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New York State Rent Relief Funding: Spotlight on New York City
… share of applicants did not have a computer or Internet access, or preferred not to use this method. The COVID Rent … this period is not publicly available on the DHCR’s website. Neither the website nor the report includes … analysis. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2019 As of July 30, 2021, the OTDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-state-rent-relief-funding-spotlight-new-york-cityDiNapoli: New York Drug Overdose Deaths Surged During Pandemic
… must ensure an ongoing commitment of public resources and strategies, including new funding from legal settlements, and … document the effectiveness of evidence-based programs and strategies, the comprehensive plan proposes few metrics for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-york-drug-overdose-deaths-surged-during-pandemicDiNapoli: After-School Provider Misused $194,320 in Public Funds
… recover the inappropriate payments, ensure SCO compliance with its contract terms and take steps to increase monitoring … programs, including those run by SCO. Although SED agreed with the report’s findings, DiNapoli’s auditors later …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-after-school-provider-misused-194320-public-fundsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… the next one 12% of New Yorkers did not have enough to eat at times during the previous week Source: U.S. Census … adults live in households reporting not having enough to eat in the last seven days – that figure rises to 19 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-9-2020University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men - Payroll (2023M-123)
Determine whether University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men (School) officials accurately compensated employees.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/university-preparatory-charter-school-for-young-men-2023-123.pdfNew Customer-Focused Subway Metrics
… Objective To determine whether New York City Transit’s (Transit) new metrics provide customers … is a public benefit corporation chartered by the New York State Legislature in 1965. Transit is an agency of the MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/new-customer-focused-subway-metricsDiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
… pharmacies can dispense when prescriptions are ordered via telephone or fax due to the inherent risk of drugs ordered in … DiNapoli’s auditors found that a pharmacy filled two telephone orders for the anti-anxiety drug Alprazolam on the … Each order was filled for a 30-day supply even though telephone orders for this drug are limited to a five-day …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limitsDiNapoli: New York City's Tech Sector Is Booming
… more than 57,000 jobs since the Great Recession, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … said de Blasio. "Today's jobs report demonstrates just how critical diversity is to New York's employment success, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-new-york-citys-tech-sector-boomingAccounts Payable Advisory No. 4
… Subject: Making Payments to Verizon for Landline Phone Services Guidance: Consistent with the Guide to … with the GFO, Chapter XII, Section 5.B - Unique Invoice Number Requirements , Business Units must ensure there is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/4-complex-entity-verizon-landline-servicesXII.6.G Paying Debt Service – XII. Expenditures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section informs Business Units how to process vouchers for Debt Service payments. The Office … Comptroller’s Vendor Management Unit (VMU) has created a Vendor ID to associate with every New York State Debt … IDs should only be used by the Business Unit authorized to do so by the VMU. Refer to Chapter X, Section 6.A - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6g-paying-debt-serviceBest Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… transporting data offsite). The policy should also address how the organization will periodically verify that the data has been backed up and how it will test its ability to restore backup data. Back Up … Data Has Been Backed Up and Can Be Restored – While many organizations perform some type of backup procedure(s), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practices-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1506
… absence during which they are ineligible for an employer contribution towards their health insurance, the “Date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1506-updating-employee-health-insurance-eligibility-payservNorth Syracuse Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-34)
… process to select certain professional service providers many years ago but did not seek new competition. Officials … Update the procurement policy to specify when and how frequently officials should issue professional service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/north-syracuse-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-34DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… The $168.3 billion State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2018-19 Enacted Budget increases … were 3.1 percent below the previous year. However, New York state ended its SFY 2017-18 with a General Fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism
… The State Education Department (SED) has stepped up efforts to combat chronic student absenteeism, but an audit released … about the perils of chronic absenteeism. But given how vital it is for our children to be in school and … as missing at least 10 percent of enrolled school days in a year for any reason – excused or unexcused. SED figures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… count hit an all-time high of more than 9.8 million in February, reflecting net gains of nearly 2 million jobs … a body blow to the State’s economy, with combined losses in March and April wiping out 24 years of job growth, as shown in the chart below. The April decline of more than 1.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-19-2020State Agencies Bulletin No. 2126.4
… to certain Executive Branch State employees to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. Effective Dates: … Schedule (VRWS) agreements must be suspended on the first day of the payroll period in which an employee begins the … Indicate Paid Parental Leave is being used and explain how the extra time days entered for payment were calculated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21264-paid-parental-leave-fullSUNY Bulletin No. SU-342.2
… to certain Executive Branch State employees to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. Per a memorandum … Schedule (VRWS) agreements must be suspended on the first day of the payroll period in which an employee begins the … Indicate Paid Parental Leave is being used and explain how the extra time days entered for payment were calculated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3422-suny-paid-parental-leave-fullOpinion 93-20
Whether a town by resolution may require a countersignature by a designated town officer on checks transferring moneys from the receiver of taxes account to another account
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Fare Collection
… riders must present a valid LIRR ticket or pass, or pay the applicable fare. Train Service Personnel (TSP), who … to identify frauds or counterfeits. Customers who cannot pay the cash fare on board the train or who need a receipt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/19/fare-collection