do not match lists of common, expected, previously used or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsDiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
… Newsday on Monday published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa. The full … high schools Financial literacy should be taught in all New York schools. When students take a financial literacy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-op-ed-we-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-nys-high-schoolsDiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends
… of the GEA entirely for 200 mostly high need districts and reducing it by at least 30 percent for the remaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-report-examines-state-school-aid-trendsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… auditors reviewed were either not properly supported or for questionable or inappropriate purchases. Town of Caneadea – Fund Balance … fund balance and spent down fund balance by $427,000 or 71 percent. The board also appropriated fund balances the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… not properly factor Medicare coverage or a lower level of care into the payment; $682,022 in overpayments for pharmacy … not effectively overseeing the ACT program to ensure that provider teams are complying with certain important program requirements. Provider teams are not recertified in a timely manner; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsCommack Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-9)
… 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, … which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 To aid in combating lead poisoning, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/commack-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-9Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… problems, kidney damage, and even death. In New York State, the Department of Health (Department) is responsible … 12, 2019, the Public Health Law was amended to lower the State standard for elevated BLLs to the level recommended by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/08/lead-poisoning-prevention-programDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Slip From 2006 Record
… Average Wall Street bonuses in 2007 declined 4.7 percent from record … declined at a slower rate than profits because Wall Street firms use bonuses to retain top producers. While many … and the employment gains in the securities industry. Wall Street added 9,600 jobs during the first 11 months of 2007, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2008/01/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-slip-2006-recordState Police Bulletin No. SP-256
… Rockland (44), Westchester (60), Nassau (30), Suffolk (52) counties) SPL (Supp Location Compensation) (Orange … Payments for Individuals Who Filed for Retirement Social Security Benefits: Per Internal Revenue Service Publication … Report to inactive individuals who are 62 or older in the calendar year and to active employees with the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-256-april-2023-2024-and-2025-retroactive-increases-location-pay-longevityCompliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
… Purpose To determine whether school districts outside of New York … and accurately reporting statistics on crime and incidents to the State Education Department (Department). We also … To determine whether school districts outside of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/13/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-actDiNapoli: Audit Finds Misuse of Funds in Town of Fishkill
… misused as much as $50,000 generated by the town’s senior center, according to an audit released today by State … to Dutchess County District Attorney William V. Grady. “Senior citizens who thought they were paying for activities … The town offers various services to residents through its senior center, including providing food, coffee, bingo games, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-misuse-funds-town-fishkillDiNapoli: MTA Not Holding Paratransit Contractor Accountable
… to collect the penalties owed and beef up its monitoring of this contractor to ensure customers are being provided … who are unable to use public bus or subway service because of a disability – was not penalized for making nearly 16,000 … information and mistakes on dates, trip times, number of riders, addresses, cross street names, equipment codes, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-mta-not-holding-paratransit-contractor-accountableXII.6.E Making an Emergency Payment – XII. Expenditures
… does not constitute an emergency. The Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Bureau of Contracts’ approval must … procurement if the procurement’s value is over the State Finance Law §112 approval threshold. In addition, if … – Procurement Opportunities of this Guide for information on obtaining OSC approval for an emergency procurement. All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6e-making-emergency-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1985
… Withholding and Estimated Tax) and IRS Instructions for Form W-4 (Employees Withholding Certificate), employees who … and intend to claim exemption in 2022 must file a new Form W-4 by February 15, 2022 to claim exemption for tax year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1985-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2022DiNapoli: 59 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… This is a decrease from 82 districts that were listed in stress last year and 90 the year prior. This is the fourth … latest round of scoring designated two school districts in “significant fiscal stress,” nine in “moderate fiscal stress” and the remaining 48 as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-59-school-districts-fiscal-stressState Agencies Bulletin No. 1895
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with the schedule for payroll submission and the dates for availability of payroll reports and files. Background Each fiscal year, OSC provides a schedule of cutoffs and pertinent payroll processing dates that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1895-schedule-agency-payroll-submission-and-availability-reports-and-filesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1891
… of the processing requirements for employees who claim exempt from Federal, State, and/or Local tax withholding in tax year 2021. Affected Employees Employees who claimed exempt from Federal, State, and/or Local tax withholding in … from all employees appearing on the report. If the employee does provide new form(s), agencies must update the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1891-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2021State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… customers. However, auditors identified opportunities for improved oversight. In a follow-up, auditors found DOH … that employees often collected incorrect fare amounts (for example, when no onboard surcharge was collected). … With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD): Oversight of Young Adult Institute (YAI) Inc.'s Family Support Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Fewer Counties Exceeding Tax Cap
… The number of counties overriding New York’s property tax cap has declined by more than half over the past four fiscal … to tighten their budgets even more to stay within the tax cap and deliver services that homeowners expect. I believe … leaders next year will be especially difficult.” The tax cap, which first applied to local governments beginning in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-fewer-counties-exceeding-tax-cap