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DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Monitoring of Mental Health Facilities
… notified of incidents of abuse and neglect, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … officials must do more to ensure facilities are meeting requirements.” In February 2007, Jonathan Carey, a … spouses’, guardians’, and other qualified persons’ access to records relating to incidents involving family …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-monitoring-mental-health-facilitiesXIII.5 Alternatives to the State Travel Card – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… While Business Units should encourage employees to apply for the State Travel Card, the program is voluntary. For those employees that do not wish to participate in the … means of paying travel expenses. Alternatives exist for paying necessary lodging and transportation expenses, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii5-alternatives-state-travel-cardDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Compliance with Jonathan's Law
… The state Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is not ensuring … non-verbal autistic and developmentally disabled boy, died while in the care of a state facility. Before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-compliance-jonathans-lawState Agencies Bulletin No. 246
… Purpose To explain the conversion of deduction code 768 from a general deduction to direct … to Payroll Deductions mailbox. … To explain the conversion of deduction code 768 from a general deduction to direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/246-conversion-general-deduction-direct-depositAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… may be payable. This benefit would equal the initial value of your pension under the provisions of the Non-Contributory Retirement Plan (Section 375-c) or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsDetermining the Ex-spouse's Share – Divorce and Your Benefits
… (xx/xx/xxxx). The numerator may also be written as a fixed number of months or years of service credit (for example, 120 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/determining-ex-spouses-shareMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) combined with development managers’ failure to return fees to applicants … three developments in Manhattan: Trinity House, a rental development on the Upper West Side, and two co-op …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Selected Economic Trends Statewide, 28% of Lost Jobs Have Been Regained Through July; in NYC, 17% While New York … Forty-five percent of small businesses in New York State have experienced a large negative effect from the coronavirus … are rounded to the nearest whole number; the Census Bureau does not define elements of negative or positive impacts.) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-2-2020NY's Balance of Payments With Washington Remains Positive for Now, but Federal Actions Could Drastically Change State's Financial Picture
… Massachusetts and Washington were the only states to have a negative balance. Prior to the pandemic, New York … the federal government and states. Unprecedented cuts have been announced to education, health, and environmental … residents can rely on these funds. Other federal actions have also impacted the receipt of funds by states. In New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/nys-balance-payments-washington-remains-positive-now-federal-actions-could-drastically-change-statesOpinion 89-35
… of town moneys to temporarily invest moneys not needed for immediate expenditure. This is in reply to your inquiry … However, if a town were to transfer a significant number of these powers and duties to the town comptroller, it … officer of each municipal corporation" to annually make a report of its financial condition to the State Comptroller. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-35State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… procedures that could result in motor carriers operating out of compliance with requirements for school bus drivers … Systems at Vendor-Supported Levels (Follow-Up) (2020-F-30) An initial report found that RGRTA maintained its … billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… The state and city agencies in charge of overseeing food services at … them and did not check if food service workers were tested for tuberculosis (TB), according to an audit released today … couldn't show that workers serving food were tested for TB. Three separate agencies are supposed to make sure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersNew York City’s Uneven Recovery: Youth Labor Force Struggling
… outcomes of all age groups nationwide. 1 Young workers in New York City were hit significantly harder than in the rest of the nation, facing an unemployment rate of 22 percent (compared to 15.9 percent in the rest of the nation) and a labor force participation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-citys-uneven-recovery-youth-labor-force-strugglingDiNapoli: SUNY Campuses Need to Focus on Tuition Paid by Out-Of-State Graduate Students
… regardless of residency status. SUNY administrators and staff need to ensure that tuition is charged correctly for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-suny-campuses-need-focus-tuition-paid-out-state-graduate-studentsHow to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… than satisfactory performances, early contract termination for cause, contract abandonment, court determinations of … control and consumer satisfaction measures, especially for human services contracts. Obtaining a list of … doesn’t make available a list of non-responsible vendors for State contracting entities. However, we will provide you, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationDiNapoli: Some Bright Spots for NYC Finances in FY21, but Long-Term Challenges Looming
… billion surplus for city fiscal year (FY) 2021 because of better-than-projected revenues from income and corporate … service savings from lower interest rates and a deferral of labor costs to FY 2022, but the city will have to overcome … FY 2021 was enabled by one-shot actions, such as the use of retiree health reserves, and spending cuts. The city also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-some-bright-spots-nyc-finances-fy21-long-term-challenges-loomingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… identified in the initial audit, having implemented all four recommendations. State University of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism
… a Water Supply Emergency Plan (plan) to DOH for review at least once every five years. The plans include an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… much as $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid. Generally, under federal and state law providers are supposed to be enrolled, a process that gives DOH assurance that they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programDiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
… Brown pleaded guilty to stealing $240,000 in public funds after his thefts were revealed through a joint investigation. … official for Pharsalia in the role of Town Supervisor, when he committed his crimes,” said DA Perfetti. Brown was sentenced after pleading guilty to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-town-supervisor-sentenced-prison-embezzlement