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NYS Common Retirement Fund Reports First Quarter Results
… ranked the Fund one of the best funded in the nation. Only eight states had a funded ratio of 90 percent or higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-first-quarter-resultsDepartment of Health (Department) Examination of Travel Expenses
… expenses were not appropriate. This includes lodging, meal, and fuel expenses for which there was no business purpose, meal allowance expenses the employee was not entitled to receive, meal per diem expenses that exceeded the maximum allowable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/20/department-health-department-examination-travel-expensesAdministration of Tenant Complaints (Follow-Up)
… housing in New York State. The Division’s Office of Rent Administration (Office), the subject of this follow-up … audit, is responsible for administering New York State’s rent laws. These laws are designed to provide decent, … on investment while protecting tenants from unlawful rent increases, harassment, and illegal evictions. As the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/administration-tenant-complaints-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… audits and examinations have been issued. Department of Financial Services (DFS): Oversight of the Title Insurance Industry (2017-S-10) While DFS has worked to strengthen its oversight of the industry through the regulatory process, enforcement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average
… country. These companies provided more than 4.1 million jobs in the state in 2016, just over half of all private … for almost half of all small businesses in New York – trade, professional services and leisure activities. With almost 87,000 firms, the trade sector, which includes both retail and wholesale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-averageFood Safety Monitoring
… monitors the processing, distribution and sale of food products in New York State. The audit covers the period … 18, 2013. Background The Department's Division of Food Safety and Inspection (Division) is responsible for … enforcing State laws and Department regulations related to food safety. The Division's objective is to ensure a safe and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/30/food-safety-monitoringDiNapoli: Allegany County Woman Arrested for Theft of Nearly $30,000 in Pension Checks
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Allegany County District Attorney Ian Jones and the New York State Police … to protect the integrity of our pension system and I thank District Attorney Jones and the state Police for working with … members, the Comptroller’s Office, and the Allegany County District Attorney’s Office in making this arrest.” Burrows’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-allegany-county-woman-arrested-theft-nearly-30000-pension-checksVendor Responsibility Documentation
… $100,000 or greater ✔ ✔ 3. Real estate (purchase, sale or lease) except for an eminent domain or real property sale which is required by law to be sold to the … Piggy-back contract ✔ ✔ 13. Purchase order (except from a pre-existing contract) ✔ ✔ 14. "Quick" contract ✔ ✔ 15. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/vendor-responsibility-documentationDiNapoli: Five Fortune 500 Companies Reach Agreements on Corporate Political Spending
… meeting. “Investors have the legal right to know how corporate dollars are being spent in the political … proposal pending at eight other portfolio companies: Aetna Inc.; Express Scripts Holding Co.; Johnson & Johnson; NextEra … behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. The Fund has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-five-fortune-500-companies-reach-agreements-corporate-political-spendingAdministration of Tenant Complaints
… Purpose To determine whether New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s Office of Rent Administration addresses tenant complaints in a … and December 31, 2012. Background New York State Homes and Community Renewal consists of all the State’s housing and … To determine whether New York State Homes and Community Renewals Office of Rent Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/11/administration-tenant-complaintsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1105
… by the agency through the NYS Central Accounting System (CAS) via Special Charge Voucher. The amount exceeding $5,250 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1105-educational-assistance-benefitsPerformance Incentive Program
… by far, even though it already compensates its executive team at levels that often exceed those of its peers. Based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/27/performance-incentive-programQuality of Internal Control Certification
… The Division reported that its internal audit function was only partially compliant with generally accepted professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/quality-internal-control-certificationDiNapoli: No Good Options for MTA to Manage Hole in Capital Funding
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) adjusts to the loss of $15 billion in congestion pricing revenue and decides … from the current $55.4 billion capital plan to meet the loss of congestion pricing revenue, inclusive of $2 billion … rating by breaching its 20% debt service threshold. The loss of congestion pricing revenue means the MTA’s current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-no-good-options-mta-manage-hole-capital-fundingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… learned that a large-scale timber operation would be the only type of local industry that could take advantage of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… on the town’s finances. They determined the general and highway fund revenues are potentially overestimated by $25,000. In addition, highway fund appropriations are underestimated by at least … needed to replace revenue shortfalls and to supplement the highway fund. The deficit in the highway fund is estimated at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Oversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Follow-Up)
… The Program is intended to connect schools with local farms and food producers, strengthen local agriculture, … should be better positioned to purchase food from State farms. The Department of Agriculture and Markets … whose responsibilities may include connecting local farms to their school. In such cases, the performance measure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-farm-school-program-followXI.7.C Deferred Payment Arrangements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… administrative costs and should therefore be used only when needed. A State agency should enter into a DPA with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7c-deferred-payment-arrangementsDiNapoli Announces Sale of $634 Million State of New York General Obligation Bonds
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the sale of two series of New York State General Obligation Bonds totaling $634 million through competitive sale. Specifically, the sales were $102,370,000 of Series … of Series 2021B Taxable Bonds. The net proceeds from the sale will finance projects authorized by various bond acts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-announces-sale-634-million-state-new-york-general-obligation-bondsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… As a result, it levied more taxes than necessary to sustain operations. The board also did not adopt budgets … and water district were excessive, ranging from 89 percent to 536 percent of actual expenditures. The board did not … purchased $299,298 in goods and services that should have been competitively procured, however, $101,121 was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1