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Oversight of Child Protective Services
… sample cases through September 2022. About the Program The New York State Child Protective Services Act of 1973 was established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesUnexpected Delays and Events
… as part of its incident response, may request that MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) and New York City Transit cross-honor LIRR tickets or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/27/unexpected-delays-and-eventsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1880
… dates are as follows: Effective Date Check Date 12/10/2020 Administration Lag 01/06/2021 12/10/2020 Institution Extra Lag 01/14/2021 12/17/2020 Institution … row will reflect: The employee’s current biweekly deferral election. The regular maximum contribution amount of $19,500 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1880-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaState Agencies Bulletin No. 1621
… School for the Deaf employees who qualify for the 15-Year Rule. These employees can defer up to $3,000 in addition to … 403, & 413 are not eligible to participate in the 15-Year Rule as determined by CUNY Board of Trustees on November 23, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1621-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… total, auditors found 17,887 items, including thousands of laptop and desktop computers, listed in ITSM as “absent,” … Auditors found 924 lightly used or new in-box desktop and laptop computers, estimated value over $500,000, marked to be … but not in stockrooms and vice versa. A check of 606 laptop and desktop computers found 58 (9.6%) couldn’t be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… New York state bought hundreds of millions of dollars worth of medical equipment at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, … New York state bought hundreds of millions of dollars worth of medical equipment at the onset of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… overpayments. As a result, the city paid employees for time they did not work or accrue. Two sewer treatment plant employees received $91,492 for time they may not have worked because they were working … operations and used the town’s general fund to pay for the Garrison Landing Water District’s (GLWD’s) operation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: MTA Faces Growing Risks to Its Capital Funding
… last year, but its capital program for maintaining and upgrading the regional transit system faces significant … critical to winning riders back to public transportation and increasing fare revenue. When capital projects are delayed, repairs and upgrades are put off, causing parts of the system to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-mta-faces-growing-risks-its-capital-fundingState Contract and Payment Actions in January
… distributions from the Tioga Downs, Rivers, Montreign, and del Lago casinos to 26 local governments, including Albany, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fund balance or ensure annual audits were completed. More real property taxes were assessed than necessary to fund … budgets indicating the district needed to both increase real property taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps. As a result, more real property taxes were levied than needed. The board also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments
… Affordable Care Act of 2010, the state developed NYSOH, an online marketplace where individuals may obtain health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… with the quality of the data the department relies on to administer the state’s weights and measures program. In a … to cover program expenses, as required by the federal Clean Air Act and New York’s Clean Air Compliance Act. … comply with SED’s requirements for reimbursement. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsNYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System for 2021-22
… The New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) today announced employer contribution rates for the State … The New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS today announced employer contribution rates for the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-retirement-system-2021-22State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… delays in the timely abatement of waste tire sites due to delays in establishing a new abatement contract through … 2017 found DEC generally had adequate procedures in place to capture the Clean Air Act program’s revenues, expenditures … fee billing process and in the allocation of expenses to the program. In a follow-up, auditors found DEC has made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0CUNY Bulletin No. CU-837
… employees who are now deceased should be submitted as a stop payment request with a reason of Exchange in PayServ. … Reversal and Exchange mailbox at the same time as the stop payment request. If a Next of Kin Affidavit has been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-837-professional-staff-congress-psc-part-time-ratificationHoltsville Fire District – Financial Management (2025M-4)
… the next year’s budget and the expected real property tax levy. Accurate estimates help ensure that the tax levy is not greater than necessary. Reserve funds are … of the Board’s plan to use the funds. The District’s tax levy increased by $771,762 from 2019 to 2024, meaning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/09/19/holtsville-fire-district-financial-management-2025m-4Indian Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-16)
… Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, and subsequent testing … did not have a sampling plan to identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption. District officials also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/indian-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-16Bayport Blue Point Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-8)
… report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has … identify report or implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportingPreston Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-87)
… records and ensuring that annual financial reports (AFRs) are filed in a timely manner. The District’s budgeted … the District Treasurer’s (Treasurer) records Ensure the AFRs were filed in a timely manner Because the Board did not … Board does not perform an annual audit or ensure that the AFRs are filed, transparency is diminished and the Board, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/03/13/preston-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-87City of Mechanicville – Procurement (2025M-60)
… manner is to seek competition, which is often required by State law or by locally adopted policy. One of the goals of … Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law (GML). Our methodology and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/04/03/city-mechanicville-procurement-2025m-60