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Farmland Protection Program
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and … equally among them. Key Findings Grants awarded by AGM have helped preserve approximately 114,000 acres of farmland, … NYC to the remaining nine regions, the other regions could have each received an additional $555,555 and $500,000, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/02/farmland-protection-programDiNapoli: Rural Counties Face Shortage of Health Professionals
… A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli examined … professional shortages in 16 rural counties in New York state and found alarming shortfalls in primary care, … having no pediatricians or OBGYN doctors at all. The shortage of mental health practitioners in New York’s rural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-rural-counties-face-shortage-health-professionalsFood Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic
… Food Insecurity Grew in 2022 Food insecurity worsened for many New Yorkers in the 2020 to 2022 period, according to … insecurity. 4 Nationally, food insecurity also increased for the first time in over a decade to 11.2 percent in … Program (SNAP) benefits. Another likely explanation for the increase is food price inflation. Other factors could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemicComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Springs as well as an audit of inmate hospital costs in Chautauqua, Clinton, Erie, Jefferson, Orleans, Oswego, Rensselaer and Westchester counties . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … with the Office of State Comptroller until April 2014. In addition, district officials used a request for proposal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Fell 44% in 2008
… Cash bonuses paid by Wall Street firms to their New York City employees declined by 44 percent in … executives and many have voluntarily forgone bonuses, but it did not impose limitations for lower-level employees. “A … already lost tens of thousands of jobs and the industry is still continuing to write off toxic assets. It’s painfully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2009/01/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-fell-44-2008State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… excessive fund balances in the general, highway, water district and sewer district funds. The board has not adopted a fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … Fire Company, Inc. – Apparent Misappropriation of Funds (Steuben County) After a referral from Steuben County … equipment should be replaced and whether to accumulate funds for replacement in reserves or take advantage of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1049
… Affected Employees Employees affected by the reduction in force Effective Date(s) Immediately Background Due to the Governor’s reduction in force plan, OSC is providing the following information … of layoffs. Additional information regarding the reduction in force may be obtained from the Department of Civil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1049-information-regarding-processing-layoff-transactions-payservLehman College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… Purpose To determine whether the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Central Office (Central) and Lehman College … 2013 through December 4, 2014, CUNY reported 336 active or closed bank accounts, including 14 at Lehman. In addition, … Form.” The UC notifies the college within five business days of the receipt of the form as to whether there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/21/lehman-college-controls-over-bank-accountsXIX.7 Moving Expenditures Charged Prior to Conversion to a PCIP Converted Project ID – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… expenditures to post the credit against it, the agency may need move expenses from an old NYS01 project that was … requiring an expenditure credit (whether via Refund of Appropriation, General Ledger Journal Entry or AP Journal … it to allow for a credit to expenses, agencies will need to transfer expenditure costs collected under the NYS01 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix7-moving-expenditures-charged-prior-conversion-pcip-converted-project-idXII.5.B Unique Invoice Number Requirements – XII. Expenditures
… requires Business Units to enter a unique Invoice Number on each supplier’s voucher. The SFS has validations that will … voucher to pay the same invoice, the Business Unit must have a process to ensure that each voucher (1) references a … request that vendors invoice for goods or services that have been delivered. For example, assume a Business Unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5b-unique-invoice-number-requirementsDiNapoli: Former Mechanics at State Police Garage Charged With Public Corruption and Grand Larceny
… state police mechanics Jeffrey Rapasadi and David Relyea in the theft of nearly $30,000 in auto parts and supplies from the state. The thefts … police vehicles for the Troop D headquarters based in Oneida. They allegedly used a state police paid account to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-mechanics-state-police-garage-charged-public-corruption-and-grand-larcenyControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters
… services for eligible homeless families and individuals in New York City (City) and for providing fiscal oversight of … City has addressed the need with a significant increase in capital investment for City-owned shelters to correct … phase. As of April 2019, there were 415 homeless shelters in the City, including 53 owned by the City, subject to DHS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/25/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-sheltersComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… for overtime costs in certain departments. However, it does not appear that the total appropriation will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Decreased 11.6% in 2023, First Decline Since 2016
… decrease was led by declines in overtime hours at three of the five agencies that are historically the largest … two-thirds of the state’s overtime hours in 2023. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (Corrections), the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-decreased-116-2023-first-decline-2016Fare Evasion (Follow-Up)
… The objective of our initial audit, issued April 15, 2021, was to determine whether Transit and MTA Bus reported … to evade the fare. Also, much of the fare evasion and payment signage we saw was defaced, misleading, not … for the neighborhood. We also found that fare evasion and payment signage was often missing, which was especially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/fare-evasion-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… audit. In particular, Empire recovered over $5.4 million on behalf of the state’s Empire Plan. New York State … or ensure that required year-end closeouts were completed on time. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2019, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1942
… Number Earnings Code Retropay Effective Date (first date PayServ detects a change in the employee’s record) Earnings … Number Earnings Code Retropay Effective Date (first date PayServ detects a change in the employee’s record) Earnings … Sequence Number 1. Navigate to Review Paycheck screen in PayServ.- Main Menu > Payroll for North America > Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1942-new-locked-queries-review-retroactive-payments-employees-paycheckDiNapoli: Audit Finds Counties Are Not Checking Prices and Scales at Retailers
An audit of 10 counties found that some did not adequately test the accuracy of retail prices or test scanners scales and devices used to price weigh or measure goods at grocery stores gas stations and other retail locations to make sure that consumers were paying the correct price
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-counties-are-not-checking-prices-and-scales-retailersNY State & City Comptrollers, State Treasurers: Federal Bill Attempts to Silence Investors
… and accountability. The Statement is in response to provisions of the Financial CHOICE Act , legislation … from filing shareholder proposals. "This Act attempts to silence investors, large and small, who seek a vote on … proposal process. Comptrollers DiNapoli and Stringer have made use of shareholder proposals as a particularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/ny-state-city-comptrollers-state-treasurers-federal-bill-attempts-silence-investors