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Federal Funds To New York City: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TANF funding is expected to be the City’s largest source of direct federal funding in fiscal year (FY) 2025, at about $2 billion, with more than half allocated to the Department of Social Services (DSS).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-temporary-assistance-for-needy-families.pdfCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Report 2019-S-54).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-22f1-response.pdfDepartment of Health: Medicaid Program - Recovering Managed Care Payments for Inpatient Services on Behalf of Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance (2021-S-24) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid overpayments for inpatient services on behalf of managed care recipients who had third-party health insurance were appropriately recovered.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s24-response.pdfOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (2021-S-19) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) has adequately monitored and enforced compliance with the New York State Rechargeable Battery Law to promote the proper disposal of lithium-ion and other types of rechargeable batteries.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s19-response.pdfControls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System (2021-S-3) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) has taken appropriate steps to oversee and manage the Unemployment Insurance system and to comply with selected portions of the New York State Information Security Policy and Standards.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s3-response.pdfOversight of the Early Intervention Program (2021-S-25)
To determine whether the Department of Health was effectively administering the Early Intervention Program (Program) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and ensuring equitable and timely access to services for children across the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s25.pdfOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (2021-S-19)
To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) has adequately monitored and enforced compliance with the New York State Rechargeable Battery Law to promote the proper disposal of lithium-ion and other types of rechargeable batteries.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s19.pdfControls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System (2021-S-3)
To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) has taken appropriate steps to oversee and manage the Unemployment Insurance system and to comply with selected portions of the New York State Information Security Policy and Standards.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s3.pdfDiNapoli: Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Medicaid Cost Savings
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors also found another $3 million in cost savings. About $1.8 million of the overpayments were … said. "Our audits routinely catch millions of dollars in overpayments and our latest audit is no exception. The … its systems to prevent these problems from happening in the future." New York's Medicaid program, administered by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-more-16-million-medicaid-cost-savingsDiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages
… contractor hired to provide janitorial services failed to pay its workers prevailing wage rates and tried to hide its … state law requires contractors working for the state to pay the prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits set for the … Shorefront officials told auditors the company did not pay the prevailing wage rates because workers would lose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-state-contractor-failed-pay-prevailing-wagesState Pension Employer Contribution Rates Announced for 2020-21, Assumed Rate of Return Lowered
… environment. “Each year, for the past seven years, we’ve been able to lower pension contribution rates or … returns, prudent management and a diverse portfolio we have kept the state pension fund strong and one of the best … the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. Its audited invested asset value as of the close of last fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/state-pension-employer-contribution-rates-announced-2020-21-assumed-rate-return-loweredDiNapoli: Organic Farms Growing in New York
… 56 percent statewide from 2008 to 2014 with $164 million in sales that year, as New York ranked third nationwide in the number of certified organic farms, according to a … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli . In 2015, New York’s organic sales rose another 35 percent. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-organic-farms-growing-new-yorkComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Nelson Rivera in Bid-rigging Case
… process for multi-million dollar public works contracts in Monroe County. Rivera today entered a guilty plea before The Honorable Dennis M. Kehoe in Monroe County Court to two counts of the class "E" felony charge of Combination in Restraint of Trade and Competition in violation of General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-nelson-rivera-bid-rigging-caseState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… and $48,802 for unsupported and duplicate payments to a contractor. Department of Health (DOH): Facility Structure, Safety, and Health Code … Medicare Part C claims that either had unreasonably high patient cost-sharing amounts or indicated UnitedHealthcare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0DiNapoli: NYC Office Jobs and Space Growing Amid Record Economic Expansion
… The number of office workers in New York City reached a record of 1.5 million in 2016 with office space reaching 550 million square feet amid the largest employment expansion in the city's history, according to a report released today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-nyc-office-jobs-and-space-growing-amid-record-economic-expansionDiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… York's returnable container deposit law to recover all the funds the state is entitled to from bottlers and beverage … initial deposit. When a bottle or can is not returned, the unclaimed deposit is held by the deposit initiator, who must remit 80 percent of any unclaimed bottle deposits to the state on a quarterly basis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billOpinion 90-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … (payment out of money paid into court) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§2105, 2607: CPLR 2105, which authorizes … purpose ( Travelers' Ins. Co. v Louis Padula Co. , 224 NY 397, reh den 225 NY 638; Anderson v Board of Education of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-12DiNapoli: Many SUNY Campus Foundations Operating Without Contracts or Proper Oversight
… are required to have with their campuses while overseeing and managing billions in donations and resources, according … for two individuals whose total salary and fringe benefits amounted to $239,743. Auditors identified contracts … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-many-suny-campus-foundations-operating-without-contracts-or-proper-oversightOpinion 91-58
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Advisory (site plan approval) GENERAL CITY LAW, §30-a: In the absence of express statutory authority, a city may not … site within the city. It has been consistently held in this State that a municipality may not submit a question …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58Opinion 91-20
… in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by town for a particular level of service) -- Fees (authority to … behalf of fire protection districts, a town may contract for the provision of an additional level or type of ambulance … send to the user's insurance carrier a copy of the bill for the amount of the fee or charge imposed by the town for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20