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DiNapoli: 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-improvesState Agencies Bulletin No. 797
… Allowance payment. Affected Employees Certain salaried and hourly employees in the CSEA Operational Services Unit (BU03) in eligible agencies and titles Background Article 49.2c of the 2007-11 CSEA … in Pay Period 26L, paychecks dated 4/10/08 (Institution) and 4/16/08 (Administration) Eligibility Criteria Payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/797-june-2007-retroactive-tool-allowance-payment-csea-operational-servicesContract Participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… Purpose To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority is monitoring its contractors to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/contract-participation-disadvantaged-business-enterprises-and-minority-and-women-ownedDiNapoli: $1 Million in License Plate Contributions Sit Unused by State
… nationally in registering organ and tissue donors, yet we’re sitting on $1 million that could make a real difference … of New Yorkers needing an organ transplant. Too many times we’ve found that the state has failed to spend the money New … years. Contributions then jumped to more than $124,000 when the $1 license application check-off box was instituted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-1-million-license-plate-contributions-sit-unused-stateState Agencies Bulletin No. 822
… a year. Provide Internet links to the OSC Direct Deposit Form AC 2772 (Rev. 8/07) Enrollments/Changes to Direct Deposit The direct deposit form AC 2772 (Rev. 8/07) is available on the OSC … or by fax at 518-473-4560 to request a supply of the form. Instructions for enrollment and/or changing direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/822-direct-deposit-enrollmentsNew York City Airport Lease
… Purpose To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was in compliance with certain key terms … of the lease and ancillary agreements with New York City for the municipal airports. The audit covers the period from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/19/new-york-city-airport-leaseComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Guilty Plea of Former City of Rensselaer DPW Commissioner for Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… of their jobs with the city. Capuano pleaded guilty today in Rensselaer County Court to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree (a Class E felony), which carries a … Ronald Foust and Jeffrey Clark. Surveillance videos from a local scrap yard showed Foust and Clark cashing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-guilty-plea-former-city-rensselaer-dpwDiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… retired last year after approximately 25 years of service at the THA. The audit focused on the period prior to these … not respond to requests for additional information, and at times the executive secretary provided inaccurate and … IT security awareness training to all authority employees at least annually. The THA board chairman and the current THA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs
… is composed of several categories of entities: the 57 county Local Districts of Social Services and the St. Regis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/17/oversight-adult-protective-services-programsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former City of Rensselaer Department of Public Works Commissioner on Felony Charges For Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… Public Works (DPW) of the city of Rensselaer, for his role in teaming with two DPW employees to divert $46,000 from the … years of probation by The Honorable Judge Andrew Ceresia in Rensselaer County Court and must also repay one-third of … Ronald Foust and Jeffrey Clark. Surveillance videos from a local scrap yard showed Foust and Clark cashing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-city-rensselaer-department-publicState Agencies Bulletin No. 1801
… employee lived in New York City for part of the calendar year, the New York City reportable wages will reflect the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1801-2019-new-york-city-reportable-wagesDiNapoli: State Education Employment Program For New Yorkers With Disabilities Falling Short
… rates in New York, which peaked in April 2020. For the one-year period between September 2020 and August 2021, … job placement for 5,609 participants for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 compared to 7,792 for FFY 2019, a decrease of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-state-education-employment-program-new-yorkers-disabilities-falling-shortCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… to oversee these functions. Up to and including fiscal year 2016, DOE custodian engineers were assigned their own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightOversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… studies at intersections without traffic signals. The federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) … Department monitored traffic flow at intersections, but did not address the concerns of its customers in a timely … to determine if safety measures should be implemented at 5 of the 25 sampled locations based on proactive studies sent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsDiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… Public authorities in New York have accumulated $267 billion in debt, the equivalent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… days for 18 percent of the eligible students in school year 2016-17. Noncompliance ranged from 32 percent in … holding account used to process certain prescription drug claims as “non-rebate-eligible.” As a result, CVS Health did not seek rebates from drug manufacturers on claims in the temporary holding account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… (OPEB). DiNapoli estimates the unfunded OPEB liability of New York state to be $68.2 billion and an additional $68.3 … outside of New York City that have reported data. When a public employee retires, the individual is often … benefits, most governments, including New York state, do not set aside funds for retiree health insurance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careUniversity at Albany – Sabbatical and Other Paid Leave
… return to Albany for the required minimum period of one year after the sabbatical. This employee received a total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/30/university-albany-sabbatical-and-other-paid-leaveOpinion 93-4
… -- Referendum Requirements (for tax certiorari judgments) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Certiorari Proceedings … pay refunds resulting from tax certiorari proceedings (see Real Property Tax Law, §726). Further, subparagraph 33-a of … from court orders or proceedings brought pursuant to Real Property Tax Law, article 7. The periods of probable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4Opinion 90-18
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … county nursing facility are "professional services" exempt from the competitive bidding requirements ( Goldwin-Kent v … unreported, distinguishing the purchase of drugs in bulk from the acquisition of services of a pharmacist). We also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18