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Health Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… Prevention Program on the local level to ensure children with elevated blood lead levels are receiving required … years. DiNapoli’s auditors looked at children identified with elevated blood lead levels during the period Jan. 1, … visited, three were last reviewed between 2010 and 2013, with no future reviews scheduled. Only one had been cited by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (CRF) overall return in the … is headed for a successful year. We continue to focus on prudent, long-term management of investments to make sure … value." The CRF's estimated value reflects benefits paid out during the quarter. The CRF ended its first quarter on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces First Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) overall return in the … The Fund's estimated value reflects benefits paid out during the quarter. The Fund’s audited value as of the … performance reporting by the Fund in 2009 as part of his on-going efforts to increase accountability and transparency. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-first-quarter-resultsNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces First Quarter Results
… (7.7 percent), real estate (6.5 percent), absolute return strategies (2.8 percent) and opportunistic alternatives and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-first-quarter-resultsOpinion 93-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … respect to private source moneys held by the library. You state that the town supervisor is the custodian of the library fund pursuant to Education Law, §259, and that the library …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15Opinion 91-63
… -- Purchases and Sales (town councilman who resides with president and owner of hardware store) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A town councilman who resides with the owner and president of a hardware store and … in which the store is located, but has no relationship with the corporation which owns the hardware store, could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 92-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … in the discussion or vote on the contract. A county code of ethics may not prohibit county officials from serving … guidance of its officers and employees the standards of conduct reasonably expected of them. Codes of ethics must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-30DiNapoli: Better Monitoring of "Leandra’s Law" Enforcement Needed
… activity. Auditors examined cases from Jan. 2010 through May 2015 and of the 215 cases reviewed with installed IIDs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-better-monitoring-leandras-law-enforcement-neededOpinion 91-31
… within the town. We assume that the town is a local health district (see Public Health Law, §§2[1][c], 302[2], 341). … to the health officer of the county or any local health district contained therein, it is the duty of the health … be paid by the chief fiscal officer of the local health district without further audit. Based upon the language in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31DiNapoli: State Should Improve Financial Literacy Efforts
… tools to manage their personal finances can help people be in a better position to weather both good times and bad,” … prevent personal financial crises among all generations. In a 2018 survey, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found that in New York: 28% of credit card holders made only the minimum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-should-improve-financial-literacy-effortsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports First Quarter Results
… and real assets (8.7 percent) and credit, absolute return strategies and opportunistic alternatives (5.5 percent). The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-first-quarter-resultsDiNapoli: NYC Projects $3 Billion Surplus for 2015, Balanced Budget Next Year
New York City is projecting a surplus of $3 billion for fiscal year FY 2015 and a balanced budget for FY 2016 with relatively small gaps in the following three years according to a review of the citys updated financial plan released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-nyc-projects-3-billion-surplus-2015-balanced-budget-next-yearDiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… to an Altamont, N.Y. company that serves as a supportive housing provider for New Yorkers with mental illness. The … in expenses to provide 708 beds for program clients in Albany, Dutchess, Orange, Otsego, Schenectady, Schoharie, … the final report, which can be found at: http://osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093017/16s5.pdf To read a report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-providerDiNapoli Calls for Improvements to Capital Planning Process
… dollars, federal aid and long-term borrowing proceeds – to support its capital program, with another $9.6 billion … policy makers to determine our most pressing needs and how much money is required to meet them." The New York Works … to authorize P3s provides public oversight to guard against the associated financial risks. The report's findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-calls-improvements-capital-planning-processDiNapoli: Problems Persist at Many Hotels and Motels Used to House Homeless
… still exist at many facilities across New York state with significant problems including mold, water damage, … and motels located across 48 different counties. Working with the comptrollers from Albany, Dutchess, Nassau, … could be enlisted to support the state agencies charged with oversight of this enormous task.""I fully support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-problems-persist-many-hotels-and-motels-used-house-homelessDiNapoli: State Missing Out on Millions in Medicare Payments for Kidney Patients
… saved the Medicaid program as much as $146 million over a six-year period if it had helped Medicaid patients with end … disease (ESRD) who meet certain eligibility requirements get the Medicare benefits to which they are entitled, … in applying for Medicare; Follow up with recipients who do not apply for Medicare by implementing a process that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-state-missing-out-millions-medicare-payments-kidney-patientsRFQual #24-01 Medical Examiner Management Services
… Retirement and Social Security Law, is seeking to contract with entities able to provide the services of physicians … technical, and expert advice and opinion in connection with the medical examinations, and will testify at … is subject to, and shall be conducted in accordance with, the OSC Executive Order on Procurement Integrity and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfqual-24-01Privacy and Security of Student Data
… complete, interconnected systems of educational services in the United States. The Department administers school aid, … pandemic forced many schools across the nation to close in 2020 and quickly transition to a remote learning … Office report, the number of students impacted by cyberattacks rose from 39,000 students in 2018 to a high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/16/privacy-and-security-student-dataDiNapoli: Localities Spending More to Address Climate Change Hazards
… P. DiNapoli. “Climate change poses significant threats to communities in New York. Concerns are growing about severe … rising sea levels that threaten both coastal and inland communities,” DiNapoli said. “Local governments are … City that had registered to take part in Climate Smart Communities, a state program addressing climate change. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-localities-spending-more-address-climate-change-hazardsNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) overall return in the second quarter of state … State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States. The Fund holds and invests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-second-quarter-results