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Town of Lockport – Asphalt Millings Inventory (2025M-55)
… price of millings in accordance with the current average market price, as required by the Town’s surplus asphalt … for $929 should have been sold for $9,875 based on average market prices at the time of the sale, a difference of … Because there were no procedures or physical safeguards in place, and proper inventory records were not maintained and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-asphalt-millings-inventory-2025m-55Oversight of Homeless Shelters
… Objective To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (Office) adequately oversees homeless shelters to ensure they … population – 46.8 percent – between 2007 and 2018. The Office administers programs for the State’s low-income … To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/10/oversight-homeless-sheltersLife Changes: Getting Your Affairs in Order and A Guide for Survivors
… of a member’s or retiree’s death from anyone, but we can only mail information about death benefits and continuing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/getting-your-affairs-order-and-guide-survivorsControls Over the Collection of the Public Safety Communications Surcharge
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has … service providers (Providers) and devices subject to the Public Safety Communications Surcharge (Surcharge) are … if Providers are billing, collecting, and remitting the appropriate amount of Surcharges to which the State is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/04/controls-over-collection-public-safety-communications-surchargeTax Check-off Funds
… tax check-off monies are deposited and requires annual reports relating to the use of such monies. Memo Bill Text … tax checkoff monies are deposited and requires annual reports relating to the use of such monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/tax-check-fundsCalculating Days Worked – Enhanced Reporting
… To calculate the number of days worked, first determine the number of hours worked and then divide those hours by the … The following is information on how to calculate the number of days worked based on different scenarios. … employers generally calculate days worked by dividing the number of hours worked in a report period by the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/calculating-days-workedOpinion 90-13
… letter. Section 10(27) provides in relevant part, that the commissioner of transportation shall: Have power, upon the … the removal and relocation of facilities, provided the commissioner of transportation deems it practicable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-13DiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… of $13,487 for every resident in the state, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … outside the traditional checks and balances that apply to state agencies,” DiNapoli said. “Some of these entities … eight interstate or international authorities, according to DiNapoli’s report. Public authorities generally are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityDiNapoli Report Assesses MTA's Capital Needs and Funding Scenarios
… program comes in at the low end or the high end of that estimate, it will need significant amounts of new funding, … of its operating budget to pay off debt. At a low-end target of 13% of revenue, the Authority could issue about $12 billion in debt. A high-end debt burden target of 18%, which would pressure the operating budget, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-report-assesses-mtas-capital-needs-and-funding-scenariosChurchville-Chili Central School District – Procurement (2025M-18)
… procurements related to capital improvement projects (CIP) in accordance with statutory requirements and District … Generally, school district purchases should be made in the taxpayers’ best interest. One method for ensuring that goods and services are acquired in a cost-effective manner is to create as much competition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/20/churchville-chili-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-18State Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations
… and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes after violations are found, according to an audit … P. DiNapoli. While DOH is frequently inspecting nursing homes and acting quickly on serious complaints, auditors … deserve credit for their timely inspection of nursing homes but more must be done. Families need to know their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violationsRichfield Springs Central School District - Fixed Assets (2019M-140)
… Determine whether fixed assets were recorded and accounted for properly. Key Findings Fixed asset and disposal policies … Board approval. Key Recommendations Establish a threshold for inventorying and recording fixed assets and update … Determine whether fixed assets were recorded and accounted for properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/20/richfield-springs-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2019m-140Green Economy Boosts Job Growth in New York
… Act (CLCPA) and the Reforming the Energy Vision, not only encourage the creation of new jobs related to clean …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/green-economy-boosts-job-growth-new-yorkDiNapoli: Greene County Couple Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $35,000 in Pension Payments
… G. James announced the arrest of a Tannersville couple, Kelly Tuomey, 56, and her husband, Stephen B. Tuomey, 60, … entitled to,” Stanzione said. “The arrest of Stephen and Kelly Tuomey sends a strong message of this commitment to … was initiated. The investigation revealed that Kelly allegedly forged her father-in-law’s name on the paper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-greene-county-couple-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-35000-pension-paymentsOversight of Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Centers
… management services were completed in a timely manner. Only 53% of the youth sampled received an initial intake …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/oversight-horizon-and-crossroads-juvenile-centersMonitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two … monitored contractors and sub-contractors on its projects to ensure they paid employees at the prevailing wage rate. … Authority has generally implemented appropriate controls to meet its specific responsibilities regarding Article 8, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-prevailing-wage-compliance-construction-contracts-followOversight of the Practice of Funeral Directing
… and burial or cremation. In New York State, only a licensed and registered funeral director may make … or cremation of a deceased person, and these services may only be provided by firms that are also registered with DOH. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/26/oversight-practice-funeral-directingOpinion 92-7
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … financial circumstances of the firefighter and his or her family, that the firefighter is indigent and that the … financial relief to the firefighter and his or her family. You ask whether the Fishkill Exempt Firemen's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7New York Schools Reported More Than 32,000 Violent and Disruptive Incidents in the 2017-18 School Year
… New York State public and charter schools, with a combined student population of nearly 2.7 … completed a series of audits looking at the programs New York has in place to keep our school children out of … New York State public and charter schools with a combined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-schools-reported-more-32000-violent-and-disruptive-incidents-2017-18-school-yearGenesee County – Purchasing (2015M-241)
… purchase cards did not always comply with the purchase card policy. The Treasurer’s office did not adequately audit purchasing card transactions. Key Recommendations Maintain adequate … determine if County policies are being followed and cost savings opportunities are being realized. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/03/25/genesee-county-purchasing-2015m-241