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… and paving on I-81 in Jefferson County. $4.8 million with Howard L Boswell Engineer & Land Survey Corp for bridge … Benefit Exchange, including insurance enrollment and call center operations. $2.2 million to Public Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsDiNapoli: NYC Finances Continue To Benefit From Better Than Projected Revenue but Spending Pressures Remain
… from last fiscal year. The fiscal trajectory of FY 2024 followed recent trends – stronger-than-projected … The city also initiated what would have been the largest Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG) on record in September … billion in FY 2027 and $12.8 billion in FY 2028. Report Review of the Financial Plan of the City of New York Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-finances-continue-benefit-better-projected-revenue-spending-pressures-remainState Agencies Bulletin No. 2070
… and either the physical payroll check or successful direct deposit reversal. Following the PayServ 9.2 upgrade, stop … should continue to use the AC 3197 Direct Deposit Reversal form for any direct deposit payments that should be reversed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2070-process-change-ac-230-check-reversals-and-ac-1476-check-exchangesDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… But there needs to be formal guidelines governing its use, a clear inventory of what’s being used and why, and accuracy … to the use of AI and officials said they were developing a more formal policy to ensure the guidelines are followed. … for groups other than white males. However, it has not set a standard of acceptable accuracy. The impact and use policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programsDiNapoli: Employment Recovery for New Yorkers with Disabilities Lags Nation
… Thomas P. DiNapoli finds that after a nationwide spike in unemployment, New Yorkers with disabilities continue to … than the national average for those with disabilities. In 2020, unemployment rates for working-aged people with a disability soared in both New York and the nation, reaching 13.9% and 13.4%, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-employment-recovery-new-yorkers-disabilities-lags-nationDiNapoli: Strong Tax Collections and New Savings Initiatives Boost NYC's Short-Term Finances
… savings initiatives will allow New York City to maintain budget balance in the coming fiscal year, but the city faces … that are likely to exacerbate already large out-year budget gaps, according to a report on the city Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Executive Budget released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-strong-tax-collections-and-new-savings-initiatives-boost-nycs-short-term-financesDiNapoli: New York City’s Public Hospitals Need To Do More To Provide Interpretation Services
… Corporation (H+H) is not fully meeting patients’ right to interpretation services for those in need of language … of languages spoken in New York City, but it needs to do better,” DiNapoli said. “It is critical that those in … shortcomings and offers recommendations that H+H can use to improve critical language services to its patients.” H+H …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-new-york-citys-public-hospitals-need-do-more-provide-interpretation-servicesNew York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… six recommendations included in our initial audit report, New York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of … Village, Inc. (Report 2022-N-6 ). About the Program The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), an administrative unit of the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS), is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/05/20/new-york-city-department-homeless-services-oversight-contract-expenditures-samaritan-daytopDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Rose to a Record $716 Million Last Year
… for the sixth straight year to a record $716 million in 2015 – up nearly $55 million from the year before, … hours worked also increased, continuing a trend that began in 2011. “State employees worked 16.8 million overtime hours … The majority of overtime use was concentrated in three agencies that manage institutions: the Office for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-rose-record-716-million-last-yearDiNapoli: Pension Contribution Rates Remain Stable for Fiscal Year 2017-18
… Retirement System (NYSLRS) will stay virtually the same in Fiscal Year 2017-18 compared to Fiscal Year 2016-17, New … rates will remain stable for our participating employers in the near-term," DiNapoli said. "While the financial … pension fund remains one of the strongest and best funded in the country, allowing New York's public workforce to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-pension-contribution-rates-remain-stable-fiscal-year-2017-18New York State Comptoller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Standard & Poor's Upgrade of NYS General Obligation Bonds
… again shows that New York state’s finances are headed in the right direction. "The new AA+ rating for the state’s … again shows that New York states finances are headed in the right direction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/new-york-state-comptoller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-standard-poors-upgrade-nys-general-obligationDiNapoli: Pleasant Valley Woman Arrested Stealing Funds From New York State and Local Retirement System
… the arrest of Bonnie S. Robertson, 63, of Pleasant Valley in the alleged theft of nearly $42,000 of her deceased … partnership." Robertson was charged with Grand Larceny in the 3rd degree, a class D felony. The investigation … discovered that Robertson's mother, a pensioner in the New York State and Local Retirement System, had passed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-pleasant-valley-woman-arrested-stealing-funds-new-york-state-and-local-retirement-systemDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… sewage and stormwater impacted more than 200 waterways in New York due to antiquated and overwhelmed sewer systems, … details the problems with combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in the state. Most large urban areas in New York state are served by municipal sewer systems, many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeDiNapoli: NYC Tax Collections Stronger Than Anticipated
… New York City is projecting a surplus of $3.5 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2019, which it plans to use to help … resources from the citywide savings program, a reduction in unneeded reserves in the current fiscal year and higher-than-expected revenues, … New York City is projecting a surplus of $35 billion in fiscal year FY 2019 which it plans to use to help balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-nyc-tax-collections-stronger-anticipatedDiNapoli: Buffalo's Financial Condition Improves
… The city of Buffalo’s finances have stabilized in recent years because of careful budget planning, the … across the state. “Buffalo’s finances are trending in the right direction,” said DiNapoli. “Sensible budgeting, … and members of the oversight board has been instrumental in creating a positive fiscal outlook for Buffalo, but there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-buffalos-financial-condition-improvesDiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Paid Consultant's Questionable Hotel and Dining Tabs
… Associates, Inc. (PMA), charged Downstate $83,156 in questionable travel and lodging expenses, exceeding the … expenses and ethical lapses that have no place in state government,” DiNapoli said. “Auditors found tens of thousands in monthly hotel costs and expensive dinners on the public’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-suny-downstate-paid-consultants-questionable-hotel-and-dining-tabsDiNapoli Announces Sale of $540 Million State of New York General Obligation Bonds
… Despite recent market volatility, strong investor interest in the state’s full-faith-and credit GO bonds resulted in favorable interest rates and produced savings for state … approved by the voters, will pay for essential investments in transportation, education and environmental projects,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-announces-sale-540-million-state-new-york-general-obligation-bondsOpinion 88-48
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Not Requiring … Finger Lakes Solid Waste Management Authority. However, in order to assure that equipment purchases are made in furtherance of the corporate purposes of the Authority and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Opinion 91-61
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Bail Moneys (1% fee to fund an … to incarceration service plan, should not be collected in a county not having such an approved plan. We have been … §99-m(2), as amended by Laws of 1991, chapter 166, §383, in those counties which do not have an approved alternatives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61DiNapoli & Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former MET Council Insurance Broker
… Poverty (“Met Council”), has been sentenced to 18 months in jail. Ross also paid $534,000 in restitution to Met Council and agreed to a judgment against him in the amount of $956,000 in favor of Met Council. The joint … Jewish Poverty Met Council has been sentenced to 18 months in jail …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-insurance-broker