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Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (Report … the children who are at risk in the most serious types of child abuse cases. However, the actions taken are not … Office of Children and Family Services: Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (2007-S-129) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/19/oversight-child-protective-services-outside-new-york-city-followState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… Department of Transportation $4.4 million to Ahern Painting Contractors, Inc. for preventative maintenance, cleaning and painting of the FDR Drive to South Street Viaduct, in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilTown of Berkshire – Justice Court Operations (2016M-425)
… failed to appear in Court, and these outstanding tickets equate to approximately $33,000 in unearned revenues … a timely manner. Key Recommendations Pursue unpaid traffic tickets in a timely manner. Obtain training related to DMV …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-berkshire-justice-court-operations-2016m-425XIV.3.A Overview – XIV. Special Procedures
… deposit in the State’s General Checking Account (GCA). The daily investments of the STIP are managed by the OSC Pension, … of principal and sufficient liquidity to meet the State’s daily cash flow requirements. While all funds in the STIP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3a-overviewOpinion 90-64
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARK DISTRICTS -- Increase or Improvement of Facilities … AND NOTES -- Referendum Requirements (bond resolution for park district) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when issuing bonds to finance improvement to park district); (need for when determining to improve park …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Program (CCAP) Auditors reviewed 50 approved and 30 denied SNAP cases and determined that Department of Social … needed to process SNAP applications correctly and in a timely manner. Department officials also did not have … In addition, while department officials made CCAP payments for eligible families within required timeframes, they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsControls and Accountability of Court, Trust and Bail Funds (Follow-up)
… initial audit issued on April 16, 2014, determined that NYC Department of Finance’s (Finance) Court Assets Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/03/controls-and-accountability-court-trust-and-bail-funds-followBenefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Report 2012-S-51). Background Our … (HRA) public assistance benefit eligibility assessment process complied with applicable policies and … 30, 2013. We found that HRA applied a fair and consistent assessment process when determining client eligibility in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/benefit-eligibility-assessment-process-followLivingston County Probation Department – Financial Operations (2016M-404)
… $254,000 during 2015. Key Findings The Department makes little or no effort to collect unpaid obligations for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/08/04/livingston-county-probation-department-financial-operations-2016m-404State Contract and Payment Actions in July
… In July, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,451 … Lake Campground shower and utility building improvements in Old Forge, Herkimer County. Office of General Services … piping at the W. Averell Harriman State Office Campus in Albany. Department of Health $45 million for Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyOpinion 95-20
… to commence a proceeding for an accounting (subd. 4, para [a]). The fee schedule for each type of petition is set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Distribution of Utility Arrears in New York State
… sector jobs, resulting in the State’s largest unemployment rate increase since record keeping began in 1976. 1 While … small private gas companies. The PSC does not oversee PSEG rate cases and does not authorize cost recovery for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/distribution-utility-arrears-new-york-stateDiNapoli: NYC Contract Spending Rises $7 Billion Since FY 2019
… “New York City’s spending on contracts for goods and services has risen faster than other spending and is … contracts with janitorial staff. The city also introduced Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) for 4-year-olds, which added … FY 2023, contract expenditures at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene increased at an annual rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-nyc-contract-spending-rises-7-billion-fy-2019Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… for bail, which led to them retaining $14,793 in bail funds that could not be identified by payee. The Court clerks did not return unclaimed exonerated bail totaling $16,287 to the known … Program. Key Recommendations Review unidentified bail funds and identify to whom they should be paid. Make a good …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63Collection of Fines Related to Tenant Complaints
… determine whether Homes and Community Renewal’s Office of Rent Administration is appropriately accounting for and … housing in the State. Within DHCR, the Office of Rent Administration (ORA) administers the State’s rent laws and regulations related to nearly 1 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/11/collection-fines-related-tenant-complaintsTown of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether any Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town … Determine whether any Town of Homer Town officials had prohibited interests in Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-143)
… County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA) Board of Directors (Board) evaluated projects prior to approval and subsequently monitored the performance of businesses that received financial benefits. Key Findings … Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency TCIDA Board of Directors Board evaluated projects prior to approval and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/17/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringVillage of Watkins Glen – Justice Court Operations (2021M-146)
… reported and remitted Justice Court (Court) collections in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Justices … collected, recorded, deposited, reported and remitted in a timely and accurate manner. The Justices did not prepare … errors was a $3,320 overpayment to the Justice Court Fund. In addition, Justice Miller had a shortage totaling $421 that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/29/village-watkins-glen-justice-court-operations-2021m-146Opinion 91-15
… a condition of subdivision approval was upheld in Jenad, Inc. v Village of Scarsdale , 18 NY2d 78, 271 NYS2d 955. … public benefit to be achieved therefrom ...." ( Bayswater Realty and Capital Corp. v Planning Board of Town of … and the public benefit, as posited in the Bayswater Realty and Kamhi cases, supra . Moreover, the proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15Selected Programs to Assist Businesses in New York City
… Objectives To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services provided available services under the Energy Cost Savings Program and the Business Preparedness and … from July 2018 through May 2022. About the Program The New York City Department of Small Business Services’ (SBS) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/14/selected-programs-assist-businesses-new-york-city