Search
State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… that certain elements of the Enacted Budget fall short with respect to high standards of transparency, … The report also noted that the budget was passed with little time for review by legislators and the public, … of state procurement. Major public policy changes enacted with the budget include the establishment of a congestion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetFormer Bronx Youth Director Pleads Guilty
… today announced the guilty plea of Earnestine Russell to grand larceny in the third degree for stealing grant money … today announced the guilty plea of Earnestine Russell to grand larceny in the third degree for stealing grant money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/former-bronx-youth-director-pleads-guiltyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 2024-1
… and a review of public records, we understand the City is slated to receive $12.8 million in funding derived from … granted to the City is the precise amount required for the City to repay the amount borrowed from EFC under its … planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines. 26 Any project funded under this appropriation involving the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1Determination of Residency for Tuition Purposes (Follow-Up)
… Objective The objective of our follow-up was to assess the extent of implementation, as of October 2024, of the four recommendations included in our … The objective of our followup was to assess the extent of implementation as of October 2024 of the four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/11/determination-residency-tuition-purposes-followDiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… HPD oversight, earned more than $1 million in 2012. One tenant reported an annual income of $1,167,620 on the … but the vendor entered only $116,762. The second tenant’s affidavit showed income of $1,422,594, but the … to conduct an income verification audit by comparing the tenant’s tax returns to his or her affidavit. In December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-346
… payroll check, OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange. Questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-346-2024-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtDiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… oversight of a New York City rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and those at risk of homelessness, … the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) is not properly managing the City Fighting Homelessness and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingDiNapoli: Nurse Hiring Improves but Temp Staff Costs Remain Elevated at NYC Health + Hospitals
… and retain more nurses,” DiNapoli said. “The number of full-time nurses at H+H now exceeds pre-pandemic levels, … million in CFY 2024. H+H still relies on a greater number of temporary staff to meet patient needs than it did … growing fast enough to meet workforce growth projections of 195,000 new positions a year. One factor impacting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-nurse-hiring-improves-temp-staff-costs-remain-elevated-nyc-health-hospitalsReal Property Portfolio
… property holdings and the need to either hold or dispose of properties, and if ESD disposed of real property in a manner beneficial to the State. The … economies across New York State through the efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/21/real-property-portfolioControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… Objectives To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s controls over the … Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) is part of the Executive’s comprehensive plan for affordable and … Yorkers have access to safe and secure housing. As part of this plan, ESSHI’s goal is to develop 20,000 units of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeOpinion 91-35
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (amount of salary increases for heads of police departments) POLICEMEN AND POLICE … The permanent full-time head of the police department who is not a member of a negotiating unit is entitled to a salary … St Comp No. 86-23, p 39; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-20, p 26). It is clear from the statutory language cited above that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Audit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… rail cars; light rail stations and bus shelters; radio and train control systems; rail station escalators; and the light …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 90-62
… LAW, §32: An elected town superintendent of highways who is physically unable to perform the duties of his office is entitled to continue in office and receive his salary, … in office and receive the salary fixed by the town board for his office for the balance of his term of office. Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 91-2
… (authority of State Comptroller to request information for the purpose of determining conflicts of interest) … the possible existence of conflicts of interest. This is in response to your letter in which you question the … to mandate how the Comptroller, an independently elected official, is to exercise his constitutional discretion. ( …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2Opinion 94-13
… in the opinion. PAID FIREFIGHTERS -- Disability Benefits (procedure to terminate for engaging in prohibited employment) … FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Disability Benefits (procedure to terminate for engaging in prohibited employment) … the retirement of a firefighter under any available procedure including, but not limited to, the circumstances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13RFP#0005 – Securities Litigation Counsel, SEC and Corporate Governance Counsel, Delaware Corporate Law Counsel, Evaluation and Class Action Services Counsel, and Foreign Litigation Counsel (“Legal Services Modules”)
… Common Retirement Fund, seeks proposals from qualified law firms to perform the legal services described in each of … Exhibit 3, Draft Contract, Module 3 – Delaware Corporate Law Counsel (MS Word) Exhibit 4, Draft Contract, Module 4 – … Common Retirement Fund seeks proposals from qualified law firms to perform the legal services described in each of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfp0005State Agencies Bulletin No. 2320
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic union dues increase for employees represented by the Police Benevolent … from the PBANYS dated February 19, 2025, membership dues for employees in Bargaining Unit 31 (Deduction Code 483) will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2320-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-inc-pbanys-dues-increaseOpinion 89-63
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … A municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of court filing fees. This is in reply to your inquiry asking … a municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of court fees when it is a litigant in Supreme Court a County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Opinion 89-6
… A fine imposed following a conviction in Supreme Court, for a violation of section 190.60 of the Penal Law belongs to … a conviction under section 190.60 of the Penal Law for Scheme to Defraud in the Second Degree would properly be deposited into the State's General Fund or remain with the locality. An examination of the relevant statutes, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6