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Enterprise Fraud, Waste and Abuse Prevention and Detection: Annual Report to the New York State Legislature, 2022
The Office of the New York State Comptroller continues to make progress in several areas towards identifying and applying data analytics to enhance efforts to identify and prevent fraud, waste and abuse.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/enterprise-fraud-2022.pdfUpdate on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
The devastating job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to a record number of unemployment insurance (UI) claims in New York, necessitating borrowing from the federal government beginning in May 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/update-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund.pdfThe 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
… reforms recommended by the state’s Medicaid Redesign Team. The department also failed to collect $38.6 million in … of a policy change initiated from a Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) proposal. As a result, DOH is not fully realizing …
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
… Fund (the Fund) and Edward Mason, Head of Responsible Investment at Church Commissioners for England, today …
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
… Wayne and Westchester) and four VAs (Buffalo Urban League, Cayuga Home, House of the Good Shepherd and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … – Fuel Inventory (Nassau County) District officials have no assurance that fuel purchased is properly accounted … documentation for cash receipts and district officials do not have assurance that student treasurers are accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Releases August Cash Report
… spending totaling $54.9 billion over the period was $473.2 million below projections. “The state’s cash position has … $355.6 million higher than the latest projections and $1.3 billion over initial projections from the Enacted Budget. … accessible on his transparency website called Open Book New York ( www.openbooknewyork.com ). … Total receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-releases-august-cash-reportComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire Department , Dansville Public Library , Greenlawn Water District , Lake George Fire Company , Shelter Rock … is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to … could levy fines of $50,000 plus a maximum of $1,000 per day until the construction is completed. Copenhagen Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 93-9
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … p 151; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-328, p 357). Similarly, we have expressed the opinion that any interest earned on … and his or her family. Moreover, since the special act does not restrict the use of foreign fire insurance tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-9Opinion 93-33
… the necessary factual determinations must be made, in the first instance, at the local level. As to paying a claim for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Opinion 91-49
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Discontinuance of … of the whole governing body at a duly convened meeting. In certain circumstances, a county may be permitted to convey … of the county legislative body may execute a quit-claim deed of the lands so abandoned, in the name of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49NYC Schools Underreporting Bullying and Harassment
… An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the NYC … bullying puts students at risk of further harassment. The city’s Department of Education can and should do more to … things are not happening is very troubling. Bullying in schools is pervasive and damaging, but treatable with enough …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-schools-underreporting-bullying-and-harassmentDiNapoli: January Tax Collections Fall Short
… totaled $37.4 billion, 0.6 percent higher than last year for the same period. Year-to-date collections from PIT were … $264.7 million lower than updated projections. Spending for local assistance programs totaled $81.9 billion and was …
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 it … new financing or drastically cuts expenditures, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … to address its financial woes. City officials need to get a handle on the city’s finances immediately and create a …
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
… Thomas P. DiNapoli questions whether $74 million in savings even happened. A prior DiNapoli audit released in August 2016 found questionable travel and excessive … is needed to protect public dollars." Legislation passed in 2013 authorized SUNY Downstate to obtain services related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-suny-downstate-failed-get-its-moneys-worth-cost-cutting-consultantOpinion 90-62
… that a deputy town superintendent of highways shall act and be vested with all the powers of the town … during the absence or inability of the superintendent to act). Public Officers Law, §36 provides statutory procedures … elected to and holding office (see Sullivan v Taylor , 279 NY 364, 18 NE2d 531; cf . former Highway Law, §160, repealed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Audit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… Almost 20 percent of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority’s (NFTA) … improvements, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “NFTA has many … to ensure it will be able to meet the growing demand for public transportation across the region.” NFTA is responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 88-24
… OF INTEREST -- Interest in Contract (reimbursement to board member for expenses incurred in maintaining private … and compensation for the spouse's labor. This is in reply to your letter asking whether a town board member would have … her spouse are not otherwise paid by the town for granting to the town the right to use the pond. Article 18 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24