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New NY Broadband Program (Follow-Up) (2024-F-10)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, New NY Broadband Program (Report 2020-S-19).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-24f10.pdfDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Slip From 2006 Record
… vary by individual and by firm, ranging from hundreds of dollars for clerical and support staff to tens of millions of dollars for high performers and key executives. Bonuses in … the value of bonuses realized by employees by billions of dollars. Click here for a chart showing bonuses paid from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2008/01/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-slip-2006-recordDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Revenue Growing Slowly
… or 2.4 percent, for the first half of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … during this period. “While sales tax revenues continue to increase across the state, the growth is the weakest since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-revenue-growing-slowlyDiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… withheld millions of dollars in surplus funds that should have been refunded to local school districts, according to … fiscal year. DiNapoli’s auditors discovered officials did not comply with these requirements at both the … benefits” despite lacking the legal authority to do so. The Comptroller highlighted the same issue in a 2009 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsDiNapoli: City of Troy's Finances in Precarious Position
… deficits in the city’s general, water and sewer funds have approached 1 percent of combined expenditures. Based on … Without these subsidies, the general fund would have experienced operating deficits during this period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-city-troys-finances-precarious-positionDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… New York state's chief economic development agency, failed to meet more than half of the reporting requirements for tax … diminishing transparency and accountability according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … programs," DiNapoli said. "We need better reporting to ensure transparency in economic development spending and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programsDiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… have been shortchanged because the state continues to use money in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) to pay down debt from past projects and cover the operating costs for state agencies, according to a report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offIV.4.E Grants and Public Assistance – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Grants and public assistance includes payments to counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, … government units as well as certain financial assistance to (or on behalf of) individuals, unemployment insurance … capital projects grant program appropriations. Click here to download the table below as a Microsoft Excel file . SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4e-grants-and-public-assistanceNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (February 18, 2021)
… who are experiencing food scarcity, at 14 percent compared to the 11 percent national rate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest Household Pulse Survey. … sometimes or often in the past week did not have enough to eat, according to the Census survey in late January and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-february-18-2021Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Alfred DelBello
When New Yorkers chose Al DelBello to represent them as the Mayor of Yonkers as Westchester County Executive and as the states Lieutenant Governor he returned their trust with dedication to public service that helped improve their lives
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-passing-alfred-delbelloOpinion 90-15
… §9; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1), (d)(3); NY CONST, art VIII, §1: A town, by local law, may establish … of section 27 and compensate certain officers on a per diem or hourly basis (see 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-856, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 89-2
… to the lowest responsible bidder after advertisement for bids where so required by General Municipal Law, §103. … bidding requirements contained in subdivision one for purchases by "municipal hospitals" under arrangements … law, whether or not located in this state or elsewhere, for the *** joint purchases of goods, supplies and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2Opinion 88-64
… between municipality and public housing authority to provide employee health and dental benefits) INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to provide for housing authority employees) PUBLIC HOUSING … Housing Law, §99 authorizes a municipal housing authority to provide health and dental benefits to its employees by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64Audit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… (ESDC) spent $211 million on an advertising contract to promote economic development and tourism in New York state with no tangible results, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … government spends hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to send a message that New York is a place to visit and open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractPublic Health – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… State Medicaid spending grew by $3.6 billion (13 percent) to $31.3 billion in SFY 2022-23, its highest level ever, due in part to higher enrollment levels impacted by federal restrictions … with a State share total of $1.8 billion from SFY 2022-23 to SFY 2023-24. Nearly 9.4 Million New Yorkers Benefited from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-healthSt. Mary’s Hospital for Children, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by St. Mary’s … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/09/st-marys-hospital-children-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualAdministration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Homeless Services Shelter Residents
… and roach infestations, visible mold areas greater than 30 square feet, and peeling lead paint. For instance, a Class …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/30/administration-cityfheps-program-department-homeless-services-shelter-residentsOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City)
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Children and Family … facilities for youth placed in local detention facilities to ensure they meet State regulations for the health and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/21/oversight-juvenile-detention-facilities-outside-new-york-city2021 Average Estimated Costs For County And Town Special Improvement Districts
The Comptroller’s approval is required if debt is proposed to be issued by a town or county and the “cost of the district or extension” to “typical property” or, if different, “typical one or two family home” as stated in the notice of hearing, is above the average est. cost thresholds listed below.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/required-reporting/2021/pdf/2021-average-estimated-costs-for-county-and-town-special-improvement-districts.pdfAudit Response Timeframe
… Timeframe – A.11012 Rules (Peoples-Stokes) – Relates to the timeframe for the implementation of recommendations … for corrective action. Memo Bill Text Status … Relates to the timeframe for the implementation of recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/audit-response-timeframe