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Fiscal Oversight and Monitoring of AIDS Institute Service Provider Contracts
… diseases, viral hepatitis, and related health concerns. In addition, the Institute promotes the health of LGBT … grantees to ensure solvency and effective operations. In September 2014, the Comptroller’s Bureau of State … its practice of reviewing only one monthly voucher claim for every two-year period provided very limited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/22/fiscal-oversight-and-monitoring-aids-institute-service-provider-contractsOpinion 2007-4
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4Opinion 2003-7
… purposes within the town (Town Law §277[4][b]; see also Bayswater v Planning Board of the Town of Lewisboro … to meet the needs generated by new subdivisions (see, e.g., 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-36, p 107; see also 2003 McKinney's Cumulative Supplementary Pamphlet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-7DiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… reliance on revenue generated from gaming activities and problem gambling. “The lottery generates billions of … state must take a closer look at the impacts of casinos and other gaming already in place, as well as the problem of … (SFY) 2019-20. The state generates revenue for its budget and for localities through traditional lottery games, video …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingDiNapoli: Audits Find $70 Million in Dubious Claims, Persistent Medicaid Billing System Failures
… DiNapoli’s auditors found the state reimbursed providers for excessive services, including 41 dental exams for one patient over three years and identified about a dozen … providers that should have been kicked out of the system for wrongdoing. “New York’s Medicaid billing system is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audits-find-70-million-dubious-claims-persistent-medicaid-billing-system-failuresOpinion 88-10
… TAXES -- Gross Receipts Tax (liability of municipality for) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Modification (addition of amount of … §103: A petroleum business awarded a municipal contract for fuel oil may not add on the amount of the gross receipts … asked whether the successful bidder on a county contract for fuel oil may add on to his bid price, as a separate line …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10Oversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) effectively oversees the provision of … own meals. DFTA is the City agency primarily responsible for addressing public policy and service issues for the aging. As of 2019, there were over 1.76 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/20/oversight-home-delivered-meals-programDiNapoli Urges NYC to Shore Up Rainy-Day Fund
… City officials to better prepare for financial downturns by evaluating the city’s rainy-day reserve fund, establishing … the Revenue Stabilization Fund), which was authorized by changes in state law and the city charter. This move made … drawn down from the reserves as soon as possible. By comparison, New York City does not currently have a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-urges-nyc-shore-rainy-day-fundDiNapoli: NYC Immigrant Workforce Below 2015 Peak
… immigrant workers,” DiNapoli said. “Many industries rely on foreign-born workers to keep businesses going, but we’ve … rate than native-born New Yorkers in 2020, and by 2023, the portion of these foreign-born workers who were … Remains Uneven Previous reports by the Comptroller show young workers are experiencing the highest unemployment rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-nyc-immigrant-workforce-below-2015-peakState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… inventory records and ordered excessive quantities of workbooks. As a result, officials ordered 4,126 workbooks … did not maintain a comprehensive perpetual inventory of workbooks, nor did they perform annual inventory counts at … Officials did not determine the district’s actual workbook need before workbooks were ordered. Corning City School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsAudit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… ESDC got the advertising services it paid for, at a fair price, they found ESDC was not able to effectively quantify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractDiNapoli: Cyberattack Complaints in New York Rise 53%
… Cyberattack complaints in New York state increased 53% between 2016 and 2022, jumping from 16,426 incidents in 2016 to 25,112 in 2022, according to the FBI. The number of attacks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/cyberattack-complaints-in-new-york-rise-53-percentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and accurately charged to customers. Tuckahoe Union Free School District – Overtime (Westchester County) District … audit of company records, as required. Jericho Union Free School District – Acceptable Use Policy (Nassau County) … web browsing was inappropriate. Heuvelton Central School District – Procurement (St. Lawrence County) District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: State Medicaid Needs to Stop Paying Bills That Federally Funded Plans Should Cover
… of Health (DOH) can save hundreds of millions of dollars in costs if it strengthens its oversight of enrollment in Medicaid and other public health plans, according to two … care. The audits found tens of thousands of instances in which state Medicaid paid costs that another, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-state-medicaid-needs-stop-paying-bills-federally-funded-plans-should-coverOversight of Disability Services
… is the largest comprehensive system of public education in the nation, comprising 64 institutions (14 of which are … colleges of technology, and an online learning network. In the fall 2021 semester, SUNY served nearly 370,000 … modifications, note-taking assistance, print materials in an alternative format, auxiliary aids, assistive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/09/oversight-disability-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… The former clerk-treasurer did not make cash deposits in a timely manner or properly record her leave usage. In addition, she earned and used leave that she was not … adequate capital planning, BOCES officials are limited in their ability to set long-term priorities. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $3.2 million (9.9%) and maintained four reserves totaling $6.6 million without demonstrating they were reasonably … by the commissioner for only $74,002 and the assistant superintendent was not aware that they were approved and had … payments to provide assurance employees received accurate pay. In addition, the treasurer paid 49 claims totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Comparison of ERS Benefits
… subject to limitations. FAE Limitation The earnings in any year cannot exceed the average of the previous two years by more than 10%. Payments Not Included in FAE Tiers 3 – 6: Unused sick leave Payments made as a … working vacation Any form of termination pay Payments made in anticipation of retirement Lump sum payments for deferred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/comparison-ers-benefitsDiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… students increased sharply as schools transitioned back to in-person learning after the COVID-19 pandemic subsided and remained high with nearly one in three students chronically absent during the 2022-23 … of students who miss at least 10% of days (typically 18) in a school year for any reason, excused, unexcused, or for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… the use of force, fraud or coercion to make someone engage in commercial sex or other forms of forced labor. OTDA’s … Delays With Referrals and Confirmations Delays in critical services or benefits can lead survivors to be … to October 2023, OTDA and DCJS confirmed 1,384 survivors in about 5.2 days and referred 64% to social services offices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-trafficking