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DiNapoli: State Budget Boosts Education Aid and Enacts Paid Family Leave but Falls Short on Ethics Reform and Transparency
… Starts a paid family leave program, funded by employee payroll deductions, in January 2018. It will be fully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-state-budget-boosts-education-aid-and-enacts-paid-family-leave-falls-short-ethics-reform-andOpinion 89-45
… LAWS -- Compensation (fixed amount plus hourly rate for attorney employed as counsel to zoning board of appeals) … Board of Appeals (paying fixed amount plus hourly rate for attorney employed as counsel to zoning board of appeals) … -- Compensation (fixed amount plus hourly rate for attorney employed as counsel to zoning board of appeals) TOWN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-45DiNapoli: Problems Caused by Outdated System Left State's Unemployment Insurance Program Vulnerable to Fraud
… and this proved to be costly to the state, businesses, and New Yorkers. The department needs to recoup fraudulent … The system lacked the resources necessary to adjust to new laws or handle workload surges –– a dire forecast with … being particularly disadvantaged in proving their identity online. DOL acknowledged that certain groups may encounter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-problems-caused-outdated-system-left-states-unemployment-insurance-program-vulnerable-fraudDiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… killing dozens of people and causing billions of dollars in damage, the city needs to be better prepared for another catastrophic event, according to an audit … important emergency preparedness and disaster response are for coastal communities like Far Rockaway,” said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersState Agencies Bulletin No. 2060
… changed his or her name and has not yet obtained a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2060-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedComplaint Processing
… Objective To determine if the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) has an appropriate and … cases. Furthermore, CCRB did not always follow its own complaint processing policies and procedures. For example, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/05/complaint-processingFormer Avon Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal Funds
… announced today that that Joseph Geer, 40, of Caledonia, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth … of Avon agreed to provide an off-duty member of the Avon Police Department to provide various services to the … Thomas DiNapoli. Sentencing is scheduled for June 5, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. before Judge Wolford. Since taking office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/former-avon-police-chief-pleads-guilty-stealing-federal-fundsDiNapoli: Federal Funding Uncertainty Jeopardizes Impact of Inflation Reduction Act for New Yorkers
… Thomas P. DiNapoli details New York’s financial impact from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including … about whether this funding will continue after a new executive order issued by President Trump. “The possible policy changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-federal-funding-uncertainty-jeopardizes-impact-inflation-reduction-act-new-yorkersDiNapoli & NYC Make it Easier to Save for College
… New York's 529 College Savings Program's Direct Plan has … and New York City officials announced today. "We're making it easier for all New Yorkers, regardless of income level, to … the minimum contribution was first brought to the Office of the State Comptroller by the Mayor's Office and NYC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-nyc-make-it-easier-save-collegeCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments
To determine whether the New York City Department of Finance DOF Citywide Payments Services and Standards CPSS unit has controls in place to ensure that payments received by and processed on behalf of agencies are correctly matched with receivables and that agencies are appropriately advised
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-paymentsDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
New York state bought hundreds of millions of dollars worth of medical equipment at the onset of the COVID19 pandemic including ventilators and xray machines that now sits unused in storage facilities across the state missing recommended maintenance and costing taxpayers storage expenses
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringDiNapoli Releases Report on State Spending to Implement Raise the Age Law
… in capital appropriations, $48 million has been spent on projects to improve existing facilities or build new … through SFY 2025. In the aggregate, amounts counties have been approved to spend have been consistently below the level of annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-report-state-spending-implement-raise-age-lawNext Generation 911 Services
… Objectives To determine if the Division of Homeland Security and … Technology Services (ITS) has controls in place to ensure that data used by 911 systems is adequately secured … with enhanced capabilities that include voice, photos, videos, and text messages, and allow emergency calls to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/next-generation-911-servicesDiNapoli Says Wall Street May Still Have a Good Year Given Strong Start
… click here: www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt5-2016.pdf A video on DiNapoli's 2015 Wall Street report is available here …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/10/dinapoli-says-wall-street-may-still-have-good-year-given-strong-startImproper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments (Follow-Up) (2023-F-40) 30-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY State of Health were accurately reflected in eMedNY when individuals transitioned between the Medicaid and Essential Plan programs and to identify overpayments resulting from inaccurate enrollments.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f40-response.pdfNYSLRS Record of Activities - Elected and Appointed Officials
This webinar will explain how the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) determines service credit for Elected and Appointed Officials. Officials, who are not in a time-keeping system, are required to keep a Record of Activities (ROA).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/nyslrs-roa-112923.pdfNYSLRS Record of Activities - Elected and Appointed Officials
This webinar will explain how the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) determines service credit for Elected and Appointed Officials. Officials, who are not in a time-keeping system, are required to keep a Record of Activities (ROA).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/elected-appointed-112923.pdfOversight of the Early Intervention Program
To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is effectively administering the Early Intervention Program (Program) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and ensuring equitable and timely access to services for children across the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s25-response.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York, August 2023
While May marked the end of the public health emergency in the United States, New York City continues to face the residual effects of the pandemic and the many unanticipated consequences on its finances, operations and economy.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-6-2024.pdfNYSLRS Record of Activities - Elected and Appointed Officials
This webinar will explain how the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) determines service credit for Elected and Appointed Officials. Officials, who are not in a time-keeping system, are required to keep a Record of Activities (ROA).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/nyslrs-reporting-elected-appointed-112923.pdf