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New York's Prison Population Continues Decline, But Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… Community Supervision (DOCCS) prisons for a new offense or parole violation, which increased by an average of 3.5% per … percentage of older individuals released from prisons to parole supervision under DOCCS jurisdiction also rose. The … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/new-yorks-prison-population-continues-decline-share-older-adults-keeps-risingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… known liabilities by a total of $1,104. Andes Joint Fire District – Financial Activities (Delaware County) The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not establish adequate … guiding the handling of foreign fire insurance (FFI) tax money and provide oversight to ensure accurate records were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsFare Collection
… Objective To determine if Metropolitan Transportation Authority – Long Island Rail … Program The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a State public authority created pursuant to Article 5, Title … and monthly travel within the specified zones shown on the ticket) and non-commutation (one-way, round-trip, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/19/fare-collectionDiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) to pay down debt from past projects and cover the operating costs for state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… Thirty-one school districts statewide were designated in fiscal stress … P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year ending on June 30, 2020. “This is a time of … uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt school district operations and finances,” DiNapoli said. “I …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… by officers and employees while attending conferences. A “conference” is defined as a convention, conference, or school conducted for the betterment of any local government or school district. A conference also includes any convention or conference of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesOpinion 95-2
… as a "pass through" to the customer of a franchise fee imposed upon the cable company by a city is not a … falling within the exemption of Public Housing Law, §52. You ask whether a housing authority is exempt from paying … television bill which is designated as a "franchise fee". You state that the city in which the cable company is located …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2NYS and NYC Pension Funds To SEC: Greater Disclosure Needed On Risks Faced By Fossil Fuel Industry
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer today called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to compel fossil … be no impact. In their letter to Commissioner Mary Jo White , the Comptrollers note that volatility in the fossil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/nys-and-nyc-pension-funds-sec-greater-disclosure-needed-risks-faced-fossil-fuel-industryYork College – Time and Attendance Practices for Public Safety Staff
… Purpose To determine whether York College had adequate controls over … practices – specifically the staffing of an overnight fire watch shift on an overtime basis rather than as a regular … regular shifts or using contracted officers in cases where the shifts are anticipated for an extended period. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/york-college-time-and-attendance-practices-public-safety-staffOpinion 95-16
… EDUCATION LAW, §1908(1): A central high school district is required to apportion expenses among the school districts … assessment roll as of the date of the apportionment. This is in reply to your request for our opinion as to the proper … date of the apportionment (see Doyle v Town of Diana, 203 App Div 239, 196 NYS 864; cf. Hurley v Cheshire, 234 App Div …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-16State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… of Manhattan Community College (BMCC): Controls Over Bank Accounts (2015-S-93) CUNY officials provided auditors with a list of 23 bank accounts that they were aware of at BMCC. Seven of the … schools to guide their immunization programs. Immunization rates across the state are generally above standards …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0DiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… Southern Tier (a loss of 2.5 percent). The North Country, Upper Hudson Valley and Central New York also experienced … Region, Central New York and Western New York; and The Upper Hudson Valley led upstate regions with job growth of … Since the Great Recession , visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/reports/economic/employment_trends_nys_2016.pdf For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nySelected Aspects of Subway Station Safety
… Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit - Division of Station Environment and Operations has taken appropriate … use its 469 subway stations is one of Transit’s essential duties. This is the responsibility of Transit’s Division of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/15/selected-aspects-subway-station-safetyOpinion 88-37
… to be used as police cars by the issuance of a capital note. Section 28.00(a) of the Local Finance Law authorizes … of such cars may be financed by the issuance of a capital note. Of course, notwithstanding the three year period of … to be used as police cars by the issuance of a capital note …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Opinion 93-20
… or any general law, relating to, among other things, their property, affairs or government (Municipal Home Rule Law, … application to it, provisions of the Town Law relating to property, affairs and government or other matters in relation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Opinion 2007-7
… by each member/employee based upon the standard number of hours required by the employer for the position in which … by telephone call at home or direct contact at the grocery store or in the gym, whether at night or on the weekend. In … as time worked those hours spent at home, at the grocery store, or at the gym in anticipation of a possible or even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-7Opinion 90-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … of Transportation (DOT) road renovation project. You have informed us that DOT would incorporate the work … a statutory 10% supervision fee, the Commissioner of DOT can estimate the cost of the work which he is requested to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-13Opinion 89-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES - Municipal Nursing Homes (participation in group purchasing programs) PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Contracts Not … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103(8): A municipal nursing home may participate in group purchasing programs operated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2Opinion 89-48
… in accordance with subdivision 10 of section 37. The bonds should be considered a court record and permanently retained … "Undertaking for Discharge of Mechanic's Lien". You ask (i) where and how the bonds are to be indexed on your records, (ii) who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48DiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… of $3.9 billion that will be used to prepay expenses for the next fiscal year, helping the city balance its FY 2025 executive budget, according to a report released today … reserves in the future. “New York City has rebounded from the fiscal challenges it faced last year thanks to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savings