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DiNapoli: Service Delivery Critical to Ensure New York City’s Continued Recovery
… identified in DiNapoli’s city agency reports, which cover healthcare, education, public safety, social services and … programs, housing assistance, and mental health and healthcare initiatives, among other services. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-service-delivery-critical-ensure-new-york-citys-continued-recoveryDiNapoli: Office Has $14.5 Billion in Unclaimed Funds; Urges New Yorkers to Claim Lost Money
… today announced that his office has over $14.5 billion in unclaimed funds and urged New Yorkers to see if any of it … record for the third consecutive year for the most unclaimed funds returned in one year totaling $452 million. … our website." There are currently more than 35 million unclaimed funds accounts, some dating back to the 1940s. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-office-has-145-billion-unclaimed-funds-urges-new-yorkers-claim-lost-moneyRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… such as serial number, equipment tag number, and model number. Establish and document a process to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsDiNapoli: NYC's Fiscal Picture Improves Short Term, but Significant Risks Lie Ahead
… the planned budget gap to about $8.9 billion in FY 2025 and $13.9 billion in FY 2027 (18% of city-fund … to identify efficiencies, build up reserves and monitor its delivery of services amid staffing challenges. … risks remain in the city’s financial plan, although its recent agreement with its largest labor union has helped …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nycs-fiscal-picture-improves-short-term-significant-risks-lie-aheadOpinion 95-4
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (procedure for investigating possibility of civil liability arising from … to a committee of the board. In addition, the chair of the board or any member of the committee may issue a … and should be made by the board, on advice of counsel as necessary (see County Law, §501; see also Barry v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Financial Condition and Outlook
… Science Center at Brooklyn (also known as SUNY Downstate Medical Center [or Downstate]) includes the College of … of the community and the strategic goals of Downstate Medical Center. Ensure that any decisions to acquire or … officials to periodically to review the financial status of the Hospital and recommend needed steps to improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/17/financial-condition-and-outlookXI.9 Intergovernmental Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… to types of intergovernmental agreements and whether they are subject to the Office of State Comptroller (OSC) review … Attorney General further concluded that such "agreements" are not formal contracts and should not contain standard … referred to as memorandums of understanding (MOUs), are not legally binding "contracts," such MOUs do not require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi9-intergovernmental-agreementsCompliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (Follow-Up)
… made in our audit report, Compliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (2013-S-71). Background The Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) was enacted in … Education Department: Compliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act ( 2013-S-71 ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-act-followOpinion 2010-4
… up" services with private ambulance company) -- Fees (imposition of by fire districts for "back up" services … "back up" services with private ambulance company) FEES -- Imposition of (by fire districts for "back up" services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2021-S-10 ). About the Program Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with … Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC). HTFC’s Office of Community Renewal receives federal funding from the U.S. Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-and-maximization-federal-funding-communityComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … officials need to improve internal controls to ensure water, sewer and electric user charges are properly billed, … in the tentative budget for the general, sanitation, water and sewer funds are reasonable. The tentative budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-3Opinion 88-77
Whether a school board member who is also the salaried director of a local council for the arts would have a conflict of interest under the following circumstances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77Medicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients With End Stage Renal Disease
… (1) have worked the required amount of time under Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, or as a … benefits to be enrolled in Medicare without a recipient’s consent. However, this policy does not address Medicaid … ESRD could be similarly enrolled, without a recipient’s consent, as long as they met ESRD Medicare requirements. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-end-stage-renal-diseaseDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… needs assessment shows many capital needs are overdue for attention, according to Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s … all aspects of our regional transit system.” To prepare for the release of its five-year capital programs, the MTA … assessment detailing long-term infrastructure priorities for maintaining and improving its system. The last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … processing and maintaining all leave accrual balances. The business manager’s and treasurer’s limited roles related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… claims that Medicaid never tried to recover from patients’ insurance providers. “Medicaid is essential for millions of … means that if a Medicaid recipient has third-party health insurance (TPHI) coverage, then those third-party benefits … be exhausted before the Medicaid program is billed. To address instances where a TPHI should have paid instead of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionDiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at the onset of the program, were made that alleviated many of the … it and rental burdens for low-income New Yorkers remain high, according to a report from DiNapoli released today. As … and food assistance. Demand for existing public assistance programs such as the CityFHEPS rental assistance program may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startSUNY Bulletin No. SU-319
… is to provide agencies with instructions to update Tier 6 employees’ Savings Plans pages due to the two-year look … Background On March 16, 2012, the Governor signed legislation creating Tier 6. Members of this tier enrolled in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-319-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planSelected Performance Measures
… (Transit [consisting of Transit Subways and Transit Bus]), and MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus). (The latter four are the focus of this … and travel habits of customers; and changes in ticket, pass, and refund policies. Adjust the MTA Bus ridership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-performance-measuresDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… New York City is planning significant steps to reduce city-funded spending … years ahead. However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has discretion and control over, … very real fiscal and operational challenges. The city is limited in where it can make adjustments, and all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choices