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DiNapoli: $1 Million in License Plate Contributions Sit Unused by State
… The state Department of Health (DOH) has never put to use any of the money generated through distinctive license … gifts, and bequests for these funds; Public disclosure of how funds are used; Regular monitoring of fund activity; and … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-1-million-license-plate-contributions-sit-unused-stateComptroller Dinapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrests in Public Corruption Case Involving Developer Who Allegedly Laundered Campaign Contributions to Former Halfmoon Supervisor
… campaign accounts. “The law applies to everyone equally, no matter how rich or how powerful, and that is why my office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrests-public-corruption-case-involving-developerQuality Services for the Autism Community – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… determine whether the costs reported by Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC) on its Consolidated Fiscal … (RCM). The audit included expenses claimed on QSAC’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. About the Program … for 20 employees who are not qualified to work above 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) per RCM rules. We reviewed hours …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/quality-services-autism-community-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The last audit was conducted in 2018. City of Long Beach – Budget Review (Nassau County) Auditors found that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $4.9 million that were tested, district officials did not have evidence that goods and services totaling $930,806 were … underestimated by at least $982,269. The proposed budget does not include a contingency appropriation in the general fund. Nor does it include a tax overlay, which could potentially create …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-547
… Purpose To notify agencies that newly established FICA tax deficiency … CUNY (SS/Medicare Deficiency) with an effective date prior to 9/1/16 and will remain at their current rate. Affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-547-new-repayment-rate-deduction-code-582-cuny-ssmedicareOversight of Residential Domestic Violence Programs
… provided by OCFS, we determined OCFS Central Office does not maintain adequate oversight of DV residences. For … initial site visits, we identified information that would have affected our risk assessment. Our analysis of this newly … not ask OCFS for access to information that would violate any federal or State confidentiality laws. In fact, the audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/24/oversight-residential-domestic-violence-programsState Contract and Payment Actions in September
… child care resources and referral, including $4.7 million to the Capital District Child Care Coordinating Council, Inc., $3.9 million to the Child Care Coalition of the Niagara Frontier, Inc. and $3.9 million to the Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc. Office of General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberState Agencies Bulletin No. 1493
… gross pay for the existing FICA repayment obligation. A new FICA repayment obligation can then be established with … 501 NYS/SCF (Social Security Deficiency) Flat Rate, the new repayment obligation amounts will be added to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1493-new-repayment-rate-deduction-code-502-nys-ssmedicare-deficiencyOpinion 97-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to … or employee" or "local officer or employee" within the meaning of sections 800(5) and 810(3). Accordingly, it is our … which are also public benefit corporations within the meaning of the term "local agency" (see, General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11DiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… use of debt have been circumvented over the years in state budgets. Since the Debt Reform Act was passed in … and greater accountability to the public.” In a review released in June 2022, Standard & Poor’s cited New York’s … in the SFY 2022-23 Enacted Budget Capital Plan, released in May 2022, are for transportation, higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformDiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk
… New York’s pandemic-hit renters because of poor management by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) … Program (ERAP), according to a new report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The state’s … more than 30 percent of income on rent. Hispanic and Black households make up disproportionate shares of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-riskOpinion 2007-3
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … or annuity funds”. For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed, arguendo , that the tuition reimbursement … provisions, in order to cover “fringe benefits”, that “have become an increasingly important component of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 89-41
… (referendum requirement); (necessity of public hearing) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program … referendum to establish a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a fire district may be conducted at … to the establishment of a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a fire district pursuant to General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41New York City Agency Services Monitoring Tool
… Balancing New York City’s budget each fiscal year is foundational for the City’s fiscal prudence and is required by City and State law. However, budget and … visitors. In New York City, the demand for services is especially high, being the most populous municipality in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-city-agency-services-monitoring-toolState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… services to those who are economically disadvantaged or have special health care needs. For the state fiscal year … enrolled through other means. Many Medicaid recipients have additional sources of health care coverage. DOH's policy … Medicaid recipients from mainstream managed care when they have concurrent comprehensive third-party health insurance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceDiNapoli: Audit Finds False Elevator Inspections, Safety Hazards Overlooked
… of people, it is unacceptable that New Yorkers should have to worry about false inspections or hazardous … and noted at the other, but the non-DOB inspector didn’t have the right tool to measure the cable thickness which would have determined the seriousness of the problem. The inspector …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-false-elevator-inspections-safety-hazards-overlookedUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-240
… but is pensionable. Consistent with prior practice, when a CSEA agreement is reached, the negotiated changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-240-2017-unified-court-system-csea-end-contract-bonus-paymentDiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments
… under Medicaid is assigned a Client Identification Number (CIN). Individuals have several options for enrolling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-paymentsFar Rockaway Pre-School Executive Director Sentenced to Jail Time for Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… with disabilities, has been sentenced to six months in prison and probation after repaying $650,000 in … Island Child Development Center (ICDC) was a private not-for-profit company that was located at 1854 Cornaga Avenue in … Queens. The now defunct center primarily provided services for pre-school children of the Orthodox Jewish communities of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/far-rockaway-pre-school-executive-director-sentenced-jail-time-theft-education-funds-intended-special