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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… purchasing did not advertise in the district’s official newspaper, as required by law, for nine CIP contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-auditsIncrease ABLE Account Balance
… (Gunther) / S.6238 (Carlucci) – Increases the maximum account balance for the New York Achieving A Better Life … Increases the maximum account balance for the New York Achieving A Better Life …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/increase-able-account-balanceOpinion 91-52
… a bid specification which required bidders to have access to a plant within the county. The court stated as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52DiNapoli Tracks State and City Spending Related to Asylum Seekers
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today launched a new online tool to monitor emergency spending related to assistance for asylum seekers by New York state and New … needs,” DiNapoli said. “My office has launched a new tool to provide transparency on this emergency spending and show …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-tracks-state-and-city-spending-related-asylum-seekersOpinion 2000-16
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (beneficiaries under group life insurance policy); (meaning of "family" as used in special … families, and uses such monies to purchase a group life insurance policy for the members of the association, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16Park Accessibility for People With Disabilities (2021-N-7) 180-Day Response
To determine if New York City Department of Parks & Recreation facilities were accessible for people with disabilities, as required. Our audit covered the period from January 2015 to October 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21n7-response.pdfPark Accessibility for People With Disabilities (2021-N-7)
To determine if New York City Department of Parks & Recreation facilities were accessible for people with disabilities, as required. Our audit covered the period from January 2015 to October 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21n7.pdfMWBE Report 2022-2023 Fiscal Year
In the 2022-23 fiscal year, the Fund recorded growth in its investments with MWBE managers. Total investments and commitments of Fund capital to MWBE partners for 2022-23 was $31.5 billion.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/mwbe-fiscal-2022-23.pdfApplication Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects (2023-S-52) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy projects within the required time frames.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s52-response.pdfEconomic Impact: Higher Education
Higher education is an important contributor to New York’s economy. New York’s 290 degree-granting postsecondary institutions employed more than 296,000 people with total wages of around $27 billion in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/higher-education-economic-impact.pdfApplication Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects (2023-S-52)
To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy projects within the required time frames.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s52.pdfPublic Authorities by the Numbers, December 2022
The scale of authority operations is enormous, with more than 1,000 State and local entities spending more than $78 billion per year, employing more than 166,000 full- and part-time staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/public-authorities-2022.pdfLake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
Determine whether the Lake Pleasant Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) ensured claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved before payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/lake-pleasant-2021-202.pdfInternal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2018-S-66) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) has adequate controls over selected financial operations to provide reasonable assurance that State assets are appropriately managed and safeguarded.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-18s66-response1.pdfPompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
Determine whether the Pompey Hill Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) properly established and managed capital reserve funds, ensured records were audited and annual reports were filed timely.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/pompey-hill-district-2021-136.pdfCopiague Fire District – Procurement (2020M-114)
Determine whether Copiague Fire District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods, services and professional service providers and ensured that no conflict of interest existed in the procurement process.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/copiague-district-2020-114.pdfEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up) (2017-F-11) 30-Day Response
To determine the implementation status of the eight recommendations in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Report 2013-S-1) ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f11-response.pdfEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up) (2017-F-11)
To determine the implementation status of the eight recommendations in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Report 2013-S-1) ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f11.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Decline by 10 Percent in 2020, With Major Shifts in Consumer Spending
New York State local sales tax collections declined by 10 percent (or $1.8 billion) in 2020 compared to 2019, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-collections-decline-by-10-percent-in-2020.pdfFairview Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2025M-75)
Determine whether the Fairview Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and officials procured goods and services in a cost-effective manner and ensured claims were audited for accuracy and completeness.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/fairview-fire-district-2025-75.pdf