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Selected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations
… Purpose To determine whether the Staten Island Railway has taken appropriate action to ensure that equipment, such as cameras and "Customer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stationsJune 2002: Advance Refunding Bonds
… are issuing advance refunding bonds this year because the state is changing how it calculates and pays building aid. Building aid, rather than being based on actual … and pays an assumed interest rate. Details are on the State Education Department's website . What are a "current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/june-2002-advance-refunding-bondsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … overtime procedures. Auditors examined records relating to 346 overtime hours ($14,871) worked by the 10 custodial … balance annually, which was not needed to fund operations due to the operating surpluses. This practice allowed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… Jan. 1, 2013 and June 6, 2015. Not adequately enforcing NYC Transit violations has cost tens of millions more over … that processes and adjudicates summonses for violations of NYC Transit rules such as fare evasion ($100), graffiti or … the most unpaid summonses. In its response to the audit, NYC Transit disputed some findings and accepted others. It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedDiNapoli: 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, … municipal sewer systems, many of which commingle the water from rain and snow melt with the wastewater from homes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeOpinion 97-7
… by a county treasurer which were directed by court order to be deposited into the court and trust fund and which have … in Abandoned Property Law, §600 should be transferred to the Comptroller pursuant to article 6 of the Abandoned Property Law, even if the court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 94-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to your inquiry regarding payments made to New York State by your county clerk pursuant to section 8018(a) of the Civil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30DiNapoli Expands State Pension Fund's In-State Investment Program
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … the creation of the $200 million New York Credit Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Fund to provide credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-expands-state-pension-funds-state-investment-programDiNapoli: MTA Budget Continues to Face Serious Risks
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expected to devote one-fifth of total revenue to debt service by 2023 as it relies increasingly on … Transportation Authority’s Rising Debt Burden Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-mta-budget-continues-face-serious-risksDiNapoli: Medicaid Redesign Presents Opportunities and Risks
… The state’s efforts to limit Medicaid spending are showing measurable progress with annual … growth at less than 2 percent. Still, state spending on Medicaid is projected to rise by nearly $700 million a year … the next four years and improving the quality of care for Medicaid patients remains a challenge after more than two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-medicaid-redesign-presents-opportunities-and-risksOversight of Child Protective Services
… a minimum degree of care, this will result in an intake report if it is within the jurisdiction of the State and … that do not contain those elements result in a non-report. In such instances, the caller must be provided with a … explanation of why the intake is not being registered as a report and given the option to receive a supervisory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… 2012-13 through 2014-15 that appropriated a total of $17.4 million in fund balance and $7 million in reserve funds to finance operations. However, because the district overestimated expenditures by $21.3 million over the three-year period, most of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Area #3 – Computer Hardware, Software, and Data Inventories – Information Technology Governance
… or third parties. Examples include data used to produce payroll or vendor payments, preliminary drafts of bid …
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
… Commission to require corporations disclose the risks that climate change poses to their operations. The full op-ed … need for climate risk disclosure. For example, a 2019 survey of 215 of the world's 500 largest companies found … climate disclosures. Find out how your government money is spent a Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-california-controller-yee-urge-sec-mandate-climate-changeCOVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program
… Objectives To determine whether Empire State Development (ESD) awarded funds according to COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program … over half of the funded businesses (54%). Additionally, due to this methodology, several women-owned businesses and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/07/covid-19-pandemic-small-business-recovery-grant-programMonitoring of Homeless Data
… the State; and to determine if OTDA’s programs are using all available data to best address the needs of those … the State at the Local Districts. Furthermore, analysis of all 24 CoCs found that of the 579 shelters listed by OTDA, … containing the aggregate data do not include data from all shelters. Finally, we surveyed all 58 Local Districts. Of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/20/monitoring-homeless-dataTown of Oxford – Financial Condition (2024M-135)
… Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law. Our methodology and … our office within 90 days, pursuant to Section 35 of the New York State General Municipal Law. For more information on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/25/town-oxford-financial-condition-2024m-135State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Municipal Audits
… always evaluate procurement options or make comparisons to benchmark rates to ensure they received the lowest prices for electricity and … (Chenango County) The board established adequate controls to help safeguard assets, and the legally required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-municipal-auditsMainstream Managed Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting (Follow-Up)
… guidance that allowed MCOs to misreport non-allowable marketing expenses as allowable facilitated enrollment … determine the extent to which MCOs report non-allowable marketing expenses as facilitated enrollment; and assess the … the Department revised MMCOR instructions regarding marketing and facilitated enrollment expenses, we found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-followMedicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection (Follow-Up)
… Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection (Report 2014-S-51 ). Background Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) … Amerigroup's SIUs were very limited. We also found that New York’s Medicaid program had no specific requirements or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/22/medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detection-follow