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DiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… independently as possible.” Since ESSHI’s launch, there have been 286 projects funded by OMH and other state agencies … active units. New Yorkers who can live in ESSHI units may have serious mental illness, could be in treatment for … OMH’s ability to track or measure progress. OMH also does not review program outcomes or evaluate providers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… probationers were behind on their restitution payments and the money that was collected from them didn’t always go to … 343 cases with ordered restitution totaling $2.8 million in Chenango , Erie , Franklin , Jefferson , Orange , Putnam … payments that were ordered to be paid, including $171,028 in prior period arrears. DiNapoli’s auditors also found all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsDiNapoli: Lagging Ridership Leaves MTA With Hard Choices, Must Adjust to Changing Demand
… low ridership levels and shift service to meet changes in demand.” Even through ridership remains well below 2019 … budget gaps exist without the use of federal funding. In 2019, fares covered 51.1% of MTA’s overall operating costs … which is well below the 40% that the MTA had expected in its budget. Starting in 2025, the MTA will face growing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-lagging-ridership-leaves-mta-hard-choices-must-adjust-changing-demandMedicaid Program – Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance
… the Department’s policy is to exclude Medicaid recipients from mainstream managed care when they have concurrent … are the same, the State can disenroll the recipients from managed care retroactively and recover premiums paid to … non-NYSOH-enrolled recipients with comprehensive TPHI from managed care. Review the managed care premiums we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/13/medicaid-program-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-partyDiNapoli: NYC's Finances Benefiting From Better Than Expected Revenues
… fiscal outlook has improved since January as revenues have surpassed the city’s expectations, supported by the … revenues would be unlikely to close budget gaps as they have in the recent past. One key source of savings that … recurring underbudgeted expenses, including costs the city does not have unilateral control over – such as public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-nycs-finances-benefiting-better-expected-revenuesDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… against future cyberattacks. In New York, cyberattacks have impacted public entities large and small, including … School District. Cyberattacks pose a fiscal risk and can have significant impacts on the public when they target … its progress in improving security. Its activities have only reached a fraction of the 2,800 entities it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the audit period. A review determined BOCES officials may have been able to reduce overtime by up to $28,337, or almost … through Saturday work week. Therefore, this overtime may have been avoided if some employees worked Tuesday through … the board or other town officials were able to provide any additional written documentation to support the town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsControls and Accountability of Court, Trust and Bail Funds
… estates controlled by Public Administrators (such estates have no known heirs or no heirs able or willing to administer … cases are abandoned timely, and that all necessary fees have been withheld before abandonment. Review previously …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/controls-and-accountability-court-trust-and-bail-fundsMonitoring of Air Quality (Facility Permits and Registrations)
… delays in processing SAPA extended permits to reduce the number of facilities operating with outdated permits. Focus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/20/monitoring-air-quality-facility-permits-and-registrationsDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… Do Not Call registry complaints by New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 to more than 450,000 … been vacant nearly a year. Department officials said they have been interviewing to fill the position, which has duties … Not Call registry complaints by New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 to more than 450000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredDiNapoli: People With Disabilities in New York City Have Higher Unemployment Rates and Lower Incomes
… As we prepare to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the American’s with Disabilities Act in July 2020, it’s important … However, when it comes to employment, a cornerstone of the American dream, we have great work ahead of us, “ said Ted … Kennedy Jr., disability rights attorney and Board Chair, American Association of People with Disabilities. “This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-people-disabilities-new-york-city-have-higher-unemployment-rates-and-lower-incomesDiNapoli Releases Economic Snapshot of Long Island Highlighting Growth and Challenges
… by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The number of jobs has reached a record level on Long Island and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-releases-economic-snapshot-long-island-highlighting-growth-and-challengesDiNapoli Releases Report on SFY 2024-25 Financial Plan
… outlook is in a relatively stable position, but continues to have a structural budget deficit, with a cumulative … forecasted by the Division of the Budget (DOB), according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the … state’s essential programs and services and to understand how financial plan decisions may alter that performance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-releases-report-sfy-2024-25-financial-planInvestigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… the Law prohibits discrimination in housing based on age, race, lawful source of income, national origin, gender …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsLife Changes: Membership in a Nutshell
… The formula used to calculate your final average earnings; Loan provisions; Vesting requirements; Death benefit … purchasing additional service credit will increase your pension. However, there are certain situations where additional service credit may not increase your pension. For more information about getting credit for all of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-membership-nutshellDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Improve Drug Rebate Collections
… $95.1 million in rebates from drug makers, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … “The state is still missing out on millions in savings to taxpayers and wasting millions more in processing errors,” … DiNapoli said. “The state Department of Health needs to review the issues identified in our reports released today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-doh-needs-improve-drug-rebate-collectionsOpinion 90-34
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … tax moneys must be paid to the treasurer or other fiscal officer of the fire department or, if the fire department does not have a treasurer or other fiscal officer, to the fiscal officer of the authorities having …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34DiNapoli: Improvements at NYS Parks Needed to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities
… on access trails and paths, and limited parking for people with disabilities, according to an audit released … (Parks) oversees more than 250 parks and historic sites and works to ensure compliance with the Americans with … by the ADA after identifying physical obstacles for people with disabilities at its parks and historic sites. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-improvements-nys-parks-needed-remove-barriers-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli: Improved Guidance Needed for State Agencies Using AI To Avoid Risks
… that the technology could be used irresponsibly, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … The audit looked at the state’s overall AI policy and how AI was used at four state agencies: the Office for the … a disconnect between the state’s eight-page AI Policy and how agencies understand AI and their responsibilities. While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-improved-guidance-needed-state-agencies-using-ai-avoid-risksDiNapoli: State Needs to Help Addiction Support Providers Better Prepare for Emergencies
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit, which covered the period from 2019 to 2022, found the state’s Office of Addiction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-state-needs-help-addiction-support-providers-better-prepare-emergencies