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Town of Pound Ridge – Procurement and Claims Auditing (2024M-150)
… statutory requirements and properly audited claims prior to payment. Key Findings Town officials did not procure all … audit is not conducted, the Board diminishes its ability to effectively monitor Town financial operations and there is … and conduct a thorough audit of all claims prior to approval for payment. Town officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/01/town-pound-ridge-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2024m-150Border City Hose Company – Financial Oversight (2025M-39)
… financial management. The former Director/Chief was arrested on charges of grand larceny for allegedly stealing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/10/31/border-city-hose-company-financial-oversight-2025m-39DiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund Expands List of Corporations That Disclose Political Spending
… companies and received the following support: Nisource Inc. (50.3%); NextEra Energy Inc. (43%); Western Union Co. (41.7%); The Travelers … 2016 J.M. Smucker Co. Centerpoint Energy Coca Cola Enterprises Raytheon Union Pacific Waste Management 2015 Dean …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-expands-list-corporations-disclose-political-spendingDiNapoli: New York State Common Retirement Fund Reaches Agreements with Companies on Disclosing Political Spending
… agreements were reached with casino and resort operator Las Vegas Sands Corp., computer networking company VeriSign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-new-york-state-common-retirement-fund-reaches-agreements-companies-disclosing-politicalDiNapoli: Neighborhood Banks Helping Stabilize, Revitalize City Communities
… Bank, in the South Bronx, to highlight the importance of Banking Development Districts (BDDs). The Comptroller's … a mortgage, bank account, or line of credit. The creation of Banking Development Districts will expand greater access … Spring Bank in the South Bronx to highlight the importance of Banking Development Districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-neighborhood-banks-helping-stabilize-revitalize-city-communitiesDiNapoli Releases Dashboard Tracking Federal Covid Funding and State Relief Programs
… 2021 are listed in the table below. Some insights from the tracker include: The Excluded Workers Fund has disbursed … DiNapoli and his staff for creating this new federal aid tracker,” said Rachael Fauss, senior research analyst for … are being spent, as well." "The Comptroller’s federal aid tracker is an important step forward for transparency and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-releases-dashboard-tracking-federal-covid-funding-and-state-relief-programsDiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2023
… towns, and fire districts, as well as 44 cities and 13 villages. "Allowable tax levy growth will be limited to … “Just as local governments are receiving their final round of federal funding under the American Rescue Plan Act, they … could see cost increases that exceed the amounts they are set to receive in their final round of American Rescue Plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-set-2-percent-2023DiNapoli: New York City Workforce Down Over 19,000, Largest Decline Since Great Recession
… full-time workforce declined by 19,113 employees over the last two years, the largest decline in staffing since the … Despite the city hiring over 40,000 new employees in the last fiscal year, city job vacancies stand at more than … services for child support, early childhood education, park facility maintenance, and help for the homeless and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-york-city-workforce-down-over-19000-largest-decline-great-recessionDiNapoli: Lack of Transparency With School Districts' Financial Reports May Leave Taxpayers in the Dark
… should have easy access to information about their school districts’ finances,” DiNapoli said. “Voters need this … to make informed decisions on how they will vote on school budgets. District officials have a responsibility to … to the public.” Auditors examined 13 randomly selected school districts from around the state. The audit, covering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-lack-transparency-school-districts-financial-reports-may-leave-taxpayers-darkDiNapoli: Percentage of New Yorkers With Mental Illness Rose as Available Psychiatric Beds Declined
… a loss of 990 beds, a 10.5% drop in capacity, in inpatient psychiatric facilities statewide between April 2014 and … New York must redouble its efforts to restore inpatient psychiatric bed capacity and preserve and expand telehealth … issues, and efforts to reduce stigma. Declining Inpatient Psychiatric Beds and Long-Term Decline of Inpatient Capacity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-percentage-new-yorkers-mental-illness-rose-available-psychiatric-beds-declinedDiNapoli: NYC Tourism Approaches Full Recovery, Still Top Major U.S. Tourist Destination
… overnight visitors in 2023 driven by domestic travelers. Las Vegas and Los Angeles followed with over 26 million and … million overnight visitors projected in 2025, compared to Las Vegas and Los Angeles at just over 29 million and 25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-tourism-approaches-full-recovery-still-top-major-us-tourist-destinationDiNapoli Analyzes Post-Pandemic Tourism Across NYS
… jobs statewide in 2023, ranking New York second behind California in direct economic activity from industries … overseas, with more international visitors than Florida, Nevada, and Texas combined. State Park Visits Jump: Visitors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-analyzes-post-pandemic-tourism-across-nysEssential Plan – Federal Funding and New York
… York is one of three states to have a “basic health plan,” as authorized by the Affordable Care Act ; in New York, this is known as the Essential Plan (EP). The EP provides health insurance … 1, 2016, the EP now covers over 1.6 million individuals. As the State began to redetermine Medicaid eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/essential-planFederal Employees in New York State – Federal Funding and New York
… on the location of employment, not the residence of the worker. Figure 3 – Numbers and Wages of Federal Government … $96,884 North Carolina 82,195 $7,366,763,305 $89,626 North Dakota 9,345 $784,623,245 $83,962 Ohio 84,951 $8,127,816,537 … $93,006 Rhode Island 11,849 $1,214,835,644 $102,529 South Carolina 38,035 $3,428,386,883 $90,137 South Dakota …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-employees-new-york-stateState Police Bulletin No. SP-226
… automatic processing of the April 2022 Salary Increases for NYSPIA and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … Agreement between New York State and NYSPIA, provides for 2% General Salary increase for eligible employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-226-april-1-2022-2-salary-increase-state-police-employees-represented-newImproper Payments for Drugs Without Federal Drug Rebate Agreement (Follow-Up)
… Without a Federal Drug Rebate Agreement (Report 2022-S-40 ). About the Program The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/06/improper-payments-drugs-without-federal-drug-rebate-agreement-followMedicaid – Federal Funding and New York
… insurance program jointly funded by the federal government and the states; in New York, counties and the City of New York also make contributions to the … the federal government sets some requirements for coverage and other aspects of the program, states have considerable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/medicaidDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.4% in Third Quarter
… taxes grew at an average quarterly year-over-year rate of 3.8% during the period of recovery and expansion following … increase in third quarter collections was less than the 3.2% and 3.3% increases in the first and second quarters, … had the largest increase, 21.5%, followed by New Rochelle (8.9%) and Oswego (6.1%). Of the six cities that saw …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-up-1-point-4-percent-third-quarterDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in First Quarter
… in the first calendar quarter (January-March) of 2024, an increase of 1.6%, or $87.3 million, compared to the same … of 2024, New York City saw a 3.2%, or $79.4 million, increase in collections, accounting for nearly all statewide … growth in the first quarter. Oswego had the strongest increase at 15.3%, followed by Glens Falls (8.4%) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-first-quarterOversight of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… Commission on Human Rights reviewed and addressed housing discrimination complaints timely and in accordance with its … New York City Human Rights Law (HRL). The HRL prohibits discrimination in housing based on age, race, lawful source … and other protected classes. The HRL also prohibits discrimination in leasing and sales, including in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/02/oversight-housing-discrimination-complaints