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DiNapoli: Environmental Facilities Corporation Faces Significant Funding Backlog for Essential Water Infrastructure Projects
… are federally supported. EFC uses these resources along with state funds to provide subsidized loans and grants to … drinking water, wastewater treatment, and other projects, with interest and loan repayments used to finance additional … Intended Use Plan shows a CWSRF backlog of 876 projects with estimated costs of $17.9 billion, and a DWSRF backlog of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-environmental-facilities-corporation-faces-significant-funding-backlog-essential-waterDiNapoli: Local Governments Should Improve Enforcement of State Fire Code Regulations
… did not have an evacuation plan on file that complied with the fire code. In addition, 54 buildings (56 percent) … approve all fire plans and evacuation plans in accordance with the fire code; Keep documented evidence detailing when … the required number of drills are conducted in accordance with the fire code and maintain documented evidence of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-local-governments-should-improve-enforcement-state-fire-code-regulationsDiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… now on the MTA to improve the region’s transit system and win riders back, while keeping its budget balanced, … gives the MTA the opportunity to make improvements that will ensure a safe, clean and on time transit system that … in 2024 that could have ballooned to $1.6 billion in 2026. With new funds made available by the state and city, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-backState Agencies Bulletin No. 2159.1
… use of an employer-provided vehicle and chauffeur services in the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) for tax year … Fringe Benefits are taxable income that must be included in the employee’s taxable gross wages. This income is … Regulations. Agencies should have an established process in place requiring employees to substantiate their business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21591-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedState Agencies Bulletin No. 2159
… use of an employer-provided vehicle and chauffeur services in the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) for tax year … Fringe Benefits are taxable income that must be included in the employee’s taxable gross wages. This income is … Regulations. Agencies should have an established process in place requiring employees to substantiate their business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2159-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedState Agencies Bulletin No. 2059
… chauffeur services for the period November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2022, as income on the employee’s … (for dates beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026), the maximum fair market value of a vehicle … for tax year 2022. Failure to meet the deadlines may result in negative tax consequences for the employee. If an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2059-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Insurance Brokers
… of their guilty pleas, Ross and Lieber admitted that from 1992 to 2013, they conspired with Joseph Ross to steal from … an insurance company that serviced Met Council from 1992 to 2013. Met Council is a New York State not-for-profit … member items and contracts. The conspiracy began in 1992, when Joseph Ross (a principal of Century Coverage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-insurance-brokersState Agencies Bulletin No. 2271
… (PayServ) for tax year 2024. Affected Employees: Employees with employer-provided vehicles and/or chauffeurs are … to provide the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) with the value of the personal use of employer-provided … vehicles and chauffeur services to ensure compliance with IRS Rules and Regulations. Agencies should have an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2271-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Tracking Close to Projections Through First Half of the Year
… by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “With continued economic growth, both statewide and … plan estimates. The state’s General Fund ended September with a balance of $52.4 billion, $3.2 billion higher than DOB …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-tracking-close-projections-through-first-half-yearDiNapoli: Improved Planning Needed for New York To Achieve Its Clean Energy Goals
… Auditors found that the PSC, tasked under the Climate Act with establishing and reviewing the state's renewable energy … it should discuss the potential effects of these issues with the agencies responsible for ensuring a smooth … most qualified proposers. In response, PSC did not agree with several of the audit’s findings, including that it uses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-improved-planning-needed-new-york-achieve-its-clean-energy-goalsDiNapoli: Coney Island and Brighton Beach Jobs Doubled Over Last Decade
… and have fun there every year, but for the people who live and work in the area, its strong economic growth is … to make sure those tax dollars support the rest of us who live here 12 months a year and not just when the weather is … has also been named as a potential site for one of three casinos to be located downstate. As of January 2024, the city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-coney-island-and-brighton-beach-jobs-doubled-over-last-decadeHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Rural Rental Assistance Program
… and Community Renewal, administers RRAP in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). RRAP … in multi-family properties in rural areas of the State, with mortgages financed through the USDA’s Section 515 … provides the direct rental subsidies through contracts with project owners for units occupied by eligible tenants. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-rural-rental-assistance-programPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments
… housing preservation and development agency, is charged with promoting the quality and affordability of the City’s … rental and limited-equity co-op developments, with approximately 46,902 units. Owners of City Mitchell-Lama … developments enter into written management agreements with agents for management services; these agreements must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/30/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developmentsDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… pension and social security benefits while forcing him to live in squalor in his own home is reprehensible,” DiNapoli … he earned over a lifetime of work while forcing him to live in absolute squalor," James said. I want to thank our … then schemed to convince the victim to let them become his live-in caregivers. The victim, whose wife had died years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerFormer Hannibal Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Fire Company
… their assistance in this matter,” DiMartino, Jr. said. “With the concerted efforts of these agencies, we achieved a … to profit from this activity. We will continue to partner with the Comptroller’s Office and the Oswego County District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/former-hannibal-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-stealing-fire-companyReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York
New York City’s finances continue to benefit from better-than-projected revenues and savings generated through initiatives launched in response to its financial challenges. Budgetary flexibility, including reserves and contingencies, remains at near-record levels as a share of spending.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-19-2024.pdfRecovering Managed Care Overpayments for Pharmacy Services on Behalf of Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance (Follow-Up) (2023-F-27)
To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Program: Recovering Managed Care Overpayments for Pharmacy Services on Behalf of Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance (Report 2020-S-39).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f27.pdfHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Follow-Up) (2022-F-18) 30-Day Response
To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Report 2020-S-4).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22f18-response.pdfRoadmap for State Debt Reform
State debt levels and processes have been debated in New York for many years. New York’s high and growing debt burden and its impact on taxpayers have been points of concern for the State’s budget practices.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/roadmap-for-state-debt-reform.pdfOversight of the Early Intervention Program (2021-S-25)
To determine whether the Department of Health was effectively administering the Early Intervention Program (Program) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and ensuring equitable and timely access to services for children across the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s25.pdf