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The Tourism Industry in New York City: Reigniting the Return - April 2021
New York City must develop a proactive strategy that cultivates and attracts international and business travelers to restore the tourism industry to robust health and return to a path of continuous and shared growth.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-2-2022.pdfHealth, Safety, and Accessibility in District 75 Schools (2019-N-7)
To determine whether the New York City (NYC) Department of Education (DOE) is providing a safe and healthy environment that is Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant for students attending District 75 schools.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19n7.pdfDiNapoli: Audit Shows Health Department Overpaid Certain Medicaid Managed Care Premiums
… state fiscal year 2014-15, in part, because of a flaw in how it calculated premiums, according to an audit released … the state fiscal year 201415 in part because of a flaw in how it calculated premiums according to an audit released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-audit-shows-health-department-overpaid-certain-medicaid-managed-care-premiumsNY State Pension Fund and Church Commissioners for England Call for Exxon to Separate Board Chair and CEO Positions
… against all Exxon board directors at the company’s annual meeting this month. “A corporate board exists as oversight of … to support the shareholder proposal on the Annual General Meeting ballot proposing an independent chairman.” The … board chair proposal will be held at Exxon’s annual meeting on May 29, 2019. At the meeting, the Fund and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/ny-state-pension-fund-and-church-commissioners-england-call-exxon-separate-board-chair-and-ceoDiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… The state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) could not show that caseworkers contacted children in foster care within the first 30 days of their placement and lacked documentation proving children were placed in … The state Office of Children and Family Services could not show that caseworkers contacted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Charter School of Inquiry Elmont Union Free School District Ithaca City School District North Shore Central School District Saugerties Central School District and the Wells Central School District
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Releases August Cash Report
… Total receipts through the first five months of the state fiscal year were $59.9 billion, $609 … “The state’s cash position has improved further in recent months, largely because of higher than projected revenues and … Personal income tax receipts through the first five months of the fiscal year were $19.1 billion, $52.7 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-releases-august-cash-reportComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Rock Public Library District and the City of Utica. “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … of financial activities. As a result, the board is limited in its ability to monitor operations and ensure that … policy as required by law and no written procedures were in place to provide guidance to library staff when procuring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 93-9
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … member of association to receive benefits); (use of money for scholarship program) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The … moneys, or any interest earned thereon, to provide college scholarships to disabled or indigent volunteer firefighters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-9Opinion 93-33
… -- Powers and Duties (publication of notice of annual meeting) EDUCATION LAW, §2004(1); PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; … may publish notice of the school district's annual meeting in the newspaper. A school district, however, may not … may publish notice of the school district's annual meeting in a publication which is entered as second-class …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Opinion 91-49
… -- Discontinuance of (county conveyance to other than owners of abutting lands) COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties … convey title to abandoned county highway property only to owners of property abutting such highway. You ask whether a … Comp, 1964, p 269, relative to possible claims by abutting owners injured by a discontinuance of a public street). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49NYC Schools Underreporting Bullying and Harassment
… by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the NYC Department of Education (DoE) was not doing enough to … of bullying, harassment and discrimination as required by the state’s Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). “It’s been … school officials report bullying and discrimination to the state, there seems to be confusion at the local level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-schools-underreporting-bullying-and-harassmentDiNapoli: January Tax Collections Fall Short
… State tax collections through the first 10 months of the state’s fiscal year rose 1 percent from last year to $58.9 billion, but were $367.3 million below the state’s latest estimates because of lower than expected … State tax collections through the first 10 months of the states fiscal year rose 1 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-january-tax-collections-fall-shortDiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the very near future unless … reliance on fund balance to finance operations. “The city of Lockport’s accounting records are in such poor condition … The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsDiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Failed to Get Its Money's Worth From Cost-Cutting Consultant
… fiscal problems were severe and it needed help. But it failed to monitor PMA's $34 million contracts and did not get what it paid for," DiNapoli said. "When my office is precluded from reviewing a contract, poor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-suny-downstate-failed-get-its-moneys-worth-cost-cutting-consultantOpinion 90-62
… inability to perform duties) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §§30, 36; TOWN LAW, §32: An elected town superintendent of highways … is removed from office pursuant to Public Officers Law, §36, or a vacancy in the office is created under Public … of the superintendent to act). Public Officers Law, §36 provides statutory procedures for removal of a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Audit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority’s (NFTA) assets are not in a state of good repair and it is unclear how the … P. DiNapoli. “NFTA has many capital needs, some of which are not being met,” DiNapoli said. “In light of NFTA’s … be completed before the authority’s most pressing needs are met. Additionally, auditors found management does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 88-24
… letter asking whether a town board member would have a prohibited conflict of interest if the board member and her … (General Municipal Law, §800[3][a]). That interest is prohibited if the officer or employee has the power or duty … has an interest in that contract, that interest would be prohibited because, as a town board member, she would have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24DiNapoli Seeks Increased Diversity at Pension Fund's Portfolio Companies
… has filed proposals with Activision Blizzard, Inc. , Pinterest, Inc. , and Wells Fargo Company — companies that … of harassment or discrimination. The proposals at Pinterest and Wells Fargo were co-filed by Lander and three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-seeks-increased-diversity-pension-funds-portfolio-companiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2021.3
… bulletin supersedes Payroll Bulletin No. 2021.2 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and … in certain titles. The new overtime rate shall apply to all overtime earned during shifts that begin at or after … in the employee’s taxable gross, and are subject to all employment and income taxes. Income taxes will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20213-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certain