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Facility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to Complaints and Inmate Grievances
… Correction (Commission) is fulfilling its responsibilities for the oversight of correctional facilities and for responding timely to complaints and inmate grievances. … improve the timeliness of responses. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest Department of Corrections and Community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/19/facility-oversight-and-timeliness-response-complaints-and-inmate-grievancesMedicaid Program – Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation Management Contractors and Providers
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) made improper Medicaid payments for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/15/medicaid-program-appropriateness-payments-transportation-management-contractors-andHealth Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… for not maintaining proper case documentation and the same county department was deficient in providing required … final audit. Read the report , or go to: https://osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093019/sga-2019-18s12.pdf Find out how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… (DCJS). DiNapoli’s audit reviewed compliance with SORA for more than 3,600 moderate- and high-risk sex offenders … requirements and follow change-of-address policies. For example, ten departments (Broome, Buffalo, Cayuga, Mount … risk level under SORA, failed to verify his address for three consecutive years and the city of Rochester did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringComptroller DiNapoli Calls on Major Corporations to Report on Disability Inclusion
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that he has called on 49 of the largest U.S. companies, including Apple, McDonald’s, … and Twentieth Century Fox, to report on their inclusion of people with disabilities across the enterprise. “We want …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/comptroller-dinapoli-calls-major-corporations-report-disability-inclusionDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap to Remain at Two Percent
… For the second year in a row, property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 2 percent, according … For the list of allowable tax levy growth factors for all local governments, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-remain-two-percentDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… are not consistently enforcing the state health code for eateries and other establishments nor explaining why … with serious violations accountable could be a recipe for disaster.” The state Department of Health (DOH) is responsible for overseeing New York’s more than 96,000 food service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyHamburg Recreation Worker Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Stealing $156K
… months of weekends in jail and five years of probation for her theft of $156,374, which she has now repaid. Joanne … Erickson, 54, took fees from 2011 to 2017, including money for children’s programs, according to an investigation and … defendant embezzled money intended to support programs for children in her community. My office will continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/hamburg-recreation-worker-sentenced-jail-and-probation-stealing-156kDiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Wayne County District Attorney Michael Calarco and the New York State Police announced today … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations or by mailing a complaint to: Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftComptrollers DiNapoli, Lander Urge Fellow Netflix Investors to Support Workers' Rights
… the right to join a union and collectively bargain for better pay and workplace conditions,” DiNapoli said. … with management has resulted in walkouts and demands for change in company culture. Many of the working conditions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/comptrollers-dinapoli-lander-urge-fellow-netflix-investors-support-workers-rightsServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is providing appropriate and timely services to workers … and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act or Act), and is effectively overseeing employer compliance with the Act. … January 2023. About the Program The Department’s mission is to provide outstanding services to its customers – the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: ExxonMobil Agrees to Assess Impacts of Climate Change
… how worldwide efforts to adopt the Paris Agreement goals for reducing global warming might impact its business. The … adoption of greater climate analysis is a win for shareholders and for the company's ability to manage risk," said New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-exxonmobil-agrees-assess-impacts-climate-changeDiNapoli: Former Halfmoon Supervisor Enters Guilty Plea to Two Felony Counts
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli with United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special … Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation along with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. “Ms. Wormuth seemed … by Assistant United States Attorneys Ransom Reynolds and Jeffrey Coffman. Former Assistant United States Attorney John …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-halfmoon-supervisor-enters-guilty-plea-two-felony-countsRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… including the development of a climate change adaptation master plan and 11 recommendations specifically related to … and expand this asset, the MTA committed $33.1 billion in capital program funding between 2010 and 2019 and another $34.2 billion in capital projects programmed for 2020 through 2024. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
DiNapoli Local Sales Taxes Grew 42 to $23 Billion in 2023
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program
… opportunities. In 2019, DiNapoli released a Climate Action Plan , a multifaceted strategy that includes a goal of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-13-billion-sustainable-investment-programDiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) continues to make progress on bringing back riders, but ridership … being asked to pay more for service, should be clear on how these funds will be used to build on recent steps to make … levels. For example, subway on-time-performance (how often trains reach their last stop less than five minutes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-mta-must-prioritize-safety-and-service-win-riders-backDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… inappropriate payments during 2015, including $2.3 million for dead patients and millions more for recipients who had been dropped from long term care … system processes Medicaid claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible recipients and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsEnhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Follow-Up)
… home health care providers properly used Medicaid funds for the recruitment, training, and retention (RTR) of direct … funding. An amendment to the Public Health Law provided for $500 million in additional Medicaid funding, from 2006 … as intended; however, we were unable to fully account for providers' use of RTR funds because these funds were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/enhanced-medicaid-payments-selected-home-health-care-service-providers-followDiNapoli: More School Districts Take Initial Steps to Exceed Tax Cap
… fiscal year. “School districts are feeling the impact of a historically low tax levy limit,” said DiNapoli. “Although … levy limit. These districts would need to cut taxes by a total of $18.6 million (1 percent on average) to stay … within their allowable levy limit, or seek an override in order to maintain the same tax levy. To date, 20 districts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-more-school-districts-take-initial-steps-exceed-tax-cap