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DiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… One family shelter had only 29 of 32 approved full-time equivalent staff; two single adult shelters had … $140.4 million for housing in the rest of the State. The full audit can be found at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureDiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… year, nearly half of all hate crime reports carried an assault charge compared to 39% in 2018. 2023 data for areas … bias. The two other most common offenses were misdemeanor assault crimes against persons, which were predominantly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-yearsDiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Needs to Boost Financial Education in Our Schools
… The full op-ed is below: New York needs to boost financial education in our schools Young people in New York have a … finance. Many states have already incorporated financial education into the school curriculum, with some starting lessons as early as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-needs-boost-financial-education-our-schoolsDiNapoli: Rise in NYC Metro Area Housing Costs Outpaces Other U.S. Cities
… half of tenants in the city spend 30% of their income on rent, forcing them to make tough choices. City and state … housing costs, which include shelter (mortgage payments, rent and property taxes), utilities, operations/maintenance, … or 53% of households spent over 30% of their income on rent in 2021, which has remained significantly high over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-rise-nyc-metro-area-housing-costs-outpaces-other-us-citiesDiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
… Betty A. Rosa. The full op-ed is below: We should be teaching financial literacy in NY's high schools Financial … and investing. They become better equipped and informed to make important financial decisions in the future that … Blue Ribbon Commission on Graduation Measures recommended to the Board of Regents that financial literacy should be a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-op-ed-we-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-nys-high-schoolsDiNapoli: State is Slow in Disbursing Some Federal Relief Funds for Housing
… putting some of the funding at risk. Because there is a deadline on using federal COVID-19 funds, delays in … the completion of projects. The agency’s response is available in the audit. Audit Homes and Community Renewal: … Programs Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-slow-disbursing-some-federal-relief-funds-housingDiNapoli and Diaz Help Bronx Residents Claim $245 Million in Lost Money
… President Ruben Diaz Jr. will help raise awareness about unclaimed funds across the borough. It’s your money, come and get it. … Bronx residents to make the effort to track down their unclaimed money from the more than $244 million in unclaimed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-and-diaz-help-bronx-residents-claim-245-million-lost-moneyState Pension Fund Adds $30 Million for Investments in New York Companies
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund has committed an … Venture Partners to invest in state-based companies, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced … Thomas P. DiNapoli is trustee of the $176.8 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund, the third largest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/state-pension-fund-adds-30-million-investments-new-york-companiesWyoming County Industrial Development Agency – Payments in Lieu of Taxes (2024M-148)
… Objective Did the Wyoming County Industrial Development Agency (WCIDA) officials ensure the payments in lieu of taxes … County Board of Supervisors. The Board is responsible for reviewing and approving prospective project applications, … the general oversight of WCIDA’s financial and operational affairs. The Executive Director is the chief executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/11/21/wyoming-county-industrial-development-agency-payments-lieu-taxes-2024m-148Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act - Safety Plans - 2019-MS-1
… have a safety plan. Eighteen schools did not have a safety team or did not have all the required members. No school met … (boards) must: Appoint all required members to the safety team. Adopt the safety plan annually by September 1 after … The Chief Emergency Officer must ensure that: The safety team develops a plan and annually reviews and updates it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/07/25/safe-schools-against-violence-education-save-act-safety-plans-2019-ms-1Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency – Payments in Lieu of Taxes (2021M-74)
… 62 bills we reviewed were inaccurate because the County’s Director of Real Property Tax (RPT Director) either used incorrect assessment values or tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/01/24/rensselaer-county-industrial-development-agency-payments-lieu-taxes-2021m-74Opinion 2007-3
… benefits and employer contributions to pension or annuity funds”. For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 90-36
… 37: A town tax collecting officer may accept a postdated check tendered as payment of taxes, and retain the same until … the tax collecting officer elect to refuse a postdated check, he or she should return it promptly to the person who tendered the check. You ask whether a town tax collecting officer should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36Opinion 2000-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Concerning the entitlement to a salary increase by a village chief of police pursuant to General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-23Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… not meet the requirements for full-time status, and one student who did not maintain good academic standing. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 97-2
… in a municipal cooperative health benefit plan for Part B Medicare premiums paid by the former school board member. … in the school district's local health insurance plan for Part B Medicare insurance premiums paid by the former school … district may reimburse a former school board member for Part B Medicare insurance premiums paid by the former school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Opinion 2000-11
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … of the superintendent. We based our conclusion primarily on: (a) the general principle that absent a contrary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-11New York City Agency Services Monitoring Tool
… Balancing New York City’s budget each fiscal year is foundational for the City’s fiscal prudence and is required by City and State law. However, budget and staffing constraints … for the Citys fiscal prudence and is required by City and State law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-city-agency-services-monitoring-toolCUNY Bulletin No. CU-485
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the retroactive Elevator … in Institution Pay Period 26C, paychecks dated 04/03/14 Agency Actions To pay the retroactive salary increases to … eligible employees in the title of Elevator Mechanic, the agency must submit a Pay Change on the Job Action Requests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-485-retroactive-salary-increases-employees-title-elevatorState Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes … DiNapoli. While DOH is frequently inspecting nursing homes and acting quickly on serious complaints, auditors found that … its enforcement policies to better protect the health and well-being of nursing home residents across the state,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violations