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DiNapoli: NYC Transit Must Ensure Cameras and Security Equipment Are Maintained and in Working Order
… system, to avoid future unexpected failures, an audit from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. “The MTA’s … have. They also found that Transit had no documentation to show that maintenance was completed for 67% of the work that … cameras. Transit uses a number of alarms, cameras and ID card readers to warn it if anyone enters a subway tunnel at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-transit-must-ensure-cameras-and-security-equipment-are-maintained-and-working-orderResponsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to Construction Projects
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Department of … Code) and adequately addressed noise complaints related to construction in New York City. Our audit period was … of 90,861 construction noise complaints were called in to New York City’s 311 system. According to the World Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/31/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-construction-projectsOversight of Kendra’s Law (Follow-Up)
… Treatment (AOT) to ensure that individuals with severe mental illness and a history of hospitalizations or violence … of a New York City subway train by a man with a history of mental illness and hospitalization. The Law took effect in … treatment services through a face-to-face visit within one week of the court order. In addition, providers are required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/06/oversight-kendras-law-followOpinion 91-18
… the confidential secretary or bookkeeper. You ask whether it is still the opinion of this Office that there is no prohibited conflict of interest if a supervisor … Whether it is still the opinion of this Office that there is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18York College – Time and Attendance Practices for Public Safety Staff
… Purpose To determine whether York College had adequate controls over the time and attendance of Public Safety employees to provide reasonable assurance that they worked the hours … To determine whether York College had adequate controls over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/york-college-time-and-attendance-practices-public-safety-staffPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… Bureau (TAB) is an administrative tribunal established by State legislation in July 1985 to provide a forum for … who do not pay their fines. According to data provided by TAB officials, TAB had approximately 1.7 million summonses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-feesReducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients Who Are Eligible for Medicare (Follow-Up)
… for Recipients Who Are Eligible for Medicare (Report 2021-S-16 ). About the Program DOH administers the State’s … for Medicare are required to apply for Medicare as a condition of receiving Medicaid. When Medicaid recipients … saved $294.4 million on behalf of these recipients for clinic, inpatient, and practitioner claims that could have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/13/reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-who-are-eligible-medicare-followOpinion 89-48
… guarantee that the obligation of the contractor and/or subcontractor will be met. We have been unable to discover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48Baker Victory Services – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… $762 in gifts; and $612 in other inappropriate expenses. We also determined Baker Victory did not maintain … required supporting documentation for all claimed expenses, including allocated costs, and establishing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/07/baker-victory-services-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 92-24
… GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §60; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; TOWN LAW, §64(11): A publication which does not satisfy … as an official newspaper. A town board is not required to designate an official newspaper, but if it elects to do so the board must follow the order of selection set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Opinion 97-13
… (service credit for training taken during a period of suspension); (service credit for training taken without … §217(c)(i): A volunteer firefighter serving a disciplinary suspension may not earn points for training courses taken during the suspension. A volunteer firefighter in a fire district fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13Opinion 92-4
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised … fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay for supervised physical fitness … the type of conditioning necessary for the firefighters to efficiently fulfill their firemanic functions, the nature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 98 - 19
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment (referendum requirement for installment … contracts for the financing of equipment, machinery and apparatus (see 1997 Opns St Comp No. 97-10, p 18). There … is "subject to such vote, referendum or such referendum and vote, as the case may be, in the same manner as provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 93-20
… of countersignature) TOWN LAW, §37(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10, 23(2)(f): A town, by local law, may require … issued by the town supervisor). Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law, §10, however, towns may adopt and amend local laws, … their property, affairs or government (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i]) and the transaction of their business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Opinion 98-24
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law … that section is entitled to all powers, rights, privileges and immunities granted by law to volunteer firefighters … including benefits under the VFBL, in the same manner and to the same extent as if he or she were a member of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 94-4
… rise or origin to a claim may be executed by a signature stamp affixed with the intent to execute the statement, … or may contain a signature affixed by a signature stamp. Town Law, §118(1) provides that, with certain … have concluded that a town justice may affix a signature stamp upon his or her docket books (30 Opns St Comp, 1974, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Opinion 94-27
… ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (imposition of assessment for road improvement against non-fronting owners) TOWN LAW, §§200, 202(2): The cost of a road improvement undertaken pursuant to Town Law, §200 may be … owners. You ask whether a town may assess the cost of a road improvement under Town Law, §200 against both abutting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27SUNY Bulletin No. SU-362
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the July 2024 Increase to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and provide instructions for payments … of New York and UUP, provides for a July 2024 increase in Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay. Effective Dates: … of OSCs automatic processing of the July 2024 Increase to Location Pay and Location MidHudson Pay and provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-362-july-2024-increase-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudsonArea #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… access controls is determining what level and type of protection is appropriate for various resources (e.g., … and who needs access to those resources. The objectives of limiting access are to help ensure: Outsiders (e.g., … is effective. You should periodically compare the list of current active employees (i.e., employee master list) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsFare Evasion (Follow-Up)
… and Connecticut. The MTA has two agencies that provide bus and subway service within New York City: New York City Transit (Transit) and MTA Bus. Transit is responsible for operating the subways and the … Service (SBS) passengers pay their fare before boarding at ticket purchase machines located at SBS bus stops. Transit’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/fare-evasion-follow