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DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to spend the gift cards they received this holiday season in a timely fashion. If not, the money could eventually get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. In the last … consumers to identify the different cards and how they can be used. Gift cards may have other terms and conditions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsElmsford Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-9)
… technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District officials did not … to confirm they were inventoried. We found 16 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Seven IT assets with combined costs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/elmsford-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-9DiNapoli: Improved Planning Needed for New York To Achieve Its Clean Energy Goals
… cancellation rate. As of April 2023, there were 230 large-scale renewable projects awarded contracts within the Climate … completed, and on average it takes 5 years for a large-scale renewable project to be up and running, as a 2030 … Yorkers, including those who are currently struggling to pay their utility bills and who have faced rising costs over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-improved-planning-needed-new-york-achieve-its-clean-energy-goalsFreeport Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-10)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 50 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 43 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/freeport-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-10DiNapoli: Employment Among Mothers in NYC Improves, But Unemployment Remains Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
… were unemployed in 2022 compared to 3.4% nationally. Black mothers in the city are the hardest hit, facing an … of 62.2%. Employment outcomes vary by race and ethnicity. Black mothers faced the largest spike in unemployment during … raises concerns that the historic unemployment gap between Black and white mothers could remain stagnant or widen if all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-employment-among-mothers-nyc-improves-unemployment-remains-higher-pre-pandemic-levelsOpinion 88-28
… defines the term "newspaper" as follows: "In any case in which notice of any fact is required by law to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-28LGAC - Mid-Year Update to the Approved Budget For Fiscal Year 2018-19
The annual budget report is to include the actual revenues and expenditures for the Corporation’s preceding fiscal year ended and estimated revenues and expendi
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/lgac-mid-year-update-2018-19.pdfOpinion 89-63
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … A municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of court filing fees. This is in reply to your inquiry asking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63New Legislation Providing Financial and Budgetary Flexibility to Local Governments and School Districts
The purpose of this Legislation is to relieve some of the financial stress experienced by local governments and school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/providing-financial-and-budgetary-flexibility-to-local-governments-and-school-districts.pdfDiNapoli: Tax Breaks From IDAs Continue to Climb
… an increase of 10 percent from the prior year, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … and job creation, but it can be difficult for taxpayers to follow the costs and benefits of these activities," … more disclosure, taxpayers will have even more information to evaluate the cost and impact of economic development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-tax-breaks-idas-continue-climbOversight of Select High-Technology Projects
… benefits of the projects, to justify the use of State funds. There is a lack of consistent and rigorous performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/21/oversight-select-high-technology-projectsDiNapoli: Comcast Agrees To Disclose Political Spending
… its political spending. The new agreement resulted in a withdrawal of the resolution. As of March 14, the Fund owned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-comcast-agrees-disclose-political-spendingOpinion 98 - 19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … MUNICIPAL LAW, §109-b: An installment purchase contract of a fire district is subject to a mandatory referendum. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19DiNapoli: NYC Secure Juvenile Detention Centers Need To Improve Safety and Access to Services for Youth
… 2023, which included not only the COVID-19 pandemic but also the initial implementation of New York’s Raise the Age … as required. For example, 94% of youth sampled did not get all the daily case management meetings required within … are supposed to be reported to OCFS immediately and can include escape, injuries that lead to a hospital visit or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-nyc-secure-juvenile-detention-centers-need-improve-safety-and-access-services-youthSecurity Over Critical Systems
… River and Black River watershed, including the Sacandaga, Indian, Black, Moose, and Beaver rivers for the purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/security-over-critical-systemsDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… Limited course offerings and lack of access to advisors may be keeping students at the City University of … prior semesters. In addition, 13 of 25 officials said they do not offer online or hybrid courses (courses encompassing both classroom …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesState Audit Shows Need to Improve Response to Noise Complaints in NYC
… SLA limited its use of data relevant to noise problems in NYC. As such, there was substantial risk that serious noise … from 2010 to 2015, here: http://osc.state.ny.us/press/docs/nyc-nightlife-noise-complaints-map.pdf Read the report , or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-audit-shows-need-improve-response-noise-complaints-nycOpinion 98-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies – Federal Funding and New York
… gaps between students (Assistance Listing Number 84.010). Funds pass through the State Education Department and are … each state. Within a school district (like DOE), Title I funds are targeted to those schools with the highest … of enrollment are eligible to apply to use Title I funds to operate school-wide programs. The funds are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-i-grants-local-educational-agenciesTown of Pulteney – Information Technology (2021M-28)
… did not adequately safeguard Town IT assets and failed to implement the recommendations we made in 2013 to adopt comprehensive IT security policies and monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-information-technology-2021m-28