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Federal Funds to New York City: Community Development Block Grant

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program (Assistance Listing Numbers 14.218 and 14.269) provides annual grants on a formula basis to states and localities to assist low- and moderate-income communities.

Federal Funds To New York City: A Review of Categorical Grants

The federal administration has ordered freezes, pauses, and reviews of federal assistance funding to identify grant programs which are implicated by the President’s recent executive actions and could be subject to reduction or elimination.

DiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits

… are in a challenging financial position and have no room for error,” said DiNapoli. “The municipalities in danger of … Running close to the CTL can be a sign of fiscal stress for many local governments. Cities are more likely than … to be close to their CTL. Statewide, of the 60 cities for which 2018 data was available, 10 were found to have …

DiNapoli Applauds as Exxon Finally Agrees to Protect LGBT Rights

… fought to have Exxon adopt comprehensive equal rights owe thanks to President Obama, whose executive order motivated …

State Education Department Examination of Payments to Tough Man, Inc.

… under contracts C813016, C81403A, T815055, and T816040 to Tough Man Inc. (Tough Man). The objectives of our examination were to determine whether funds were used for the contracts’ … Tough Man is a not-for-profit corporation formed to sponsor community sporting events such as walks and races …

Association to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual

… Manual). The audit included expenses claimed on ABC’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Background ABC is a not-for-profit State-approved private school established in 1986. … to children who are between three and five years of age. For purposes of this report, these programs are collectively …

DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Monitoring of Mental Health Facilities

… non-verbal autistic and developmentally disabled boy, died while in the care of a state facility. His parents …

Cost-Saving Ideas: Using State Contracts to Acquire Goods or Services

… and school districts. You can view OGS contracts on its website at www.ogs.ny.gov , or register to receive email … (518) 474-6717 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ogs.ny.gov Updated 2020 … CostSaving Ideas Using …

DiNapoli Audit: OGS Veteran-Owned Business Program Off to Good Start

… comprehensive statewide plan for implementation, according to an  audit  released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … plan that includes milestones and participation goals to help ensure this worthwhile program continues on the right path. OGS leadership and the SDVOB Division are to be commended for effectively making this important …

Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)

… in Kings County Supreme Court and received a state prison term of one to three years. We recommended that the …

DiNapoli Recommends Ways For LIRR To Get Back On Track

The Long Island Rail Roads LIRR limited plans for handling unexpected incidents and poor communications to riders exacerbated the impact of train delays and cancelations this past winter according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli

DiNapoli: NYS Common Retirement Fund Rises to Estimated $180.7 Billion

… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) value grew to an estimated $180.7 billion in the first quarter ending …

Village Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000

… This included $53,000 in voucher payments and $49,000 in payroll payments. In addition, DiNapoli's staff was able to … maintain the village accounting records and process payroll with little oversight. For a copy of the report, …

DiNapoli: Some NYC Schools Failing to Report Violent, Disruptive Incidents

… announced that an audit of the New York City Department of Education (DoE) found it did not report hundreds of violent … ratings which can determine whether a school needs a special safety plan; and On 184 occasions, students … make it harder to identify when schools need to take special action. The SED uses the annual reports it receives …

Retroactive Service Credit Due to Litigation, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards – Enhanced Reporting

… NYSLRS can only award retroactive service credit based on litigation, settlements or arbitration when such actions …

XIII.10.C Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement

… Preparation: If an employee was issued a check from a Business Unit’s sole custody account, the advance must be reconciled outside of SFS. The Business Unit must maintain documentation to … to the employee and must make that available to the Office of the State Comptroller upon request. The employee must …

XIII.10 Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement

DiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of $240,000

… Dennis Brown pleaded guilty to stealing $240,000 in public funds and must now pay full restitution. The thefts … public funds to pay for groceries, cooking classes, liquor store purchases, a subscription, gift shop purchases, … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …

DiNapoli: Former Non-Profit Executive Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Business Records

… overseeing key business functions for an organization that does vital work with youth, but chose to abuse this power and …

Retroactive Service Credit due to Litigation, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards – Legacy Reporting

… report information about employees through Retirement Online including their earnings the number of days they …