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DiNapoli: New York City Job Growth Continues to Set Records
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City’s unemployment rate is at a historic low and job growth over the past decade has … boost personal income and sales tax collections, making it easier for the city to afford new services and to balance … to: https://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt11-2020.pdf Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-new-york-city-job-growth-continues-set-recordsDiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… New York’s Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) … individuals, including people with specific needs such as serious mental illness or disability. OMH serves as the lead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellDiNapoli: Billing and Reimbursement Flaws Allowed $16.6 Million in Inappropriate Payments to Home Health Care Providers
… is paid to those providers that received the largest dollar amounts of overpayments; and Develop and implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-billing-and-reimbursement-flaws-allowed-166-million-inappropriate-payments-home-health-careOpinion 89-64
… §1; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §247; VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): When purchasing real property, a village board of trustees has a fiduciary duty to acquire the property by bona fide purchase upon the most … municipal officials have a fiduciary duty to secure the best price obtainable or the most beneficial terms in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64Former Village of Candor Mayor Sentenced to Jail Time for Stealing Village Funds
… 2017 to May 2023. At random intervals he put money back into the village’s accounts totaling $19,302. Halstead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/former-village-candor-mayor-sentenced-jail-time-stealing-village-fundsDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison and Ordered to Pay $459K in Full Restitution for Stealing NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Ryan K. Buchanan, and Inspector General for the Social Security Administration Gail S. Ennis … were criminal, and this sentence now holds her responsible for repayment of $194,351 in Social Security funds,” Ennis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-georgia-woman-sentenced-over-year-prison-and-ordered-pay-459k-full-restitution-stealing-nysDiNapoli Estimates LIRR Strike Could Cause Up to $50 Million in Economic Loss Daily
… Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike could cause up to $50 million in lost economic activity each day. “A LIRR … that about 300,000 riders rely on the railroad every day when traveling between Long Island and New York City, and … Any adverse impact on tourism would also affect sales tax receipts, an important revenue source for local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-estimates-lirr-strike-could-cause-50-million-economic-loss-dailyMedicaid Program – Medicaid Overpayments for Medicare Part B Services Billed Directly to eMedNY
… Purpose To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to providers who submitted Part B cost-sharing claims … advise providers to report accurate claim information when billing Medicaid for Part B deductibles and coinsurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-medicaid-overpayments-medicare-part-b-services-billed-directly-emednyXII.6.F Paying Deceased Legislator Benefits – XII. Expenditures
… Business Unit must establish the beneficiary as a single payment vendor within the Statewide Financial System. Process and Document Preparation: Create a voucher in accordance to Section 5 - Agency Payment Preparation and Submittal of this Chapter, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6f-paying-deceased-legislator-benefitsDiNapoli: Audits Recommend Fixes to Affordable Housing Programs
… of declining incomes and rising housing costs have created an urgent need for affordable housing in New York. In 2012, … protecting tenants’ rights took 10 months to resolve a complaint, and needed more than a year to handle nearly … was a good turnaround time and that complaints were taking about 27 months to assign because of staff cutbacks. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audits-recommend-fixes-affordable-housing-programsOversight of Nurse Licensing
… The Department oversees the licensure and practice of the professions, as outlined in Title VIII of the New York State Education Law (Education Law). Its … the Department does not take advantage of other available resources that could help minimize the risk that applicants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/29/oversight-nurse-licensingNew York City’s Uneven Recovery: An Analysis of Labor Force Trends
This report aims to understand the main differences in labor force participation among New York City’s workers and discusses discusses some of the reasons for the City’s uneven recovery when compared to the rest of New York State and the nation.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-3-2023.pdfDiNapoli: Stable Government Funding Needed for NYC Health + Hospitals to Provide Essential Care
… (H+H), but reliable funding and timely payments from all government sources is needed to keep the largest municipal … City congressional delegation fought hard to get H+H the money it had coming from the Federal Emergency Management … federal, state and city governments to update how H+H will receive certain supplemental Medicaid payments, with the goal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-stable-government-funding-needed-nyc-health-hospitals-provide-essential-careDiNapoli: New York on Better Financial Footing
… burden." DiNapoli estimates that projected out-year gaps for the fiscal years ending in 2016 through 2018 average $2.5 … well-funded state pension system as one of the reasons for the upgrade. DiNapoli’s report also notes: The Financial … to $46.8 billion in the Executive’s proposed Capital Plan for the same five-year period, an increase of about $1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-new-york-better-financial-footingOpinion 93-17
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … The issuance of bonds by a non-city school district is subject to a mandatory referendum when the bonds would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17DiNapoli: Number of Domestic Violence Victims Rises in 2022
… lifetime. “Domestic violence has a devastating effect on individuals and families, often causing permanent physical … over the past decade. Need for Domestic Violence Services On the Rise The number of calls received by domestic violence … of the State Comptroller is engaged in an audit focused on whether domestic violence programs and services are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-number-domestic-violence-victims-rises-2022Medicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
… Medicaid and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY State of Health were accurately reflected in eMedNY when … individuals may transition between Medicaid and EP. NY State of Health (NYSOH) is the State-run health plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollmentsOpinion 91-36
… the Planning Board may exercise its authority to impose a payment requirement in lieu of setting aside lands under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-36Comptroller's Oversight of State Contracts
… contacts, adding transparency to the process and resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in savings for taxpayers each year. As government contracting expands in size, scope and complexity this oversight is more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/oversightXI.5 Purchase Authorizations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… format for renewals is linked. Submit a copy of the renewal to OSC, along with any other required documentation for each renewal. Once an agency has determined whether a contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi5-purchase-authorizations