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Oversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste
… SUNY maintains a central administrative office in Albany. For fiscal year 2015-16, SUNY had a budget of $13 billion, … resource to provide tools, training, and communication for the campuses on best practices and compliance issues, … as well as local, State, and federal regulations for environmental management and occupational safety and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/03/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-wasteOversight of Certified Homeless Shelter Food Services
… by food service workers who are regularly tested for tuberculosis (TB). OTDA administers New York State’s … families or 20 or more single adults) and is responsible for inspecting them and ensuring they meet certain standards, … York City Department of Social Services, is responsible for ensuring that homeless shelters in New York City meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/29/oversight-certified-homeless-shelter-food-servicesEagle Mills Fire District No. 1 – Records and Reports (2025M-136)
… and current accounting records and reports are essential for informed decision-making, legal compliance and accountability. The District’s budgeted appropriations for fiscal year 2025 totaled $514,743. Audit Summary While … budgets into the central accounting system, necessary for generating statements of operations with budget-to-actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/04/10/eagle-mills-fire-district-no-1-records-and-reports-2025m-136NYS and NYC Pension Funds To SEC: Greater Disclosure Needed On Risks Faced By Fossil Fuel Industry
… Systems, manage more than $330 billion in assets for more than 1.7 million current and retired state, city, … and the broader marketplace. Fossil fuel companies can’t acknowledge climate change and their role in it, but then act as if it won’t affect them and their investors. They can’t have it both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/nys-and-nyc-pension-funds-sec-greater-disclosure-needed-risks-faced-fossil-fuel-industryDiNapoli: Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… a significant level of support. This includes: Nextra Energy Inc. (41%); CMS Energy Corp. (36.2%); Equifax Inc. (35.9%); Western Union Co. … Eli Lilly and Co. (24.8%); Textron Inc. (23.4%); Consol Energy Inc. (21.6%); Expedia Inc. (17.8%) and the Occidential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-corporations-disclose-political-spendingState Police Bulletin No. SP-233
… Association of the New York State Troopers (PBA), provides for an annual hazardous duty payment. Effective Dates: 2022 … Leave of Absence/MLL (Mil Lv) on 11/01/2022 are eligible for Hazardous Duty Pay. An employee who otherwise meets the … will automatically insert a row on the Additional Pay page for employees who meet the eligibility criteria on 11/01/2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-233-2022-state-police-hazardous-duty-paySUNY Bulletin No. SU-274
… TIER 6 6PCT Effective Date(s) Changes will take effect for the paycheck dated February 20, 2019. Eligibility … provide the employee’s earnings based by Department ID for the calendar year entered. If the query results in multiple rows for an employee, the earnings from each row must be combined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-274-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planTransparency and Accountability of Fiscal Activities in Villages (2024-MS-2)
… of $93.8 million. Villages provide essential services for their residents, who elect a board to plan, guide and … We reviewed 2 the fiscal year 2023 AFR filing status for 30 villages (Villages) across NYS and identified the primary reasons for not filing, as explained by Village officials, which were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/transparency-and-accountability-fiscal-activities-villages-2024-ms-2Village of Washingtonville – Budget Review (B26-6-1)
… is authorized to issue deficit obligations, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit … are outstanding, the Village’s tentative budget for the next succeeding fiscal years. Key Findings The scope … used to project personal services. The lack of support for this estimate could significantly impact the Village’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/01/22/village-washingtonville-budget-review-b26-6-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the fire department cancelled the annual SHP Training for all 131 of its uniformed personnel. City of Watertown – … officials did not properly record, tag and account for capital asset purchases. As a result, the district has an … or stolen. Auditors found: the assistant superintendent for business did not maintain an inventory of capital assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… card charges reviewed were adequately supported and for valid purposes, only one was properly approved. The … not maximize Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. Claims were not submitted and reimbursed for 1,365 eligible Medicaid services provided totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli Presses Companies on Political Disclosure
… The shareholder proposals filed by the Fund ask companies for comprehensive and public reports that list their … federal lobbying, payments to any trade associations used for political purposes, and payments made to any organization … to the report “Collision Course” authored by the Center for Political Accountability, citing data gathered by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-presses-companies-political-disclosureDiNapoli Releases Climate Action Plan
… Common Retirement Fund (Fund). The plan lays out a path for the Fund to further address climate risk in its … standards. As a first step standards will be developed for thermal coal, followed by other major industries or … The Plan incorporates many of the Panel’s recommendations for managing the Fund’s exposure to climate risks. “Climate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-releases-climate-action-planDiNapoli: NY's Homeownership Rate Lowest in the Nation
… of Hispanic households. The homeownership gap is highest for Hispanics in New York, and 16% higher than the national … households. “Owning a home is the ‘American Dream,’ but for too many New Yorkers that dream has been unattainable,” DiNapoli said. “The low rate of ownership for Black, Asian, and Hispanic New Yorkers is especially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nys-homeownership-rate-lowest-nationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… 2023. Officials also did not develop written procedures for adding, modifying or disabling nonstudent network user … expenditure budget-to-actual reports were not accurate. For example, the reports did not include $551,134 of real property tax revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: State’s Financial Plan Reflects a Bleak Economic Outlook
… to Localities spending, while large reductions in funding for State Operations are also planned. School children and … fiscal crisis that could dramatically change our landscape for years to come. As reports by my office have repeatedly … revenue projections appear reasonable. Given the potential for major cuts in funding for essential services, DOB should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-states-financial-plan-reflects-bleak-economic-outlookState Police Bulletin No. SP-227
… State and the Police Benevolent Association and provides for a 2% General Salary increase effective April 1, 2022 for Troopers in Bargaining Unit 07 and … Job Data page to reflect the April 2022 2% Salary Increase for Troopers in Bargaining Unit 07 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-227-april-1-2022-2-salary-increase-state-police-employees-representedNorth Brookfield Fire District – Board Oversight (2026M-2)
… Did the North Brookfield Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) adequately oversee the … 2016 through 2024 Annual Financial Report (AFR) filings as of December 18, 2025. Understanding the Audit Area The Board, … being responsible for the general management and control of the District’s financial operations, must provide adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/05/08/north-brookfield-fire-district-board-oversight-2026m-2SUNY Bulletin No. SU-302
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the Recruitment and Retention Payments. … of America/Graduate Student Employees Union, provides for recruitment and retention payments. Each doctoral degree … non-resident alien earnings code – XRC, YRC, ZRC) for the recruitment payment or Earnings Code GRT (or the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-302-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesOpinion 90-37
… offer) VILLAGES -- Real Property (authority to sell for less than highest offer) VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): This … court in New City , supra , further stated as follows: [T]he board did not act to accept the facially lower bid ... … little or no adverse impact on its operating budget .... [T]he school tax revenues generated ... would more than make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37