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DiNapoli Finds Schools Falling Short on Emergency Planning
… Schools are not doing enough to prepare for emergency situations like shootings, according to an audit of … to make sure our children and school personnel are safe. Emergency planning must be a priority for all New York … to develop comprehensive safety plans and building-level emergency response plans. SED regulations were developed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-finds-schools-falling-short-emergency-planningNYS Pension Fund Launches Review of Integrated Oil & Gas Companies
… Fund (Fund) is evaluating 28 publicly traded integrated oil and gas companies to determine if they are prepared for … readiness to transition to the emerging net zero economy. “Oil and gas companies face significant and complex economic, … those that do not have viable plans to adapt.” Integrated oil and gas companies – including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/nys-pension-fund-launches-review-integrated-oil-gas-companiesDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… runs out, but in that time, it must develop plans to cover budget gaps that start at $2.5 billion in 2025 and grow in … operations and achieve structural budgetary balance.” Budget Gaps Entering July 2022, transit ridership continued … holes in its operating costs through debt, its structural budget imbalance is clearer. Gaps are forecast at $2.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenOpinion 2008-2
… proprietor, under which the board member picks up road salt and delivers the salt to a town storage facility. If the contract was entered … proprietor, under which the board member picks up road salt and delivers the salt to a town storage facility. You … a contract under which the members business delivers road salt to the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Opinion 92-26
… Elections (liability for expenses of) COUNTY LAW, §361-a; ELECTION LAW, §§4-136(1), (2), (3), 4-138: All expenses of a … of any election not held at the same time as a general or primary election, other than a special election called by the … full value of taxable real property. Thus, from a taxpayer's perspective, the only consequence is whether he or she is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-26Compliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
… statistics on crime and incidents to the State Education De …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/13/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-actChild Care and Development Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… will decline by more than a third from FY 2025 to FY 2026. However, the City will likely incorporate additional … 11.0% Note: Columns may not add due to rounding. Sources: NYC Office of Management and Budget; OSC analysis FIGURE 2 – Number of Children Using Child Care Vouchers Sources: NYC Open Data; OSC analysis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/child-care-and-development-block-grantIX.5.A Billing for Non-Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… Enterprise Services Automation (ESA) is a group of PeopleSoft modules that includes Project Costing, Grants Management, and Customer Contracts. Agencies that have not yet started using … agencies: Establish their own Federal Grant Projects, Customer Contracts and Awards in SFS Have their Projects and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5a-billing-non-onboarding-agenciesCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Claims/Deputy Claims Auditor
… must report directly to the board and serve at the board’s pleasure. Hiring a claims auditor You are not required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-claimsdeputy-claims-auditorMedicaid Payments to Medicare Advantage Plan Providers (Follow-Up)
… under 65 who have certain disabilities. Under Medicare Part C, private managed care companies administer Medicare … and Medicare, providers bill Medicaid for the enrollee’s Part C cost-sharing liabilities (deductibles, coinsurance, … Medicaid inappropriately paid for recipients’ Medicare Part C cost-sharing liabilities. The audit covered the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/medicaid-payments-medicare-advantage-plan-providers-followAdministration of Mitchell-Lama Waiting Lists (Follow-Up)
… of 269 State-supervised developments, with over 105,000 apartments, were built under the Program. In exchange for … out, they are no longer subject to DHCR supervision, and apartments do not need to be kept affordable for … non-compliance with key regulations, such as: applicants who were not selected from the AWL; developments not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/19/administration-mitchell-lama-waiting-lists-followManagement of Capital Projects
… the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project … transportation infrastructure, helping to develop the Long Island communities it serves and facilitating economic growth … stretching from Montauk – on the eastern tip of Long Island – to Penn Station in the heart of Manhattan. Nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/14/management-capital-projectsCounty Inmates Receiving Inappropriate Benefits While Incarcerated (2013MS-1)
… own. To be eligible for UI benefits an individual must be ready, willing, and able to work and have earned sufficient … employment. Individuals who are incarcerated are not ready, willing, and able to work and, therefore, are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/county-inmates-receiving-inappropriate-benefits-while-incarcerated-2013ms-1Village of Bolivar – Financial Condition of Water and Sewer Funds (2013M-125)
… the financial condition of the water and sewer funds for the period June 1, 2007 through March 15, 2013. … Trustees consisting of a Village Mayor and four Trustees. For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2013, budgeted appropriations totaled $444,000 for the general fund, $168,000 for the water fund, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/09/village-bolivar-financial-condition-water-and-sewer-funds-2013m-125VendRep System Contract Search
… Detail" in the upper right corner. Back to top Change My Password Click "My Apps" in the upper right corner of any … and then select "User Profile" Click "Edit" button within Password section Enter Current Password Enter New Password Re-type New Password Click …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/vendrep-system-contract-searchParking Structures (2017-MS-3)
… their local government’s parking garages. New York State Property Maintenance Code requires that all elevators be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/12/29/parking-structures-2017-ms-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City's Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget
… on New York City's Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget: “New York City’s proposed budget released today increases anticipated spending to more … it vulnerable to choices made in Washington. The FY 2026 budget also does not reflect higher-than-anticipated health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-fiscal-year-2026-executive-budgetBeacon City School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-20)
… July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. Background The Beacon City School District is located in the City of Beacon, Dutchess County. The District, which operates six … Beacon City School District Claims Auditing 2016M20 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/beacon-city-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-20Village of Coxsackie – Financial Condition and Water and Sewer Fund Accountability (2014M-324)
… and other relevant information. Village officials do not have written procedures for reconciling the water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/02/13/village-coxsackie-financial-condition-and-water-and-sewer-fund-accountabilityExcessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Excessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits … ended June 30, 2009, we identified about $600 million in Medicaid payments that could have been avoided had the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-follow