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DiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook in Precarious Balance
… needs to address before emergency federal funds dry up in 2025. After that, the MTA faces enormous budget shortfalls … Debt Report Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-precarious-balanceDiNapoli Examines Faltering LinkNYC Program
… , New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli detailed how New York City’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications’ (DoITT) failure to hold accountable the developers of the city’s ambitious … State Comptroller DiNapoli detailed how New York Citys DoITT failure to hold accountable the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-examines-faltering-linknyc-programDiNapoli: Percentage of New Yorkers With Mental Illness Rose as Available Psychiatric Beds Declined
… increase in the number of individuals served by the state’s public mental health system, with nearly 900,000 residents … Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). … psychiatric beds in New York City and 4,458 in the rest of the state. OMH’s report from that month indicates the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-percentage-new-yorkers-mental-illness-rose-available-psychiatric-beds-declinedState Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017
… These delays and cancellations had an estimated cost of nearly $75 million in lost productivity. "As millions of commuters can attest, the performance of the Long Island … Pennsylvania Station and the tunnels under the East River used by the LIRR) as well as an increase in incidents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017Opinion 93-12
… in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (travel expenses - where spouse accompanies school board member) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Reimbursement for Expenses (travel expenses … Whether a school district may authorize the incurrence and payment of the travel and lodging expenses of the spouse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12DiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Excessive amounts of money can sit unused or in unauthorized reserve funds because of flawed … visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to promote openness in government and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest and Indictment of Defendant Accused of Theft of Over $50,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… T. Schneiderman today announced the arrest and unsealing of a one-count indictment charging Graycelia Cizik, 64, a resident of Polk County, Florida, with the crime of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the arrest and unsealing of a onecount indictment charging Graycelia Cizik 64 a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-and-indictment-defendant-accused-theft-overOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services
… are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among these programs … of job seekers and employers, and the risk of overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation in programs and … basis. Take steps to address actual and potential overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among WFD programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/19/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… the Board of Education did not adopt written policies to ensure that all overtime hours worked were pre-approved, … In addition, officials did not maintain documentation to justify compensatory time earned. New Rochelle City School … over network and financial application user accounts to prevent unauthorized use, access and/or loss. In addition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsBest Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… drafting an IT contingency plan for management’s review and approval. The team should include individuals with … technical knowledge of the organization’s IT systems and electronic data. It may be necessary to include outside … the organization’s IT vendor. Identify Critical Processes and Services – Identify and prioritize the organization’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… In addition, officials did not have a written contract with the town’s IT provider that described specific services … could improve budgeting practices and be more transparent with how it budgets for the general and highway funds. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and did not properly establish, fund or use reserve funds. Fund balances and real property tax levies were higher … and annual budgets were not prepared. Town of Fishkill – Information Technology (Dutchess County) Town officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… result, the transportation supervisor did not update fuel prices in the system and the bills were calculated based on the outdated prices resulting in billing errors totaling $9,176. Officials … use approximately $23,000 of appropriated fund balance to cover operating costs during the period. It also reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOversight of the STEM Incentive Program
… Purpose To determine if the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) is effectively … includes ensuring that students have access to a college education and an understanding of their financial aid … To determine if the Higher Education Services Corporation is effectively monitoring the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/28/oversight-stem-incentive-programCounty of Oneida – County Clerk (2025M-110)
… corrective action. A written corrective action plan (CAP) that addresses the findings and recommendations in this … Law. For more information on preparing and filing your CAP, please refer to our brochure, Responding to an OSC Audit … the draft audit report. We encourage the Board to make the CAP available for public review in the Clerk’s office. 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/12/12/county-oneida-county-clerk-2025m-110DiNapoli Launches Audits on School Safety
… has begun audits of the State Education Department (SED) and the New York City Department of Education (DoE) to … if they are doing enough to ensure schools have adequate and up-to-date safety plans in the event of a school shooting … epidemic of deadly school shootings in the past few years and the terror wrought in our children's classrooms is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-launches-audits-school-safetySUNY Bulletin No. SU-244
… 2015. The second prompt will ask for your agency code. The charts found in the “Background” section of this bulletin … upon the employees’ total annual earnings. (Use the charts provided in the “Background” section to determine the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-244-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-tiaa-optional-retirementCity of Cohoes – Purchasing (2014M-192)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the City’s purchasing process for the period … 2013 through March 31, 2014. Background The City of Cohoes is located in Albany County and has approximately 16,200 … was adopted in 2000 and has not been updated to keep it current. Numerous purchases were not competitively bid or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/14/city-cohoes-purchasing-2014m-192Port Washington Union Free School District – Claims Processing and Inventories (2016M-263)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate District controls over claims processing and inventories for … 31, 2016. Background The Port Washington Union Free School District is located in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County. The District, which operates seven schools with approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/port-washington-union-free-school-district-claims-processing-andPearl River Union Free School District – Competitive Procurement (2015M-363)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal … The Pearl River Union Free School District is located in the Town of Orangetown, in Rockland County. The District, which operates five schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/25/pearl-river-union-free-school-district-competitive-procurement-2015m-363