Search
DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improved Oversight of Nurse Licensing by State Education Department
… moral character standard. Unlike 40 other states, New York does not require fingerprinting or background checks as a … not always truthful in their disclosures, but SED still does not take full advantage of other available resources, … past wrongdoing. DiNapoli's auditors also found SED does not actively monitor nurses once they are licensed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improved-oversight-nurse-licensing-state-education-departmentCUNY Bulletin No. CU-561
… Uniform Allowance Payment Affected Employees Employees in the City University of New York (CUNY) campus security … for a uniform allowance payment to eligible employees. In addition, a revised memorandum dated 11/10/2016 from … paychecks dated 12/22/16 Eligibility Criteria Employees in the CUNY campus security titles listed below who have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-561-december-2016-uniform-allowance-paymentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC): Monitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program (2017-S-19) Auditors found EFC … of 6.7 months just to assign an incoming complaint to an examiner, among other findings. In a follow-up, auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Recommends Ways For LIRR To Get Back On Track
… The Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) limited plans for handling unexpected incidents and poor communications to … its riders with better service by improving preparations for major disruptions, alternative transportation and … engaged the audit to determine whether the LIRR has plans for handling unexpected delays and incidents and whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-recommends-ways-lirr-get-back-trackDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Improve Efforts to do Business with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
… released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York’s MWBE program is vitally important to help level the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-needs-improve-efforts-do-business-minority-and-women-owned-businessesState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… premiums were paid to MCOs that were related through some form of ownership (such as parent, subsidiary, or affiliate) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceDiNapoli: Audit Finds False Elevator Inspections, Safety Hazards Overlooked
… in New York City are missing hazardous violations and allowing unsafe conditions to go unrepaired, according to … deserves credit for taking steps to address the concerns and recommendations we’ve made in our audit report, the … . Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-false-elevator-inspections-safety-hazards-overlookedDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… and local governments must remain focused on addressing the challenges of aging infrastructure through continued … more sustainable development." DiNapoli's report details the problems with combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in the … systems are overwhelmed. New York City is responsible for about half of the outfalls, and just three other metro areas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1312
… provide agency instructions for processing the April 2014 Longevity Payment for Long-Term Seasonal Employees. Affected … employees of the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1312-april-2014-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1237
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the April 2013 … Scientific & Technical Services Unit BU05 Effective Date(s) Payments may be submitted for Institution Extra Lag … in the section entitled “Overtime Calculation and Retirement Information”. Overtime Calculation and Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1237-april-2013-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employeesOpinion 2005-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (reimbursement for expenses in operating personal vehicles) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: … reimbursement to firefighters for out-of-pocket expenses in operating their personal vehicles in performing firemanic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Opinion 2003-1
… raised (see also Town Law §198[3][d]). Subdivision 3 of section 202 generally provides that the expenses of … parcel will derive therefrom (i.e., on a "benefit basis"). Section 202(5) provides generally that the expense of an … Comp, 1960, p 61). There is no corresponding provision in section 202(5), however, for charging any portion of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1DiNapoli: NYC Remains on Solid Ground but Budget Risks Need to be Managed
… Mayor de Blasio’s preliminary executive budget for fiscal year (FY) … growth is expected to slow for the fourth consecutive year as the labor market tightens. The city projects budget gaps … $1.7 billion in FY 2022. These gaps are relatively small as a share of city fund revenues, but they do not reflect the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-nyc-remains-solid-ground-budget-risks-need-be-managedOpinion 96-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … a specified maximum amount annually to provide services for the district. The establishment of the town beach erosion … or acquisition of a capital improvement, or the performance or supplying of services (Town Law, §191). If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Opinion 2004-5
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Opinion 94-22
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments … improvement district is based on a district plan prepared in accordance with General Municipal Law, §980-d. The plan … the district will be imposed upon benefited real property in proportion to the benefit received, to defray the cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22Determination of Residency for Tuition Purposes
… is the largest comprehensive system of public education in the nation, comprising 64 institutions (four of which are … State support totaling $3.6 billion and over $1.6 billion in tuition and fees. Approximately 50% of undergraduate … remaining applications are processed through the campus. In contrast, all graduate applications are processed directly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/determination-residency-tuition-purposesSelected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers With Disabilities
… The PANYNJ was established in 1921 as an interstate public entity created to control the port district of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/29/selected-aspects-accommodations-passengers-disabilitiesPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-017
… Queries that have been renamed how to get help immediately after the upgrade to PayServ 9.2. Affected Employees All … Version 9.2 will go live on March 15, 2021. Immediately after cutover, all requests for assistance will be routed … Monday, 3/15 is to be determined; hours will be updated after cutover activities have begun Agency Actions – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-017-post-production-support-payserv-92DiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments
… New York’s municipalities collected nearly $17 billion in sales tax revenue in 2019, representing 9.7 percent of all local government … today by State Comptroller DiNapoli. Every county and city in the state, along with many towns and villages, depend on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-pandemic-hit-sales-tax-revenue-threatening-fiscal-health-local-governments