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Corrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange … with Orange County District Attorney Hoovler and the New Windsor Police that we were able to bring their crimes to … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionSubway Wait Assessment
… 1, 2017 and November 30, 2018. About the Program Under the Public Authorities Law, the MTA is required to issue an … calculated based on only time point locations. Provide the public with the supplement schedules that are used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/03/subway-wait-assessmentDiNapoli Issues Report on Transparency of Village Fiscal Activities
… said. “Those that don’t file are leaving taxpayers in the dark about how their money is being used or if fiscal … 2019, the number of villages that did not file at all in 2023 grew from six in 2019 to 76. Failure to file by the statutory deadline or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-issues-report-transparency-village-fiscal-activitiesVillage of Hudson Falls – Information Technology (2025M-10)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Did Village of Hudson Falls (Village) officials adequately secure and … and adopt an IT contingency plan to help minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious interruption of services, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/25/village-hudson-falls-information-technology-2025m-10DeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – … lead poisoning, New York State (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4Oversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… OTDA updated regulations to require all new family and adult shelters, regardless of size, to be certified prior to … receiving information, scheduling and performing shelter site visits, and scheduling meetings. Key Finding OTDA made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-followInternal Control System Components
… January 1, 2013 through December 1, 2015. Background In 1987, the Legislature passed the New York State … control, and issuing the Standards for Internal Control in New York State Government (Standards). The Standards form the minimum expectations for internal control in State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/17/internal-control-system-componentsOversight of Weights and Measures Programs
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and … adequately monitors and enforces weights and measures to ensure consumer confidence in products purchased in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/01/oversight-weights-and-measures-programsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1034
… with instructions to apply the educational assistance benefit to employee taxable earnings and ensure that all … Communication to Affected Employees OSC has prepared a letter explaining the tax rules governing educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1034-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 936
… benefits are included when determining the taxable amount for tax year 2009. Affected Employees Employees who receive … assistance benefits that exceed the $5,250 threshold for the 2009 calendar year through the agency (paid by … are qualified programs. Please see IRS Publication 15-B for further information. OSC Actions OSC will create Control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/936-educational-assistance-benefitsCompliance With Payment Card Industry Standards
… customer’s credit card on file. The Authority also accepts in-person credit card payments for E-ZPass tags at its administrative headquarters in Albany and at its Nyack and Tarrytown offices. In addition, the Authority accepts credit card payments over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/compliance-payment-card-industry-standardsState Agencies Bulletin No. 857
… program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess of $5,250 are subject to Social Security, Medicare, … is considered the ‘taxable amount’ and must be reported in PayServ through Time Entry or reported through the agency … pay cycle agencies, these transactions must be entered in PayServ no later than Pay Period 19 Lag (December 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/857-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2094.1
… with large volumes of ACH payments are required to protect account numbers used for those payments. Account numbers must be unreadable anywhere they are stored, … last 4 digits of the Account Number only. This includes Locked Queries, public queries, and private queries. User …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20941-payserv-direct-deposit-access-changes-national-automated-clearingState Agencies Bulletin No. 2094
… with large volumes of ACH payments are required to protect account numbers used for those payments. Account numbers must be unreadable anywhere they are stored, … last 4 digits of the Account Number only. This includes Locked Queries, public queries, and private queries. User …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2094-payserv-direct-deposit-access-changes-national-automated-clearing-houseCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… Center, the Olympic Jumping Complex, and the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid and the Whiteface Mountain Ski …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/13/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followVII.10.F Cash Advance Reconciliations and Annual Confirmation – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Monthly Reconciliations Agencies are required to reconcile cash advance bank accounts monthly in order to comply with the provisions in State Finance Law (SFL) … timely completion of the annual confirmation pursuant to SFL §115(6) and annual reporting requirements pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10f-cash-advance-reconciliations-and-annual-confirmationOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc.
… To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is effectively monitoring its contract … to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable, supported, and program related. The audit covered the period from July … the Program OASAS oversees one of the nation’s largest and most diverse programs for the prevention and treatment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/18/oversight-contract-expenditures-palladia-incProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… agency collects the kit and sends it to a forensic laboratory for analysis and to attempt to obtain a DNA … from convicted persons, crime scenes, and unidentified human remains, which can help link violent crimes and known … kits in their custody – regardless of age – to a forensic laboratory by December 28, 2017 for processing. Kits received …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followOversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Oversight of Direct Placement of … services focus on averting scenarios that could result in the placement of a child in foster care. One alternative to foster care is direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followDiNapoli Releases April State Cash Report
… State tax collections totaled $7.1 billion in the first month of … last year, largely driven by a decline in personal income tax (PIT) collections, according to the state cash report … P. DiNapoli. "The fiscal year is off to a rocky start. Tax collections for the first month of the fiscal year were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-releases-april-state-cash-report