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Office of Children and Family Services - Financial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program (2016-S-39) 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has adequate controls in place to ensure that money provided to selected community...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s39-response.pdfOffice of Children and Family Services - Financial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program (2016-S-39)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has adequate controls in place to ensure that money provided to selected community...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s39.pdfDiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Hinders Home Meal Delivery Program for Vulnerable Seniors
… more to ensure the meals it provides to homebound seniors are prepared in sanitary conditions and are nutritious, high-quality meals, according to an audit … which has increased isolation and food insecurity. “There are nearly 2 million seniors in the city and many have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-lack-oversight-hinders-home-meal-delivery-program-vulnerable-seniorsOther Bulletin No. 83
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the State University Construction Fund … payment of performance advances effective April 1, 2025, to eligible M/C employees based on the April 2024 Salary … Employees in NS positions (Grade 600) which are equated to a grade (Grade 603-667) and whose annual salary is below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-83-april-2025-state-university-construction-fund-scfComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Man Resolving Allegations of Theft of Over $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … in 2006. Fitzpatrick, who had been acting as power of attorney before Sullivan’s death, failed to notify the … Instead, Fitzpatrick was accused of utilizing his power of attorney to access the account and withdraw pension benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-man-resolving-allegations-theftDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… income tax (PIT) check-off funds that were eligible to receive contributions saw a slight decline in total … in the 2019-20 state fiscal year (SFY), according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … than in the prior year and that several others had yet to spend any of their contributions. At the end of SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… stress designation, the same as a year ago, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … of local governments designated in fiscal stress fell to historically low levels over the past two years,” DiNapoli … time, an increasing number of municipalities have failed to file required financial data with my office, diminishing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresOpinion 92-49
… in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION - Recreational Trail (as constituting park facility) REFERENDUM - Permissive … (need for when town leases land for recreational trail) TOWN LAW §§81,220: A proposed lease of real property for use as a town recreational trail is subject to permissive referendum, or the town board, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49DiNapoli: Fewer Counties Exceeding Tax Cap
… The number of counties overriding New York’s property tax cap has declined by more than half over the past four fiscal … to tighten their budgets even more to stay within the tax cap and deliver services that homeowners expect. I believe … leaders next year will be especially difficult.” The tax cap, which first applied to local governments beginning in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-fewer-counties-exceeding-tax-capDiNapoli: Young People in NYC Still Face Double-Digit Unemployment
… More than two years after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, young people in New York City continue … double-digit unemployment, with young men experiencing the greatest challenges in finding work, according to a … More than two years after the height of the COVID19 pandemic young people in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-young-people-nyc-still-face-double-digit-unemploymentOpinion 88-42
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution of (adjustment by … distributed sales tax revenues to towns and villages in the county in a manner which did not comply with the provisions of Tax … distributed sales tax revenues to towns and villages in the county in a manner which did not comply with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… The State Comptroller’s office is committed to keeping New Yorkers regularly updated on the state’s economy and … Lower-Paid Sectors Six months into the COVID-19 recession, New Yorkers working in lower-paid sectors continue to suffer … share of job losses statewide and especially in New York City. Among the nearly 1.3 million net jobs the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-30-2020Opinion 89-2
… SERVICES - Municipal Nursing Homes (participation in group purchasing programs) PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Contracts Not … (purchases by municipal nursing homes pursuant to a group purchasing program) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §2803-a; GENERAL … LAW, §103(8): A municipal nursing home may participate in group purchasing programs operated pursuant to Public Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2DiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… New York state's chief economic development agency, failed to meet more than half of the reporting requirements for tax … diminishing transparency and accountability according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … programs," DiNapoli said. "We need better reporting to ensure transparency in economic development spending and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programsOpinion 92-13
… was in the Court of Appeals decision of Burke v Kern , 287 NY 203. The Court stated as follows at p 213: The purpose of … this test, the Court upheld an amendment to the New York City Charter, enacted in a single local law pursuant to the City Home Rule Law, a predecessor of the Municipal Home Rule …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13Food Safety Monitoring
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and … New York State. The audit covers the period April 1, 2011 to September 18, 2013. Background The Department's Division … enforcing State laws and Department regulations related to food safety. The Division's objective is to ensure a safe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/30/food-safety-monitoringCompliance With State Arts Education Requirements
… Purpose To determine whether New York City (NYC) Department of Education (DoE) students … skills and leadership capability. According to New York State Education Department (SED) Regulations, each high … the Arts education received by a random sample of 310 New York City students who attended 166 New York City public high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/28/compliance-state-arts-education-requirementsPurchasing and Procurement Practices (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the eight … corporation that holds the exclusive franchise rights to operate New York State’s three major thoroughbred … all rights, titles, and interests in its racetracks to the State. In return, the State forgave nearly all of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/18/purchasing-and-procurement-practices-followOpinion 97-3
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … 1182 of the Real Property Tax Law does not authorize a village to waive interest and penalties on taxes which … became liens prior to January 1, 1995 (L 1993, ch 602, §8[c], [d], as amended by L 1994, ch 532, §11 and L 1995, ch …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-353
… The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for manual payment of the April 2025 UCS … payment in the amount of $875. In addition, consistent with prior practice, when a CSEA agreement is reached, the … Dates: The April 2025 UCS SLED payment will be processed with the following effective date and check date: Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-353-april-2025-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-law