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Opinion 89-30
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §95-a: As consideration under a contract with a private non-profit organization to provide senior … under a town contract to the private organization for use in the private organization's bus. You ask whether a town may contract with a private senior citizens organization to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Caneadea Fire District – Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2025M-118)
… District (District) Secretary/Treasurer (Treasurer) record and report financial transactions in a timely and accurate manner? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – June 30, … the Audit Area A fire district’s treasurer should record and report financial transactions in a timely and accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/01/30/caneadea-fire-district-treasurers-records-and-reports-2025m-118Wappingers Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-88)
… School District (District) officials sought competition for the procurement of professional services in accordance with the procurement policy. Key Findings District officials … million during the audit period. Last sought competition for the architect and attorney in 2012 and 2015, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/wappingers-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-88DiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union
… have led to a high and growing debt burden. A new model is needed to effectively limit debt growth and maintain … And New York has a history of misusing borrowing to pay for short-term needs while a backlog of long-term … years state-supported debt is projected to increase by $26 billion, or 42 percent, from $61.9 billion in 2021-22 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Councilman Ruben Wills In Public Corruption Scheme
… Member Ruben Wills for allegedly pocketing both public campaign funds and charitable grant money for personal … stealing from two government agencies: the New York City Campaign Finance Board (“CFB”) and the New York State Office … of Children and Family Services (“OCFS”). In the 2009 campaign for the City Council seat he now holds, Wills …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-councilman-ruben-wills-publicNational Investors Call for Workplace Disability Inclusion
… disability rights movement," said Ted Kennedy, Jr., bone cancer survivor, amputee and Board Chair of the American …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/national-investors-call-workplace-disability-inclusionThe Kelberman Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… located in Utica. Kelberman’s mission is to provide state-of-the-art programs and services for children and adults with … families through various programs and services. As part of that mission, Kelberman provides preschool special … with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. Kelberman is reimbursed for these services through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/23/kelberman-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (2019-S-65)
To determine whether the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks) is complying with Executive Order 95 (EO 95), including providing ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s65.pdfDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic
… The devastating number of job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant increase in the number of residential customers owing money to their utility … companies, with one in eight customers in arrears as of March 2022, according to a report released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-behind-utility-bills-soared-during-pandemicOversight of Student Immunization in Schools (2015-S-85)
To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) and the State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s public health procedures to ensure New York’s
Economic Trends in New York State, April 2011
The economic recovery took hold in New York in 2010, but it has been slow, and not all regions of the State have benefited equally.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-trends-nys-2011.pdfOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste (Follow-Up)
… have developed adequate controls to effectively safeguard campus communities against hazardous materials and waste. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-waste-followInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Follow-Up)
… our initial audit report, which was issued on Report April 26, 2013, our objective was to determine whether the New York … (NYSTA) inspects its highway bridges and repairs defects (i.e., flagged conditions). We found that NYSTA repairs … evaluations and plans of action were not documented for red-flagged bridges. Key Finding NYSTA implemented the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-followDiNapoli: New Yorkers Could Lose $72B in Reported State and Local Tax Deductions Under Trump Plan
… New York residents stand to lose more than $72 billion in reported deductions for income and property taxes if proposals to change the federal tax code are implemented, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … New York residents stand to lose more than $72 billion in reported deductions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-yorkers-could-lose-72b-reported-state-and-local-tax-deductions-under-trump-planProtecting our Elderly Population: Select Elder Care Program Audits (2021-2023)
New York State has the fourth-largest population of older adults in the United States, with over 3.3 million New Yorkers age 65 and older (about 17 percent of the population).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/select-elder-care-program-audits-2021-2023.pdfAnnual Update: Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Debt Profile
As 2020 began, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was already facing challenges in balancing its budget, along with missed capital commitment goals, capital funding risks and escalating debt service costs.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/mta-debt-rpt-1-2022.pdfGingerbread Learning Center Executive Director and Wife Convicted in Nearly $800,000 Theft of Public Funds
… pleaded guilty today to grand larceny in the second degree for stealing more than $770,000 in public funds meant for special needs pre-schoolers at the Gingerbread Learning … their home, fund a Mercedes Benz and a Porsche, get gifts for relatives, pay a life insurance premium and purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/gingerbread-learning-center-executive-director-and-wife-convicted-nearly-800000-theft-public-fundsGrowing Cracks in the Foundation: Local Governments are Losing Ground on Addressing Vital Infrastructure Needs
State and local governments maintain critical public infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and water and sewer systems.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/infrastructure.pdfHomeless Outreach Services in the New York City Subway System (2018-S-59)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Department of Homeless Services have appropriate oversight and ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-18s59.pdfCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (2020-S-36) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Olympic Regional Development Authority is complying with Executive Order 95, including providing, in a timely manner, publishable State data to the Office of Information Technology Services...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s36-response.pdf