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DiNapoli: LIRR Must Better Prepare for Severe Weather to Prevent Service Disruptions and Costly Damages
… a critical weather-related systemwide risk assessment of its infrastructure for over a decade and failed to … primary means of transit from Long Island to New York City which means it must be prepared to operate as effectively as … front loaders to remove snow were not at their designated locations as required. LIRR officials said much of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-lirr-must-better-prepare-severe-weather-prevent-service-disruptions-and-costly-damagesDue Dates for Your ROA – Understanding Your Responsibilities: Elected & Appointed Officials
… Begins Complete Your ROA By Submit Your ROA By January 1, 2025* May 30, 2025 June 29, 2025 April 1, 2025 August 28, 2025 September 27, 2025 July 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/ea-officials/due-dates-your-roaDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Improve Efforts to do Business with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
… the lower target, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York’s MWBE program is vitally important to help level the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-needs-improve-efforts-do-business-minority-and-women-owned-businessesAnnual Financial Report of the Oil Spill Fund
The Oil Spill Fund pays for the cleanup and removal of petroleum spills when the parties responsible for the spills are unable or unwilling to do so.
HDT (Magtape) File Layout
The Unclaimed Funds record layout within an HDT text file should have a length of 384 characters. Please note that although this format is acceptable, we do not
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/hdt-magtape-file-layout.pdfDiNapoli: Audits Find Certain IDAs Lack Job Creation Data
… reviewed contained recapture provisions. For example, one business received more than $600,000 in tax abatements, but … The company was not held accountable. Officials billed one business for payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) using an … examined 10 projects aided by the IDA and found only one business met its job creation goal while five others failed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audits-find-certain-idas-lack-job-creation-dataDiNapoli Op-Ed in Buffalo News Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… it right: The federal response must fill the revenue gaps for state and local governments created by the pandemic. … local governments – not cuts to essential services or tax increases. The economic impact of COVID-19 has produced … aid from Washington, more cuts from the state are likely for schools, health care providers, human services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-op-ed-buffalo-news-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19Do We have Your Money? $230 Million Returned to New York State Residents This Year
… this month to help residents search for lost and forgotten money, also known as unclaimed funds. DiNapoli oversees 33 million unclaimed funds accounts until the money can be returned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/do-we-have-your-money-230-million-returned-new-york-state-residents-yearDiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
… when mental health supports were especially critical, it is evident that many schools fell well below the … and touted that “one of these mental health programs is offered at your child’s school.” That claim was false, … with the audit’s findings. The department’s response is included in the report. Audit Mental Health Education, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthOpinion 92-39
… election each tenant by the entirety, tenant in common and joint tenant owning taxable real property within the … guarantees of either the State or Federal Constitutions (NY Const, art I, §11, US Const, 14th amend), or the voter rights provisions of the State Constitution (NY Const, art I, §1; art II, §1). The Court relied upon the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Do We have Your Money? Nearly $200 Million Returned to New York State Residents This Year
… to give it back.” Unclaimed funds is more than $13 billion in lost and forgotten money dating back to the 1940s. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/do-we-have-your-money-nearly-200-million-returned-new-york-state-residents-yearOpinion 91-61
… Laws of 1991, chapter 166, §383, in those counties which do not have an approved alternatives to incarceration service … under General Municipal Law in those counties which do not have an approved alternatives to incarceration service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61DiNapoli: NYC Transit Must Ensure Cameras and Security Equipment Are Maintained and in Working Order
… Authority’s New York City Transit (Transit) needs to do a better job of maintaining its security and safety … 30 projects were delayed because no one was available to do the work from Transit’s pool of Small Business Mentoring … Authoritys New York City Transit Transit needs to do a better job of maintaining its security and safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-transit-must-ensure-cameras-and-security-equipment-are-maintained-and-working-orderAbout Filing the Resolution – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… I make a mistake in my data entry after I’ve certified it? Do I have to enter the information from the Standard Work Day … it be saved? I have signed in to Retirement Online , and I do not have the ‘Submit Resolution for Official’ link on my Retirement Online Account Homepage. What do I do? What if I do not see all of the elected and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/about-filing-resolutionDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Pleads Guilty in $50,000 Theft
… Former Riverside clerk-treasurer Kristina Johnson will do jail time and pay $50,000 in restitution after admitting … to pay for white water rafting and dating through Match.com, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. … from taxpayers to pay for white water rafting and Match.com,” DiNapoli said. “I thank District Attorney Brooks Baker …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-pleads-guilty-50000-theftDiNapoli: State Missed Out on Over $180 Million in Medicaid Drug Rebates
… The state Department of Health can do more to control costs and save taxpayers money by making … procedures, this audit shows that it can certainly do a lot more.” The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) was … requested data. … The state Department of Health can do more to control costs and save taxpayers money by making …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-state-missed-out-over-180-million-medicaid-drug-rebatesDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… The state’s Thruway Authority has to do a better job of identifying, billing, and collecting tolls … the registration of any in-state passenger vehicles that do not pay tolls, fees, or other charges, if they have three … Toll Increases … The states Thruway Authority has to do a better job of identifying billing and collecting tolls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesOversight of Career and Technical Education Programs in New York State Schools
… and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) can do to enhance CTE programs. The audit covered the 2015-16 … CTE programs and respective student enrollments generally do not align with occupations that are most in demand, … and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services can do to enhance CTE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/21/oversight-career-and-technical-education-programs-new-york-state-schoolsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1526
… identifier in the payroll system to eliminate the use of social security number as the main employee identifier. The NYS employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1526-use-new-york-state-employee-id-new-york-state-payroll-systemDiNapoli Audit: State Oversight of Animal Shelters Found to Be Adequate, But Better Safeguards Needed Before Dogs Are Euthanized
… These dogs were adopted, transferred or euthanized in fewer days than the redemption period, or there was … the department generally completed required inspections in a timely fashion. But of approximately 2,000 inspections … with local shelters to address the deficiencies identified in the audit, which includes: Evaluating the current dog …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-audit-state-oversight-animal-shelters-found-be-adequate-better-safeguards-needed-dogs-are