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State Agencies Bulletin No. 860
… Questions about this bulletin may be e-mailed to the Payroll Audit mailbox. … To provide instructions for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/860-processing-over-40-compensatory-time-ii-lump-sum-overtime-payments-uponState Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes after violations are found, according to an … too many of our nursing home residents suffer needlessly due to substandard care and neglect. And, far too often, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violationsCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B22-6-6)
… the City of Yonkers' financial condition in the current and future years. Background The Office of the State … that the City’s adopted budget for fiscal year 2022-23 and the related justification documents are in compliance … budget totals $1.38 billion. The budget includes operating and debt service funding of $692.9 million for the Yonkers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/06/10/city-yonkers-budget-review-b22-6-6DiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic
… in the number of residential customers owing money to their utility companies, with one in eight customers in arrears as of March 2022, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … which increases economic stress on families and can damage local economies by reducing household spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-behind-utility-bills-soared-during-pandemicDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21% in First Quarter of 2022
… or $901 million, in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … in March. “Local sales tax collections continue to come in strong. While local governments are collecting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-21-percent-first-quarter-2022Small Businesses and the Economic Recovery: Work in Progress
… severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 than in the rest of the nation, and the negative … Nevertheless, one in five small businesses reported a return to normal operations in October 2021, there have … York small businesses reported encountering at least one problem, a 16 percentage point increase from last year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/small-businesses-and-economic-recovery-work-progressTown of Babylon – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-30)
… physical accessibility for the 139 components identified in this report. Town officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/01/31/town-babylon-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-30DiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s op-ed, “New York Should Opt into Public Financing of Elections”was … finance reform. I commend the state Board of Elections for making thoughtful suggestions on how to make a new public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-should-opt-public-financing-electionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2217
… or more of the time actually worked in the previous calendar year are eligible for an annual lump sum payment of … 03/27/2024 Earn Code: SAD (PEF) SDC (CSEA) Units: 1 Payroll Register and Employee’s Paycheck/Advice: The Earnings … SAD or SDC and the amount paid will be displayed on the Payroll Register. The Earnings Description Special Assignment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2217-2024-special-assignment-duty-pay-calendar-year-2023DiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband
… “The findings confirm much of what many of us here in the Hudson Valley already knew: far too many of our neighbors lack … 31,387 19.3% Mohawk Valley 194,408 35,317 18.2% Central NY 305,678 52,369 17.1% Southern Tier 251,445 41,790 16.6% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadbandManagement of Invasive Species (Follow-Up)
… 2019-S-26 ) . About the Program Many species of plants and animals currently found in New York State are not … risks to public safety, human illness, or damage to crops and livestock, and are deemed "invasive." In New York, invasive species …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/19/management-invasive-species-followEast Ramapo Central School District – Budget Review (B25-5-2)
… Chapter 89 of the Laws of 2016, as amended, the New York State (NYS) Department of Education (SED) is required to … statutory limitation. The 2024-25 adopted budget relies on the use of nonrecurring funding of $20.7 million to … of approximately $12.6 million for payments of teachers’ retirement is likely overestimated by approximately $1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-budget-review-b25-5-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 990
… 3/31/11 Goal Balance Leave Blank (will be populated by the system when paid) Tax Withholding Information The PEF … Program payment is taxable income, will be included in the employee’s taxable gross wages and is subject to all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/990-pef-firearms-training-and-safety-incentive-programDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Through First Half of Fiscal Year Exceed Projections by $2.4 Billion
… half of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23, exceeding the latest projections from the First Quarterly Update by $2.4 … billion above the state Division of the Budget’s (DOB) latest financial plan projections through Sept. 30. However, … through last September, but $560.2 million below DOB’s latest financial plan projections. The large year-over-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-through-first-half-fiscal-year-exceed-projections-2-point-4-billionSubway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects (Follow-Up)
… with the late starts and early end times ranged from 10 to 27 percent. In addition, the public was not adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/16/subway-service-diversions-maintenance-and-capital-projects-followDiNapoli: Feds Must Step Up or NYC Metro Region Faces End of Public Transit As We Know It
… would change public transit as we know it. It’s too late for federal help to assist the MTA this year, forcing it to … essential workers. The MTA has pushed back its expectation for ridership to return to close to pre-pandemic levels until … purposes are all bad choices that the MTA will be forced to consider if sufficient federal funding is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-feds-must-step-or-nyc-metro-region-faces-end-public-transit-we-know-itCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B18-6-7)
… and future years. Key Findings The 2018-19 budget relies on nonrecurring revenue of $59.2 million, such as fund … be over budget by as much as $2.5 million based on the 2017-18 fiscal year overtime costs. Firefighting … costs could be over budget by as much as $949,000 based on the 2017-18 fiscal year overtime costs. The City plans to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/07/30/city-yonkers-budget-review-b18-6-7Town of Grand Island – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-44)
Assess whether Town of Grand Island Town officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services provided at selected Town facilities
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-grand-island-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-44DiNapoli: New York Drug Overdose Deaths Surged During Pandemic
… drug overdose death rates were higher than the statewide average (25.4 per 100,000) in 10 of the 15 counties for which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-york-drug-overdose-deaths-surged-during-pandemicOversight of Afterschool and Summer Youth Employment Contracts (Follow-Up)
… York City (COMPASS). SYEP provides New York City youth and young adults between the ages of 14 and 24 with paid summer … is not in session. COMPASS services are administered by local providers. The Greater Ridgewood Youth Council, Inc. … objectives of our initial audit report, which was issued on June 28, 2019 and covered the period July 1, 2017 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/30/oversight-afterschool-and-summer-youth-employment-contracts-follow