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State Audit Shows Need to Improve Response to Noise Complaints in NYC
… York State Liquor Authority (SLA) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to better communicate and crack down … New York State Liquor Authority SLA and the New York City Police Department NYPD to better communicate and crack down …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-audit-shows-need-improve-response-noise-complaints-nycNY State Comptroller DiNapoli: Wells Fargo Needs to Pull Back the Curtain on Its Incentive Pay Program
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund), today announced that he has written to fellow … Fargo shareholders urging them to support his call for the bank to provide a report detailing the company's efforts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-wells-fargo-needs-pull-back-curtain-its-incentive-pay-programOpinion 93-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment … of) REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (need for to sell fire truck in fire district) -- Permissive (need for to sell fire truck in fire district) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-21DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the very near future unless it … new financing or drastically cuts expenditures, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … from poor record keeping and a reliance on fund balance to finance operations. “The city of Lockport’s accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsDiNapoli Announces $1.2 Billion in New Commitments to State Pension Fund's Emerging Manager Program
… included an additional $500 million allocation to Artemis Real Estate Partners for real estate investments, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-announces-12-billion-new-commitments-state-pension-funds-emerging-manager-programReporting Workers' Compensation Benefits – Legacy Reporting
… salary and service to us: All payments made directly to the member from workers’ compensation, with no salary paid by … — Do not report salary or days worked. Part salary paid by the employer and part payments made directly to the member from workers’ compensation: Tier 1 — Report salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/reporting-workers-compensation-benefitsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Again? New Yorkers’ average student loan balance rose by 3.9 percent from the previous year to $37,600 as of June … 20.1 percent since 2016. The average balance owed by New Yorkers was 5 th highest among the states. The table … borrowers in New York and other states. Student Loan Debt by State, 2020 (Table) Average Amount Owed Percentage of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-january-7-2021VI.4 Reappropriations Overview – VI. Budgets
… is a legislative enactment that continues all or part of the undisbursed balance of an appropriation that would … when the legislature enacts an appropriation, the life of the appropriation is from April 1st – March 31st of the … is a legislative enactment that continues all or part of the undisbursed balance of an appropriation that would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi4-reappropriations-overviewDiNapoli: Waiving Waiting Period for Public Workers' Retirement Protects Families During Pandemic Crisis
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today applauded Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order waiving the statutory 15-day waiting … that were intended for them. My thanks to Governor Cuomo for acting on my request and taking steps to protect … is filed with NYSLRS. DiNapoli wrote to Governor Cuomo last week to request the Executive Order, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-waiving-waiting-period-public-workers-retirement-protects-families-during-pandemic-crisisDiNapoli: Investment in Upstate Company Returns $33.8 Million to State Pension Fund
… The Fund made nearly six times its original investment of $6 million, or a 25 percent internal rate of return. “We are investing state pension fund dollars … original investment in Autotask,”said DiNapoli. “As part of the Fund’s diverse investment strategy, the In-State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-investment-upstate-company-returns-338-million-state-pension-fundDiNapoli: Pension Contribution Rates Remain Stable for Fiscal Year 2017-18
… Retirement System (ERS) will decrease from 15.5 percent of payroll to 15.3 percent of payroll. The average contribution rate for the Police and … (PFRS) will increase to 24.4 percent from 24.3 percent of payroll. "After three years of rate reductions, pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-pension-contribution-rates-remain-stable-fiscal-year-2017-18Westchester County Sisters Charged With Hiding Their Mother's Death to Steal From Retirement System
… concealing their mother’s death to collect $21,694 in her retirement funds from 2013 to 2015. The two … County residents are charged with Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony. "For two years … her sister, Mary Nash, stole nearly $22,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/westchester-county-sisters-charged-hiding-their-mothers-death-steal-retirement-systemDiNapoli: New York Must Do More To Reduce Maternal Deaths
… rates have increased since a taskforce was established in 2018 to address maternal health and racial disparities. … or ethnicity, have access to the highest level of care.” In 2010, New York launched the Maternal Mortality Review … Initiative to reduce maternal deaths and morbidities. In 2018, the state created the Taskforce on Maternal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-new-york-must-do-more-reduce-maternal-deathsIX.8.D Electronic Refund Payments to the U.S. HHS – IX. Federal Grants
… funds to the US HHS due to: Excessive cash balances on deposit that are not needed for program purposes; Unspent “advance” funds for awards that … for awards that are open for draws and returns via the Payment Management System (“PMS”) draw system. Please note …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-ix/ix8d-electronic-refund-payments-us-hhsDiNapoli: DEC Needs to Improve Efforts to Control Invasive Species
… preserve Adirondack waters continue to go underutilized. In New York, there is no law requiring boaters to use … by invasive species, causing an estimated $500 million in economic losses each year, 80 percent of which affects … include creating and posting required preventive signage in campgrounds and boat launch sites and contracting or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-dec-needs-improve-efforts-control-invasive-speciesDespite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists
… March, the United States observes Women’s History Month to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of women. March is also when “Equal Pay Day,” which … represents how many additional months women must work to equal what men earned the previous year, typically falls. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/despite-progress-pay-gap-women-persistsNew NY Broadband Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, New NY Broadband Program (Report … Yorkers. The New NY Broadband Program (Program)—launched in 2015 and managed by the Broadband Program Office (BPO), a … Development (ESD)—focused on closing the digital divide in the State. The Program was designed to ensure that every …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/25/new-ny-broadband-program-followHow to Apply for Exclusion of Sewer Debt from Municipal Debt Limits
How to Apply for Exclusion of Sewer Debt from Municipal Debt Limits
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/12410sewer.pdfDiNapoli: Inflation in NYC Metro Area Up 6.1% in March, Growing at Highest Rate in 30 Years
… Statistics (BLS) indicates consumer prices grew by 6.1% in the New York City Metropolitan Area in March 2022 compared to the same month one year ago, driven by double-digit increases in the costs of energy and transportation. Despite lagging … Labor Statistics BLS indicates consumer prices grew by 61 in the New York City Metropolitan Area in March 2022 compared …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-inflation-nyc-metro-area-march-growing-highest-rate-30-yearseBay Publicly Commits to Gender and Racial Diversity in Search for Board Members
… gender and racial diversity among the qualities its seeks in its board members. When DiNapoli and Trillium filed their … and had no stated policy that it made diversity a priority in constituting its board. Within months of receiving the … women and individuals from minority groups to include in the pool from which Board nominees are chosen.” In its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/ebay-publicly-commits-gender-and-racial-diversity-search-board-members