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DiNapoli: Localities Spending More to Address Climate Change Hazards
… Local officials will increasingly need to assess the need for additional climate actions, plan for these higher costs, and communicate these challenges to … or other aid from state and federal sources accounting for the remainder. Of the respondents, 77 reported that they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-localities-spending-more-address-climate-change-hazardsDiNapoli: Special Education Provider Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges
… in restitution as part of his plea agreement and is banned for life from providing special education services for the state. "Today’s guilty plea shows that those who rip … like to thank Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance for prosecuting this case and bringing this wrongdoer to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-special-education-provider-pleads-guilty-felony-chargesImproper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program (Follow-Up)
… New York City (local districts). Annual Medicaid payments for the Medicare buy-in program total approximately $1.3 … 260,000 improper payments (totaling about $26.8 million) for people enrolled in the Medicare buy-in program. We … controls to ensure accurate payment of Medicare expenses for individuals enrolled in the buy-in program. Key Finding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/improper-payments-related-medicare-buy-program-followDiNapoli Announces Robin Lois to Oversee Local Government Division
… the division responsible for monitoring the finances of New York’s local governments and school districts. She will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-announces-robin-lois-oversee-local-government-divisionSelected Programs to Assist Businesses in New York City
… Objectives To determine whether the New York City Department of Small … Advocates and Compliance Advisors provided services to assist businesses in opening, operating, and expanding … from SBS and found that 26 unique businesses did not have sufficient documentation to support that 33 services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/14/selected-programs-assist-businesses-new-york-cityDiNapoli: Former Rosendale Court Clerk to Repay Stolen Funds
… position and steal public money will be held accountable for their wrongdoing,” DiNapoli said. “I thank District Attorney Carnright and the State Police for their partnership on this case and helping to recoup this … the work Comptroller DiNapoli has done and continues to do for the citizens of Ulster County,” District Attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/03/dinapoli-former-rosendale-court-clerk-repay-stolen-fundsDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Needs Plan to Meet Future Costs
… the future," DiNapoli said. “In addition to the Tappan Zee bridge replacement, many of the Thruway Authority’s aging roads and bridges require … Sections of the Thruway and its bridges are over 60 years old, and the authority estimates that only about 10 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-thruway-authority-needs-plan-meet-future-costsTown of Roxbury – Payments to Not-For-Profit Organizations (2022M-177)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether payments made by the Town of Roxbury (Town) officials to certain not-for-profit … municipal expenditures. Key Findings We reviewed the 25 payments Town officials made to not-for-profit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/01/27/town-roxbury-payments-not-profit-organizations-2022m-177DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… balances can eventually be turned over to his Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), which took in a record $48 million … the accounts being held by our Office of Unclaimed Funds. My office is working to get these funds back in the hands of … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. … New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsPension Contribution Rates to Decrease for Fiscal Year 2015-16
… Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) will decline … a change in the mortality improvement assumption from Society of Actuaries Scale AA to MP-2014. The recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/pension-contribution-rates-decrease-fiscal-year-2015-16Forensic Audit of Payments to On-Board Service Managers (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … in our initial audit report, Forensic Audit of Payments to on-Board Service Managers (2011-S-35). Background Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/forensic-audit-payments-board-service-managers-followDiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… reported each month and had sustained a "near-perfect" rate of for more than three years in repairing close to 100 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsXII.7.A Responding to Voucher and Expense Report Audit Questions – XII. Expenditures
… will contact a Voucher Authorizer at the agency via phone call or email. Agencies have the following … . The email must include the name, email address, and phone number of the new contact. Since the traveler’s supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7a-responding-voucher-and-expense-report-audit-questionsXII.6.U Payments Pursuant to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements – XII. Expenditures
… This section informs Business Units how to process vouchers for payments pursuant to Awards and … are subject to the same tax withholding requirements that apply to back pay awards, and are also reported on IRS Form …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6u-payments-pursuant-awards-and-non-judicial-settlement-agreementsDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… The State Office of Children and Family Services is not adequately overseeing … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Every month thousands of vulnerable adults are referred to the state for help … are not reported. Every month OCFS receives an average of 2,500 referrals for help in New York City and 1,800 in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adultsDiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
… announced that former Pharsalia Town Supervisor Dennis Brown was sentenced to serve one to three years in a state … and work on his property. Brown, 72, was arrested on April 10, 2019. Brown was the longest-serving town supervisor in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-town-supervisor-sentenced-prison-embezzlementDiNapoli: Coronavirus Will Cause Multi-Year Hit to State Finances
… has caused extraordinary economic challenges in New York with punishing, still-evolving impacts on public health, … challenges, the Enacted Budget provides the Executive with extraordinary flexibility to manage spending, including … has caused extraordinary economic challenges in New York with stillevolving impacts on public health jobs the economy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-coronavirus-will-cause-multi-year-hit-state-financesDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… money could eventually get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. In the last seven years, the amount returned … inactivity fees or having the money turned over to my office as lost funds.” After five years of dormancy, money … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. … New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsTown of Attica – Payments to Not-for-Profit Organizations (2021M-125)
… payments Town of Attica (Town) officials made to not-for-profit organizations were for appropriate purposes and were properly approved and … Key Findings The payments Town officials made to not-for-profit organizations were not always for appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/12/17/town-attica-payments-not-profit-organizations-2021m-125DiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… is projecting a budget shortfall estimated at $6.1 billion next year driven partially by growing Medicaid costs, using … In order to ensure more robust reserves will be available next time economic downturns or other conditions merit their … to a level that would significantly mitigate the state’s next severe fiscal challenge. Key elements of the plan would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reserves