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Fire Prevention, Safety and Control
… Purpose To determine if the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (Office) is in compliance with applicable fire prevention, safety and control requirements that help ensure the safety … To determine if the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Office is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/fire-prevention-safety-and-control-0Norfolk Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-109)
… whether the Norfolk Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) conducted proper audits and … 2018 through 2021 annual financial reports with the Office of the State Comptroller as required. As of the end of our audit period, these reports were between 72 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/30/norfolk-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-109The 80/20 Housing Program
… regarding the number of designated affordable units and tenant eligibility; and to analyze the cost and resources … the affordable rent amount. If the household income of a tenant in a low-income unit exceeds 140 percent of the … affordable or market rate), must be rented to a low-income tenant to maintain the 80/20 ratio. However, developers in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/8020-housing-programAdministration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Homeless Services Shelter Residents
… DHS’ Client Assistance and Rehousing Enterprise System (CARES)—a case management system—and the Welfare Management … steps to ensure the reliability of data entered in the CARES system, which plays a crucial role in ensuring that all … Routinely monitor client case management records in DHS’ CARES for potential errors and update/correct accordingly. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/30/administration-cityfheps-program-department-homeless-services-shelter-residentsMedicaid Program – Provider Compliance With the Electronic Visit Verification Program
… verification (EVV) program for all Medicaid personal care (PC) services in January 2021 and home health care (HHC) … EVV program, DOH selected the “Choice Model,” which allows PC and HHC providers to select and fund their own EVV system … program. In addition, New York State Social Services Law required PC and HHC providers with Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/13/medicaid-program-provider-compliance-electronic-visit-verification-programDiNapoli Releases Lower Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… attacks on September 11, 2001 killed 2,753 people in Lower Manhattan, leaving the nation devastated and Lower Manhattan struggling to rebuild. Fifteen years later, Lower Manhattan continues to recover as it evolves into a … attacks on September 11 2001 killed 2753 people in Lower Manhattan leaving the nation devastated and Lower Manhattan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-lower-manhattan-economic-snapshotOpinion 90-10
… Lopes v Rostad , 45 NY2d 617, 412 NYS2d 127; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-22, p 48). The duty to maintain highways in a … conditions which reasonably could be expected to result in injury and damage to the public ( Sanchez v Lippincott , 89 … 393 NYS2d 691; Tagg v City of Lockport , 228 AD 319, 238 NYS 662, affd 254 NY 582; Embler v Town of Wallkill , 132 NY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-10Facilitated Programs to Assist Small Businesses
… security for all New Yorkers by connecting New Yorkers to good jobs, creating stronger businesses, and building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/04/10/facilitated-programs-assist-small-businessesClaims Auditing – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Auditing claims demands more than a “rubber stamp” of the claim packages. Instead, it should entail a thorough and deliberate examination to determine that the claim is a legal obligation and a proper charge against the … local government or school district. As a general rule, a claim package should contain enough detail and documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/claims-auditingDiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… friends. New Yorkers deserved better. Today's conviction is another important step in our efforts to clean up New York … a series of personal purchases, including at Macy's, where he used a portion of the funds to purchase a $750 Louis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeComptroller DiNapoli Statement on Elon Musk's Trillion Dollar Pay Proposal & Tesla Board Members
… stock volatility, legal risk, the erosion of shareholder rights, and nonexistent oversight of management.” Over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-elon-musks-trillion-dollar-pay-proposal-tesla-board-membersDiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail, Ordered to Pay Over $59,000 in Restitution
… Eileen Steurrys, was sentenced today to serve six months in jail and pay over $59,000 in restitution after her conviction for embezzling from the … Eileen Steurrys was sentenced today to serve six months in jail and pay over $59000 in restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-sentenced-jail-ordered-pay-over-59000-restitutionState Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… that pledge to expand in New York state, could not verify that many of the companies participating in the … ESD did not provide auditors with documentation to verify that the 25 companies met all of the eligibility … being officially admitted into the program and could not verify the companies met the agreed-upon job growth and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programDiNapoli: Priceline Commits to Improve Gender and Racial Diversity on its Board of Directors
… has withdrawn its shareholder proposal at The Priceline Group Inc. after the company agreed to formally include … has withdrawn its shareholder proposal at The Priceline Group Inc after the company agreed to formally include gender …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-priceline-commits-improve-gender-and-racial-diversity-its-board-directorsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Beware Text Message Scam Targeting Retirees
… for reduced taxes, additional money added to their funds and other benefits. A screen capture of a scam text: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-beware-text-message-scam-targeting-retireesDiNapoli: Troy's Proposed Bond Financing for Its Lead Pipe Replacement Program Is Lawful and Constitutional
… the State Constitution’s prohibition on using public funds for private purposes. “Exposure to lead from water service pipes is a public health crisis that poses serious risks to New … State Senator Jake Ashby . “No parent should have to fear what comes out of their tap, and I’m proud that our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-troys-proposed-bond-financing-its-lead-pipe-replacement-program-lawful-and-constitutionalDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… onset of the COVID19 pandemic including ventilators and xray machines that now sits unused in storage facilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringMitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… to Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, and to Hunterspoint Avenue in Queens. The LIRR is the busiest commuter railroad … customers from March 21, 2023 to April 3, 2023. The LIRR’s western terminals (Penn Station, Atlantic Terminal, Hunterspoint Avenue, and Grand Central Madison) and the tunnels leading to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/13/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingDiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created to promote transparency in government and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsDiNapoli: Central NY Village Official Stole More Than $100K
… in public funds. The New York State Police yesterday arrested Margaret Bailey and charged her with felony counts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-central-ny-village-official-stole-more-100k