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Bellevue Fire District #9 – Procurement (2018M-5)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials followed their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/04/06/bellevue-fire-district-9-procurement-2018m-5DiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge
… the efforts to address them. "Noise in New York City is a significant quality of life and public health concern," … for taking steps to better enforce local law, but there is more that city agencies can do to control noise … noise survey had suggested that the city identify a public official to manage nightlife noise complaints. In response to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-silencing-excessive-nyc-noise-major-challengeOpinion 91-31
… the people of the county requires compulsory anti-rabies vaccination of all dogs within the county, the Commissioner … the limited purpose of implementing compulsory anti-rabies vaccination of dogs. Therefore, it is our opinion that a … the people of the county required compulsory, anti-rabies vaccination of all dogs, within the county, six months old …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31DiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… its long-term capital needs that pays particular attention to the growing threat climate change poses to transit, and its most recent 20-year needs assessment … many capital needs are overdue for attention, according to Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s latest report . “The MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street's 2020 Bonuses Rose Amid Volatility
… The average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities industry grew by 10 percent in … in FY2021, according to annual estimates released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Wall Street’s … volatile markets,” DiNapoli said. “Income tax revenue from New York City’s securities industry will help shore up state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-streets-2020-bonuses-rose-amid-volatilityCost-Saving Ideas: Containing Employee Health Insurance Costs
… for non-smokers, walking programs and employee health fairs. Employee awareness – This includes offering incentives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-containing-employee-health-insurance-costsUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Follow-Up)
… our audit report, UnitedHealthcare: Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Report … with UnitedHealthcare (United) to process and pay medical and surgical claims for services provided to Empire Plan members. United’s payments to medical providers are based, in part, on procedure codes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59-followPreferred Source Contracting (Follow-Up)
… as meeting program requirements. Finally, we found in the case of NYSID, the program was extremely vulnerable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/09/preferred-source-contracting-followMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools (Follow-Up)
… students. We issued our initial audit report on August 18, 2022. The audit objective was to determine whether DOE was … The audit covered the period from July 2018 through May 2022 and included general education students only. We found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/05/08/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schools-followUCP of Niagara County d.b.a. Empower – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCP) of Niagara County d.b.a. Empower (Empower) on its Consolidated Fiscal … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/21/ucp-niagara-county-dba-empower-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs (Follow-Up)
… the Adult Protective Services (APS) – a program of State-mandated services for adults (over age 18) who, because of a … obtaining benefits such as informal money management and court petitions to appoint a guardian or other legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/oversight-adult-protective-services-programs-followCounty of Oneida – County Clerk (2025M-110)
… Did the Oneida County County Clerk Clerk properly collect and deposit funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/12/12/county-oneida-county-clerk-2025m-110Montauk Fire District – Payroll - Advanced Life Support Employees (2024M-153)
… The District’s 13 ALS employees use a combination of sign-in sheets and a biometric timeclock (finger reader) to help … they are properly compensated for all the time worked. In 2023, the District’s payroll for ALS employees totaled … of the increased hourly rate went undetected, resulting in a total overpayment of $8,690. The District’s inconsistent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/25/montauk-fire-district-payroll-advanced-life-support-employees-2024m-153City of Mechanicville – Financial Oversight (2025M-78)
… City departments, including the Finance Department. The Commissioner of Finance (Commissioner) is responsible for keeping proper books of … occur and that public transparency could diminish. The Commissioner did not maintain current accounting records or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/04/03/city-mechanicville-financial-oversight-2025m-78DiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Confront Tough Fiscal Outlook as Washington Moves to Cut Health Care Spending
… approximately $556 million in FY 2025, $412 million in FY 2026, $480 million in FY 2027 and $549 million in FY 2028, … Insurance Program and Medicare, as well as subsidized coverage through the state’s health care marketplace, which … estimated that 950,000 individuals in the city will lose coverage (800,000 from Medicaid and 150,000 from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-confront-tough-fiscal-outlook-washington-moves-cut-health-care-spendingDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… pandemic has widened the achievement gap that exists for students across the nation. Unprecedented federal funding … of New York with an opportunity to begin closing that gap for the more than one million students attending New York … DOE’s FY 2022 budget reached $37.7 billion and accounts for more than 38% of the city’s total expenditures. Even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapGreene County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-294)
… $66,637 in funds that have not been turned over to the State Comptroller as abandoned property, even though the … that all moneys deemed abandoned property are paid to the State Comptroller in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/12/12/greene-county-court-and-trust-funds-2014m-294Westchester Library System – Procurement (2015M-199)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Library System’s procurement … system which was chartered by the New York State Board of Regents in 1959. The Library System, which is located in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/10/02/westchester-library-system-procurement-2015m-199XII.6.S Paying a Vendor in a Foreign Currency – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the Statewide Financial System. New … This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6s-paying-vendor-foreign-currencyRockland County – Court and Trust Funds (2019M-45)
… to submit a report on an annual basis to the State Comptroller accounting for all money, securities and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2019/05/24/rockland-county-court-and-trust-funds-2019m-45