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Oversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City)
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) adequately oversees … they meet State regulations for the health and safety of juveniles and staff. The audit covered the period from … public by promoting the safety, permanency, and well-being of our children, families, and communities. Toward this end, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/21/oversight-juvenile-detention-facilities-outside-new-york-cityHuntington Man Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny
… pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree for stealing more than $56,000 of his mother’s public pension … line his own pockets,” said State Comptroller DiNapoli . “I thank Suffolk County District Attorney Tierney for his … Johnson to pay restitution in the amount of $56,411. He is due back in court on Dec. 10, 2024. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/huntington-man-pleads-guilty-grand-larcenyState Agencies Bulletin No. 2275
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee Social Security Numbers and names in the NYS payroll system (PayServ) with the Social Security Administration (SSA) system through … nonresident alien employees. To ensure this requirement is met prior to the generation of 2024 Form W-2 Wage and Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2275-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedAdministration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Homeless Services Shelter Residents
… whether the New York City Department of Social Services is administering the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction … them to initiate the search for housing. Once an apartment is identified and all requirements are met, HRA approves the … 2024, the program’s budget was $816 million. CityFHEPS is administered in accordance with Title 68, Chapter 10 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/30/administration-cityfheps-program-department-homeless-services-shelter-residentsDiNapoli Report Highlights Where New Yorkers Work
… A report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli shows the state’s employment picture has changed in significant ways since 2000 with the health care and social assistance industries increasing … Employment in health care and social assistance had the greatest increase in jobs since 2019, with the sector now …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-report-highlights-where-new-yorkers-workOpinion 94-2
… the city council from paying parking meter fees while on official duty. 1980 Opns St Comp, No. 80-23, 89 and 3 Opns St … exempt the mayor and members of the city council, while on official business, from paying parking meter fees when … the city council from paying parking meter fees while on official duty. 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-23, p 9 and 3 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2DiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program
… timely and program participants are held accountable. I am encouraged by DEC’s positive response to our audit … private parties to voluntarily clean them up in exchange for liability relief, technical assistance, and tax credits from the state. The program is an alternative to the state’s enforcement-based cleanup …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-timely-remediation-essential-success-states-brownfield-cleanup-programOpinion 90-15
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Department (establishment of position of deputy town … Whether a town board of a town which has established a police department and has appointed the town supervisor as … commissioner pursuant to Town Law 150 may appoint a deputy police commissioner to act in the absence or inability of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Federal Funding for New York City
… on $7.4 billion in federal government funding, accounting for 6.4% of total spending, according to a series of briefs … millions of dollars in cuts or pauses to federal funding for this year and next, but the full impact of recent actions … in FY 2026, and conservative assumptions by the city for federal grants and whether they are recurring. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-releases-analysis-federal-funding-new-york-cityState Agencies Bulletin No. 2316.1
… Payroll Bulletin No. 2316 Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding the implementation of a temporary overtime rate for overtime eligible and … briefing rate for eligible employees working in support of DOCCS. Affected Employees: Overtime eligible and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/23161-temporary-overtime-and-pre-shift-briefing-rate-eligible-employeesOversight of the Nourish New York Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of the Nourish New York Program (Report 2022-S-33 ). About … To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-nourish-new-york-program-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2316
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding the implementation of a temporary overtime rate for overtime eligible and … briefing rate for eligible employees working in support of DOCCS. Affected Employees: Overtime eligible and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2316-temporary-overtime-and-pre-shift-briefing-rate-eligible-employeesOpinion 88-53
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (exclusion of compensation for working vacations from calculation of final average … 431: Compensation paid to police officers or firefighters for working scheduled vacations pursuant to a collective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Opinion 88-64
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in which the city is located. The question arises because of the potential savings to the housing authority by virtue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64DiNapoli Releases July State Cash Report
… All Funds receipts totaled $48.6 billion, an increase of $666.9 million or 1.4 percent from a year earlier. All … totaled $23.1 billion through July 31, a decline of $1.1 billion or 4.6 percent from the same period last … Financial Plan. The General Fund ended July with a balance of $3.8 billion, which was nearly $3 billion lower than a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-releases-july-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Higher Than Updated Projections Through the First Half of the Year
… the midyear, personal income tax (PIT) receipts totaled $26 billion and were $49 million below DOB’s updated financial … DOB projections. The State’s General Fund ended September with a balance of $48 billion, $3 billion higher than DOB …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-higher-updated-projections-through-first-half-yearAudit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… of taxpayer dollars to send a message that New York is a place to visit and open for business, it should have clear objectives and show the public actual results,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractDiNapoli: Public Authority Debt Ballooned to $329 Billion
… without adequate public scrutiny,” said DiNapoli. “My office issues this periodic report on public authorities … an outsized impact in New York where they are responsible for a wide range of public functions, particularly in the … data entry and collection system. They use PARIS to comply with various statutory and regulatory requirements. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-public-authority-debt-ballooned-329-billionDiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… SFY 2020-21 from $665 million to $594 million, a decrease of nearly 11%. In SFY 2020-21, only 17 cents of every dollar spent from DHBTF supported a new capital … investment. “New York is at a crossroads. Far too little of the money set aside to build or repair roads and bridges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street’s 2021 Bonuses Set a New Record
… The average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities industry for 2021 grew to $257,500, a 20% jump over the previous … Street’s soaring profits continued to beat expectations in 2021 and drove record bonuses,” DiNapoli said. “But recent … The average bonus paid to employees in New York Citys securities industry for 2021 grew to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-streets-2021-bonuses-set-new-record