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Title IV-E Foster Care – Federal Funding and New York
… City The City’s latest projections, released in January 2025, include $299 million in Title IV-E funding in FY 2025 … largest allocation of Title IV-E, comprising roughly 60 percent of the ACS’s annual Title IV-E funding, with … Services receiving the next largest allocation at 18 percent of the funding. The Protective Services division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-iv-e-foster-careOpinion 91-52
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … contracts. In pertinent part, the proposal would require any bidder on a county construction project to certify that … (see, e.g., Highway Law, §38[3]; State Finance Law, §174) does not expressly or by necessary implication authorize an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52Cost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… paid with the actual benefits paid out. Determine the number of employees listed on the quarterly report, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costsOverlapping Real Property Tax Rates and Levies - FAQs
… fire) purposes. Rates per $1000 of both assessed value and full value are presented, and aggregate rates are provided to … convey the full tax burden within each municipality. Full value tax rates enable the user to compare tax rates across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/overlapping-real-property-tax-rates-and-levies-faqsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… added transparency and current information about the number and types of contracts entered into by the state. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… records for the receipt and management of court and trust funds. They found the treasurer established adequate … appropriate records and properly reported court and trust funds as prescribed by statute. Auditors also found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 93-16
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … firefighter to take time off to respond to fire alarms does not alter the periods when, in fact, the volunteer is … a firefighter to take time off to respond to fire alarms does not affect the time during which the individual is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16DiNapoli: New York City Budget Surplus on Pace to Grow Another $2.4 Billion from April Projections
… reductions since June 2021. These unanticipated resources have enabled the city to plan to make a $5.3 billion surplus … Plan, tax collections, fueled by personal incomes taxes, have exceeded projections. OSC now expects the city to … costs. The city’s out-year gaps in FY 2024 and FY 2025 have decreased slightly from an average of nearly $4 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-new-york-city-budget-surplus-pace-grow-another-24-billion-april-projectionsDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… and Nichole Murray must pay the United States $31,872.90 to resolve allegations that they submitted false timecards in … stole from the very students they were supposed to be helping. My thanks to U.S. Attorney Freedman, and our other partners in law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecardsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Orange County) The former clerk did not properly account for, report, deposit, record and remit all collections to the … of major highway equipment reviewed, five trucks accounted for $81,250 (76%) of total repair costs during the audit … did not ensure that claims were adequately supported, for appropriate purposes and audited before payment. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… which will bring Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) service to Grand Central Terminal for the first time, is expected to cost nearly $9 billion when finished in 2019, more than … cost estimate and a decade later than expected, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetCorrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… firm for merely attending 20 meetings and “a couple” of phone calls. The investigation also found that the IDA’s … DiNapoli and District Attorney Hoovler issued a number of recommendations in the report for the new board to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-003.1
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the process for updating and designating queries to be included in the upgrade migration. Affected Employees … at Go Live on March 15, 2021. Background OSC is preparing to upgrade PayServ from PeopleSoft version 9.1 to version …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-0031-payroll-improvement-project-ps-query-updates-andOpinion 89-45
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … §10[1][ii][d][3]). Based on this grant of authority, we have concluded that, pursuant to a duly adopted local law, a … of time devoted thereto must be properly documented before any payment is approved. Also, where possible, payment should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-45DiNapoli: NYC Tourism Approaches Full Recovery, Still Top Major U.S. Tourist Destination
… New York’s tourism sector is approaching a complete recovery as … levels, according to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The city estimates it … leaders need to focus on keeping New York a desirable and safe destination for individuals and families from around the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-tourism-approaches-full-recovery-still-top-major-us-tourist-destinationApplication Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy projects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/24/application-review-and-site-permitting-major-renewable-energy-projectsDiNapoli: LIRR Ridership Is Recovering but Service Improvement Must Remain a Priority
… of new train cars. DiNapoli has reported the average age of the LIRR’s fleet has increased from 12 years old in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-lirr-ridership-recovering-service-improvement-must-remain-priorityXI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… transaction in the SFS, the agency must select an Audit Type in the SFS that does not require OSC audit. For additional instruction on this topic, visit job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversDiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $90,000 From the Essex County Agricultural Society and Town
… former Willsboro town clerk/tax collector, pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $90,000 in funds from the society and the … the trust of her community and used her two positions to enrich herself at taxpayer expense,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to Franklin County District Attorney Crawford and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-former-essex-county-fair-treasurer-and-willsboro-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearlyVillage of Washingtonville – Budget Review (B25-6-1)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … the Village of Washingtonville (Village), subject to the provisions of Local Finance Law (LFL) Section 10.10, to issue debt not to exceed $4.5 million to liquidate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/01/22/village-washingtonville-budget-review-b25-6-1