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DiNapoli: NYC Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Balanced, but Out Year Gaps Continue to Grow
… billion annually, fueled by spending choices made during the pandemic, underbudgeting for recurring spending, and … of expenses is also needed to ensure underbudgeted items do not offset the savings generated by the PEG. The … DiNapoli urged the city to provide greater guidance on how it intends to navigate new legislative requirements to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-nyc-fiscal-year-2024-budget-balanced-out-year-gaps-continue-growDiNapoli 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-challengesXIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… This generally occurs when an employee travels repeatedly to the same location over an extended period for official … likely incur substantial tax liabilities with respect to reimbursement of travel expenses. This tax liability can … in supplemental income upon which the employee will have to pay taxes, interest and, potentially, penalties that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationState 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-auditsDiNapoli Audit: Growing Number of Youth in Juvenile Justice Centers at Risk Due to Staff Shortages
… to be overwhelmed and short-handed, which may account for missed or delayed opportunities to provide care for the … (DJJOY), including three secure facilities. Following a decline of 44% in the number of youth in these facilities … did not do enough to ensure youth were properly assessed when they entered facilities or that staff were up to date on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-audit-growing-number-youth-juvenile-justice-centers-risk-due-staff-shortagesDiNapoli 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-planDual Membership in NYSLRS – Divorce and Your Benefits
… two distinct retirement systems: New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System; and New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System. If a member has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/dual-membership-nyslrsOpinion 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-90-34State Agencies Bulletin No. 953
… Sequence Number. Agency Information Agencies will no longer be able to enter into the Comment Date or Sequence … a General Comment, please refer to Payroll Bulletin No 412 dated July 1, 2003 for additional information. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/953-changes-general-comments-page-payservLegislative and Executive Retirement Plan For Tier 1 and 2 Members (Section 80-a)
… be divided between you and your ex-spouse. However, it does not allow for a distribution of your pension until you … of the State Comptroller. Giving your employer the form does not mean that you have “filed with the Comptroller.” As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/legislative-and-executive-retirement-plan-tier-1-and-2-members-section-80DiNapoli: Corporate America Must Show Progress on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
… employees by gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability and veteran status. Currently, these … to consider diversity inclusive of sex, race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, gender expression and sexual … Fund’s scrutiny of board diversity, including diversity of age, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-corporate-america-must-show-progress-diversity-equity-inclusionFrequently Asked Questions – World Trade Center Presumption
… What is a presumption? I assisted in the recovery and cleanup operations, but I was stationed in various locations throughout the city. Am I eligible to … provide any additional retirement benefit? I participated in the rescue, recovery and cleanup operations but have since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/world-trade-center/frequently-asked-questionsDiNapoli: MTA Not Holding Paratransit Contractor Accountable
… Authority (MTA) did not collect almost $400,000 in penalty fees from Global Contact Services (GCS), a … credit against the contractor for each error that occurs in months when the error rate exceeds a certain threshold. … manner complaints surpassed the contractual limit in every month reviewed. The total number of errors in this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-mta-not-holding-paratransit-contractor-accountableAkron Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing FEMA Grant Funding Intended for Education Expenses
… to figure out how to pay for their children’s education. Any misuse of such funding will not be tolerated and anyone who does attempt to abuse the program will be brought to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/akron-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-fema-grant-funding-intended-education-expensesOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… install and maintain an ignition interlock device (IID) in any vehicle they own or operate. An IID connects to the … to blow into the tube periodically to ensure that they have not been drinking while driving (rolling test). The IID … that offenders who disclaim vehicle ownership do not have vehicles registered in their names. Ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/29/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes
… the top 250 individual and top 250 business tax debtors for whom it filed at least one warrant in the prior 12 months. The March 2021 lists for individuals and businesses totaled almost $316 million and $182 million, respectively, for the amount due and owed at the time the warrant was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/24/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxesXIX.1.A When is a Project ID Needed – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… In accordance with the Project Definition, the Project Costing Improvement … Pooled Costs Yes (administrative or indirect costs, to be used to allocate to another project or account) Cost Threshold No …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1a-when-project-id-neededDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) should do more to fix the underlying causes, many of which are controllable, … were controllable (car equipment problems, track work), while others were not (sick customers, inclement weather, … The official provided auditors with the procedures, but did not provide evidence to support the contention these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… talk to an advisor during registration but, based on the number of advisors for their department, this would result in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesDiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
… that exceeded limits allowed by the law, according to an audit of the Department of Health (DOH) released today … “New York puts limits on these medications for a reason – to cut the potential for abuse. The Department of Health needs to do a better job making sure that pharmacies, health care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limits