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DiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations

… young men and women, ages 14 to 24, paid summer jobs. In 2017, SYEP served more than 69,700 participants on a … and sports/recreation activities when school is not in session. Providers, such as Ridgewood, get up to $2,800 … student. More than 126,600 students citywide participated in Fiscal Year 2018. DiNapoli’s audit examined three of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violations

Opinion 90-24

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Powers and … shall be vested with the powers and duties prescribed in sections 57.00, 58.00, 59.00, 60.00, 62.00 and 63.00 of … of such powers and duties to the chief fiscal officer or, in the case of school districts, to the clerk of the school …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24

Opinion 95-9

… committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for participation in less than the minimum … is also an active volunteer firefighter may not be granted points toward a year of firefighting service under a length … for attending fire district governing board meetings. (2) Points toward a year of firefighting service may not be …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9

DiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance

… and the start of the pandemic that we are still trying to recover from economically and emotionally. Part of that recovery is a reckoning with how we responded to it. My office’s recent audit examines … homes, it issued 602 violations. My audit, however, could find no evidence that the majority of these problems (69%) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performance

DiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Cautions NYC Leaders to Prepare for Challenging Fiscal Times Ahead

… the last 20 years, New York City has had to recover from a terrorist attack, a recession fueled by a stock market … We still don’t know the shape of the economic recovery and what it holds for the city’s quality of life, economic … the city a chance to avoid repeating this fate. What happens next, however, will require the same budgetary …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-cautions-nyc-leaders-prepare-challenging-fiscal-times-ahead

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1902

… Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … BU04 Background Pursuant to a side letter contained in the 2016-2021 Agreements between the State of New York and … the fiscal year to employees who have at least 1,500 hours in pay status in seasonal positions during each of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1902-april-2021-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employees

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2018

… Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, in the following bargaining unit who meet the eligibility … BU05 Background: Pursuant to a side letter contained in the 2019-2023 Agreements between the State of New York and … the fiscal year to employees who have at least 1,500 hours in pay status in seasonal positions during each of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2018-april-2022-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employees

DiNapoli: NYC Finances Stabilizing With Drop in Costs for Asylum Seekers and Resilient Tax Revenue

… the city also introduced the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Savings Program, consisting entirely of savings from asylum seeker … the COVID-19 pandemic, to 283,971 employees as of June 2024. Since then, staffing levels have increased to 285,871. … that it is preparing for an uncertain future. Report Review of the Financial Plan of the City of New York Fiscal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-nyc-finances-stabilizing-drop-costs-asylum-seekers-and-resilient-tax-revenue

DiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments

… released five audits of the Department of Health’s (DOH) Medicaid program that identified approximately $706.6 million … better financial and management controls over the state’s Medicaid program. In recent years, my auditors have … do much more to save taxpayer dollars.” The New York State Medicaid program is a federal, state, and locally funded …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpayments

VII.2 Miscellaneous Receipts / Accounts Receivable Receipts Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables

… are recorded through the Accounts Receivable (AR) module in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) after a deposit is … The following types of cash receipts should be recorded in the SFS as an AR Deposit in the AR module: Agency operations – receipts agencies are …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-vii/vii2-miscellaneous-receipts-accounts-receivable-receipts-overview

DiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York

… of senior homelessness (2.5%) and chronically homeless (3.6%) among other states. The rest of the state’s regions had … New York has the lowest share of unsheltered people at 3.6% in stark contrast to 43.8% in the rest of the nation. … units (52,462 vs. 78,758) and permanent housing beds (21,672 vs. 26,059), but lags other large states in the number …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-york

Maternal Health (Follow-Up)

… ranked 46th among other U.S. states in 2010, it climbed to 17th with a maternal mortality rate of 22.4 deaths per …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/04/16/maternal-health-follow

Accrued Payments and Leave Credits – When Employees Retire

… an online form which allows you to electronically submit final payment and service information quickly and easily. After you have made final payments to the employee and submitted your monthly report with these final payments, complete and submit the Accrued Payments and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/accrued-payments-and-leave-credits

New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on the Death of Martin McGuinness

… is a symbol of hope for people in conflict throughout the world, hope for the peace and justice that can be achieved …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-death-martin-mcguinness

Opinion 90-28

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services … to receive compensation for engineering services performed in connection with any matter before the planning board. … a planning board member performing uncompensated work in connection with a matter before the board, the board …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28

Opinion 2000-18

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties … for the program to the joint fire district. This is in response to your request for our opinion with respect to … a proposed joint fire district. You state that the village in question has established a service award program for the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18

Opinion 2011-1

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Officers … serve as the staff of not-for-profit corporations. This is in reply to your request for our opinion as to whether an … corporation" or "corporation"). The issue arises in connection with questions concerning the individuals' …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2011-1

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