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State Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… and final projections. The General Fund ended the year with a balance of $8.9 billion, equal to approximately 5.8 … tax collections in April of 2015 drove higher collections for the year, my office will be looking closely at this … website called Open Book New York ( www.openbooknewyork.com ). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesDiNapoli Audit Finds Lapses in Treatment Under Kendra's Law
… The state’s Office of Mental Health (OMH) needs to do a better job of overseeing court-ordered treatment for individuals under … our recommendations to improve the administration of Kendra’s Law at a time when we’re facing a serious mental … The states Office of Mental Health OMH needs to do a better job of overseeing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-lapses-treatment-under-kendras-lawDiNapoli: NYC Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Balanced, but Out Year Gaps Continue to Grow
… faces spending risks that could increase its budget gaps for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025 through 2027 to an average of … spending choices made during the pandemic, underbudgeting for recurring spending, and significant costs associated with the influx of asylum seekers into the five boroughs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-nyc-fiscal-year-2024-budget-balanced-out-year-gaps-continue-growDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Arrested for Scheme to Defraud the New York State Health Insurance Plan
… the arrest yesterday of Gina Bradshaw, an officer manager for numerous doctors’ offices in Manhattan, for her alleged role in a long-term scheme to defraud the New … out of over $12,000 by submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursement. The arrest was the result of a joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-arrested-scheme-defraud-new-york-state-health-insurance-planBrooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Check Theft Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and the United … (USPIS) announced that Gennady Galker pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree following … him of stealing checks totaling $31,149 from mailboxes in Brooklyn and using a false identity to cash them. His thefts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/brooklyn-man-pleads-guilty-check-theft-schemeDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 7% in First Quarter
… New York state totaled $5.5 billion in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 7.1%, or nearly $369 million, compared to the same … continues to bolster statewide numbers. For the rest of the state, collections growth has generally returned to … in New York state totaled $55 billion in the first quarter of 2023 an increase of 71 or nearly $369 million compared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-7-percent-first-quarterXI.18.C Consultant Disclosure – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State Finance Law requires: that the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) include in the Consulting Services … State contractors are required to disclose by employment category the number of persons employed to provide services under a contract for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18c-consultant-disclosureDiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… been poorly served by the failure of the state’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) to inspect and certify that the programs … lives of many New Yorkers, including those vulnerable to addiction,” said DiNapoli. “Skyrocketing substance abuse over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsDiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… of dollars in damage, the city needs to be better prepared for another catastrophic event, according to an audit … important emergency preparedness and disaster response are for coastal communities like Far Rockaway,” said … New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and helping New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results
… York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) overall return in the second quarter of state fiscal year 2016-2017 was 3.51 … 30, 2016, the Fund has 38 percent of its assets invested in publicly traded domestic equities and 16.3 percent in international public equities. The remaining Fund assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-second-quarter-resultsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2134
… impact to paychecks if the NYS budget or an extender bill is not passed by 12 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Affected … Division of the Treasury if special handling of paychecks is needed upon release of the May 4, 2023, paychecks. … impact to paychecks if the NYS budget or an extender bill is not passed by 12 pm on Tuesday May 2 2023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2134-paycheck-distribution-may-4-2023-institution-cycle-paychecksDiNapoli: Localities Spending More to Address Climate Change Hazards
… A sample of local governments across New York reported $1.34 billion … on capital projects over a 10-year period, with about 55% of the total in response to climate-related hazards such as … DiNapoli said. “Local governments are shouldering much of the financial burden of climate change as they maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-localities-spending-more-address-climate-change-hazardsDiNapoli: SFY 2022-23 Tax Collections Outperform Projections; Fall Below Previous Year
… the forecast released by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the Amended Executive Budget financial plan at the … The year over year decline was primarily due to a decline in Personal Income Tax (PIT) receipts resulting from a variety of factors including: a decline in year-end bonuses in the financial services industry, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-sfy-2022-23-tax-collections-outperform-projections-fall-below-previous-yearMaximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities
… program to promote and place individuals with a disability in competitive employment. The audit covered the period from … million working-age adults (ages 21–64) with a disability in New York State. The employment rate of working-age adults … a disability are more than twice as likely to be living in poverty than working-age New Yorkers statewide (28% vs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/30/maximizing-incentives-individuals-disabilitiesDiNapoli: Chipotle Needs to Address Concerns Over Racial Equity and Inclusion
… in advance of the company’s annual meeting on May 18 seeking their support for the Fund’s shareholder proposal … and Worker Protection filed a complaint against Chipotle seeking $150 million in worker relief for 599,693 violations … $300 million in civil penalties. Shareholder Proposal Seeking a Racial Equity Audit Shareholder Proposal Securities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-chipotle-needs-address-concerns-over-racial-equity-and-inclusionDiNapoli: Paycheck Protection Program in NYC Stumbled, but Finding Footing
… loans would generally be available for businesses with 300 employees or less that can demonstrate financial losses. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-paycheck-protection-program-nyc-stumbled-finding-footingDiNapoli: Problems Caused by Outdated System Left State's Unemployment Insurance Program Vulnerable to Fraud
… Insurance (UI) system and ad hoc workarounds to compensate for the old system weakened oversight and ultimately … posed by the extraordinary demand caused by the pandemic for unemployment benefits and more lenient federal … UI benefit claims, but it also administered UI benefits for the temporary programs created by the federal Coronavirus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-problems-caused-outdated-system-left-states-unemployment-insurance-program-vulnerable-fraudXIX.4 Suballocations – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… from other state agencies to support their efforts on the activities of the overall project as well as the need … and activities that the supporting agencies must use on their transactions Supporting agencies are responsible to … cannot be used by the supporting agencies will be handled on a case by case basis. Owning Agency Supporting Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix4-suballocationsDiNapoli: Wyandanch Public Library Audit Reveals Missing Cash, Excess Benefits
… Officials of the Wyandanch Public Library in Suffolk County failed to … $6,900 and allowed the president to alter the time records of a family member employed by the library which resulted in … public library’s board did not provide adequate oversight of the work performed by an independent contractor who was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-wyandanch-public-library-audit-reveals-missing-cash-excess-benefitsXV.13 Federal Funds – Payments – XV. End of Year
… be paid by the date identified in the Office of Operations Events and Deadlines Calendar . Submission of a transaction … be paid by the date identified in the Office of Operations Events and Deadlines Calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv13-federal-funds-payments