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DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Labor Department Step Up Investigations of Violations in NYC
… Weaknesses in how the state Department of Labor (DOL) investigates labor … Weaknesses in how the state Department of Labor DOL investigates labor law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-audit-recommends-labor-department-step-investigations-violations-nycState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Waste Tire Fees (Follow-Up) (2020-F-12) A report issued in August 2019 found that DEC had made significant progress … waste tire sites. However, auditors identified delays in the timely abatement of waste tire sites due to delays in establishing a new abatement contract through the Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Overtime and Other Time and Attendance Matters Found in the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… site. An unannounced visit to the Tarrytown Station found one conductor was not at his assigned post when a train made a stop. Key Recommendations Monitor employees' time and … workers, and other Metro-North employees when trains stop at a station during ongoing track work. Other Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/24/overtime-and-other-time-and-attendance-matters-found-use-certain-federal-funds-0Oversight of Sidewalk Sheds
… Objective To determine if the New York City (NYC or City) Department of Buildings (DOB) adequately monitors that NYC sidewalk sheds are erected and removed when required, are … of more than 1 million buildings and construction sites in NYC. This includes enforcing provisions of the NYC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-shedsControls Over Revocable Consents
… all structures requiring a revocable consent have one in place. Our audit covered the period from July 1, 2016 … rate. Fees charged are assessed using criteria delineated in Title 34, Chapter 7 of the Rules of the City of New York … consents reviewed (21 of 25). The Office was inconsistent in its application of the Rules and did not always apply the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/23/controls-over-revocable-consentsDiNapoli: Report Finds Persistent Problems at Long Island Power Authority
… Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). As a result, ratepayers do not benefit from regulatory oversight, access to … are not well-founded. DPS expressed concern with how storm costs were being tracked by LIPA and PSEG and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-report-finds-persistent-problems-long-island-power-authorityState Contract and Payment Actions in January
… In January, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,323 contracts for state … Corporation for office space in Erie County. Office of General Services – Design & Construction $10.2 million … Butler Construction Group Inc. to construct new Department of Transportation Regional Sub-Headquarters in Dutchess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryState Contract and Payment Actions in August
… state’s share of costs to reduce surf damage in Richmond County. New York State Gaming Commission $5.2 million with … at the Perry B. Duryea Jr. State Office Building in Suffolk County. $1.2 million with A. Peter Luger Construction … Gatsby on the Ocean LLC for a concession license for the Marine Dining Room restaurant at Jones Beach State Park. New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows
… Local sales tax collections in 2014 suffered the slowest annual … 5.2 percent. New York’s 15-year annual average growth in sales taxes is 4.2 percent. “Municipalities across this state know all too well the volatile nature of sales tax revenue in uncertain economic times,” said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slowsDistribution of Utility Arrears in New York State
… impact of the devastating job losses incurred during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic is a significant … impact of the devastating job losses incurred during the early months of the COVID19 pandemic is a significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/distribution-utility-arrears-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Clerk Admits Writing Nearly $5,000 in Village Checks for Herself
… former clerk to justice.” Barnes was initially arrested on Sept. 30 and released on her own recognizance. Since taking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-clerk-admits-writing-nearly-5000-village-checks-herselfAudit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State
… Problems with the administration of the public housing modernization program run by New York … officials explained that, although they have oversight of the overall selection process, the final selection was … Problems with the administration of the public housing modernization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/audit-finds-construction-delays-public-housing-program-across-new-york-stateState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Antisemitism and New York's Response
… issued the following statement regarding antisemitism and New York's response: "The antisemitic threats and incidents we’ve seen on college campuses, on city streets, and online have no place in our society. Antisemitism, … issued the following statement regarding antisemitism and New Yorks response …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-antisemitism-and-new-yorks-responseState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… these students did not receive 1,057 (39 percent) required physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy and counseling sessions. Five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsValhalla Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-26)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Valhalla Union Free School District (District) officials adequately managed … Determine whether Valhalla Union Free School District District officials adequately managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/valhalla-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-26Industrial Development Agencies in New York State
… support economic development in New York. An IDA is a type of public benefit corporation that offers financial … to encourage local economic development. The goals of IDAs include increasing job opportunities and improving … Information System within 90 days following the closing of each fiscal year. Failure to comply with reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/industrial-development-agencies-new-york-stateOpinion 97-26
… Equipment (authority to allocate cost of equipment between zone of assessment and remainder of district); (authority to use equipment purchased for use within a zone of assessment in other areas of fire district); … 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-2, p 5). January 9, 1998 Bernard T. Callan, Esq., Attorney at Law Lakeland Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Selected Financial Management Practices
… Purpose To determine if the Hudson River Park Trust has established … generally from the northern boundary of Battery Place to the northern boundary of 59th Street in Manhattan. The … in the real property that composes the Park for a term not to exceed 99 years. The Trust has a 13-member Board with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/26/selected-financial-management-practicesState Contract and Payment Actions in November
… payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York . Major Contracts Approved … with Garrison Protective Services Inc. for Security Guard Services at Stony Brook University. $1.5 million with … JNS Heating Service Inc. for a boiler replacement at SUNY Old Westbury. State University Construction Fund $5.4 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… and renovation costs to expand and upgrade the Tech Garden in Syracuse. $5.3 million to Binghamton University for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-october