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DiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… reported 657 people died from COVID-19, and more than 13,000 contracted the virus in its residential programs from March 2020 to April 2022. “Group homes are supposed to offer people with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicPandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations
… Objectives To determine whether the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) adequately … the vulnerable population it serves in its emergency plans and took appropriate actions to care for this vulnerable … response, such as staffing strategies, personal protective equipment inventory, and public health protective measures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/06/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2021.3
… for overtime payments that cannot be calculated by the NYS Payroll System. Agency Actions Beginning in Institution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20213-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainDiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the very near future unless it secures new financing or … operations. “The city of Lockport’s accounting records are in such poor condition that city officials were in the dark about the true severity of their fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsDiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Sentenced For Gambling-Related Theft of $46,000
… The former treasurer of the Le Roy Fire Department and the Le Roy Fireman’s Benevolent … County District Attorney Lawrence Friedman and the Le Roy Police Department for partnering with my office on this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-sentenced-gambling-related-theft-46000DiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… Some residents of Mitchell-Lama apartments in New York City make far more than the program’s maximum … limits. “The severe shortage of affordable housing in New York demands that subsidized apartments go to the families who need them,” DiNapoli said. “In some Mitchell-Lama buildings, unfortunately, that isn’t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up)
… and surface waters, posing risks to the customers of public water systems that may draw from these waters. These … boat, or fish. Timely reporting of overflow events to the public is therefore crucial so they can avoid exposure. … department within 2 hours of discovery and to notify the public and affected and adjoining municipalities within 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Arrested for Stealing From Essex County Fair
… Brown, former treasurer of the Essex County Agricultural Society (the Society), has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than … the organization which operates the Essex County Fair. The Society is a non-profit organization whose mission is to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-treasurer-arrested-stealing-essex-county-fairDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceed Initial Projections By $7.2 Billion Through First Six Months
… State tax receipts in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 exceeded the Enacted … greater than forecast by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the First Quarter Update to the Financial Plan, released … billion greater than they were through the same month in SFY 2020-21. “Strong tax collections halfway through the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceed-initial-projections-72-billion-through-first-six-monthsIII.1 Statewide Financial System (SFS) Overview – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… In 2009, New York State (NYS) established the Statewide Financial System Program (Program) through a partnership among the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the Treasury … audit and control of Finances. NYS implemented SFS, a single instance of Oracle PeopleSoft Financials software, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii1-statewide-financial-system-sfs-overviewDiNapoli: Former Village of Bemus Point Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Village Funds
… Jaegar, pleaded guilty to the theft of more than $58,000 in village funds. Jaeger, 39, of Bemus Point, admitted that … of Bemus Point, like many of our local municipalities here in Chautauqua County, is engaged in an every-day battle to service its residents with precious …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-former-village-bemus-point-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-embezzling-village-fundsDiNapoli: Ontario County Resident Pleads Guilty to Stealing Funds From New York State Retirement System
… pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing over $2,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local … for the City of Tonawanda Public Works Department. He died in December 2019. Smith Shaver, 61 of Honeoye, identified … Affairs benefit. Smith Shaver pled guilty to grand larceny in the third degree and has been placed on one year of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-ontario-county-resident-pleads-guilty-stealing-funds-new-york-state-retirement-systemDiNapoli: Westchester Sisters Admit to Stealing $22,000 of Deceased Mother's Pension Payments
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced … 59, who hid their mother’s death to collect nearly $22,000 in her state pension payments from 2013 to 2015. The two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-westchester-sisters-admit-stealing-22000-deceased-mothers-pension-paymentsOversight of Provider Consolidated Fiscal Reports – Independent Living, Inc.
… allowable, properly calculated, and adequately documented in accordance with C onsolidated Fiscal Reporting and … contract with the providers who offer the actual programs. In certain cases, OMH also contracts directly with providers. … December 31, 2018, ILI reported approximately $2.9 million in expenses associated with the 12 OMH programs it operated. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/oversight-provider-consolidated-fiscal-reports-independent-living-incState Comptroller DiNapoli and Rockland District Attorney Walsh Announce Guilty Pleas of Middletown Resident for Larceny
… Thomas E. Walsh II announced that Ricardy Cesar, 54, of Middletown, N.Y., pleaded guilty in Rockland County Court before Judge Larry J. Schwartz to … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-rockland-district-attorney-walsh-announce-guilty-pleas-middletownDiNapoli: Tax Revenues Through May $4 Billion Over Enacted Budget Projections
… Year (SFY) 2021-22 were $4 billion higher than forecast in the Enacted Budget Financial Plan, according to the … totaled $20.9 billion, $14.1 billion more than received in the same period last year, mostly due to a $12.1 billion year-to-year increase in personal income tax (PIT) receipts. Much of this change is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-tax-revenues-through-may-4-billion-over-enacted-budget-projectionsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on McDonald's Agreement to Tie Executive Compensation to Diversity, Workforce Management
Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund released a statement in response to McDonalds decision to disclose workforce diversity data and tie executive compensation to the companys ability to foster inclusion and ensure improved human capital management
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mcdonalds-agreement-tie-executive-compensation-diversityOpinion 95-28
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … investments of municipal moneys (Memorandum of the State Department of Audit and Control, McKinney's Session Laws, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28Opinion 90-62
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Removal (of … perform the duties of his office is entitled to continue in office and receive his salary, unless the superintendent … office pursuant to Public Officers Law, §36, or a vacancy in the office is created under Public Officers Law, §30 or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 91-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties … 801; RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW, §516: In connection with the State Comptroller's authority to … listing certain outside employment and business interests in order for the Comptroller to determine the possible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2