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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Cicero Fire … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Contribute to a NY 529 College Savings Account and Deduct Up to $10,000 From Your State Taxes
… P. DiNapoli today reminded New Yorkers that contributions to a New York State 529 College Savings Program account are … 529 College Savings Program is an investment tool designed to help parents save for college. Contributions made by Dec. 31 can provide up to $10,000 in state tax deductions on 2016 income tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-contribute-ny-529-college-savings-account-and-deduct-10000-your-state-taxesHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program
… responsible for administering the program locally. LPAs’ applications are reviewed and scored, and selected LPAs enter … Specifically, we found: Inaccurate scoring on 7 of 30 LPA applications reviewed (23 percent) resulted in at least three … consistency and transparency in scoring and selecting LPA applications. Identify LPAs that have shown they are unable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/15/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-residential-emergency-services-offer-home-repairsOpinion 2003-7
… and other recreational purposes, may be expended to pay reasonable and necessary preliminary costs, such as engineering and legal expenses, directly related to, and necessary to proceed with, an improvement to park land. Such moneys … Whether moneys may be expended to pay reasonable and necessary preliminary costs related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-7Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-015
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of changes … Employees who currently hold more than one job and who are paid via direct deposit in at least one job may need to … dated March 25, 2021 and March 31, 2021. If the employee has not made a selection, the changes to the direct deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-015-direct-deposit-updated-business-process-and-ac-2772State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… process; consequently, sufficient competition is not fully promoted, and overspending may have occurred. Auditors found … number of purchases without competitive bidding, made over 15,000 transactions under $1,000 each to purchase goods or … did not have any data published to the state’s Open Data website. In addition, it did not designate a data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… Watervliet; and the towns of German Flatts, Oyster Bay and Parish have received the highest designation of "significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… An initial audit issued in October 2013, examined whether the fellowship leaves granted instructional staff were … with all applicable requirements. Although most of the fellowship recipients reviewed complied with CUNY policy, … improvements were needed to protect taxpayer dollars and the integrity of CUNY's fellowship leave program. In a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2230.1
… agencies with information and procedures regarding the new promotion method of calculating affected employees’ salaries … a graded position and the movement is determined to be a promotion based on comparison of the employee’s hourly rate … Payrolls Comp Rate Code of FEE and BIW Revised Method of Promotion Calculation: If the movement from the CSEA N/S …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22301-new-promotion-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movementOpinion 95-26
… of tax moneys to pay for improvement to fire department headquarters); (investment of tax moneys by loan to fire … §§9104, 9105; ESTATES, POWERS AND TRUSTS LAW, §11-2.2: It is inadvisable for a volunteer and exempt firemen's … Therefore, when an exempt firemen's benevolent association is governed by a special act of the State Legislature and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Hinsdale Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-244)
… activity funds, which are operated by and for the students, totaled approximately $66,000 in the 2016-17 fiscal … same year totaled approximately $9.7 million. Key Findings Student treasurers were not adequately involved. Student treasurers’ records were not accurate. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/16/hinsdale-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-244City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B17-7-9)
… 2016. Background The City of Long Beach, located in Nassau County, has been authorized to issue debt not to exceed … which includes a midyear increase of $15 per sanitation parcel which the City has not yet authorized. The proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/05/11/city-long-beach-budget-review-b17-7-9Child Care Licensing and Inspection
… Purpose To determine if the Office of Children and Family Services’ (Office) child care licensing and inspection … licensing processes for the day care centers and group family day care homes, or through registration processes for the small day care centers, family day care homes and school aged child care centers. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/14/child-care-licensing-and-inspectionMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2018 Through March 31, 2019
… in costs were avoided due to an averted overpayment of a provider refund. By the end of the audit fieldwork, about … and was determining the program status of 1 remaining provider. Key Recommendations We made 10 recommendations to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2018-through-march-31-2019State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued. … needs assessment or social impact study to identify the number or location of individuals in need of problem … concurrent comprehensive third-party health insurance. By the end of the audit fieldwork, about $6.7 million of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Statewide Financial System Asset Management Module (SFS AM). Within the Office of General Services, the Bureau of Capital Assets (BCA) monitors and coordinates SFS AM capital asset inputs, assisting agencies in the management and maintenance of their asset data in SFS AM. Auditors found BCA is not adequately overseeing capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsHomeless Housing and Assistance Program – Project Selection and Maintenance
… on June 8, 1990 to administer HHAP and is staffed by 17 Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance employees. … projects and 20 in the pre-construction or construction phase; all but one were operational or in the … is not always reliable and, in some instances, query results are not accurate. Officials are seeking solutions to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/10/homeless-housing-and-assistance-program-project-selection-and-maintenanceOversight and Monitoring of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program
… four-year-olds in New York State with the opportunity for an early childhood education. A new statutory framework … require buildings and classrooms used for UPK to be safe and to comply with applicable fire safety, health, and … in a state of good repair and sanitation and to be safe and suitable for children. In January 2014, the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/07/oversight-and-monitoring-universal-pre-kindergarten-programDiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to SNAP Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food
… Proposed federal changes to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), … helping households obtain food, would increase costs to state governments, limit eligibility and reduce the value of future benefits according to a new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-proposed-congressional-cuts-snap-program-mean-more-new-yorkers-without-enough-food