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DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2014
… financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies, certain contracts for state public … youth tobacco access laws. Office of General Services – Sale of Surplus Properties Approved a $6.6 million contract … Canada Inc. Department of Environmental Conservation – Land Purchase Approved a $1.6 million contract to purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-january-2014DiNapoli: IDA Audits Reveal Need For Improved Project Oversight
… in Niagara , Tompkins and Wyoming counties failed to adequately monitor project approvals or results, according to audits issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “When … IDAs in Niagara Tompkins and Wyoming counties failed to adequately monitor project approvals or results according …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-ida-audits-reveal-need-improved-project-oversightOpinion 94-18
… or for nominal consideration. You ask whether it is necessary for the members of a village volunteer fire … no further action by members of the fire companies is necessary to establish a separately incorporated fire … an exempt volunteer firefighters' benevolent association is a private not-for-profit corporation, a village may not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… errors. As a result: $14.1 million of (97%) salary and wage payments were disbursed without authorization. For four … sessions, therapists documented 605 as scheduled and missed, but did not document another 506 sessions. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… operations without providing independent oversight. City of Long Beach – Budget Review (Nassau County) … in the proposed budget are reasonable. Although the city appears to have budgeted sufficiently for termination … County – Sale of Estate Real Property The Office of Public Administrator (PA) guidelines regarding the sale of estate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNew York's Prison Population Continues Decline, But Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… The state’s prison population declined by half from March 2008 to March … in March 2021. As a percentage of the state’s shrinking prison population, however, the older population has doubled. … March 2021. Thirteen years earlier, just 12% of the then prison population of 62,597 were 50 and over. The share who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/new-yorks-prison-population-continues-decline-share-older-adults-keeps-risingDiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores
… governments in New York State ended 2020 in some form of fiscal stress, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced … The communities were identified by the Comptroller’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS). DiNapoli releases … governments in New York State ended 2020 in some form of fiscal stress State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… been poorly served by the failure of the state’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) to inspect and certify that the programs … lives of many New Yorkers, including those vulnerable to addiction,” said DiNapoli. “Skyrocketing substance abuse over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsSubway Wait Assessment
… the wait assessment statistic based on computerized train tracking information for the numbered subway lines … more frequently over a longer distance. For example, the E train with 199 trains and wait assessment of 74.5 percent and … tend to have better wait assessment rates than lines that run more frequently. Further, the public is not made aware of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/06/subway-wait-assessmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… (OCFS): Financial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program (Follow-Up) (2019-F-27) A report issued in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsNational Investors Call for Workplace Disability Inclusion
… (CalSTRS), and Fortune 500 asset manager Voya Financial. “Disability inclusion provides businesses with a great … a company’s potential and its long-term profitability. Disability inclusion expands the pool of talent companies can … various disability organizations, including members of the National Disability Leadership Alliance, representing some of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/national-investors-call-workplace-disability-inclusionDiNapoli: State Clean Energy Fund Makes Progress on Developing Solar Capacity, But Energy Efficiency Lags
… but is behind in meeting its energy efficiency targets for 2025, according to a report from New York State Comptroller … implementation of these programs has achieved 45% of its 2025 goal for total efficiency savings, 46% of its 2025 natural gas efficiency goals and 33% of electric …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-state-clean-energy-fund-makes-progress-developing-solar-capacity-energy-efficiency-lagsDiNapoli Op-Ed: Act on Proposal to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s op-ed, “ A Ticking Clock for Job Benefits ,” was published in The Albany Times Union … and other post employment benefits (OPEB). * * * New York is behind other states when it comes to paying for benefits … paying for promises made a long time ago to retirees. It is sort of like paying the minimum due on a credit card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-op-ed-act-proposal-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careDiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… remain understaffed, resulting in critical services being impacted, according to a new report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … allocation, and the public can see what progress is being made with city services.” Key Highlights: Staffing Has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyAvoca Central School District – Procurement (2025M-29)
… School District (District) officials make procurements in accordance with statutory requirements and District … school district (district) purchases should be made in the best interest of the taxpayers. One method for ensuring that goods and … officials did not always procure goods and services in accordance with the statutory requirements set forth in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-29DiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in … New York City Public Schools NYCPS needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processNew York State Pension Fund Sets 2040 Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), valued at an … the United States by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project. “New York State’s pension fund is at the leading edge of … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/new-york-state-pension-fund-sets-2040-net-zero-carbon-emissions-targetXIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… agency has not properly designated an employee’s official station, the employee will, as outlined below, likely incur … tax implications associated with an employee’s official station designation, (ii) understanding the consequences of … of his or her “tax home,” and (iii) monitoring official station designations to prevent employees from unexpectedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… in the state Capitol. Department of Civil Service—Health Care Contracts Approved an $8.3 billion Empire Plan … million emergency contract with ValueOptions to provide mental health and substance abuse services under the Empire, … Approved a $1.2 million contract with Applied Energy Group to support LIPA’s Edge Program that allows LIPA to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: More Security Needed for Hazardous Materials at SUNY University Centers
… and poor record keeping. For five departments at Buffalo, none had developed their own internal hazardous materials … policies, as required by the university. Additionally, none of them maintained a complete or accurate list of … Paltz, Polytechnic Institute, Oneonta, and Cobleskill – none of them had significant internal control weaknesses but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-more-security-needed-hazardous-materials-suny-university-centers