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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… State Insurance Fund (NYSIF): Risk Management Planning Group (2015-1A-001) NYSIF did not effectively address the risk of its Risk Managing Planning Group serving in conflicting roles or follow its policies and … missing information and without required documentation to support the decisions. NYSIF also undercharged the two up to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Local Street and Highway Improvement Program that resulted in the town receiving $86,000 more than it was entitled to. … governmental administration for destroying town records. In December 2020, the superintendent pled guilty to attempted … service providers receiving payments totaling $24,009. In addition, the board did not adhere to its investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… contracts. Errors occurred in the leave records maintained for 24 of the 33 (73 percent) employees tested. The district overpaid seven employees $29,686 for unused leave accruals. Owego-Apalachin Central School … education programs (IEP). Auditors reviewed IEPs for 28 students who received services in 2018-19. They found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Continue to Exceed Projections
… $30.9 billion, almost $17 billion more than received in the same period last year, spurred in part by a $13.5 billion year-to-year increase in personal income tax (PIT) receipts. Much of this change is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-continue-exceed-projectionsCaledonia Joint Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2024M-102-F)
… with constructing a new fire station and replacing old vehicles and equipment, or the effect these decisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/05/01/caledonia-joint-fire-district-audit-follow-2024m-102-fState Agencies Bulletin No. 1931
… of this bulletin is to inform agencies that position pools in PayServ may require updates for SFS lapsing. Affected … are affected. Background Certain chart of accounts strings in SFS, attached to position pools in PayServ, will be lapsing and will no longer be available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1931-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-september-lapsing-eventsDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… sewage and stormwater impacted more than 200 waterways in New York due to antiquated and overwhelmed sewer systems, … details the problems with combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in the state. Most large urban areas in New York state are served by municipal sewer systems, many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeDiNapoli: 90 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Ninety school districts, more than 13 percent of districts … Stress Monitoring System. DiNapoli’s office evaluated 672 school districts with fiscal years ending on June 30, 2014. … office has assessed and scored the financial stability of school districts. The second round of scoring designated 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-90-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… division found it did not collect more than $13 million in fines and fees — nearly half of those owed to it — issued between Jan. 1, 2013 and June 6, 2015. Not … the changes that Transit has already made, as they noted in their response, more can still be done.” The Transit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedOpinion 97-7
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (court … been held beyond the five year dormancy period set forth in Abandoned Property Law, §600 should be transferred to the … such funds without a court order where the amount of the claim is less than $1500 where the identity of the entitled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 94-30
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. [edited for publication] COUNTY CLERK -- Fees … the first unnumbered paragraph of CPLR, §8018(a). This is in reply to your inquiry regarding payments made to New York … all but $5 of this amount to the State of New York in accordance with section 39(2)(e) of the Judiciary Law. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30DiNapoli: Medicaid Redesign Presents Opportunities and Risks
… said. “A federal waiver may bring as much as $8 billion in additional aid as an incentive to drive further reforms. … However, failure to meet key benchmarks would result in a loss of significant potential federal funding. That … state to increase its own spending on the program or rein in Medicaid costs in ways that have been largely avoided in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-medicaid-redesign-presents-opportunities-and-risksArea #3 – Computer Hardware, Software, and Data Inventories – Information Technology Governance
… Local governments and schools should maintain detailed, up-to-date inventory records for all computer hardware, software … and serial number; the name of the employee or other user to whom the equipment is assigned, if applicable; the … and any pertinent licensing information. In addition to hardware and software inventories, local governments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-3-computer-hardware-software-and-data-inventoriesNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and California Controller Yee Urge S.E.C. to Mandate Climate Change Disclosures
… In an op-ed on Politico.com, New York State Comptroller … truly an emergency, look no further than our two states. In recent years, America has seen the most active and most … and hurricane seasons. Last year’s wildfire season in California was the worst on record and burned over 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-california-controller-yee-urge-sec-mandate-climate-changeJune 2002: Advance Refunding Bonds
… What are a "current refunding" and an "advance refunding"? In a current refunding, the proceeds of the refunding bonds … are used currently (immediately) to redeem the old debt. In an advance refunding, the refunding bonds are issued "in advance" of the actual redemption and placed in an escrow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/june-2002-advance-refunding-bondsCOVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program
… signed the “New York State on PAUSE” executive order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order included a … affected businesses of all sizes, most of the businesses in New York are small businesses employing fewer than 100 … Based on U.S. Census Bureau data, 77% of small businesses in the State reported a decrease in revenues and sales at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/07/covid-19-pandemic-small-business-recovery-grant-programSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations
… Assistance Intercoms (CAIs) (intended for customer use in emergencies) at an estimated cost of approximately $21 … system continuously monitors the CAIs and an alert issued in the case of an operational defect. When an alert lasts 15 … the station houses (shelter on station platform) and in the eastbound and westbound porticos (egress-entrance/exit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stationsOversight of Child Protective Services
… reporting of child abuse and maltreatment, provide for the swift and competent investigation of such reports, protect … York Social Services Law, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and received roughly 300,000 … concerns that do not contain those elements result in a non-report. In such instances, the caller must be provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2368.2
… State Comptroller is authorized to offset State payments in order to collect State debts, if due process is provided. … deduction will only be entered by OSC and will be applied in the paycheck in which the arbitration award or settlement agreement is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/23682-instructions-use-deduction-code-433-unemployment-insurance-owed-andTown of Oxford – Financial Condition (2024M-135)
… $1.3 million. OSC previously released an audit of the Town in 2017 which identified budgets that relied on fund balance … $315,279 of nonexistent town-wide (TW) fund balance in the 2019 through 2023 fiscal years and used $350,000 in revenue anticipation notes (RANs) to address cash flow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/25/town-oxford-financial-condition-2024m-135