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DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Compliance with Jonathan's Law
… The state Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is not … The state Office for People With Developmental Disabilities is not ensuring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-compliance-jonathans-lawHow to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… capacity and controls; appropriate legal authority to do business in New York; a satisfactory record of … contracts. You should consider any information that comes to your attention and work with the vendor to address any negative information. Things to keep in mind: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA’s) East Side Access project, which will bring Long Island Rail Road … in 2019, more than twice the MTA’s initial cost estimate and a decade later than expected, according to a report … the MTA has come up short on the goal to deliver the East Side Access project on schedule and within budget,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetEnrolling Members – Membership and Enrollment
… job code that best describes the work your employee does. This code, in part, determines retirement benefit plan … should be initialed. Beneficiary Designations for New Employees: Once the employee is enrolled and they … business hours (for example, if they work the evening, weekend, or holiday shift), use Retirement Online to enroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/enrolling-membersInmate Sentence Calculation and Release Practices
… Corrections and Community Supervision (Department) follows court orders, and its own policies and procedures, regarding … Corrections and Community Supervision Department follows court orders and its own policies and procedures regarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/07/inmate-sentence-calculation-and-release-practicesDiNapoli Proposal Would Provide More Accountability for Personal Income Tax Check-Off Funds
… $177,100 had accumulated in two newer funds – Veterans’ Remembrance and Cemetery Maintenance and Operation, and Teen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposal-would-provide-more-accountability-personal-income-tax-check-fundsDiNapoli: NYC Transportation and Warehousing Sector Fares Better Than Other Sectors in Recovery Amid Shift to E-Commerce
… New York City’s transportation and warehousing sector regained … “Transportation and warehousing is crucial to keep New York City’s economy moving. As goods continue to be moved … of the transportation and warehousing sector in New York City: air, and transit and ground passenger travel. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-nyc-transportation-and-warehousing-sector-fares-better-other-sectors-recovery-amid-shift-eDiNapoli Report Examines Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in NYC
… cable, fiberoptic (FTTP) or digital subscriber line (DSL) internet subscription as of 2023, with the Bronx having the … share of households without access. “Having high-speed internet access is no longer a luxury, but a necessity,” … the second highest share of households without broadband internet (27.3%). The Bronx and Brooklyn faced the highest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-report-examines-broadband-availability-access-and-affordability-nycOpinion 91-15
… of a double toll upon property being developed. In Riegert Apartments Corp. v Planning Board of Town of Clarkstown , 57 … at 212, 455 NYS2d at 561) The above language from Riegert Apartments , relating to a double toll, was quoted … on procedural grounds, it distinguished the Riegert Apartments case, pointing out that no park land double toll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15DiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
… or abuse of public resources is intolerable. My thanks to DA Perfetti and the New York State Police for their continued … of Town Supervisor, when he committed his crimes,” said DA Perfetti. Brown was sentenced after pleading guilty to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-town-supervisor-sentenced-prison-embezzlementDiNapoli, Erie Co. Da Keane and Erie Co. Sheriff Garcia: Former Erie County Deputy Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $320,000
… Former Deputy Erie County Clerk Alexander McDougall today pleaded … expanded when McDougall began in his position of deputy clerk on Jan. 1, 2019. Every business day, the Erie … permits. Staff prepares deposit slips for each payment. As deputy clerk, McDougall was responsible for reviewing each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-erie-co-da-keane-and-erie-co-sheriff-garcia-former-erie-county-deputy-clerk-pleads-guiltyMilitary Service Credit
… date. Uniform Services Employment Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) This act replaces the VRR, effective December 12, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/military-service-creditDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… P. DiNapoli found Medicaid managed care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments to … P DiNapoli found Medicaid managed care organizations made as much as $15 billion in improper and questionable payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programLife Changes: Getting Your Affairs in Order and A Guide for Survivors
… order will help your survivors make important decisions should anything happen to you. But what information will they need, and what will be expected of them? This presentation can help guide you. … uncertain. Sincerely, Thomas P. DiNapoli State Comptroller Getting Your Affairs In Order Prepare Your Survivors When you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/getting-your-affairs-order-and-guide-survivorsDiNapoli: Retired Westchester County Police Officer Indicted for Forging State Records to Illegally Double-Dip From State Pension Fund
… The joint investigation revealed that while Sciacca had a lawful waiver from Sept. 1, 2005 through June 30, 2011, he did not have a lawful waiver for the next eight years. However, he continued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-retired-westchester-county-police-officer-indicted-forging-state-records-illegally-doubleOpinion 97-2
… eligible to purchase Part B Medicare insurance, there is no change in the plan's premium equivalent rate for that … who become eligible to purchase Part B Medicare insurance is taken into consideration when premium equivalent rates are … insurance, in several prior opinions we concluded that where a public corporation pays all or a portion of the cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Existential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA
… FIGURE 2 – Ridership and Farebox Revenue Change, 2019 vs. 2020 Sources: National Transit Database; OSC analysis … Miles and Revenue Hours, Subway and Bus, April 2019 vs. April 2022 Sources: National Transit Database; OSC … includes the use of debt to borrow for operating costs in 2025, a stopgap measure that will not be paid until after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaDiNapoli: State Medicaid Needs to Stop Paying Bills That Federally Funded Plans Should Cover
… of enrollment in Medicaid and other public health plans, according to two audits released today by State … which may result in enrollees transferring to other public plans. Medicaid Paying Costs That Should Be Covered By … the DOH, despite having enrollment information for both plans, never treated the Essential Plan as the primary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-state-medicaid-needs-stop-paying-bills-federally-funded-plans-should-cover30% New York State Initiative
… are provided to children as part of their lunch meal in school, while also supporting local farmers and the local … highest rates of food insecurity since 2020—as high as 16% in 2022. Even with lower rates of food insecurity in the first 3 months of 2024, roughly one in nine families …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/16/30-new-york-state-initiativeAdequacy of 2021 Budgets - Town of Niskayuna (S9-21-11)
… - pdf ] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Town’s adopted … New York State. Some local governments have seen little to no impact on their financial operations, while others have seen more significant impacts due to reductions and/or increases to their revenues and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/07/adequacy-2021-budgets-town-niskayuna-s9-21-11