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DiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… An audit of the Tonawanda Housing Authority (THA) has revealed inappropriate … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The actions of certain Tonawanda housing authority employees are shameful," said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-322
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to introduce a new Action Reason code to … receive a salary reconstruction due to the reintroduction of Longevity Steps for CSEA, Management Confidential (MC) and unrepresented employees of the Unified Court System beginning in April 2023 and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-322-reintroduction-unified-court-system-csea-longevity-stepsDiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… plans to raise fares and tolls by 15 percent over a three-year period, according to an analysis of the MTA’s financial … the MTA has eliminated the 2014 budget gap and reduced out-year gaps to a cumulative total of $240 million from $638 … will likely exceed pre-recession levels in 2013. Last year, ridership on the city’s subways reached the highest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improvesDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City
… Objectives To determine whether tenants living in Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) are provided safe and … (Brooklyn), Cathedral Parkway Towers (Manhattan), Findlay House (Bronx), and Jamie Towers (Bronx). Key Findings DHCR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/15/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellDiNapoli: State Education Employment Program For New Yorkers With Disabilities Falling Short
… effectiveness. An independent report by an advisory group based on department data found: ACCES-VR arranged job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-state-education-employment-program-new-yorkers-disabilities-falling-shortCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… Objective To determine whether the selected New York City Department of Education contracting practice was … schools located in over 1,300 buildings (some buildings house multiple schools). DOE’s Division of School Facilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs
… Objective To determine if the Office of Children and Family Services adequately monitors Adult … 31, 2020, New York City received 102,687 unique referrals (i.e., excluding duplicate referrals of the same individual), … including the target time frames for conducting Reviews (i.e., every 3–4 years), the follow-up of APS providers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/17/oversight-adult-protective-services-programsArea #4 – Contracts and Service Level Agreements for IT Services – Information Technology Governance
… and to convey the security expectations to vendor(s) and subcontractor(s) through the written contract(s). Any … Finally, local governments and schools should consult New York State Archives 12 guidance prior to entering into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-4-contracts-and-service-level-agreements-it-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2200
… (Internal Revenue Service) tax withholding requirements for 2024 and other tax related topics. Affected Employees: … has updated PayServ with the new Federal withholding rates for 2024. New York tax requirements for 2024 remain unchanged from 2023. OSC continues to use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2200-summary-tax-related-changes-2024Opinion 90-18
… mod on other grnds 51 NY2d 426, 434 NYS2d 922; 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-35, p 65; see General Municipal Law, §100-a). Therefore, unless any … §2803-a without compliance with section 103 (see 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-2, p 6). Also, it has been held that services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18DiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) needs to improve its oversight of local departments of social services and homeless shelter providers to make sure those entering the shelters are being set up with a plan to get the services they need and transition to permanent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: State Needs to Help Addiction Support Providers Better Prepare for Emergencies
… DiNapoli. The audit, which covered the period from 2019 to 2022, found the state’s Office of Addiction Services and … services due to unknown openings. For example, pregnant women or opioid users are prioritized on wait lists. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-state-needs-help-addiction-support-providers-better-prepare-emergenciesEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) In SFY 2022-23, DEC All Funds spending totaled $1.5 billion, an increase of $135.3 million (10.1 percent) from SFY 2021-22, with local … by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. As of March 31, 2023, employment at DEC was 2,885 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… report, auditors determined the agency made significant progress in correcting the problems identified in the initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsHazard Mitigation and Coordination
… Objective To determine if New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) … and continuity of operations. The audit covered the period from January 2018 through April 2022. About the Program … and left many New Yorkers with limited access to food, drinking water, health care, and other critical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/25/hazard-mitigation-and-coordinationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1801
… this bulletin is to inform agencies of an updated process for calculating New York City reportable wages for the 2019 … on an employee’s home address. Only employees who had a home address in Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens or Richmond … was populated with ‘P0001’ on the Local Tax Data page when the employee was paid and the home address was in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1801-2019-new-york-city-reportable-wagesDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… York. Fusion voting is a mechanism by which third parties have the option to cross-endorse major-party candidates. It … funds and limits spending. This provides citizens, who do not have access to established political fundraising … our state finally opens up the political process. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… mediates, hears, makes findings, and recommends action on civilian complaints filed against members of the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… officials said they did not see a risk and had no plan to do an assessment, although some individual assessments were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2311
… Revenue Service) tax withholding requirements for 2025 and other tax related topics. Affected Employees: … are affected. Effective Dates: Effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. OSC Actions: OSC has updated PayServ with the new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2311-summary-tax-related-changes-2025