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DiNapoli: NYC Projects Budget Surplus For 2017, But Faces Risks With Federal Budget Cuts
… New York City projects a surplus of $3.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2017, but faces the risk of losing substantial federal funding in the years ahead with proposed budget cuts looming in Washington, according to a report released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-nyc-projects-budget-surplus-2017-faces-risks-federal-budget-cutsDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… (DEC) inadequate monitoring and enforcement has resulted in landowners enrolled in two private forest conservation programs receiving … the localities and DEC. DiNapoli’s report found weaknesses in several aspects of DEC’s oversight of the 480a program, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesDiNapoli Audit Finds Western Regional OTB Lacks Accountability and Gave Out Lucrative Perks
… did not reimburse the organization for his personal use of an official vehicle in a timely manner. Both audits found lax oversight of operations by the board of directors, a troubling tone at the top of the organization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-western-regional-otb-lacks-accountability-and-gave-out-lucrative-perksState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… services. Officials paid the 12 providers $388,628. In addition, required verbal or written quotes were not … identify conflicts of interest were not filed. Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) billing and collections were not … or correctly allocated to affected taxing jurisdictions. In fact, 52 of 115 payments were late and late fees totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Custodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… Department of Education contracting practice was effective in procuring the custodial service contracts it has in effect for the 2017–2020 and 2021–2028 fiscal years at the … than 1,800 elementary, middle, and high schools located in over 1,300 buildings (some buildings house multiple …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… for abusing his position as a public official to engage in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water … felony); Defrauding the Government (E felony); Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree (E felony) – 3 Counts; and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree (A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentDiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments
… New York’s municipalities collected nearly $17 billion in sales tax revenue in 2019, representing 9.7 percent of all local government … today by State Comptroller DiNapoli. Every county and city in the state, along with many towns and villages, depend on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-pandemic-hit-sales-tax-revenue-threatening-fiscal-health-local-governmentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… toward the collective 20 percent energy reduction. In a follow-up, auditors found OGS has made significant progress in correcting the problems identified in the initial report. Department of Health (DOH): Improper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-692
… Supervisor Carpenters. Affected Employees CUNY employees in the titles of Carpenter and Supervisor Carpenter are … Carpenters (UBCJA), providing rate increases for employees in the titles of Carpenter and Supervisor Carpenter. The … be returned with a completed Next of Kin Affidavit ( Form AC 934-P ), original death certificate and a Report of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-692-cuny-salary-retroactive-rate-increases-carpenters-andOpinion 99-13
… inspecting or enforcing the permitted activity (see, e.g., NY Tel. v City of Amsterdam , 200 AD2d 315, 613 NYS2d 993; … the cost of general governmental functions (see, e.g., NY Tel. , supra , in which the court, quoting from Torsoe … based on reliable factual studies or statistics ( NY Tel. , supra ; Jewish Reconstructionist v Inc. Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13DiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them
… in a solution. SED also does not collect any information on school districts’ waitlists to identify potential need … and said its Office of Special Education (OSE) is working on a long-term project for a real-time data system that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-themCUNY Bulletin No. CU-556
… for miscellaneous earnings. Affected Employees Employees in the title of Painter and Supervisor Painter Background The … employees who were laid off and returned from a preferred list will be treated as “continuously employed.” Effective … should utilize Locked Query #49 to identify a complete list of all regular earnings and retroactive adjustments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-556-cuny-retroactive-rate-increases-skilled-trade-titlesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-539
… miscellaneous earnings. Affected Employees CUNY employees in the title of Maintenance Worker Background The rate … Local 237 IBT for retroactive increases for employees in the title of Maintenance Worker. This determination covers … rate chart and additional information are contained in a memorandum from Carmelo Batista, Jr. dated March 14, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-539-cuny-retroactive-rate-increases-and-lump-sum-paymentUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-244
… the SOS adjustments. Affected Employees Eligible employees in Negotiating Units DR and F8 Background Chapter 98 of the … Senior Officer Series Differential for eligible employees in Negotiating Units DR and F8. Effective Date(s) The October … should utilize Locked Query #49 to identify a complete list of regular earnings and retroactive adjustments if there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-245-april-2017-unified-court-system-state-new-york-ucs-0CUNY Bulletin No. CU-253
… hourly employees in Pay Period 3C, paychecks dated 5/11/06 Contract Provisions The 2004-2008 Memorandum of Agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-253-cuny-salary-increases-and-ratification-bonus-paymentDiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is falling short in meeting the needs of homeless New Yorkers, particularly … found that far too often the assessments were insufficient in assessing when they had mental illness or substance abuse issues and individuals were placed in a shelter that could not give them the help they needed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Toll Increases Should Be Last Option
… areas and gasoline stations, special permits, and other property. With significant new federal infrastructure and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thruway-authority-toll-increases-should-be-last-optionDiNapoli: Problems Persist at Many Hotels and Motels Used to House Homeless
… to house the homeless found poor conditions still exist at many facilities across New York state with significant … 48 different counties. Working with the comptrollers from Albany, Dutchess, Nassau, Onondaga, Suffolk and Ulster … utilize hotels and motels to provide shelter to homeless people under certain circumstances. Although OTDA has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-problems-persist-many-hotels-and-motels-used-house-homelessState Agencies Bulletin No. 2021
… establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by PEF or CSEA working at … (Department ID 53500). Affected Employees Employees in certain Operational Services Unit (BU03), Institutional … 2.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay for employees in certain titles. The new overtime rate shall apply to all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2021-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainDiNapoli: Wall St. 2021 Profits near Record Levels
… extended into the first half of 2021 with $31 billion in pre-tax earnings, beating 2020’s outsized first half … profits of $27.6 billion, even as job losses accelerated in New York City’s securities industry, according to State … to the office,” DiNapoli said. “Financial markets move in cycles, however, and profits will subside at some point. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-wall-st-2021-profits-near-record-levels