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Cost-Saving Ideas: Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System
… purchasing used mid-sized vehicles or new compact models for use by departmental staff. The used vehicles were … new compact models, they had more options (such as power windows and locks) and a smoother ride than their newer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-establishing-effective-fleet-management-systemDiNapoli Calls for Improvements to Capital Planning Process
… over the same period in spending from other governmental funds. $41 billion of the $81.7 billion in capital spending … SFY 2018-19, while spending from other governmental funds is projected to increase by an average of 3.5 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-calls-improvements-capital-planning-processDiNapoli: Surge in Tourism Bolsters NYC Hotel Industry
… percent between 2006 and 2015, and the number of industry jobs increased by 29 percent, according to a report issued … City, fueling the creation of well-paying middle-class jobs," said DiNapoli. "While the industry is vulnerable to … and personal income taxes. Of the 88,400 hotel industry jobs across New York state in 2015, 18 percent more than in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-surge-tourism-bolsters-nyc-hotel-industryDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… and across America, we went from the longest expansion in history to an economic freefall in a matter of weeks. Job … over the past decade. Main Street is shuttered from Long Island to Buffalo, and Wall Street has experienced extreme …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19DiNapoli: NYC Metro Transportation Costs Rose 56% Over Past Decade, Slower Than Other Major Areas
… P. DiNapoli. Transportation made up the second largest cost for New Yorkers, behind housing, at 14% of household … include vehicle purchases, leases, maintenance, gasoline, insurance, and a range of other public and non-public … gas, insurance and maintenance. Among city households without any vehicles, more than half used public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/draft-dinapoli-nyc-metro-transportation-costs-grew-slower-other-major-cities-still-rose-29-percentState Contract and Payment Actions in November
… & Coon, Inc. for international student health insurance broker services at SUNY Buffalo. Department of Transportation … with Lancaster Development and Tully Construction Co., LLC for I-87 Exit 4 access improvements in Albany County. $28 million with Hohl Scrufari Train Station, LLC for design and construction of the Buffalo Train Station …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberCollege of Fredonia – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied with rules and regulations and is free from fraud, waste, and abuse. The audit covers the period … To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied with rules and regulations and is free from fraud waste and abuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/28/college-fredonia-selected-employee-travel-expensesCollege at Buffalo – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… rules and regulations. This employee was an athletic coach who was responsible for team travel expenses associated … events, including transportation, meals and lodging. This coach also incurred expenses for recruiting trips. Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/31/college-buffalo-selected-employee-travel-expensesDiNapoli: NYC Office Jobs and Space Growing Amid Record Economic Expansion
… The number of office workers in New York City reached a record of 1.5 million in 2016 with office … square feet amid the largest employment expansion in the city's history, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "New York City's office properties are an important part of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-nyc-office-jobs-and-space-growing-amid-record-economic-expansionTime and Attendance Practices of Selected Employees
… resident income tax. Our audit covered the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 for payroll analysis purposes, … New York City income tax. In June 2010, LIRR paid 41 Car Repairmen for 7,558 hours worked, equating to $271,002. Yet their collective work logs denoted only 1,437 hours worked. These employees appear to have been paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/04/time-and-attendance-practices-selected-employeesComptroller DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions
… of Building 5 to house New York’s new Business Services Center. Workers’ Compensation Board – Imaging Services Approved $49.7 million for imaging services with the NYS Industries for the Disabled. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actionsState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… Koch, Inc. to rehabilitate the Gowanus Expressway from 48th Street to Hugh Carey Tunnel in Kings County. $7.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… Beacon Health Options, Inc. for the New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) Mental Health & Substance Abuse … to the acquisition and renovation of the former Smart Pill Building in Buffalo. $1.7 million to Martin House … for attorneys for children. Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries The office rejected nearly 2,200 payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: Construction Jobs in NYC Not Fully Recovered From Pandemic Amid Lower Demand for Nonresidential Projects
… construction sector in the nation, New York state is one of five states that have not recovered from pandemic job … businesses in New York City continue to face a variety of challenges, including softer demand for office space, … to lag in the near future,” DiNapoli said. “A number of factors, many of them out of the city’s control, will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-construction-jobs-nyc-not-fully-recovered-pandemic-amid-lower-demand-nonresidential-projectsDiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… with more than half of renters and more than a third of homeowners paying at least 30 percent of their 2012 income … in 2000 to 50.6 percent in 2012, while the percentage of homeowners above the affordability level rose from 26.4 in … As of 2012, nearly 28 percent of renters and 15 percent of homeowners paid housing costs that were at least half of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideDiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments
… million at the end of federal fiscal year 2016, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … York's child support program, has made some improvements to the way funds are distributed, DiNapoli's auditors … This is a persistent problem in New York that needs to be fixed," said DiNapoli. "These delays hurt the families …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Central School District and the Westhampton Beach Union Free School District . “In an era of limited resources and … than $32 million since 2006-07. Westhampton Beach Union Free School District – Claims Processing (Suffolk County) … Central School District and the Westhampton Beach Union Free School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Ausable Fishers Island Waste Management District Town of Guilderland Plattsburgh Housing Authority Town of Salem and the Westbury Water District
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: 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 today by New York … absenteeism. But given how vital it is for our children to be in school and learning, I urge the department to do … The State Education Department SED has stepped up efforts to combat chronic student absenteeism but an audit released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … regarding quantities dispensed, fueling times and the odometer readings entered by employees. As a result, the district cannot properly account for how much fuel is pumped into specific vehicles and by whom. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits