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DiNapoli: Remember to Read Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… is urging New Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and … gift card. DiNapoli said New Yorkers should use their gift cards within a year of purchase to avoid inactivity fees and register cards with the retailers. By registering their cards, owners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-remember-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonLocal Sales Tax Collections Up
… Sales tax collections rose fastest during the second half of 2019, growing 6.3 percent in the third quarter and 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/local-sales-tax-collectionsMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… 40 minutes. New tunnels will connect the LIRR main line in Queens to the lower level of the existing 63rd Street Tunnel … $1.9 billion, an increase of 170 percent. The cost of the Queens segment, which mostly involves tunneling, has doubled, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetDiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… New York State has more than 7 million acres of farmland, and many of its crops are dependent on pollination by bees and other pollinators. To address a … the population of these essential pollinators, in 2016 the state created the Pollinator Protection Plan. The New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programDiNapoli: LIRR Must Better Prepare for Severe Weather to Prevent Service Disruptions and Costly Damages
… The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) needs to do more to properly prepare for severe weather events, … The Long Island Rail Road LIRR needs to do more to properly prepare for severe weather events …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-lirr-must-better-prepare-severe-weather-prevent-service-disruptions-and-costly-damagesApplication Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects
… Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy … Act), effective January 1, 2020, was designed to put the State on a path to zero emissions in all economic sectors, … that secure energy to serve the end-use customers in the State) to meet their customers’ demand must be generated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/24/application-review-and-site-permitting-major-renewable-energy-projectsDiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes
… management. DiNapoli’s report, coming after recent news reports raised questions about significant problems with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causesDiNapoli: New York Jobs Top 9 Million, New Statewide High
… New York reached its highest employment level ever of more … steady gains. Job growth was uneven across the state, with New York City gaining three out of four new statewide jobs … sectors, and signs of new growth in the western New York economy.” DiNapoli’s report examines employment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-new-york-jobs-top-9-million-new-statewide-highPublic Welfare – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Public Assistance Recipients Decrease to Near Record Low For SFY 2021-22, the average monthly number of public assistance recipients in the State decreased by 17,043 … Provides information on public assistance and and the States Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-welfareManagement of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma (Follow-Up)
… with asthma. The COVID-19 pandemic had significant impacts on those living with chronic diseases such as asthma. … with asthma. The objective of our initial audit, issued on August 2, 2022, was to determine if DOH effectively … during the initial home visit, and DOH took no action on the lack of LHD compliance. Separate from the HNP, DOH has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/09/management-indoor-air-quality-individuals-asthma-followFallsburg Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2020M-12)
… $5 million in appropriated fund balance not being used to finance operations. After adding back unused appropriated … of the last three fiscal years ranging from 12.1 percent to 16.7 percent. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets that … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance in a manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/08/fallsburg-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2020m-12Town of Throop – Procurement (2022M-173)
… Town officials solicited competition for purchases subject to competitive bidding and for professional services. Key … that officials solicited competition for purchases subject to competitive bidding or for professional services. … Town officials solicited competition for purchases subject to competitive bidding and for professional services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-procurement-2022m-173Westchester County - Financial Condition (2018M-151)
… effectively managed the County's financial condition to ensure the sustainability of current and future … over the last five years. Financial condition continued to decline in 2017 when it experienced an operating deficit … recurring revenues or decrease recurring expenditures so that perations are financed on a sustainable basis. Take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/10/23/westchester-county-financial-condition-2018m-151Canton Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-287)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … $23.2 million. Key Findings We reviewed budget-to-actual results for the fiscal years 2009-10 through … within budgeted appropriations. The Board reviewed budget-to-actual comparison reports throughout the year to monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/canton-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-287Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-121
… agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the October 2022 DC 37 RRSU LLS payment and provide instructions for … Chapter 60 of the Laws of 2022, which implemented the 2021-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and DC 37, … in separate paychecks dated 10/26/2022 (Administration Pay Period 14L). Due to the issues surrounding COVID-19, OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-121-october-2022-district-council-37-dc-37-rent-regulationTown of New Berlin – Ambulance Company Loan (2013M-22)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to assess the Town’s practices regarding the Board’s revolving loan fund lending practices for the period January 1, 2012, … Town of New Berlin Ambulance Company Loan 2013M22 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/07/town-new-berlin-ambulance-company-loan-2013m-22Other Bulletin No. 28
… Purpose To provide the State University Construction Fund instructions for … Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Unit 97 in the State University Construction Fund with an increment code of … 1976-2011 who meet the eligibility criteria Background The State University Construction Fund’s Board Resolution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-28-april-2016-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilOpinion 2002-5
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … of rights in land for open space preservation, no referendum is required upon establishment of the reserve … a period of more than one fiscal year (1998 Opns St Comp No. 98-7, p 17). General Municipal Law §6-c authorizes a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Maternal Health
… of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in New York State; and whether DOH is effectively monitoring related … (Work Group) to optimize postpartum care and for New York State to establish a maternal mortality review board (Board). … is required to review all maternal deaths in New York State to determine cause and preventability; report findings, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/30/maternal-healthComptroller's Oversight of State Contracts
… Comptroller DiNapoli Ensures State Procurements Provide the Highest Value to New Yorkers For more than a century, the Comptroller’s Office has conducted independent, pre-review of State and limited Public Authority contacts, adding … For more than a century the Comptrollers Office has conducted independent prereview …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/oversight