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DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… 2014 and an increase of 11.1% compared to FYE 2022. Total tax exemptions for IDA projects were just under $2 billion, up 0.3%, or $5.3 million, over FYE 2022. Property tax exemptions represented $1.7 billion or over 87% of all tax exemptions granted. A total of $883 million in payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportX.3 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… be registered in the Statewide Vendor File. An agency must register a vendor at the time of contract award if the vendor … Statewide Vendor File. Registering a Vendor State agencies register vendors by either entering vendor information in the … Portal in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to directly register individuals or entities in the Statewide Vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3-overviewTown of Boylston – Procurement (2021M-56)
… totaling $154,248. While the Board is required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) to review the Town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-boylston-procurement-2021m-56Mineola Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2021M-44)
… As a result, more taxes were levied than were needed to fund operations. A pattern of over budgeting developed … back, at June 30, 2020, unassigned fund balance increased to approximately 13 percent or about nine percentage points …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/09/03/mineola-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-management-2021mHerkimer County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2022M-28)
… The Board and officials did not adequately monitor sales tax exemptions claimed by project owners. One project … that two other projects had reported inaccurate sales tax exemptions. Key Recommendations Ensure project … complete CBAs before approving projects. Recapture sales tax exemption benefits that exceed amounts authorized. HCIDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/01/herkimer-county-industrial-development-agency-projectDownsville Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2022M-130)
… that goods and services were procured in accordance with the procurement policy and claims were approved prior to … ensure that goods and services were procured in accordance with the procurement policy and that all claims were approved … services tested, totaling $58,117 (11 percent), complied with the District’s procurement policy, because they either …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/12/30/downsville-fire-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2022m-130Delhi Joint Fire District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2020M-142)
… and supported. Key Findings The Board ensured the $746,000 in cash receipts were deposited, recorded and reported and … Board did not properly audit claims and: A cash receipts log is not maintained and the Treasurer’s records are not … someone other than the Treasurer to maintain a receipt log to verify that money collected has been deposited. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/19/delhi-joint-fire-district-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2020m-142Brighton Fire Department, Inc. – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2020M-132)
… financial procedures and the Board did not enforce compliance with existing bylaw and policy provisions. The … supplemental written financial policies and enforce compliance with all bylaw and policy provisions. Ensure that annual and monthly financial reports are provided to the Board and membership and there is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/04/23/brighton-fire-department-inc-board-oversight-financialState Agencies Bulletin No. 1104
… Purpose To notify the agencies of changes to the file and provide the new file layout Affected … To notify the agencies of changes to the file and provide the new file layout …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1104-changes-nhrp501-master-file-include-direct-deposit-dataMedicaid Program – Oversight of Social Adult Day Care Programs
… $28.6 million paid to SADCs terminated for cause (fraud, waste, and abuse; integrity; and quality). In some cases, … well as its ability to protect Medicaid dollars from waste or abuse—is limited without detailed documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/02/06/medicaid-program-oversight-social-adult-day-care-programsControls Over CUNY Fully Integrated Resources and Services Tool
… Resource Program. The objective of CUNYfirst was to replace CUNY’s legacy systems with an integrated and flexible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/controls-over-cuny-fully-integrated-resources-and-services-toolDiNapoli: New York City Workforce Down Over 19,000, Largest Decline Since Great Recession
… Attrition outpaces hiring among New York City’s municipal workforce, which could have an impact on critical city services and programs, according to a report … Attrition outpaces hiring among New York Citys municipal workforce which could have an impact on critical city services and programs according to a report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-york-city-workforce-down-over-19000-largest-decline-great-recessionMedicaid Program - Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection
… Purpose To determine if United HealthCare and Amerigroup made payments to ineligible … audit, there were 53 MCOs that offered 81 different plans; United HealthCare (UHC) and Amerigroup were among the largest … To determine if United HealthCare and Amerigroup made payments to ineligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/15/medicaid-program-medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detectionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… information is recorded in the Equine Breakdown, Death, Injury and Incident Database; and ensure adherence to drug … reimbursement. These ineligible costs included $338,175 in personal service costs, $246,707 in administrative overhead costs, and $165 in other than personal service costs. State Education Department (SED): …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsAudit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State
… Renewal (DHCR) together with the state’s Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC) provides grants to local public … upgrades. However, the first construction contract ($16,500 for electrical work) wasn’t awarded until February 2011. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/audit-finds-construction-delays-public-housing-program-across-new-york-stateState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… from 2015 through 2019 were overstated by a total of 362 hours valued at almost $8,000. Of this, 272.5 hours was from … or 76%. Officials did not verify businesses’ self-reported job creation and retention numbers and had no procedures for … to officials. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… every dollar New York sent to the federal government in tax receipts, it received $1.51 back in federal spending, as … average of $1,559, ranking it third among the states. Tax Payments to Washington New York generated 7.7% of the $3.8 trillion in federal tax payments, more than the state’s 6% share of the nation’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsInvestment Advisory Committee
… Nordin, CFA Retired Partner Wellington Management Company, LLP Catherine James Paglia President Robert and Ardis James …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/investment-advisory-committeeHenrietta Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-27)
… to both increase real property taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps. As a result, … used. The Board did not adopt budgeting, fund balance or reserve policies or multiyear financial and capital plans. … realistic budgets. Establish budgeting, fund balance and reserve policies and develop multiyear financial and capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/16/henrietta-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-27Fishers Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-128)
… taxpayers the impression the District needed to increase real property taxes and override the 2018 and 2020 tax caps to close projected budget gaps. As a result, more real property taxes were levied than needed to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/29/fishers-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-128