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NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Are Growing
… York City Mayor’s preliminary executive budget for FY 2020 is balanced, but there are risks, including proposed drops in state assistance, potential federal budget cuts and slower … York City Mayors preliminary executive budget for FY 2020 is balanced but there are risks including proposed drops in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-budget-balanced-risks-are-growingDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… 2022 was attributed in part to a settlement which required H&M to return approximately $18 million dollars’ worth of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsThe Changing Face of Post-Pandemic New York City
… Population shifts during and after the COVID-19 pandemic are changing the face of New York City and highlight significant policy implications … implications for the budget and policy decisions we are making today,” DiNapoli said. “In the pandemic’s wake, we … Population shifts during and after the COVID19 pandemic are changing the face of New York City and highlight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/changing-face-post-pandemic-new-york-cityOpinion 88-55
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY- Powers and Duties (submission of books and records … AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (requiring submission of fire company books for audit); (regulating fund raising activities … BOARD -- Powers and Duties (requiring submission of fire company books for audit); (requiring submission of report by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55XII.7.D Expedite Requests – XII. Expenditures
… Check which runs hourly, to complete. The agency must contact BSE at [email protected] and provide … For questions regarding expedite requests, please contact BSE at [email protected] . Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7d-expedite-requestsRemsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District – Financial Management (2025M-33)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Did the Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District … 7-12. Audit Summary The Board and District officials did not properly manage the District’s fund balance. The … The Board and District officials did not properly manage the Districts fund balance The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/remsenburg-speonk-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2025mDiNapoli: Syracuse Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $21,000 in Pension Checks Meant for His Deceased Mother
… A Syracuse man was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing over $21,946 in state pension payments meant for his deceased mother, … A Syracuse man was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing over $21946 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-syracuse-man-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-21000-pension-checks-meant-his-deceased-motherHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs
… safely reopen and prepare businesses and facilities for new safety protocols. However, as of June 9, 2022 – more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Labor Department Step Up Investigations of Violations in NYC
… Weaknesses in how the state Department of Labor (DOL) investigates labor law violations in New York City have led to significant delays in holding violators … Weaknesses in how the state Department of Labor DOL investigates labor law violations in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-audit-recommends-labor-department-step-investigations-violations-nycDiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits
… The number of cities, counties and villages in New York that are close to reaching their Constitutional Tax Limit (CTL) has more than doubled since 2012, according to a … amount of real property tax a local government can raise in a single year. In 2012, only seven municipalities had used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-releases-report-municipalities-close-exceeding-tax-limitsManagement of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma (Follow-Up)
… is one objective of the Department of Health’s (DOH) Healthy Neighborhoods Program (HNP). The HNP is designed to … including low-income and minority families, living in homes and neighborhoods with a disproportionate number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/09/management-indoor-air-quality-individuals-asthma-followVendor File Advisory No. 4
… Subject : Agency help is needed to ensure prompt vendor registration. Guidance … Agency help is needed to ensure prompt vendor registration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/4-prompt-vendor-registrationAdministration and Monitoring of Financial Assistance to New York City Businesses
… Companies requesting financial assistance must provide a reason why, if not for the financial assistance provided by … analyses. For 15 of the 17 projects, either NYCIDA did not do an analysis or the analysis was done incorrectly. For the … clauses that reduce benefits to projects that do not create the anticipated number of jobs. Revise the financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/12/administration-and-monitoring-financial-assistance-new-york-city-businessesDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… New York's 106 local Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) … reported 4,282 active projects with a record high total value of nearly $136 billion in fiscal year end (FYE) 2023, an increase of 3.1% or over $4 … New Yorks 106 local Industrial Development Agencies IDAs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to determine what mental health services are available at the school districts. … educators, and parents. Children already coping with mental health conditions have been especially vulnerable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schoolsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1110
… OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … of the Budget Bulletin B-1197 issued 11/15/11 provide for the payment of Performance Advances to eligible M/C … to grade 668 and NS non-grade equated) are eligible for a Performance Advance if the employee: Has thirteen (13) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1110-retroactive-april-2011-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-employeesDiNapoli Identifies Problems With Low-Cost Power Program
… P. DiNapoli. Auditors found NYPA overstated the number of jobs retained under the ReCharge NY program by nearly 30,000 in public reporting. Auditors … and not-for-profits that agreed to retain or create jobs in New York and to make capital investments. Businesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-identifies-problems-low-cost-power-programOpinion 98-20
… -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of minimum service requirement for appointment to fire police squad) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-c; TOWN … An otherwise qualified individual may be assigned to a fire police squad immediately upon becoming a member of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20DiNapoli: Canal Corp. Must Address Gaps
… these (8 percent) have never had one. Auditors found 430 high- and intermediate-importance structures (58 percent) … percent) that have not had an inspection in 10 years and 27 (4 percent) that have never had one. Auditors also found … and effectiveness of the inspection scheduling process for high- and intermediate-importance structures; Promptly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-canal-corp-must-address-gapsOpinion 88-46
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-46