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New York City Construction Industry Booming
… The construction industry in New York state has set employment records for four consecutive years with New York City accounting for half of the state’s construction … The construction industry in New York state has set employment records for four consecutive years with New York City accounting for half of the states construction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-boomingDiNapoli: Coney Island and Brighton Beach Jobs Doubled Over Last Decade
… Thomas P. DiNapoli released an economic snapshot today of Brooklyn’s Coney Island and Brighton Beach, where the amusement parks, … have earned global reputations, but the dramatic rise in jobs over the past decade may be less well known. “Coney … Thomas P DiNapoli released an economic snapshot today of Brooklyns Coney Island and Brighton Beach where the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-coney-island-and-brighton-beach-jobs-doubled-over-last-decadeMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Childhood Vaccines
… To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments for free vaccines available through the Vaccines for Children Program. The audit covered the period January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2017. Background The Vaccines for Children Program (VFC Program) is a federally funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/06/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-childhood-vaccinesMedicaid Program – Maximizing Drug Rebates for Health and Recovery Plans
… 31, 2017. Background In 1990, Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program to reduce state and federal expenditures for Medicaid prescription drug costs. In January 1991, New York’s … enacted in 2010, extended prescription drug rebates to cover medications dispensed to enrollees of Medicaid managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/22/medicaid-program-maximizing-drug-rebates-health-and-recovery-plansUtilization of the Arch Street Yard and Shop Facility
… Facility (Facility) was constructed before it was needed for East Side Access (ESA) completion; whether the MTA has any plans for the use of the Facility before the expected 2022 opening … designed to provide inspections, maintenance, and cleaning for trains that will operate into Grand Central Terminal. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/08/utilization-arch-street-yard-and-shop-facilityCentral Office – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… New York’s (CUNY) Central Office adequately ensured that all bank accounts were authorized and only used for appropriate purposes and transactions. The audit covers … of New Yorks Central Office adequately ensured that all bank accounts were authorized and only used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/29/central-office-controls-over-bank-accountsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1655
… agencies that Position Pools and/or Chartfield Strings in PayServ may require updates for lapsing Affected Employees … day (Saturday) this calendar year, the actual lapse date in the SFS system will be June 29, 2018. See attachment: June 30, 2018 Lapsing Chartfield Strings in PayServ Agency Actions Agencies must ensure that any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1655-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsDiNapoli: Former Fire Company Treasurer Charged in $20,000 Theft
… Citizens Hose Fire Company official was charged today with grand larceny in the third degree after allegedly … said. "Thanks to my investigators and auditors working with the Sheriff's office, her crimes have been exposed. This … at the Sheriff's Office have a great working relationship with the New York State Comptroller's Office and have worked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-former-fire-company-treasurer-charged-20000-theftState Agencies Bulletin No. 1586
… may require updates for SFS lapsing Overview Certain chart of accounts strings in SFS that are attached to position … for use in PayServ. OSC has provided a spreadsheet of all current position pools associated with a chart of accounts string that is scheduled to lapse on 09/15/2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1586-sfs-chartfield-strings-payserv-09152017-09292017-lapse-datesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1418
… may require updates for SFS lapsing Overview Certain chart of accounts strings in SFS that are attached to position … for use in PayServ. OSC will provide a spreadsheet of all current position pools that are associated with a chart of accounts string that is scheduled to lapse on 09/15/2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1418-sfs-chartfield-strings-payserv-09152015-09302015-lapse-datesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-331
… miscellaneous earnings. Affected Employees CUNY employees in the titles of Steamfitter and Steamfitter Helper Effective Date(s) Increases may be submitted in Pay Period 1C (Institution), paychecks dated April 10, … 2008. The new rates and other information are contained in a memorandum from Carmelo Batista, Jr. dated February 8, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-331-retroactive-rate-increases-steamfitters-and-steamfitterCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B6-16-10)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2016-17 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Yonkers is authorized to issue debt totaling $45 million … City of Yonkers Budget Review B61610 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/05/19/city-yonkers-budget-review-b6-16-10Selected Financial Management Practices
… the Hudson River waterfront, generally from the northern boundary of Battery Place to the northern boundary of 59th Street in Manhattan. The Trust has authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/26/selected-financial-management-practicesFormer Newburgh City Fire Chief Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with state pension benefits before U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel in … swore to serve by double-dipping, receiving both a public pension and a paycheck at the same time. Today, he admitted … do so. As a result, VATTER received more than $95,000 in pension benefits that he was not entitled to receive. Under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/former-newburgh-city-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli: Foreclosure Filings Fall Nearly 50 Percent Statewide Since 2013
… on mortgage foreclosures in 2016 when New York state was experiencing high levels of foreclosure activity nearly a … to mid-2014 when the statewide foreclosure caseload was near its peak. At that time, 18 counties had foreclosure … “Foreclosure Update From a Local Government Perspective,” was issued in April 2016. Read the new report , or go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-foreclosure-filings-fall-nearly-50-percent-statewide-2013Sign up for emails DiNapoli: Former Tupper Lake Fire Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $30k Theft
… Former Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) Treasurer Timothy J. … repay the $30,000 he stole for private vacations revealed in an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Brown, 54, of Tupper Lake, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Court last week to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/sign-emails-dinapoli-former-tupper-lake-fire-treasurer-pleads-guilty-30k-theftDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Rose to a Record $716 Million Last Year
… Overtime pay at state agencies jumped for the sixth straight year to a record $716 million in 2015 … in three agencies that manage institutions: the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), the … Health (OMH). Together, the three agencies accounted for 65.3 percent of the overtime hours, almost 11 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-rose-record-716-million-last-yearState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … order requirements were not being enforced and credit card payments were made without adequate documentation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCity of Lockport -- Budget Review (B18-1-10)
… City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City’s general, refuse, water and sewer funds as of … initial review of the proposed budget we identified errors in general fund appropriations that resulted in a budget shortfall of $23,074. Based on the results of our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b18-1-10Inspire (Orange County Cerebral Palsy Association) – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… by Inspire on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and … and non-direct care staff. Many of the bonuses in question were not merit-based (as otherwise required by the RCM) or were paid to non-direct care staff for whom the RCM prohibits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/29/inspire-orange-county-cerebral-palsy-association-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual