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DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Compliance with Jonathan's Law
… are properly notified of incidents of abuse and neglect in programs it oversees as required under Jonathan’s Law, … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. In July, DiNapoli released an audit of the state Office of … everything it can to protect individuals with disabilities in their care,” DiNapoli said. “Jonathan’s Law was created to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-compliance-jonathans-lawCommunity Development Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… includes CDBG and CDBG-DR revenue totaling $423 million in FY 2025 and $295 million in FY 2026. The drop is largely due to a decline in CDBG-DR funds, which comprise $156 million in FY 2025, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/community-development-block-grantVolunteers of America – Greater New York, Inc.: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… full-day Special Class, and full-day Special Class in an Integrated Setting programs. For purposes of this … for services under these programs are based on fixed fees. In addition, VOA-GNY operated programs authorized by the … an average of 443 preschool special education students in its cost-based programs each year. The New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/10/volunteers-america-greater-new-york-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County) Tax collections were missing and not deposited in an efficient manner. The clerk also did not identify tax … $64,959 and could not account for approximately $1,000 in cash from tax collections. The board did not perform an … Audit Follow-Up (Delaware County) Auditors issued a report in January 2020 identifying areas of improvement related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Town officials did not bill water and sewer charges in accordance with town ordinances. Auditors found the water … and equitable basis for billing property owners. In addition, certain charges stipulated in the water and sewer ordinances did not conform to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: External Risks Threaten NYC Budget
… beyond the city's control, including possible changes in federal policy, are creating uncertainty." City officials project a budget surplus of nearly $3.1 billion in the current fiscal year that will be used to balance the … have been slowing and are now expected to be lower in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 than projected before the start …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-external-risks-threaten-nyc-budgetState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… years ended June 30, 2015, auditors identified $707,677 in ineligible costs that CTN reported for state … reimbursement. The ineligible costs included $668,259 in personal service costs, including $511,672 in overstated personal service costs for special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: MTA Faces Growing Risks to Its Capital Funding
… just delayed projects. If the MTA covers the shortfall in capital funds by using its operating budget to pay for … increasing service.” Capital Program Progress As outlined in prior reports by DiNapoli, numerous parts of the MTA’s system are in poor condition, and the MTA relies on debt to pay for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-mta-faces-growing-risks-its-capital-fundingDiNapoli: Administrative Streamlining Can Strengthen Fragmented NYC Child Care Programs
… tens of thousands of additional children across the state in the next two years and grow over time. Mayor Mamdani has … administration. My office has found that existing programs in New York City are fragmented and data on outcomes and cost can be better utilized so expansion efforts are done in a cost-efficient manner and are directed to those most in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/draft-dinapoli-administrative-streamlining-can-strengthen-fragmented-nyc-child-care-programsOther Bulletin No. 14
… CSEA Deficit Reduction Plan Affected Employees Employees in bargaining unit 97 – CSEA Administrative Services Excludes … Automatic Set up of the D1F Additional Pay Record - OSC In Administration Pay Period 20L, OSC will insert a row on … who meet ALL of the following criteria: Employee is in an eligible bargaining unit as defined above on the last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-14-2011-2012-deficit-reduction-plan-state-universityState Agencies Bulletin No. 1145
… APSU Deficit Reduction Plan. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Unit 31 – Agency Police Services Unit (APSU). … Automatic Set up of the D4A Additional Pay Record - OSC In Administration Pay Period 26L/1C, OSC will insert a row on … who meet ALL of the following criteria: Employee is in an eligible bargaining unit as defined above on the pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1145-2012-2013-deficit-reduction-plan-employees-agency-police-services-unitOpinion 90-48
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Lowest Responsible Bidder … §103: A bidder's criminal record may be taken into account in determining whether the bidder is a responsible bidder. … and an opportunity to rebut the charges. This is in reply to your letter concerning the award of a contract by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-48Opinion 96-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and … of volunteer firefighters for tuition expenses incurred in completing certain college courses) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS … attendance at conferences); (for tuition expenses incurred in completing certain college courses) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 95-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution (calculation of … 1210(a),(b), (c), 1223, 1224(b), (k), 1262(a), (c), (d): In the absence of any applicable special law, when a county … tax on the types of transactions taxed by the city imposed in the area of the county outside the city must be allocated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Charges Against Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas
… during his 2015 campaign and continued throughout his time in office," said Attorney General Schneiderman. "As we detail in the felony complaint, Mayor Thomas treated these accounts … dinners, and even a Chanel purse, and then lied about it in his filings. Public corruption strikes at the very heart …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-charges-against-mount-vernon-mayor-richardXII.5.E Processing Vouchers Against a Purchase Order – XII. Expenditures
… amount within the Business Unit’s authority as established in a law or contract. In addition, the purchase order establishes the encumbrance … liquidates the pre-encumbrance on the purchase requisition in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). When a Business Unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xii/xii5e-processing-vouchers-against-purchase-orderLumberland Fire Department Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-110)
… and emergency services to the Town of Lumberland in Sullivan County. The Department’s Executive Officers … and Secretary-Treasurer. The Department collected $248,000 in 2013. Key Findings While the Department adopted by-laws to dictate the manner in which it should conduct operations, Department officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/08/lumberland-fire-department-inc-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-110Alexander Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-227)
… The Alexander Central School District is located in the Towns of Alexander, Batavia, Bethany and Darien in Genesee County and the Town of Bennington in Wyoming County. The District operates two schools with 858 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/19/alexander-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-227Albion Central School District – Budgeting (2016M-80)
… 2015. Background The Albion Central District is located in in the Towns of Albion, Barre, Carlton, Gaines, Kendall, Murray and Ridgeway in Orleans County and the Town of Elba in Genesee County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/albion-central-school-district-budgeting-2016m-80Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2016 Annual Report
… including: (i) high risk payment requests DOL approved in 2016; and (ii) prior year payments related to those 2016 … on the overpayments we identified, DOL assessed $217,290 in monetary penalties to 137 claimants. We also identified … totaling $64,206, which is comprised of $13,278 in current payments and $50,928 in future payments that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/28/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefits-2016-annual-report