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Oversight and Monitoring of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program
… of 1997 to provide all eligible four-year-olds in New York State with the opportunity for an early childhood education. … codes, and equipment and furnishings to be maintained in a state of good repair and sanitation and to be safe and … center-based providers for which we had usable fire drill logs and 5 of the 15 DOE school-based programs did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/07/oversight-and-monitoring-universal-pre-kindergarten-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… provide adequate oversight of water fund operations. As a result, delinquent accounts were not accurately re-levied, … $33,349, were not recorded in the capital asset records; 13, purchased for $22,099, were recorded with either an … treasurer did not file an annual report for activity in 2021. In addition, the county’s depository did not pay any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… New York’s Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) has not … and offers individuals access to the services they need to live as full and independently as possible.” Since ESSHI’s … Federation of Neighborhood Centers in Buffalo, Young Women’s Christian Association of Binghamton and Broome County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellDiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… New York City is using the federal funds it received in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to replace revenue … negative economic impacts, similar to other major cities in the country, but it has used them at a faster pace than … the shifting fiscal environment to use any remaining funds in ways that continue to boost recovery and avoid spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryDiNapoli: Employment Services System for New Yorkers with Disabilities Is Underutilized
… The audit found that the state Office of Mental Health (OMH), which oversees the New York Employment Services System … management and collaboration can help expand the system’s use and help people overcome the inequities and barriers … as well as revenue received by providers, have declined. OMH has not undertaken a strong proactive campaign to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-employment-services-system-new-yorkers-disabilities-underutilizedOpinion 98-20
… of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 92-25
… vehicles during emergency calls, so long as the regulation does not have the effect of interfering with the duties of … while on emergency calls, so long as the regulation does not have the effect of interfering with the duties of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… inventory records and ordered excessive quantities of workbooks. As a result, officials ordered 4,126 workbooks … did not maintain a comprehensive perpetual inventory of workbooks, nor did they perform annual inventory counts at year-end. As a result, officials were not aware of the large quantities of workbooks stored at the elementary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Pandemic Necessity and Opportunity Fuel Business Growth in New York City
… businesses with fewer than five employees grew over 10% in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … New Yorkers fueled small business growth. Changes to how people work and how businesses operate, along with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-pandemic-necessity-and-opportunity-fuel-business-growth-new-york-cityState Agencies Bulletin No. 2164
… may not be processed in time to be reflected on the employee’s 2023 W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement). NYS payroll checks or direct deposits stopped or reversed … become abandoned property after one year. Processing Rules for Returning Checks: In accordance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2164-schedule-submitting-2023-year-end-returned-checksUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-325
… of $825. In addition, consistent with prior practice, when a CSEA agreement is reached, the negotiated changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-325-april-2023-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-lawDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… inaccurate or biased outcomes in several programs that can directly impact New Yorkers’ lives, an audit released … its use, a clear inventory of what’s being used and why, and accuracy standards, so that the algorithms that can … buildings don’t do more harm than good,” DiNapoli said. “I hope the city’s Office of Technology and Innovation acts on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2104
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the updated IRS (Internal Revenue Service) tax withholding … who meet the criteria outlined in this bulletin. Summary of Changes: To date, the IRS has issued guidance on changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2104-summary-tax-related-changes-2023DiNapoli: Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced that earlier today, Sharon Gardner, the former Director of Food Services … 27, 2022 to the same offense and is awaiting sentencing. Today’s proceeding was held before United States District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-former-long-island-school-official-pleads-guilty-kickback-schemeComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… triplicate receipts, recording the date and form of payment, or conducting an independent review of amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Writes to President Biden in Support of His Planned Veto of Anti-ESG Resolution
… P. DiNapoli today wrote to President Biden in support of his planned veto of a resolution that would undo a U.S. Labor Department (DOL) rule that allows managers of retirement funds that are subject to the Employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-writes-president-biden-support-his-planned-veto-anti-esg-resolutionFormer Treasurer of Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty To Fraud and Tax Charges Arising From His Embezzlement of More Than $1.1 Million
… Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Special Agent in Charge of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/former-treasurer-patterson-volunteer-fire-department-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-tax-charges-arising-hisPreferred Source Contracting
… another preferred source may be able to offer, especially when dealing with corporate partners. Moreover, we found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/28/preferred-source-contractingDiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… audit, which covers the period from Jan. 1, 2014 to July 5, 2016, identified 66 safety defects in 25 subway stations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsXI.11.C Banking Services Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of deposits; (ii) the payment of checks; (iii) electronic funds transfers; (iv) lockbox services; (v) armored car …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11c-banking-services-contracts