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DiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… overtime hours worked, or an increase of 4.3%, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … 2021,” said DiNapoli. “While the pandemic does not appear to have prompted a ‘great resignation’ from the state … sharply in 2021 than in the prior decade. The state needs to continue to attract and retain a range of diverse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Releases Report on Nonprofit Industry
… provided 1.3 million jobs to New Yorkers, just over 1 in 6 private sector jobs in the state. While the number of … 344,000 nonprofit organizations in the U.S., 3.1% of all private sector establishments. With 33,536, nearly 1 in 10 of … nonprofits were located in New York, comprising 5% of the private sector statewide. Nonprofits provided 12.8 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-releases-report-nonprofit-industryDiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union
… an op ed by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the need for tougher oversight of governments use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems: … be put in harm’s way. That is why my office has called on New York’s leaders to enact robust oversight over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionDiNapoli: Stronger Oversight Needed for Social Adult Day Care Programs
… An audit of Social Adult Day Care (SADC) programs found questionable Medicaid … “Many vulnerable New Yorkers rely on social adult day care services to help them stay in their own homes and … where it claimed attendance exceeded its capacity. For one day, the SADC submitted claims for services to 530 people, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-stronger-oversight-needed-social-adult-day-care-programsState Comptroller DiNapoli Details Progress on Corporate Political Spending Disclosure
… he called on 16 companies, including Tesla Inc., Domino’s Pizza Inc., and Garmin Ltd., requesting similar comprehensive … and Accountability . In addition to Tesla, Domino’s Pizza, and Garmin, requests for disclosure were sent to: Bath …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-details-progress-corporate-political-spending-disclosureDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… children." In New York, the state Department of Labor (DOL) enforces the laws to protect child performers, including … observing working conditions and enforcing trust accounts. DOL issues one-year permits to performers under 18 years of … every three years. From April 1, 2014 to October 31, 2016, DOL issued about 27,000 child performer permits including: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersOpinion 93-24
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … Appropriations and Expenditures (construction of permanent outdoor competitive sports facility) -- Powers and Duties … district may not improve vacant land owned by the district with permanent outdoor competitive sports facilities such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24DiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency
… unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit New … have identified and helped limit the spread of COVID-19 at nursing homes. State auditors also found that DOH did not … would not provide auditors with a breakdown by name of the nursing home residents who died from COVID-19, and the actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-states-pandemic-response-nursing-homes-hindered-ill-prepared-state-agencyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The town's accounting records did not include a part-town (PT) general fund. General fund PT revenues and expenditures were not properly allocated. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 98-14
… procedures) -- Pre-emption (town highway budget estimates) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and Duties (submission … -- Budget (submission of budget estimates by the highway superintendent) TOWN LAW, §§104, 106; HIGHWAY LAW, §141; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): The town highway superintendent's annual budget estimate must specify the four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14DiNapoli: Special Education Providers Shortchanging Special Needs Children
… of lax oversight to game the system, ripoff children and taxpayers, and line their own pockets,” DiNapoli said. … abuse of taxpayer money. It is time for this to stop, and my office will do everything we can to make sure that students with special needs and their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-special-education-providers-shortchanging-special-needs-childrenDiNapoli: North Shore Leads Staten Island's Growth
… The North Shore, for many the gateway to Staten Island, has led the borough in population growth since … P. DiNapoli. The North Shore is located just north of the Staten Island Expressway and serves as an important freight … hub. The area accounts for more than one third of the Staten Island population and its residents tend to be younger …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-north-shore-leads-staten-islands-growthUpper Jay Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-30)
… officials with an annual report, as required by the bylaws. Ensure bank reconciliations are prepared monthly and … supported by adequate documentation and as required by the bylaws, review and approve all bills before payment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/05/26/upper-jay-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activities-2023mTown of Dix – Supervisor’s Control of Cash (2022M-57)
… online banking. In 2020, the former bookkeeper received $1,254 in dental and vision insurance through the Town and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/02/town-dix-supervisors-control-cash-2022m-57Village of Bainbridge – Financial Operations (2014M-227)
… our audit was to review the Village’s accounting records and reports and to examine the internal controls over the water and sewer receipt process for the period June 1, 2012 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/11/21/village-bainbridge-financial-operations-2014m-227Canaseraga Central School District – Cafeteria Cash Receipts (2014M-57)
… the Town of Ossian in Livingston County and the Town of Dansville in Steuben County. It enrolls approximately 235 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/canaseraga-central-school-district-cafeteria-cash-receipts-2014m-57Fishers Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-128)
… not effectively manage the District’s financial condition and did not adopt realistic budgets from 2018 through 2021. … the District needed to increase real property taxes and override the 2018 and 2020 tax caps to close projected budget gaps. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/29/fishers-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-128Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Part-Time Temporary Employee Payroll (2022M-167)
… began work. Properly monitor hours worked by PTEs . Two PTEs worked in excess of the total Board-authorized time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/03/17/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-part-time-temporary-employee-payrollWest Webster Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Inc. – Cash Disbursements (2023M-10)
… recorded, had adequate supporting documentation and were for Association purposes. Key Findings The Board did not … recorded, had adequate supporting documentation and were for Association purposes. As a result, the Association had a significant risk that disbursements could be made for non-Association purposes. We found that: 138 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/06/02/west-webster-volunteer-firemens-association-inc-cash