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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-stationsDiNapoli: 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-challengeDiNapoli: 90 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Using financial indicators that include year-end fund balance, short-term borrowing and patterns of operating … common characteristics. Most are operating with low fund balance, a pattern of operating deficits and limited cash on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-90-school-districts-fiscal-stressArea #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-inventoriesComptroller 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-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… did not implement a prior audit’s recommendations to improve their budgeting practices and ensure surplus fund … than $2 million a year and allowed surplus fund balance to exceed the statutory limit of 4%. As of June 30, 2021, it … restricted in a debt reserve and did not use the funds to pay related debt as required. As a result, the district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli 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-programOpinion 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-97-7Oversight 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-servicesDiNapoli: 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: 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-risksOpinion 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-94-30COVID-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-dataNew 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-changeTown 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 Releases Municipal Audits
… County) The board's continual appropriation of nonexistent fund balance has weakened the financial condition of the town-wide general fund. The board … from the beginning of the 2014-15 fiscal year through May 31, 2017. The board has not developed any long-term …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Medicaid 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-followDiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… The number of school districts overriding New York’s property tax cap declined by more than half over the past … high-need districts, and therefore were more dependent on property taxes to fund their programs. From 2013-2014 to … the prior year. Additional findings in the report include: Property taxes are the major revenue source for school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and fees were generally recorded accurately and deposited in a timely manner. The justices submitted monthly reports … but were not always remitted to the appropriate parties in a timely manner. Clerk fees were recorded accurately, … collections totaling more than $5,900 were not deposited in a timely manner as required. Town of Hunter – Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1