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DiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… emergency management coordination left people living in group homes at risk during the onset of the COVID-19 … from COVID-19, and more than 13,000 contracted the virus in its residential programs from March 2020 to April 2022. … and oversight put residents, families and staff in harm’s way. I urge OPWDD to implement our recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City
… codes and State rules and regulations. A DHCR Housing Management Representative (Management Representative) is assigned to each development … and is responsible for supervising and evaluating the management of their assigned projects, and for recommending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/15/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… about 170 students during the 2013-2014 school year. It reported $11 million in costs for reimbursement in the … did not keep required records to support the work hours it reported for reimbursement. $132,377 in excessive … with disabilities during the 2013-2014 school year. It reported $9.7 million in public funding reimbursements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… they cite past or planned payments in Notices. Follow up on Notices that were not entered in OSOS, including those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Struggles With Temporary Staffing Costs
… of staff nurses while managing demand for its services. It resulted in unexpected costs of $125 million in Fiscal … + Hospitals is a lifeline to quality health care, but it is a public health system struggling to get fully back on … up hospital costs across New York City, including at H+H. It is estimated that in New York, contract labor costs across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-struggles-temporary-staffing-costsAudit Finds Operational and Oversight Failures Led to Financial Instability in Mount Vernon
… The audit provided a detailed account of the millions in expenses that were not timely paid, inappropriate actions … include: 88 claims totaling $1.8 million were not paid in a timely manner. 60 claims totaling $460,584 were not paid … were properly authorized, for valid purposes and paid in a timely fashion. Officials and employees did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/audit-finds-operational-and-oversight-failures-led-financial-instability-mount-vernonX.7.B Local Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… who provide revenues to that Business Unit only and for which a revenue contract reviewed by the Office of the … Chapter XI, Section 7 – Revenue and Repayment Agreements for this Guide for additional guidance on revenue contracts that require OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7b-local-customersDiNapoli Finds Medicaid Billing Errors of Nearly $1 Billion
… The state Department of Health (DOH) made $965 million in payments to providers, including facilities, for services … and attended by practitioners who were not enrolled in the health care program, including those who had been … audits released today found an additional $17 million in overpayments. “Medicaid is a critically important program, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-finds-medicaid-billing-errors-nearly-1-billionState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York State Budget for SFY 2022-23
… of Ukraine and persistently high inflation. In addition, New Yorkers continue to grapple with the health, economic, … Yorkers and small businesses, boost wages for health care workers, make green investments and extend relief programs to … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-state-budget-sfy-2022-23DiNapoli: Former Treasurer of Frewsburg Central School District Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $7,000 in School Funds
… students of Frewsburg.” Smoulder, 27, stole $6,982 in cash from the Frewsburg Central School District’s extra-classroom … her theft by substituting the stolen funds with checks from the school district retirees’ health insurance account, … activity funds to promote the education and morale of all students and to finance extracurricular activities. Those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-former-treasurer-frewsburg-central-school-district-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-7000-schoolDiNapoli Audit Finds Western Regional OTB Lacks Accountability and Gave Out Lucrative Perks
… organization for his personal use of an official vehicle in a timely manner. Both audits found lax oversight of … and Rochester. It offers off-track pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing at Batavia Downs Gaming and other locations. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-western-regional-otb-lacks-accountability-and-gave-out-lucrative-perksDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Charged in $11,000 Theft of Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Funds
… of the Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department was charged today in the alleged theft of more than $11,000 from the fire … Comptroller’s fraud hotline. Amy Olmstead, 47, of Bolivar, in Allegany County, is accused of forging and cashing … Attorney Keith Slep for their partnership with my office in bringing Mrs. Olmstead to justice." "The village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-former-treasurer-charged-11000-theft-bolivar-volunteer-fire-department-fundsThese Our Treasures, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by These Our … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education programs, and sufficiently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/08/these-our-treasures-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCOVID-19 Causes Big Financial Hit to NYC Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industry
… sector saw the largest decline among all sectors in the city’s economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as … United States and will be 135 years old this April,” said James J. Claffey Jr., Local One I.A.T.S.E President . “We are … arts organizations such as independent live venues, movie theatres and museums, with additional grants set aside …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/covid-19-causes-big-financial-hit-nyc-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-industryDiNapoli: Department of Environmental Conservation’s Operational Spending Declines as Responsibilities Grow
… The scope of the DEC’s mandate will grow considerably in coming years because of recent initiatives from the … the Executive and federal agencies. Topping the list are the agency’s responsibilities for implementing the … Community Risk and Resiliency Act, overseeing $3.9 billion in water quality appropriations, and managing programs aimed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-department-environmental-conservations-operational-spending-declines-responsibilities-growDiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program
… acting on our suggestions to ensure more migrant children are attaining the educational goals set forth under federal … Education Department is needed to ensure these students are making the grade. I would like to thank Comptroller … guardians, or spouses – or the children themselves – are agricultural workers who have moved between school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-sed-agrees-improve-oversight-migrant-education-programDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Felony in Theft of More Than $5,000 in Fire District Funds
… No. 2 pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $5,000 in public funds, after an audit and investigation by State … 45, of Hammondsport, pleaded guilty today to grand larceny in the third degree (a class D felony) in front of Steuben County Court Judge Marianne Furfure based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-former-treasurer-pleads-guilty-felony-theft-more-5000-fire-district-fundsDiNapoli Statement on the Election of John Flanagan as Leader of the New York State Senate
The New York Legislature needs to get back to work and the Senate needs to move forward As an experienced advocate for New Yorkers John Flanagan can help the State Senate carry out the responsibilities entrusted to government by the public
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-statement-election-john-flanagan-leader-new-york-state-senateDiNapoli: Better Reporting and Monitoring of NYC Capital Projects Needed
… on every capital dollar it spends.” The city is shifting from publishing the Capital Project Detail Data (CPDD) report … Plan (CCP), amounting to $73.9 billion, or 47.2% of all planned capital commitments. While a substantial portion … more than initially anticipated. Nearly two-fifths of all analyzed projects were more than 20% over budget. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-better-reporting-and-monitoring-nyc-capital-projects-neededDiNapoli: Many Homeless Shelters in Poor Condition
… of the state’s homeless shelters outside New York City are in substandard condition with numerous health and safety … “Homelessness is a problem affecting communities in virtually every corner of the state,” DiNapoli said. … local oversight and inspection of uncertified shelters. In New York City, the Department of Homeless Services serves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-many-homeless-shelters-poor-condition