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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… District officials did not claim Medicaid reimbursements for 12 students that auditors identified were likely … or ensure that sufficient documentation was maintained for the eligible services provided. Millbrook Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Delayed Access to Emergency Home Repairs for Elderly New Yorkers
… State Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) lax oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs … the agency needs to do more to increase the participation of local providers who help distribute the money as roughly only half of New York’s counties received funding under the program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-lack-oversight-delayed-access-emergency-home-repairs-elderly-new-yorkersDiNapoli: Federal Relief Funds Should Have Been Better Targeted to Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today said the $150 billion federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) could have been better aimed to the localities, especially New York City, that suffered the most severe impacts from the novel coronavirus, instead of being based on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-federal-relief-funds-should-have-been-better-targeted-communities-hardest-hit-covid-19State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Severe Malnutrition (Follow-Up) (2020-F-9) An audit issued in 2019 identified $416,237 in Medicaid overpayments on inpatient claims that contained a … the medical records did not appear to support. In a follow-up, auditors found DOH officials made some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Faces Unprecedented Fiscal and Economic Challenges
… to balance its budget. Congress is currently debating the size and content of another COVID-19 relief bill, but the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nyc-faces-unprecedented-fiscal-and-economic-challengesDiNapoli: Halfway Through the Year, Revenue Hole Persists
… Halfway through the state’s fiscal year, state tax receipts are trailing last year by $2.8 billion, according to the September State Cash Report released by New York State … in April. However, year-to-date sales tax collections are still 17.2 percent lower than the same period last year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-halfway-through-year-revenue-hole-persistsHow to Conduct a Vendor Responsibility Review
… or only the vendor selected for the contract. Be sure to take into account the time needed to conduct such a … vendors must provide responsibility information (if the contract is valued at $100,000 or more); and … Responsibility Review Process Documentation Requirements How to Make a Responsibility Determination …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-conduct-vendor-responsibility-reviewDiNapoli: Lagging Ridership Leaves MTA With Hard Choices, Must Adjust to Changing Demand
… what is at stake and explain to the public what options it’s considering to close budget gaps and how it can adjust … low ridership levels and shift service to meet changes in demand.” Even through ridership remains well below 2019 … opportunities for the MTA to improve service even as it looks for savings. For example, weekend subway ridership in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-lagging-ridership-leaves-mta-hard-choices-must-adjust-changing-demandLocal Sales Tax Collections up 10.2% in Third Quarter of 2022
… sales tax collections grew by 10.2% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, mostly driven … tax collections reached nearly $5.7 billion, an increase of $529 million, according to a report released today by New … keep pace with inflation for counties and cities outside of New York City. “New York City’s sales tax growth in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022Reporting Through Retirement Online – Legacy Reporting
… 10 A number between 0.00 and 9999999.99 Gross Salary* 10 A dollar amount between 0.00 and 9999999.99 Contributions* 10 A dollar amount between 0.00 and 9999999.99 Loan Payment* 10 A dollar amount between 0.00 and 9999999.99 Service Credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/reporting-through-retirement-onlineDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Fill Out 2020 Census Forms
… State Comptroller DiNapoli said today. Only 57.6 percent of New York households have responded compared to the national average of 62 percent. He urged New Yorkers to be counted and respond to the Census. “New York is in danger of being undercounted. The stakes are high and New York could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-fill-out-2020-census-formsDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Will Vote Against Board Members at Corporations With No Women Directors
… at companies that have no women on their boards. In situations where a company has just one woman on its … companies to formally include gender and racial diversity in their considerations of board candidates. "It is … those companies that have agreed to improve their policies in an effort to diversify their boards." The Fund holds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-will-vote-against-board-members-corporations-no-women-directorsTown of Almond - Tax Collection (2019M-188)
Determine whether the Town Clerk (Clerk) recorded, deposited and remitted real property tax collections in a timely and accurate manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/almond-2019-188.pdfOpinion 91-36
… issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (use of village park trust fund moneys to develop facilities in town park) PARKS AND RECREATION -- Joint Parks (use of village … Whether park land fees imposed upon subdividers by a newly … used to finance additional facilities in an existing town park located in the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-36Opinion 90-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and … and "non-delegable" duty to maintain its highways in a reasonably safe condition (see Kierman v Thompson 73 … St Comp No. 89-22, p 48). The duty to maintain highways in a reasonably safe condition extends not only to the road …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-10XI.18.B Procurement Lobbying Act – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… package to ensure that these requirements are included in the procurement record. CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO PROCUREMENT … contracts with estimated annualized expenditures in excess of $15,000 resulting from procurement transactions … 1 involving an estimated annualized expenditure in excess of fifteen thousand dollars. Under the law, grants, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18b-procurement-lobbying-actPipeline Safety Oversight (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Pipeline Safety Oversight ( … and 2016, New York had 207 pipeline incidents resulting in 24 fatalities, 109 injuries, and $80 million in property damage. The Public Service Commission (PSC) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/pipeline-safety-oversight-followCity of Olean – Budget Review (B1-16-2)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year are … the City took appropriate action on our recommendations in the budget review letter issued in March 2015. Background The City of Olean, located in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/03/14/city-olean-budget-review-b1-16-2Caton No. 1 Fire District – Financial Oversight (2013M-262)
… District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Caton and Steuben County in which it is located. The District is … operations. The District incurred operating surpluses and retained unexpended surplus funds totaling more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/24/caton-no-1-fire-district-financial-oversight-2013m-262Affordable Home Ownership Development Program
… the period February 2012 through October 2013, and focuses on grants awarded to eight metropolitan area-based … managers. These limits vary among grant managers based on several factors, including the value of the property in … Key Recommendations Provide training to grant managers on assessing applicant eligibility, particularly related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/06/affordable-home-ownership-development-program