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Opinion 2007-1
… by GML §119-r or other provisions of law, and address only the applicability of the bidding requirements of GML … include passengers who are eligible for paratransit only when certain conditions exist (e.g. wet weather, cold … and darkness), the passengers can use the bus for only a portion of their trip, or they have a temporary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-1Preferred Source Contracting
… for monitoring NYSID’s Program activities, it has provided only minimal oversight. As such, there is little assurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/28/preferred-source-contractingDespite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists
… equal what men earned the previous year, typically falls. (In 2022, Equal Pay Day was on March 15.) In 2020, women earned 83 cents to every dollar earned by men, … data published by the U.S. Census Bureau are for 2019. 2 In that year, median earnings for men in New York working …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/despite-progress-pay-gap-women-persistsDiNapoli: Nine Million New Yorkers Employed, Highest Count Since 2008
… for all New Yorkers remains a challenge." While each of New York’s 10 labor market regions saw unemployment decline sharply from 2011 to 2016, in half of those markets, the number of people with jobs also dropped. Factors could include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-nine-million-new-yorkers-employed-highest-count-2008DiNapoli: NYC Projects Surplus in the Current Year but Faces Budget Risks in the Years Ahead
… 2019 fiscal year (FY) surplus is expected to grow as the year progresses with continued strong revenue collections and the reallocation of unneeded reserves, but the city faces significant budget gaps and risks in the coming years, according to a report released today by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-nyc-projects-surplus-current-year-faces-budget-risks-years-aheadEssential Plan – Federal Funding and New York
… which resulted in a significant increase in coverage in 2025. As of March 2025, the EP covered 8.5 percent of New York’s residents, with the share as high as 16.4 percent in Queens. As of April 1, 2024, the EP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/essential-planWyandanch Public Library – Oversight of Library Resources (2013M-399)
… 2011 through September 30, 2012. Background The Wyandanch Public Library is a School District Public Library that is located in the Town of Babylon in … Wyandanch Public Library Oversight of Library Resources 2013M399 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/11/20/wyandanch-public-library-oversight-library-resources-2013m-399DiNapoli: Proposed Budget Holds the Line on Spending, Gives Executive Wider Discretion
… The Executive Budget holds down spending and boosts state reserves, according to a … The Executive Budget holds down spending and boosts state reserves according to a report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-proposed-budget-holds-line-spending-gives-executive-wider-discretionDiNapoli: New Yorkers Could Lose $72B in Reported State and Local Tax Deductions Under Trump Plan
… deductions, while retaining those for home mortgage interest and charitable deductions. Among the deductions the … than one in five taxpayers in the state reported mortgage interest deductions, averaging $8,727, while 29 percent … the framework proposal would: Set the corporate income tax rate at 20 percent, and eliminate the corporate AMT. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-yorkers-could-lose-72b-reported-state-and-local-tax-deductions-under-trump-planNew York City Economy Continues to Set Records
… New York City employment reached 4.55 million jobs in 2018, … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City is experiencing its largest and longest job … in the nation outside of California, Texas, Florida and New York. Still, most of the jobs added were in employment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/new-york-city-economy-continues-set-recordsDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Stealing $121K in Pension Checks Sent to Her Late Grandmother
… A Rochester woman, Elona Roberts, was arrested today for the alleged theft of more … launched an investigation. The investigation revealed that Roberts had deposited 66 checks into her own bank account and … and hotels, in addition to making cash withdrawals. Roberts was arrested this morning on charges of Grand Larceny …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-stealing-121k-pension-checks-sent-her-late-grandmotherComptroller DiNapoli: Positive Financial Indicators in Middletown
… budget trends have created a healthy outlook for the city of Middletown, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report is part of DiNapoli’s fiscal stress initiative and is the latest in a series of fiscal profiles on municipalities across the state. “The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-positive-financial-indicators-middletownImproper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Care (Follow-Up) (2020-F-8)
To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Care (Report 2017-S-74).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f8.pdfDiNapoli: Tax Collector Pleads Guilty After Faking Her Own Tax Payments
… several years. Sheppard pleaded guilty today to two counts of attempted tampering with public records, an E felony, in … Kevin Wells for their partnership on this case.” As part of her plea agreement, Sheppard resign her clerk’s job and a … $18 million in ordered restitution since 2011. The audit of DePeyster’s town clerk and tax collection is pending. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-tax-collector-pleads-guilty-after-faking-her-own-tax-paymentsOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services (2020-S-45)
To determine what workforce development programs and services State agencies and public authorities offer, who they serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among these programs and services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s45.pdfOpinion 99-12
… may determine to spread the cost of all existing and future debt of the district over the entire district, including existing and future extensions. Similarly, subject to public hearing and … may determine to spread the cost of all existing and future debt of the district over the entire district, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-12Greenburgh Central School District – Procurement (2024M-147)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Greenburgh Central School District … contracts with multiple vendors to perform maintenance, service repair and minor projects (e.g., construction, … were accurate and complied with the applicable bid specifications or, in some circumstances, the terms of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/greenburgh-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-147Opinion 90-35
… is applicable. We are in receipt of your letter asking what monetary threshold applies to the purchase of fuel oil … Concerning what monetary threshold applies to the purchase of fuel oil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35DiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… to the state pension system and $194,351 to the SSA. The defendant’s late-mother-in-law, Minnie Smith, was an … by the Comptroller’s Division of Investigations and the SSA-OIG. Smith, 49, pleaded before Judge Eleanor Ross of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsAppendix 2: Federal Funds Spending by Major Function – 2021 Financial Condition Report
Provides information about federal funds spending by major service function
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/appendix-2-federal-funds-spending-major-function