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Jamestown Board of Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Recycling Programs (2018M-155)
… with program guidelines. Key Findings The Board did not adopt adequate written policies or procedures, and … 25 totaling $150,876 did not have required documentation to clearly identify the type and/or quantity of materials … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/12/14/jamestown-board-public-utilities-energy-efficiency-and-recycling-programs-2018m-155Village of Granville - Financial Condition of the Sewer Fund (2018M-49)
… Objective Determine if the Board adopted realistic budgets for the sewer fund and took appropriate action to maintain … underestimated appropriations in the sewer fund budgets for fiscal years 2014-15 through 2016-17, resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/06/29/village-granville-financial-condition-sewer-fund-2018m-49Town of Thompson - Board Oversight (2018M-69)
… if the Board ensured financial transactions were accounted for timely and accurately and leave accrual balances were … disbursements. The Comptroller did not properly account for Town operations timely or accurately. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/07/13/town-thompson-board-oversight-2018m-69Medina Central School District - Capital Projects (2019M-163)
… approve change orders. Include all itemized Project costs in monthly financial reports to the Board. District officials … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-capital-projects-2019m-163State Agencies Bulletin No. 1579
… Purpose To inform agencies of the change in the New York City withholding tax rates. Affected … York City withholding tax table with the rates prescribed in publication NYS-50-T-NYC (New York City Withholding Tax … To inform agencies of the change in the New York City withholding tax rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1579-new-york-city-withholding-tax-changeOpinion 92-39
… (eligibility of non-property owners to vote in election on establishment) -- Referendum (eligibility to … taxable real property situate in a proposed water or sewer district are not entitled to vote in a special district election on a proposition to establish the water or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39State Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017
… Pennsylvania Station and the tunnels under the East River used by the LIRR) as well as an increase in incidents … the limited platform space at Penn Station and by the East River tunnels that connect Manhattan to Long Island, which … it needs to properly maintain Penn Station and the East River Tunnels, and keep its commitment to help finance a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Albany County Department of Weights and Measures , … Volunteer Fire Company , Humphrey Fire District , Livonia Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. , McConnellsville Fire … annual financial report with OSC since 2008. Livonia Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, Inc. – Internal Controls Over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 91-60
… financial disclosure forms (see General Municipal Law, §§810, 811, 812), officers and employees of municipal … of article 18 of the General Municipal Law which in any way restricts the audit powers of the State Comptroller and, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 2000-15
… his or her services on an on-going basis to the officer in command of the company or department to assist the company's … Municipal Law §469) and the fire district must render a report concerning the transactions, operations and activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15XI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW The purpose of this section is to summarize the Office of the … The purpose of this section is to summarize the Office of the State Comptrollers Contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresDiNapoli Examines Faltering LinkNYC Program
… the program from achieving its goals of bridging the digital divide and bringing revenue to the city. “New York … agreement terms. Failure to Meet Installation and Digital Equity Goals A primary goal of the LinkNYC program was to help bridge the digital divide that leaves many New Yorkers, often in lower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-examines-faltering-linknyc-programDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook in Precarious Balance
… needs to address before emergency federal funds dry up in 2025. After that, the MTA faces enormous budget shortfalls … more than $1 billion of deficit financing, a dangerous practice of long-term borrowing to pay for short term needs … funding, timely implementation of the congestion pricing program could bring more riders and funding to the system and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-precarious-balanceDiNapoli: Percentage of New Yorkers With Mental Illness Rose as Available Psychiatric Beds Declined
… a loss of 990 beds, a 10.5% drop in capacity, in inpatient psychiatric facilities statewide between April 2014 and … New York must redouble its efforts to restore inpatient psychiatric bed capacity and preserve and expand telehealth … issues, and efforts to reduce stigma. Declining Inpatient Psychiatric Beds and Long-Term Decline of Inpatient Capacity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-percentage-new-yorkers-mental-illness-rose-available-psychiatric-beds-declinedDiNapoli Launches Audits on School Safety
… children safe in schools are being followed. We need to do everything we can to prevent senseless tragedies." "When … safety, we must be proactive, not reactive. That's why we need to take a hard look at the state of school safety … in numerous deaths and serious injuries. In May, 10 people were killed and another 10 injured by a student at a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-launches-audits-school-safetyOpinion 93-12
… payment to the school district. March 12, 1993 David S. Shaw, Esq., Attorney Poughkeepsie City School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Best Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… There are several steps entities can take to improve their chances of quickly recovering from an IT disruption. Assemble a Team – Assemble a team … IT systems and electronic data. It may be necessary to include outside parties such as the organization’s IT … There are several steps entities can take to improve their chances of quickly recovering from an IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practicesOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services
… Workforce Development Dashboard Objectives To determine what workforce development programs and services State … agencies and public authorities offer, who they serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/19/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesOversight of the STEM Incentive Program
… Purpose To determine if the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) is effectively … the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Incentive Program (Program) to ensure recipients are in … includes ensuring that students have access to a college education and an understanding of their financial aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/28/oversight-stem-incentive-programCounty of Oneida – County Clerk (2025M-110)
… requires the Clerk to submit remittances to the County Commissioner of Finance (Commissioner) within five days following the close of each … remitting funds soon after they occurred: 2,387 federal tax lien filing fees totaling over $95,000 (dating back to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/12/12/county-oneida-county-clerk-2025m-110