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DiNapoli: Problems Caused by Outdated System Left State's Unemployment Insurance Program Vulnerable to Fraud
… to adjust to new laws or handle workload surges –– a dire forecast with disastrous consequences during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-problems-caused-outdated-system-left-states-unemployment-insurance-program-vulnerable-fraudDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… plans to cover budget gaps that start at $2.5 billion in 2025 and grow in the outyears, according to a report on MTA’s … imbalance is clearer. Gaps are forecast at $2.5 billion in 2025 and 2026 as spending outpaces inflation projections, but … justify planned fare and toll increases of 4% in 2023 and 2025. Ridership The MTA’s July Plan anticipates subway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenState Agencies Bulletin No. 2322
… processed automatically. Affected Employees: All employees in the Security Services Unit (BU01 – Arbitration Eligible, … State of New York and NYSCOPBA, provides for an increase in location pay for eligible employees in the Security … Expanded Duty Pay and/or Inconvenience Pay at the Current Amount are eligible for the following increases: Earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2322-april-2025-increases-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudson-pay-facilityDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… pandemic, including ventilators and x-ray machines, that now sits unused in storage facilities across the state, … The committee recommended DOH retain 51,140 DME items, and that 4,468 items should receive scheduled preventive … way to assess the committee’s conclusions. Auditors found that DOH began to identify ways to reduce its inventory as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringComptroller's NYS Common Retirement Fund Responsibilities
… on investment decisions. Increased opportunities for women and minority firms throughout its portfolio of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/responsibilitiesDiNapoli: Albany Woman Pleads Guilty: Second Defendant Indicted for Stealing More than $230,000 from Elderly Pensioner
… $230,000 from an elderly victim. “Forcing an elderly man to live in squalor in order to take advantage of him and … him. Investigators, however, found the defendants did not pay the victim’s mortgage, property taxes or other bills for … to be repossessed, and his electricity to be turned off. Instead, the defendants used the money for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-albany-woman-pleads-guilty-second-defendant-indicted-stealing-more-230000-elderly-pensionerDiNapoli: Unsafe Conditions, Questionable Spending Found at Affordable NYC Housing Complexes
… Here Unsafe conditions and over $1 million dollars in questionable spending at three affordable housing … infestations among other unsafe conditions at developments in Manhattan, Queens and on Staten Island. “Every New Yorker … housing,” DiNapoli said. “The conditions identified in this audit are unacceptable. The city needs to do a much …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-unsafe-conditions-questionable-spending-found-affordable-nyc-housing-complexesVillage of Copenhagen – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-15)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Copenhagen (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officers’ (CFO) financial records … Determine whether the Village of Copenhagen Village Board of Trustees Board Conducted an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-copenhagen-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-15Village of Great Neck – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-20)
… results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: … year 2022-23, the Board’s ineffective oversight resulted in a lack of transparency with the public regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-great-neck-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-20Village of Holley – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-12)
… results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: … December 2022. The Board’s ineffective oversight resulted in a lack of transparency with the public regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-holley-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-12Village of Almond – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-14)
… results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: … for review. The Board’s ineffective oversight resulted in a lack of transparency with the public regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-almond-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-14Village of Hoosick Falls – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-16)
… an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records and reports, Filed the required … (OSC), and Reported the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. … Municipal Law (GML) Section 30. The last filed AFR was for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, filed on July 28, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-hoosick-falls-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-16Village of Pomona – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-17)
… results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: Conduct … required by GML Section 30 and Village Law Section 4-408. In addition, there was no evidence the Board reviewed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-pomona-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-17Village of Lisle – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-13)
… results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: … year 2022-23, the Board’s ineffective oversight resulted in a lack of transparency with the public regarding the … of the State Comptroller OSC and reported the results o …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-lisle-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-13Village of North Syracuse – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-11)
… results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: Conduct … year 2022-23, the Board’s ineffective oversight resulted in a lack of transparency with the public regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/12/20/village-north-syracuse-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-11West Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-44)
… the Treasurer by recording all financial activities in the Department’s financial software and preparing … did not enforce the limited financial provisions outlined in the Department’s rules and standard operating guidelines … and written purchasing policy related to disbursements. In addition, the Board did not adopt other financial policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/08/29/west-sparta-independent-volunteer-fire-department-companyDiNapoli: Audit of State Agencies Recommends Better Tracking of Food Purchases From Local Farmers
… on New York state food purchasing to agency personnel. OGS is also responsible for tracking data on state agencies' food … and the Legislature detailing these purchases. The report is supposed to include information on OGS' efforts to improve … Today's audit is part of DiNapoli's effort to examine issues impacting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-state-agencies-recommends-better-tracking-food-purchases-local-farmersLocal Government Workforce Trends in New York State
The number of full-time local government workers employed outside of New York City contracted by 7.9% from 2007 to 2022, largely the result of two defining events – the recession of 2007-09 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-gov-workforce-trends-ny.pdfReport on the Joint Investigation of the Orange County Industrial Development Agency
A joint investigation by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the New York State Comptroller’s Office, and the New Windsor Police Department revealed institutionalized corruption in the administration of the Orange County Industrial Development Agency’s Accelerator Program.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/joint-investigation-orange-co-ida.pdfDespite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists, March 2022
In 2020, women earned 83 cents to every dollar earned by men, a wage gap of more than $10,435 based on median earnings for men and women who worked full-time, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/despite-progress-pay-gap-for-women-persists.pdf