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NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New $50 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… joined in Belfast by Joseph Kennedy III, U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Economic Affairs and Bernard McGuire, Managing Director of 57 Stars, an international private equity investor, to … good news for the 1.1 million working and retired members of our pension system. But I am equally pleased that we can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-50-million-investment-northern-irelandDiNapoli: State Medicaid Needs to Stop Paying Bills That Federally Funded Plans Should Cover
… of Health (DOH) can save hundreds of millions of dollars in costs if it strengthens its oversight of enrollment in Medicaid and other public health plans, according to two … care. The audits found tens of thousands of instances in which state Medicaid paid costs that another, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-state-medicaid-needs-stop-paying-bills-federally-funded-plans-should-coverQueens Centers for Progress – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by Queens Centers for Progress (QCP) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) … audit focused primarily on expenses claimed on QCP’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 and certain expenses claimed on its CFRs for the 2 fiscal years ended June 30, 2018. About the Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/queens-centers-progress-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualStep Up Therapy Services, PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… to children with disabilities who are between the ages of 3 and 5 years. For purposes of this report, this program is referred to as the SED … students with a disability. The New York City Department of Education (DOE) refers students to Step Up and pays for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/step-therapy-services-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City
… conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes. Our audit covered the period from … apartments, were built under the Program. In exchange for low-interest mortgage loans and real property tax … living conditions and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/15/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… special education services to children from 3 to 5 years of age. The city’s Dept. of Education (DOE) refers students to the schools based on … for vehicles that seemed to be for the personal use of the executive director. DiNapoli’s audit also disallowed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is providing appropriate and timely services to workers … and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act or Act), and is effectively overseeing employer compliance with the Act. The audit covered WARN Notices received by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Struggles With Temporary Staffing Costs
… pressures, particularly a shortage of staff nurses, in NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) facilities, leading to an … nurses while managing demand for its services. It resulted in unexpected costs of $125 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, which the State Comptroller’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-struggles-temporary-staffing-costsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2021.3
… instructions regarding the implementation of a pilot program establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees … titles represented by PEF or CSEA working at Addiction Treatment Centers (Department ID 53500). Affected Employees … to the rate in place prior to implementation of the pilot program unless extended by mutual agreement of the parties. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20213-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York State Budget for SFY 2022-23
… the pandemic. "I am pleased to see the budget will provide tax relief and support to help middle-class New Yorkers and … I am pleased to see the budget will provide tax relief and support to help middleclass New Yorkers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-state-budget-sfy-2022-23Audit Finds Operational and Oversight Failures Led to Financial Instability in Mount Vernon
… to Mount Vernon’s fiscal crisis,” DiNapoli said. “It is time for city officials to turn the page and overhaul their fiscal operations. I am encouraged by the response of Mayor Patterson-Howard and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/audit-finds-operational-and-oversight-failures-led-financial-instability-mount-vernonX.7.B Local Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… and for which a revenue contract reviewed by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) is not required. (Refer to … that require OSC review.) For example, the Department of Agriculture and Markets should set up as Local Customers … (Refer to Section 7.A – Centralized Corporate Customers of this Chapter for additional guidance on when Centralized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7b-local-customersXI.12.B Contract Assignments – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… merger or consolidation of the contractor’s business. In these situations, where the original contract was subject … (OSC) approval, OSC must concur with the waiver. This in no way limits the State agency’s right to reject a … address changes or name changes, which are addressed in X.1 Guide to Vendor/Customer Management Overview , or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12b-contract-assignmentsDiNapoli: Former Treasurer of Frewsburg Central School District Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $7,000 in School Funds
… Jason Schmidt today announced the arrest and guilty plea of Angela Smoulder, former Treasurer of the Frewsburg Central School District, for stealing nearly … to light, and recovering the stolen money for the students of Frewsburg.” Smoulder, 27, stole $6,982 in cash from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-former-treasurer-frewsburg-central-school-district-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-7000-schoolThese Our Treasures, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… in the Bronx. The New York City Department of Education (DOE) refers students to TOTS based on clinical evaluations … TOTS reports to SED on its annual CFRs. SED reimburses the DOE 59.5% of the statutory rate it pays to TOTS. For the 3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/08/these-our-treasures-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli Audit Finds Western Regional OTB Lacks Accountability and Gave Out Lucrative Perks
… on tickets to sporting events, concerts, food and alcohol for board members, employees and other individuals without … found the OTB’s CEO did not reimburse the organization for his personal use of an official vehicle in a timely … directors, a troubling tone at the top of the organization for establishing and following the rules, and poor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-western-regional-otb-lacks-accountability-and-gave-out-lucrative-perksDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Charged in $11,000 Theft of Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Funds
… The former treasurer of the Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department was charged today in the alleged theft of more than $11,000 from the fire department over several … to the Comptroller’s fraud hotline. Amy Olmstead, 47, of Bolivar, in Allegany County, is accused of forging and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-former-treasurer-charged-11000-theft-bolivar-volunteer-fire-department-fundsDiNapoli: Department of Environmental Conservation’s Operational Spending Declines as Responsibilities Grow
… last decade, important new laws have expanded the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) mission to address the urgent threat of climate change and other pressing issues, but spending to support the … the last decade important new laws have expanded the state Department of Environmental Conservations DEC mission to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-department-environmental-conservations-operational-spending-declines-responsibilities-growSteppingStone Day School, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… to children with disabilities who are between the ages of three and five years. During our audit period, … education half-day Special Class program. For the purposes of this report, these programs are collectively referred to … Pre-Kindergarten funded by the New York City Department of Education (DOE) and, at its Queens location, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/steppingstone-day-school-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… left people living in group homes at risk during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new audit released … not issue timely, consistent guidance to the vast majority of their certified group homes. Inconsistent emergency … 6,929 group homes across the state during the first wave of the deadly pandemic, though the audit did not establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemic