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DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… Finds Properties in Forest Protection Program That Dont Qualify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… with the company for about 10 years. City of Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and … These funds should have been paid to the City of Glen Cove, $75,039, and to the school district and library, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Reimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center
… Objective To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (Office) adequately … providers, such as Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center. The audit covered the period January 1, 2019 through December … To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance OTDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/01/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-centerOversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… compliance with safety training requirements for school bus personnel and instructors to help ensure safe … is monitoring school districts’ compliance with school bus monitor and attendant qualifications. The audit scope … The Department sets qualification requirements for school bus drivers, monitors, and attendants; and it has established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… contract with Computer Sciences Corp. to continue provider payment services until the new Medicaid administrative … to the Moreland Commission investigation. Contract and Payment Rejections The Comptroller’s office rejected 157 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… year-end commitments related to unperformed contracts for goods and services totaling was $3.3 million during the audit period and $3.2 million was unsupported or for unbudgeted purchases. In effect, officials improperly … The claims that auditors reviewed were supported and for appropriate BOCES purposes. However, all claims were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs
… Plan Act of 2021 enhanced this assistance. Between April 1, 2017 and June 6, 2022, HUD allocated over $244 million in … safety protocols. However, as of June 9, 2022 – more than 2 years after the start of the pandemic – HCR had only … million has been reimbursed. To meet HUD’s Report 2021-S-10 2 requirements, HCR must expend over $96 million of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingPublic Safety – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… dropped 2.2 percent. Property crimes include: Burglary (down 16.6 percent to its 2019 number following the same percentage jump in 2020); Larceny (down 1.3 percent); and Motor vehicle theft (rising for the … which include: 44 State correctional facilities (down from 50 following the closure of six State Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-safetyLabor Investigations in New York City
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City. The audit covered the period from January 2019 … (Laws). These Laws, which provide requirements related to minimum wage, overtime, hours of work, child labor, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-cityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance – Controls Over the … Initiative’s (ESSHI) goal is to develop 20,000 units of supportive housing over the 15-year period ending in 2031. … with disabilities who are between the ages of 3 and 5. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2021, Small …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… The New NY Broadband Program (Program)—launched in 2015 and managed by the Broadband Program Office (BPO), a … 2021, BPO officials stated more than 14,000 households were unserved or underserved. ESD made progress in addressing … level. A prior audit, issued in February 2023 found that many children who could benefit from the Program weren’t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Childcare Assistance Program (CCAP) Auditors reviewed 50 approved and 30 denied SNAP cases and determined that Department of Social Services … needed to process SNAP applications correctly and in a timely manner. Department officials also did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… in the general and highway funds, respectively, as of Dec. 31, 2023. Because the board did not adopt a fund balance … budget appropriations for the general fund by nearly four times and for the water fund by more than half. The board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Federal Spending by Major Funding Streams and Functions – Federal Funding and New York
… funding is received by New York State through grants for a range of purposes, including health care, transportation, … funding is received by New York State through grants for a range of purposes including health care transportation public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-spending-major-funding-streams-and-functionsClaims for Deceased Owners and Estates
… What You Should Know To claim lost money belonging to a deceased … we have reviewed your claim. All items that appear online are at least $20 or one share of stock. How to Prove … a representative to administer the decedent's estate, even if all other matters have been settled, only that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/claims-deceased-owners-and-estatesWall Street Profits for 2014 May Not Reach 2013 Level
… that full year profits for the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange member firms (the traditional measure of … in settlement costs. The securities industry, however, does not break out settlement costs from other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/wall-street-profits-2014-may-not-reach-2013-levelState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… in the state Department of Health's payment system and other problems led to over a billion dollars in … said. "The department needs to improve its procedures and stop this waste of taxpayer money." Medicaid, a federal, … insurance during January of 2018. Read the report , or go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceDiNapoli: Audit Finds False Elevator Inspections, Safety Hazards Overlooked
… the audit sample). Violations were missed or overlooked in 11 of the 12 elevators in the sample. Three non-DOB … terminated by his company for unprofessionalism. 6,741 (11 percent) of the 63,314 annual elevator inspections DOB … authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-false-elevator-inspections-safety-hazards-overlookedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Amherst Central School District , Friendship Central School District … and charter school finances and operations to ensure money is being spent appropriately and effectively. The … require district officials to properly document compliance when they sought competition. Furthermore, the policy did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 2000-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory Reserve Fund (need to establish when property sold was funded in part with Urban Development Corporation loan) REAL … into a repayment agreement with the UDC providing that, in the event of the sale of the civic center, the unpaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-10