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DiNapoli: Former Rosendale Court Clerk to Repay Stolen Funds

… DiNapoli’s office have resulted in the arrest of more than 80 individuals and the restitution and fines of $15 million. For a copy of the Comptroller’s audit of the town of Rosendale, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/03/dinapoli-former-rosendale-court-clerk-repay-stolen-funds

New York City’s Uneven Recovery: Mothers in the Workforce

… Mothers in NYC Continue to Face High Unemployment Rate as Nation’s … to mitigate the spread of the virus. Nationally, mothers in the workforce experienced a larger increase in unemployment than fathers. While New York City saw a … placed an outsized strain on parents Nationally mothers in the workforce experienced a larger increase in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-citys-uneven-recovery-mothers-workforce

DiNapoli: NYC Spending Priorities Shifted During Pandemic

… address pressing needs, but some new critical programs and services may face fiscal cliffs, according to a new … P. DiNapoli. The report compared the city’s pre-pandemic and current preliminary budgets for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) … DiNapoli said. “Funding for education, public health and social services have risen to counter the effects of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nyc-spending-priorities-shifted-during-pandemic

Patient Safety Center Activities and Handling of Revenues

… To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is meeting the goals and objectives of the Patient Safety Center (PSC) and is collecting and utilizing designated revenue for that … including safety goals and best practices. The Department is responsible for monitoring compliance with applicable …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/10/patient-safety-center-activities-and-handling-revenues

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits

… or provide adequate financial reports to the board; take action to ensure electric fund revenues kept pace with … of these accounts have not been used in more than five years. Town of German – Supervisor’s Records and Reports … eight audit recommendations, officials did not actually take corrective actions. Of the eight audit recommendations, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits

… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. City of Salamanca – … collections were not always accurately recorded and because adequate collection records were not always … consisted of 1,835 entries made during the audit period and determined: 1,759 entries lacked a duplicate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1

Retirement Estimates – Divorce and Your Benefits

… or accrued value of the benefits due to a member at retirement. Upon the member’s written request to NYSLRS’ … provide a one-time estimate of their Single Life Allowance retirement benefit using current earnings and service … benefits to some future hypothetical retirement date), or pre-retirement estimates of an ex-spouse’s benefit pursuant …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/retirement-estimates

DiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall

… cut the size of the capital program or borrow additional funds to finance its capital needs. Every additional $1 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfall

Otisco Fire District – Financial Activities (2025M-42)

… totaling $827,347 during the period January 2023 through July 2024. The District had three bank accounts with a … review and consideration. We returned to the District in July 2024 to conduct an audit follow-up review. Our follow-up … review and consideration We returned to the District in July 2024 to conduct an audit followup review Our followup rev …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/08/01/otisco-fire-district-financial-activities-2025m-42

State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Teachers' Contract Agreement

… “The news of Mayor de Blasio and the UFT reaching an agreement for a long … largest city and municipal workforce. I applaud Mayor de Blasio and UFT President Michael Mulgrew for reaching this … The news of Mayor de Blasio and the UFT reaching an agreement for a long …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-teachers-contract-agreement

Opinion 2010-1

… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion.   PARKS AND RECREATION -- Moneys in Lieu of Park Land (use of to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands … indicate that the village is considering the purchase of real property for use as a village office. Two parcels, one …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1-0

Opinion 2010-1

… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion.   PARKS AND RECREATION -- Moneys in Lieu of Park Land (use of to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands … indicate that the village is considering the purchase of real property for use as a village office. Two parcels, one …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1

Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-330

… notify agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2022 Retroactive UCS Uniform and Equipment Allowance (Uniform … Affected Employees: Employees who received a June 2022 and/or December 2022 Uniform Allowance or Blazer payment are affected. … notify agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the April 2022 Retroactive UCS Uniform and Equipment Allowance Uniform …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-330-april-2022-retroactive-ucs-uniform-and-equipment-allowance-and

Comptroller DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney Hartunian & New York A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas on State and Federal Charges By Former Assemblymember William Scarborough

… by abusing the New York State Assembly’s travel voucher system.  He falsely obtained $54,355, and now must face the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-hartunian-new-york-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-state-and

DiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores

… Monitoring System (FSMS). DiNapoli releases fiscal stress scores on municipalities (excluding New York City) twice a year. The latest round of scores announced today identified 19 local governments … patterns of operating deficits and creates fiscal stress scores. The system also evaluates information such as …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scores

Artificial Intelligence Governance

… Objective To assess New York City’s progress in establishing an appropriate … a host of unwanted, and sometimes serious, consequences. New York City (NYC or City) and some of its agencies have … To assess New York Citys progress in establishing an appropriate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governance

Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects

… Purpose To determine if the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) inspects its highway … is identified during an inspection, NYSTA must notify the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) within one … To determine if the New York State Thruway Authority NYSTA inspects its highway …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects

IV.1 Overview – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions

… The Statewide Financial System (SFS) provides for the preparation of financial statements prepared on both a budgetary and GAAP-basis of accounting, subject to … of Financial Statements The General Ledger is the basis for financial statement preparation. It consists of a chart …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv1-overview

Penn Entertainment and MGM Resorts Letters

I write as Trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), one of the largest public pension funds in the United States, which holds and invests the assets of the New York State and Local Retirement System on behalf of its 1.2 million members, retirees, and beneficiaries.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/common-retirement-fund/pdf/penn-entertainment-mgm-resorts-letters.pdf

Oversight of Chronic Absenteeism (Follow-Up)

… Objective The objective of this follow-up review is to determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial report, … To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial report …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/06/oversight-chronic-absenteeism-follow