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State Health Department Slow to Inspect Violations at Adult Care Facilities, Audit Finds
… overseeing adult care facilities, risking the health and safety of vulnerable residents, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … be left at risk.” Adult care facilities are primarily home to the elderly who can no longer live independently, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-health-department-slow-inspect-violations-adult-care-facilities-audit-findsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… – Electronic Transfers (Westchester County) The board does not have written policies, procedures or resolutions to … controls to ensure the accrual and use of leave time were recorded accurately. True North Rochester … but the school does not have a firm agreement detailing what services are included. The absence of a clear and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Ausable , Fishers Island Waste Management District , Town of Guilderland , Plattsburgh Housing Authority , Town of Salem and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of the Clarence Public Library , Village of Fort Johnson , Town of Green Island , Village of Lindenhurst , … Public Library – Audit of Claims (Erie County) The board did not audit and approve claims prior to payment. The … reviewed appeared to be reasonable and legitimate, the use of confirming purchase orders circumvents internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Vendor Boosted Fuel Costs During Superstorm Sandy Recovery
… Meats, Inc., a Staten Island caterer which provides food to the New York Army National Guard, inexplicably acted … DMNA’s obligation to seek a reasonable cost and act in the best interest of the state. In response to the Comptroller’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-vendor-boosted-fuel-costs-during-superstorm-sandy-recoveryInvestors Ask SEC to Reject Exxon's Attempt to Silence Questions on Climate Change
… week asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reject ExxonMobil’s plan to block a shareholder proposal … in climate change,” DiNapoli said. “As investors, we need to know how ExxonMobil’s bottom line will be impacted by the global effort to reduce emissions and what the company plans to do about it.” Edward Mason, Head of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/investors-ask-sec-reject-exxons-attempt-silence-questions-climate-changeState Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to fix problems and delays with how it … enforcement policies to better protect the health and well-being of nursing home residents across the state,” DiNapoli … penalties, which are only applied in the most egregious of cases, reduces the deterrent effect inherent in penalties and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County) Except for minor discrepancies that were discussed with town officials, water customers were billed at the … to promote openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the financial workings of government. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… today announced his office completed audits of the Central Valley School District , Cornwall Central School District , Cuba-Rushford Central School District , DeRuyter Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits
… that are close to reaching their Constitutional Tax Limit (CTL) has more than doubled since 2012, according to a report … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The CTL is the maximum amount of real property tax a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-releases-report-municipalities-close-exceeding-tax-limitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… York’s health departments are not consistently enforcing the state health code for eateries and other establishments … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Auditors found that food safety inspectors are identifying hundreds of … However, a lack of guidance from DOH for defining what constitutes an accurate, complete, and timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… credit, payroll or petty cash. Additionally, no district official reviewed the processed payroll reports before … 50,000 state contracts, visit OpenBookNY . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Charged With Stealing Deceased Father-in-Law's Pension Payments
… A 58-year-old Binghamton woman, Joy LaBarr, was charged with stealing nearly $32,000 in New … announced today. “The defendant allegedly took advantage of her father-in-law’s death to personally profit, buying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-charged-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1995.2
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding the implementation of a pilot program establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by PEF or CSEA working at a DOH facility
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19952-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… found that a lack of oversight by the state Department of Health (DOH) and the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) resulted in nearly $300 million in pharmacy claims that Medicaid never tried to recover from … those with lower incomes and/or people with special health care needs. As of the close of the State’s fiscal year on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionState Agencies Bulletin No. 1995.1
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding the implementation of a pilot program establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by PEF or CSEA working at a DOH facility
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19951-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainDiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… are using the funds. The New York City Department of Education plans to use a smaller share of the billions of dollars of its federal aid to help close pandemic learning gaps than other large school districts, both in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-prioritiesOpinion 92-34
… payment of parking fines and surcharges) PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Mandatory Surcharges (partial payment of parking fines and surcharges) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §1809-a: When a city receives partial payment of … collected in certain cities pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1809-a. You ask if a surcharge is to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-34DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Labor Department Step Up Investigations of Violations in NYC
… Weaknesses in how the state Department of Labor (DOL) investigates labor law violations in New York … checked. For 225 cases, the investigation took from over 12 months to 40 months to complete. For 697 cases, the investigations were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-audit-recommends-labor-department-step-investigations-violations-nyc