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New Customer-Focused Subway Metrics
… introduced the new metrics¹: Additional Platform Time (APT), the average time that customers wait at a station … 2019-20 State Budget, requires the MTA to publicly report APT, ATT, AJT, and CJTP. Key Findings Transit’s new … assumptions made during its calculation of subway APT, ATT, and AJT or the limitations of the data used. APT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/new-customer-focused-subway-metricsCost-Saving Ideas: How to Reduce Energy Costs
… weather stripping. Use programmable thermostats to raise air conditioner settings and lower heating settings. Resources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-how-reduce-energy-costsCity of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B21-5-5)
… an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2021-22. Background Chapter 531 of the Laws of 2019 … is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit obligations are outstanding, their proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings Based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/07/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b21-5-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 1743
… with information regarding OSC’s revised tax refund policy for employees who were/are on a paid Workers’ Compensation … method on the annual basis (refer to IRS Publication 15 for additional information). Due to late reporting of … taxable gross adjustment. This adjustment, when annualized for income tax purposes, can generate excessive refunds of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1743-late-reporting-workers-compensation-leaveDiNapoli: Majority of H&R Block Shareholders Want Disclosure of Company's Political Spending
… majority vote in support of our proposal by adopting a disclosure policy. Without disclosure shareholders have no way to evaluate whether their … writes and endorses model legislation. DiNapoli has made disclosure of political spending a top shareholder priority. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-majority-hr-block-shareholders-want-disclosure-companys-political-spendingEast Norwich Volunteer Fire Company Number 1 – Fuel Monitoring (2025M-99)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the East Norwich Volunteer Fire Company Number 1 (Company) … Period January 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area Commonly used commodities such as fuel are … access to fuel could occur and remain undetected. During the audit period, the Company purchased 11,819 gallons of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/03/27/east-norwich-volunteer-fire-company-number-1-fuel-monitoringState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… actual results or trends and did not contain estimates for all known revenues and expenditures. The adopted budgets … policies or procedures. The board also did not enter into a written service level agreement with the IT vendor. In … officials did not always seek competition, as required, when purchasing goods or obtaining professional services. Of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… or remit collections, and did not process transactions in a timely manner. The former clerk was arrested in July 2024 and arraigned on charges of grand larceny, … business records, forgery and corrupting the government. In January 2025, the former clerk pleaded guilty to petit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 502
… whose degree of disability, as determined by the State Insurance Fund (SIF), is more than 50% and the statutory … Department of Civil Service Attendance and Leave Manual Policy Bulletin 2004-05, Section 21.8. Prior to the … Dues/Agency Shop Fees Taxable/Non-Taxable Maintenance Credit Union General Insurance (Union), Traffic fines Parking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/502-eligibility-and-processing-instructions-workers-compensationComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… completed audits of the Alton Fire District , Village of Tivoli , Village of Tuckahoe and the City of Yonkers . “In … audit of the treasurer’s books and records. Village of Tivoli – Procurement (Dutchess County) Village officials did … completed audits of the Alton Fire District Village of Tivoli Village of Tuckahoe and the City of Yonkers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Faces Criminal Charges
… was arrested today for allegedly trespassing on a town computer to boost her retirement benefits with the New York … offering a false instrument for filing in the 1st degree, computer trespass and official misconduct, following an … was arrested today for allegedly trespassing on a town computer to boost her retirement benefits with the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-faces-criminal-chargesNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget Proposal
… roadmap for reform to impose meaningful limits on debt and ban backdoor borrowing. This proposal can serve as the basis … the Executive Budget in the coming weeks.” Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State … open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-executive-budget-proposalIX.6.C Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) – IX. Federal Grants
… Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) is an all-electronic payment … Automated Standard Application for Payments ASAP is an allelectronic payment and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6c-automated-standard-application-payments-asapTaxable Travel
Purpose We examined travel expenses a New York State Homes and Community Renewal HCR rent inspector incurred during calendar years 2014 2015 and 2016 Thes
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/06/taxable-travelSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, transportation, fuel, and … incidental costs such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide initiative to determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0North Amityville Fire Company, Inc. – Cash Disbursements (2022M-163)
… not limited to, gift cards, clothing, drones and video games. $10,853 for one Board member’s Alaskan cruise vacation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/04/28/north-amityville-fire-company-inc-cash-disbursements-2022m-163City of Amsterdam – Recreation Department (2023M-29)
… $895 in cash was remitted for the four-hour Craft Beer Fest the day of the event . Tickets cost $45 to drink beer and $5 for designated drivers . Officials could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/07/21/city-amsterdam-recreation-department-2023m-29City of Salamanca – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-284)
… of our audit was to review City officials’ financial management practices and the collection of overdue real property taxes and ambulance service charges for the period … balance totaled approximately 11 times the City’s annual property tax levy. The Comptroller did not provide the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/03/04/city-salamanca-selected-financial-activities-2015m-284Vertus Charter School – Conflict of Interest and Information Technology (2016M-344)
… Purpose of Audit The objectives of our audit were to evaluate the School’s financial activities for conflicts of interest and to assess the controls over information … Vertus Charter School Conflict of Interest and Information Technology 2016M344 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/vertus-charter-school-conflict-interest-and-information-technology-2016mTioga County – Social Service Contracts (2023M-162)
… for four months. Officials did not ensure a contract price reduction was in accordance with contract terms, … and monitoring details). Seven contracts were executed, on average, 34 days after services commenced. As a result, … to ensure performance measures are met. Negotiate price reductions based on current contract terms. County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/03/29/tioga-county-social-service-contracts-2023m-162