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Health and Safety of Children in Foster Care
… whether the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) takes sufficient steps to ensure the health … are required to be documented as progress notes in CONNECTIONS – a statewide system for collecting and recording … State Office of Information Technology Services, maintains CONNECTIONS. Key Findings For the period of July 1, 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/09/health-and-safety-children-foster-careState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… New York City's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) should improve … to protect those children, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Children in … are supposed to be documented as progress notes in CONNECTIONS – a statewide computer system for recording child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDiNapoli: New York City Projects Surplus in 2017 Despite Slower Tax Collections
… through 2020, but the sale has been repeatedly delayed and market conditions remain unsettled as the result of the rapid … government spending and more than 50,000 state contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-city-projects-surplus-2017-despite-slower-tax-collectionsDiNapoli: MTA’s Subway Station Repair List Is Growing
… overall number of repairs needed in New York City’s subway stations has increased, leaving fewer stations in good condition as the system has deteriorated … a longer list of needed repairs in New York City’s subway stations, fewer stations in good condition, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-mtas-subway-station-repair-list-growingDiNapoli: New York Can Do More to Enhance Strategies to Lower Suicide Rate
… government at every level to confront hard truths and do better. Once again, the Comptroller is performing a vital … As a result, OMH and counties don’t know if programs like school-based trainings or hospital initiatives to … members, OMH leadership and partner agencies to track what was decided, what actions were assigned and what …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-york-can-do-more-enhance-strategies-lower-suicide-rateDiNapoli: Independent Review Finds State Pension Fund Strong, but Warns of Risks Posed by Limited Staffing
… independent voice affirm our efforts,” DiNapoli said. “Our staff has helped build one of the nation’s strongest pension funds, but only with … brightest investment talent that it can in order to remain one of the best-funded public pension plans in the country,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-independent-review-finds-state-pension-fund-strong-warns-risks-posed-limited-staffingEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms
… would be read and images would be taken of the front and rear of the vehicle (to capture the license plates). E-ZPass … captures up to six images per vehicle (two front and four rear); however, the E-ZPass New York Customer Service Center (NYCSC) accepts only two (one front and one rear). The vendor capturing the images selects the “best” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/11/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firmsFinal Average Earnings
… calculation — you don’t need to contact us. The new law does not apply to members who retired before the dates above. … receive a retroactive payment from your employer, it could affect your FAE. When we calculate your FAE at retirement, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/final-average-earningsDiNapoli: MTA Fiscal Outlook Continues To Improve but Uncertainties Tied to Federal Actions Cloud Future
… P. DiNapoli’s annual review of the authority’s fiscal outlook . These efforts have taken on heightened importance … is one of the surest ways it can help stabilize its fiscal outlook at the farebox, and by following through on its … sources could open up a budget gap of $800 million in 2026. FEMA recently delayed reimbursements for Covid expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-mta-fiscal-outlook-continues-improve-uncertainties-tied-federal-actions-cloud-futureCapital Asset Management (Follow-Up)
… is used over a long period of time to be a capital asset. New York State has a significant investment in capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/02/capital-asset-management-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 96-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to an exemption because it is a representative of the State under CPLR, §1301. Generally, governmental entities are … acting in an official capacity nor for furnishing a transcript, certification or copy of any paper, document, map …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23Opinion 91-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Service (payment of on town obligations in coterminous town-village) … a town may issue indebtedness after the incorporation of a village which is coterminous with the town You also ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Dover , Village of Ellicottville , Genesee County Soil and Water Conservation District , Village of Malverne , … , Schroon Lake Fire District , Village of Speculator and the Village of Walton . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for July 2014
… Bridge project. $7.8 million contract with STV Inc. for construction management services for the Kosciuszko Bridge … of the General Services $3 million contract with Rosemar Construction Inc. to modernize the flight line area at the … $5.2 million for capital improvements to Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills. State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-july-2014DiNapoli: NYC's Fiscal Picture Improves Short Term, but Significant Risks Lie Ahead
… but its unemployment rate still lags the nation (5.8% vs. 3.5% as of December). City tax revenues have remained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nycs-fiscal-picture-improves-short-term-significant-risks-lie-aheadPark Accessibility for People With Disabilities
… nearly 1 million individuals with a disability, and based on 2020 estimates from the Mayor’s Office for People with … and rebuild previously neglected community parks, focusing on high-density, low-income areas and parks. Officials … its accessibility efforts are primarily focused on ensuring newly funded capital projects are ADA compliant, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/22/park-accessibility-people-disabilitiesImplications for the Future – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… The Economic Outlook: Uncertainty Remains As the world faced the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, its … As the world faced the third year of the COVID19 pandemic its impact …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/implications-futureDiNapoli: Financial Plan Outlook Has Improved; State Should Now Commit to Further Increasing Reserves
… The State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 Enacted Budget Financial Plan shows a remarkable improvement in the state’s financial condition as cumulative four-year budget gaps estimated at $38.7 billion just four months ago … The State Fiscal Year SFY 202122 Enacted Budget Financial Plan shows a remarkable improvement in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-financial-plan-outlook-has-improved-state-should-now-commit-further-increasing-reservesDiNapoli: NYC Transportation and Warehousing Sector Fares Better Than Other Sectors in Recovery Amid Shift to E-Commerce
… and the jobs recovery reflects the significant changes in consumer behavior during the pandemic,” DiNapoli said. … network to help boost wages and employment.” Job losses in the sector began in April 2020 and persisted through July … warehousing sector in New York City: air, and transit and ground passenger travel. However, as the pandemic caused a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-nyc-transportation-and-warehousing-sector-fares-better-other-sectors-recovery-amid-shift-e