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DiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Delayed Access to Emergency Home Repairs for Elderly New Yorkers
… scoring and selecting LPA applications; Identify LPAs that have shown they are unable to use awarded RESTORE funds … Increase outreach and support to LPAs in counties that have not applied for or did not receive RESTORE program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-lack-oversight-delayed-access-emergency-home-repairs-elderly-new-yorkersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Citizens Hose Company – Board Oversight of … County) Auditors determined Citizens Hose Company did not have adequate controls in place to ensure that company funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCompliance With Special Education Regulations for the Provision of Services
… Objective To determine if the New York City Department of Education (DOE) arranged for eligible students to be placed in special education services and programs … IEPs in a timely manner. State Regulations do not define how long this should take. A report issued in August 2019 by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/compliance-special-education-regulations-provision-servicesDiNapoli: School District Budget Voter Participation More Than Tripled During COVID-19 Lockdown
… for school district budgets statewide more than tripled to 1.6 million votes cast amid the COVID-19 lockdown for the … replaced with absentee ballots. The results were similar to 2019 when only 1.6 percent of the budgets failed to pass on the first vote, according to a report released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-school-district-budget-voter-participation-more-tripled-during-covid-19-lockdownDiNapoli: 27 NY Local Governments Persistently Delinquent in Filing Required Financial Data to the State
… information they can use to make financial decisions, a number do not,” DiNapoli said. “Failing to file for three or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-27-ny-local-governments-persistently-delinquent-filing-required-financial-data-stateComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and performed all aspects of financial transactions with little oversight. Auditors found they failed to sufficiently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… inaccurate amounts. Additionally, the assessor did not have the proper documentation to support the exemption for … – Road and Equipment Maintenance (Otsego County) Officials have taken steps to improve repairs and maintenance to roads and equipment. They have not, however, developed a formal long-term plan for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Atlanta, Ga Resident in Pension Fraud Case
… stealing over $204,000 in state pension benefits issued to his deceased mother. As part of his guilty plea in January 2016, Cook admitted to stealing $204,315.76 in pension benefits issued to his deceased mother, Yvonne Powell, by the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-atlanta-ga-resident-pension-fraud-caseDiNapoli Issues Report on Public-Private Partnerships
… of a report today examining the benefits and problems that have plagued P3 projects elsewhere in the country. “New … and growing problem, but poorly structured agreements have significantly cost taxpayers in other states.” Although P3 agreements can cover almost any type of public service or activity, the most common …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/06/dinapoli-issues-report-public-private-partnershipsDiNapoli: State Missed Out on Over $180 Million in Medicaid Drug Rebates
… one claim where Medicaid actually paid $25,553, DOH could have collected a rebate of $16,149 but instead the claim was … eliminating waste. Over the past five years, his audits have identified $11.4 billion in potential savings for the … On rebates alone, over the past decade, his audits have identified over $1.6 billion in savings. Report Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-state-missed-out-over-180-million-medicaid-drug-rebatesNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Appointment of Interim Emerging Managers Director
… (Fund) Emerging Manager Program. “Since taking office, I have made the Emerging Manager Program one of the Fund’s top … and proven track record in the financial industry and I have no doubt he will continue to build on our long record of … investments by the Fund. More than 20 emerging managers have graduated from the program. The Fund holds an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-appointment-interim-emerging-managers-directorComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Arkport Central School District , Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Board of Cooperative Educational Services , Fabius-Pompey Central … (Westchester County) The board and district officials need to improve controls over the district’s information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: MTA Not Holding Paratransit Contractor Accountable
… calls and provided inaccurate travel planning information to customers who utilize the MTA’s Access-A-Ride (AAR) … mistakes, there is no real incentive for the contractor to improve its practices. I urge MTA officials to collect the penalties owed and beef up its monitoring of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-mta-not-holding-paratransit-contractor-accountableState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… private and sensitive information are at greater risk for unauthorized access, misuse or loss. In addition to … were not needed, which created additional entry points for someone to inappropriately access the network. Two of the … and found that the department employees were paid $194,514 for overtime that was not approved until up to 20 days after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Op-Ed: The Double-Edged Sword of Pandemic-Driven Technological Acceleration
… communications. Many artificial intelligence (AI) products have come out of these advances, and many are being put to … pace. New York City and state agencies, for example, have experienced a broad expansion of AI applications, such … of AI applications during the pandemic, New York City does not have an effective AI governance framework. As we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-op-ed-double-edged-sword-pandemic-driven-technological-accelerationMonitoring of Select Programs (Follow-Up)
… for older individuals to maximize their ability to age in their community and avoid higher levels of care and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/12/monitoring-select-programs-followDiNapoli Releases Industry Sector Dashboards to Track NYC Economic Recovery
… sectors, such as hotel occupancy for the tourism sector, number of diners for the restaurant subsector, and vacancy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-releases-industry-sector-dashboards-track-nyc-economic-recoveryIX.12.O Refunds – IX. Federal Grants
… to the federal funds appropriation on a timely basis will have to separately account for the time (number of days, … to the State Treasury pursuant to state statute will not have to separately account for refunds held when the state’s … returned to the U.S. Treasury, but since the grant records have been closed, a Refund of Appropriation should not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12o-refundsDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Cities
… that 10 villages and two cities were designated in fiscal stress under his Fiscal Stress Monitoring System . DiNapoli … year ending on May 31, based on self-reported data for 2021. The scores also cover the 17 cities with non-calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-citiesVI.2.A Appropriation & Segregation Overview – VI. Budgets
… disbursements may be made, for the purposes designated, up to the stated amount of the appropriation. Appropriations … generally are authorizations, rather than mandates, to spend and disbursements from an appropriation need not, … the State's fiscal year (March 31). Appropriations which have liabilities incurred continue to be available until the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2a-appropriation-segregation-overview