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Watertown Housing Authority – Internal Controls Over Claims Processing (2012M-221)
… effective, we found the Authority’s management provided weekend trips for five retirees costing $4,962, which … of long and faithful service. However, the values of these weekend trips were more than nominal amounts and we believe beyond tokens of appreciation. Accordingly, the weekend trips could be considered as gifts of public funds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/02/01/watertown-housing-authority-internal-controls-over-claims-processing-2012m-221Galen-Clyde Joint Fire District – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2014M-329)
… from the Town of Galen and the Village of Clyde, located in Wayne County. The District, which is governed by an … Recommendations Adopt policies and procedures to assist in budgetary control, including Board review of budget status …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/21/galen-clyde-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-and-information-technologyPublic Safety – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… dropped 2.2 percent. Property crimes include: Burglary (down 16.6 percent to its 2019 number following the same percentage jump in 2020); Larceny (down 1.3 percent); and Motor vehicle theft (rising for the … which include: 44 State correctional facilities (down from 50 following the closure of six State Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-safetyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… The New NY Broadband Program (Program)—launched in 2015 and managed by the Broadband Program Office (BPO), a … 2021, BPO officials stated more than 14,000 households were unserved or underserved. ESD made progress in addressing … level. A prior audit, issued in February 2023 found that many children who could benefit from the Program weren’t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2017
… on his commitment to added transparency via his Open Book New York website. Contract and payment actions for February … Services NYC; $30.1 million to Legal Services of Central New York, Inc.; $27.6 million to Legal Services of the Hudson … of Environmental Conservation $1.3 million to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-february-2017New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… New York State’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent in September, marking the first time the rate has been below … COVID-19 pandemic. The 2.8 percentage point improvement in the unemployment rate was the second largest among all … authorized use of CRF allocations to offset refunds to public university students for tuition, room and board, meal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-28-2020State Agencies Bulletin No. 1930
… Accrual Tracking System (LATS-NY). Payment for Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Activities The salary grade … of work, as specified in the following table: Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Roles Designated Role Pay … based on the role that is being performed. (see Emergency Rental Assistance Program Roles) Agency Actions Agencies must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1930-processing-payments-activities-related-eligibility-determinationsSouthern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission – Financial Operations (2015M-149)
… with each member municipality being entitled to two seats. Key Finding Commission officials are effectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2015/09/11/southern-cayuga-lake-intermunicipal-water-commission-financial-operationsOnteora Central School District – Information Technology (2015M-92)
… Educational Services (BOCES) for network support specialists was inadequate. The District did not keep an … the level of service to be provided by the network support specialists. Establish a comprehensive inventory policy and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/17/onteora-central-school-district-information-technology-2015m-92Lyncourt Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-62)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition … Lyncourt Union Free School District is located in the Town of Salina, Onondaga County. The District, which operates one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-62Farmingdale Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-235)
… 2014 through February 29, 2016. Background The Farmingdale Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Oyster … Farmingdale Union Free School District Financial Condition 2016M235 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/09/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-235SUNY Bulletin No. SU-149
… Purpose To provide instructions to agencies for processing the Lump Sum payments. Affected Employees SUNY employees in Bargaining Unit 08 who meet the eligibility criteria Background Chapter 113 of the Laws of 2008 implements the provisions of the agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-149-january-1-2008-500-lump-sum-payment-certain-part-timeOpinion 89-57
… Improvements (town improvement of village street) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Department (town repair and improvement of village street) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts not Requiring Bidding (town repair and improvement of village street) HIGHWAY LAW, §142-c; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57State Agencies Bulletin No. 1679
… agency instructions for processing the 2018 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance Affected Employees … the 2018 payment. Effective Date(s) The 2018 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance should be processed in … Appendix D are eligible to receive the 2018 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance. Employees who have a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1679-2018-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… supervisor’s records as required by state law. Montauk Fire District – Payroll – Advanced Life Support (ALS) … shifts at the district and the neighboring Amagansett Fire District. Had the chairman of the board, who was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditseBay Publicly Commits to Gender and Racial Diversity in Search for Board Members
… pool from which Board nominees are chosen.” In its recent announcement of new board directors, eBay highlighted its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/ebay-publicly-commits-gender-and-racial-diversity-search-board-membersDiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… pandemic program to help struggling households pay their rent faltered at the start, with New York being the last … eligible households, ERAP covered up to 12 months of back rent, utility bills and some future rent payments. It also prohibited evictions for up to a year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… not properly factor Medicare coverage or a lower level of care into the payment; $682,022 in overpayments for pharmacy … not effectively overseeing the ACT program to ensure that provider teams are complying with certain important program requirements. Provider teams are not recertified in a timely manner; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsPublic Welfare – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… issue affecting SSI reporting, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance caseload statistics report for January … in the report for the previous month, December 2020. Calculations of the average number of SSI recipients and … for SFY 2020-21, and the relationship of these calculations to corresponding calculations for SFY 2021-22, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-welfareState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… controls or develop written policies and procedures for these duties. As a result, auditors determined that … potentially overpaid 11 employees by a total of $44,301 for leave accrual payments. Officials also paid five … do not have assurance that all collections are accounted for, and money could be lost or misappropriated. The clerk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits