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DiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employers' Retirement System Contribution Rates for 2023-2024
… demands caution,” DiNapoli said. “As we move forward with our prudent investment strategy, we remain focused on … Administrators (NASRA), the only other state pension fund with an assumed rate of return lower than New York’s state … beneficiaries. In 2012, DiNapoli began providing employers with access to a two-year projection of their annual pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employers-retirement-system-contribution-rates-2023-2024Reimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse
… Objective To determine if the Office of Temporary Disability Assistance (Office) adequately … for homeless shelter providers, such as Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse. The audit covered the period January 2020 … To determine if the Office of Temporary Disability Assistance adequately monitors and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/26/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-rescue-mission-alliance-syracuseSelected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers With Disabilities (Follow-Up)
… public entity created to control the port district of New York and New Jersey, maintaining the trade and travel infrastructure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/12/selected-aspects-accommodations-passengers-disabilities-followControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals
… kiosks, and tablets used by Incarcerated individuals are secure, and whether secure messaging accessed by these Individuals complies with … to communicate with family and friends using a fee-based secure messaging system through an account created on the … kiosks and tablets used by Incarcerated individuals are secure and whether secure messaging accessed by these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individualsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Town … – Project Approval and Monitoring (Suffolk County) The board did not properly approve and monitor projects and … goals into each project’s resolution. Consequently, the board cannot determine whether the projects are meeting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up)
… including bacteria and other pathogens, which impair or impact the quality of State waters and, in turn, pose … events, which may result from heavy rainfall, snow melt, or “dry weather” events, such as blocked or broken sewer lines and power outages, untreated or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantDiNapoli: SUNY Campuses Need to Focus on Tuition Paid by Out-Of-State Graduate Students
… The State University of New York (SUNY) needs to make sure its campuses are upholding … of a tuition benefit that is supposed to be reserved for New Yorkers,” DiNapoli said. “SUNY’s medical schools and … students and 64 institutions. Undergraduates who are New York residents are paying tuition of just under $7,100 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-suny-campuses-need-focus-tuition-paid-out-state-graduate-studentsDiNapoli Op-Ed in Crain's New York Business
… Crain’s New York Business published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller … on the need for greater transparency and accountability in budgeting for the use of federal relief funds. The full … received more money than they sent to Washington, D.C., in taxes in federal fiscal year 2020. It was true even for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-op-ed-crains-new-york-businessOversight of Sidewalk Sheds
… Objective To determine if the New York City (NYC or City) Department of Buildings (DOB) adequately monitors that NYC sidewalk sheds are erected and removed when required, are … To determine if the New York City Department of Buildings adequately monitors that NYC sidewalk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-shedsHealth, Safety, and Accessibility in District 75 Schools
… facilities includes 59 main sites/schools, each with one or more affiliated satellite schools. Students in District 75 … receive their services in individual school buildings or in special classes co-located with another school – either a DOE general education school or a charter school. In addition, some District 75 students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/12/health-safety-and-accessibility-district-75-schoolsDiNapoli Moves State Pension Fund Toward Net Zero Target, Restricts Investments in Oil Sands Companies
… Today’s announcement follows the Fund’s detailed assessment that evaluated each company’s transition … are part of DiNapoli’s broader review of the transition readiness of energy sector investments that face significant … from 22 firms that failed to demonstrate transition readiness. The Fund will next evaluate shale oil and gas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-moves-state-pension-fund-toward-net-zero-target-restricts-investments-oil-sands-companiesOversight of Shelter Placements
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless … oversight of the homeless shelters. Governed by a “right to shelter” mandate, the City provides temporary emergency shelter to every eligible person who requests services. When a single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/01/oversight-shelter-placementsOversight of Transportation Services and Expenses
… trucks) and large transportation (e.g., inmate buses, tractor trailers) vehicles. Many of the Department’s … As of February 2021, the Department’s fleet comprised 2,572 State-owned and 31 leased vehicles. During the period … 3,518 fuel transactions, totaling $101,700, within 2 miles of a State-owned fueling station. Of those, 2,862 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/29/oversight-transportation-services-and-expensesDiNapoli Announces Unprecedented Support for Climate Actions During 2021 Proxy Season
… Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which are considered a best practice in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. … The Fund has consistently been ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-announces-unprecedented-support-climate-actions-during-2021-proxy-seasonControls Over Revocable Consents
… Objectives To determine whether the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has billed and … structures meet the standards required by the Rules of the City of New York; and whether DOT is monitoring to ensure all … active revocable consents. The amounts billed were $15.6 million for City Fiscal Year (CFY) ended June 30, 2017, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/23/controls-over-revocable-consentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… did not appropriately budget for certain expenditures and did not properly monitor spending during the year. The … fund had deficit fund balances during the audit period and incurred operating deficits in two of the past three … reconciliations or accountabilities to compare cash on hand with outstanding liabilities. In addition, the board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… books and that cash needs to come from Washington. As the crisis erupted in New York and across America, we went from … made over the past decade. Main Street is shuttered from Long Island to Buffalo, and Wall Street has experienced … governments can slide into fiscal black hole Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19DiNapoli: Billions Needed for Repairs to Local Bridges
… $27.4 billion in repairs, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While … $274 billion in repairs according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-billions-needed-repairs-local-bridgesFare Collection
… and monthly travel within the specified zones shown on the ticket) and non-commutation (one-way, round-trip, and … travel to the limits of the zone or zones shown on the ticket). Peak fares are charged during business rush hours; … Rules and Regulations, riders must present a valid LIRR ticket or pass, or pay the applicable fare. Train Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/19/fare-collectionControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters
… determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has appropriate oversight and adequate controls over the capital improvement process at … unit of the New York City Department of Social Services, is the primary agency responsible for providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/25/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-shelters