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DiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… pandemic program to help struggling households pay their rent faltered at the start, with New York being the last … distribute funds. Improvements, including those suggested by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at the onset of the … for low-income New Yorkers remain high, according to a report from DiNapoli released today. As of May 2023, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startOpinion 98 - 19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … MUNICIPAL LAW, §109-b: An installment purchase contract of a fire district is subject to a mandatory referendum. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Compliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… ensure its customers – those who live, work, and travel in New York – have a safe, efficient, balanced, and … statutory requirement to provide an appeal to Committee on Open Government (COOG) upon receipt for any of the 49 … and respond to FOIL requests and appeals within the time frames required by law. Grant or deny access to FOIL requests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsXII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… Business Units should ensure the Invoice Description field is correct and appropriate based on the goods or services it is paying for. Process and Document Preparation: Online … allocate the payment across various account (object) codes such as meals, lodging, rental car, etc. Guide to Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsDiNapoli Op-Ed in City & State: NY ABLE Celebrates Seven Year Anniversary
… op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Saturday (10/12) on the the importance of the NY ABLE … with disabilities between the ages of 16 and 64 living in New York as of 2022. Many of these individuals depend on a … with disabilities are generally limited to $2,000 in assets. The NY ABLE program accounts allow eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-op-ed-city-state-ny-able-celebrates-seven-year-anniversaryIX.6.D HHS Payment Management System – IX. Federal Grants
… the payment to either the Federal Reserve Bank or the U.S. Treasury for deposit into the State’s bank account, and … requests based on the project’s accounts receivable balance in SFS. For those state agencies that must receive … https://pms.psc.gov Select “Request Access” Select “Create New User” Select “Grantee/Recipient” from the User Type …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6d-hhs-payment-management-systemState Agencies Bulletin No. 1038
… Purpose To provide agencies with the new Additional Pay earnings codes used to collect overpayments and to explain the new procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1038-new-additional-pay-earnings-codes-and-procedures-recoveringIX.2.B Terminology – IX. Federal Grants
… payment and information system developed in 1995 to provide a single point-of- contact for the request and delivery of federal funds to coincide with state cash outlays to meet program needs. Federal awarding agencies establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix2b-terminologyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… United HealthCare Insurance Company of New York: Empire Plan Drug Rebates (2014-S-62) In accordance with its … agreements utilized to obtain rebates for the Empire Plan’s prescription drug program did not meet or exceed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsAugust 1999: New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation State Revolving Loan Funds
… Issued To: County, City, Town and Village Chief Fiscal Officers … authorities nearly $5 billion in long and short term loans to finance eligible clean water and drinking water projects. … Leverage Loans (Approximately 95% of the loans) Purpose: To finance eligible clean water and drinking water projects. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/august-1999-new-york-state-environmental-facilities-corporation-state-revolving-loan-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… (Suffolk County) Town officials from all five towns (East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton, and Southold) ensured disbursements were proper … manner. Auditors found 248 disbursements totaling $81,595 were not audited and approved before payment, and 111 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Spending Priorities Shifted During Pandemic
… Like many cities across the United States, New York City has adjusted its budget priorities during the … pandemic,” DiNapoli said. “Funding for education, public health and social services have risen to counter the effects … support preschool for 3-year-olds and COVID learning loss initiatives, as well as mental health services. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nyc-spending-priorities-shifted-during-pandemicAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… and evidence presented at trial, Porcari misappropriated funds from the City of Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply to … obtained. Instead, Porcari arranged for payments from the funds from the Board of Water Supply, which consists of money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonOversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… movement of pedestrians, goods, and vehicular traffic on the streets, highways, bridges, and waterways of New York … the New York City Police Department, and the New York State Department of Transportation, in the Joint … amounts of time, including 35 traffic cameras that were out of service for over 180 days, with two traffic cameras …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsOpinion 94-22
… also be an incidental private benefit (see Murphy v Erie County, 28 NY2d 80, 320 NYS2d 29, reargument denied 29 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… issued. Town of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (Cayuga County) The former supervisor did not properly collect and disburse cash assets in his custody, nor did the board ensure the … on the town’s credit card and did not deposit five cash receipts totaling $22,464 intact, which could indicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli and Heather Briccetti Mulligan Op-Ed: NY's Tax Base Dips with Population
… New York Daily News today published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and President and CEO of … July 2020 and July 2023, New York’s population declined by more than 533,000 people — about as many people as in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-and-heather-briccetti-mulligan-op-ed-nys-tax-base-dips-populationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Department of Health – Improper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims (Follow-Up) (2024-F-26) A recipient’s status in a hospital—inpatient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsTown of Shandaken – Employee Compensation and Benefits (2017M-289)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Town officials accurately compensated … Town officials overpaid health insurance buyout incentives to two employees by more than $4,900 and underpaid incentives to two employees by $1,680 during the audit period. Also, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/04/13/town-shandaken-employee-compensation-and-benefits-2017m-289Marathon Central School District – Fund Balances (2017M-280)
… determine whether the Board and District officials ensured fund balances and reserves were reasonable for the period … approximately $17.9 million. Key Findings Unassigned fund balance exceeded the statutory limit each year for the past three years but decreased as a percentage of ensuing year’s appropriations by 2 percentage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/16/marathon-central-school-district-fund-balances-2017m-280