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DiNapoli: New York City Budget Surplus on Pace to Grow Another $2.4 Billion from April Projections
… $2.4 billion in operating surplus in city fiscal year (FY) 2022 compared to the Executive Budget released in April. … through efficiencies, funding a half-percent base wage increase in each of the first two years of the new bargaining round. The city has budgeted $495 million by FY 2026 for the additional anticipated labor costs. The city’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-new-york-city-budget-surplus-pace-grow-another-24-billion-april-projectionsXI.2.K Authorized Signatures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… to verify authorized signatures on contracts, amendments, change orders, purchase authorizations, and vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2k-authorized-signaturesDiNapoli Releases Report on Pre-Pandemic Migration Trends
… at a slower rate than nonresident filers, 3.1% compared to 13.6%, resulting, in part, from the greater number of … filers moving out of the state than moving in, according to a new report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … data available. The Comptroller’s Office will continue to monitor the trends as the data is updated. Policymakers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-releases-report-pre-pandemic-migration-trendsFederal Relief Aid Temporarily Reverses Trend of NY Sending More to Washington Than It Gets Back
… noted that all states had a positive balance of payments for FFY 2020 due to the unprecedented influx of federal … that this work could help produce a more equitable outcome for all Americans. “The influx of federal relief funds was … more equitable distribution of federal funds to New York.” For every tax dollar paid to Washington, New York received …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/federal-relief-aid-temporarily-reverses-trend-ny-sending-more-washington-it-gets-backState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The board also did not audit district claims prior to payment and conduct an annual audit of the treasurer’s … Town officials did not always use a competitive process to procure goods and services. Officials did not develop … were communicated confidentially to officials. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… seeking competition. Officials also paid $6,410 to an employee’s private business for lawn care services without public written … with the district. New Lebanon Central School District – Network User Accounts (Columbia County) Officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… including hospitals, nursing homes and individual nurses, for patient safety violations and use its power under the law … public access to this information. DOH is responsible for ensuring civil violations of state health law are … agreements (orders), including fines and penalties, for health care providers (e.g., clinical laboratories, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it … shut down businesses and hurt families across New York, it’s never been more critical that we receive much-needed … well below the national average of $1.24. New Jersey is the only state that received less, with a return of $0.82. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools
… such schools pose to students’ education goals and tuition investment, the Bureau has not imposed probation or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schoolsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1786
… 456 and 908 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to identify employees who have outstanding payroll checks … not been negotiated and provide procedures for agencies to resolve the disposition of these checks. Control-D report, … $19.99 that was issued more than 60 days from the creation date of the Control-D report are affected. Background Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1786-non-negotiated-andor-undeliverable-new-york-state-payroll-checksPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-018
… IRS 401(a)(17) Limit * Earn Code Max limit is subject to change each limit period/plan year. Agency Actions V Codes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-018-new-additional-pay-earns-codes-v-codes-payservDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… the money that was collected from them didn’t always go to crime victims, with some funds languishing for years, … were not giving the court the opportunity to decide how to proceed while the probationer was still under … issue payments to the victims who can be located and transfer unclaimed money to the undisbursed restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… from anyone whether a family member, a neighbor or a bank employee, fell dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adultsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… 2016-17 through 2018-19 and did not use any of that amount to fund operations because of generated operating surpluses. … that when unused appropriated fund balance was added back to the surplus fund balance, it totaled over $1.1 million, … claims audit results directly to the board. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1DiNapoli: 82 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… include scores for the dependent school districts in the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-82-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: New York City Job Growth Continues to Set Records
… to balance the budget. Still, some sectors have lost jobs in the past year or seen growth slow.” New York City is … for the nation and 14.5 percent for the state as a whole. In 2019, job growth was concentrated in three employment sectors with health care accounting for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-new-york-city-job-growth-continues-set-recordsDiNapoli Releases Dashboard Tracking Federal Covid Funding and State Relief Programs
… and homeowner assistance, and small business recovery. “My office is committed to full transparency in government … investments in programs to assist New Yorkers in need. My office will follow the money to ensure federal funds are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-releases-dashboard-tracking-federal-covid-funding-and-state-relief-programsDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Jump 49.2 Percent in Second Quarter
… sales taxes may have prevented steeper declines. The first change occurred after June 2018, when the U.S. Supreme … group of vendors required to collect sales tax. The second change, the marketplace provision, now requires online …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-jump-49-point-2-percent-second-quarterIX.9.C Transfer Procedure – IX. Federal Grants
… Once it is determined that a statutory transfer account authorization is provided and needed, agencies must submit a written request to the Division of the Budget (DOB) to approve the transfer of federal grant funds to a state fund. The following information must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix9c-transfer-procedureStreet and Sidewalk Cleanliness
… effectively monitors the cleanliness of New York City’s (NYC) streets and sidewalks. We also assessed the methodology used by the Mayor’s Office of Operations to rate street and sidewalk cleanliness. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/16/street-and-sidewalk-cleanliness