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Oversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Follow-up)

… the Program The New York City (City) Department for the Aging (DFTA) is the City agency primarily responsible for addressing public policy and service issues for the aging. Its mission is to work to eliminate ageism and ensure … largest agency in the federal network of Area Agencies on Aging in the United States. Its planned spending for the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-home-delivered-meals-program-follow

State Agencies Bulletin No. 235

… Purpose To revise the guidelines governing OSC's review and approval of retroactive salary transactions. … by the effective date for all transactions. Additionally, OSC recognizes that the current guidelines governing … for a total of 60 business days (the current pay period plus five retroactive periods). Changes to additional pay …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/235-retroactive-salary-transactions-executive-branch-agencies

DiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union

… decision points have become increasingly common in the last decade, making federal spending and debt front-page news. In contrast, state and local finances, and particularly debt, rarely receive that level of public attention. Many states, including New York, have debt limits in place on …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union

DiNapoli: Youth in NYC Face Double Digit Unemployment Rate

… ages of 16-24 continued to face a high 13.2% unemployment rate in 2024, which was 3.6 points higher than in 2019 and … improvement in 2023, the city’s youth unemployment rate was higher than the national rate. Black, Hispanic, and … to fully recover their pre-pandemic losses. As of March 2025, restaurant jobs were 2.5% below their pre-pandemic …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-youth-nyc-face-double-digit-unemployment-rate

East Bloomfield Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-10)

… identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit … and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the … for water outlets the District exempted as well as how they secured against use and listed all water outlets …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25

Pine Plains Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-18)

… report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024 … 1110; 10 NYCRR subpart 67-4 – Lead Testing in School Drinking Water … District officials did not properly identify …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/pine-plains-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-18

DiNapoli: Wall St. Profits on Pace to Beat 2017

… half of 2018, 11 percent higher than last year, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … by the presence of hedge-fund firms in Suffolk County, where the average salary was $599,800, the highest of any … of 2018 were the highest since 2011. Read the report, or go to: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt6-2019.pdf Find …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-pace-beat-2017

Opinion 2001-12

… LIBRARIES -- Library Trustees (authority to provide for defense and indemnification of library employees) -- Public … board and governing board of sponsor to provide for defense and indemnification of library employees) PUBLIC … 18 on library employees as a public library expense; or (2) the governing board of the sponsoring municipality or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12

Opinion 2006-1

… -- Payrolls (requirement to certify as prerequisite to payment) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation … a town may pay an employee on the morning of the last day of the payroll period even though such employee has not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1952.1

… Allowance for employees who have a Comp Rate Code of ANN or BIW may be submitted beginning in Institution or … Works in an eligible title ; and Has a Comp Rate Code of ANN, HRY, FEE or BIW (only if the employee has a Payroll … Payment Amount For employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN or BIW, agencies must average the employee’s work percent …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19521-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-nursing-titles-represented

DiNapoli: NYC Budget Faces Uncertainty Without More Federal Relief

… far during the COVID-19 pandemic, largely as a result of tax revenue from the financial services sector, but the city … of more than $2.1 billion annually from FY 2022 through FY 2024, mostly from the inclusion of recurring labor savings … 500,000. The November budget update projects employment to return to 2019 levels by 2024. The projected budget gaps in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-budget-faces-uncertainty-without-more-federal-relief

DiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Edge Up in 2014

… year the industry has added jobs since 2011. "The cost of legal settlements related to the 2008 financial crisis … capital reserve requirements, and the continued cost of legal settlements stemming from the financial crisis. The … State tax collections in state Fiscal Year 2013-14. See a video on this report at Wall Street Bonus Report video . See …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-edge-2014

Controls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System

… Objective To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) has taken appropriate … State Information Security Policy and Standards. The audit covered the period from January 2020 to March 2022. About the … unemployed through no fault of their own (as determined under State law) and meet other eligibility requirements of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/15/controls-and-management-unemployment-insurance-system

XI.12.B Contract Assignments – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… the Transferee. Contract assignments must be reviewed on a case by case basis and may not be approved if such transfer would be … Therefore, before approving a contract assignment in such case, the agency must verify and document that the transfer …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12b-contract-assignments

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… a sample of 21 totaling $763,413 required by school policy to be competitively purchased. Credit card charges were not … detailed which water outlets were exempt from sampling and how they would be secured and what remedial actions were … detail which water outlets they exempted from sampling and how they would be secured against use. Because there is no …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits

DiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband

… The state has made progress in making high-speed connections available to New Yorkers, ranking second in the U.S. in the percentage of … but there is still a digital divide in rural parts of New York and for low-income New Yorkers who don’t have access or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadband

Slingerlands Fire District – Professional Services (2014M-250)

… $547,525. Key Finding District officials did not obtain quotes or proposals for most professional services during the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/11/07/slingerlands-fire-district-professional-services-2014m-250

Town of Freetown - Records and Reports (2018M-213)

… update document (AUD) was not filed in a timely manner for the 2017 fiscal year. Key Recommendations The Supervisor … financial activity is accurately and completely accounted for. Develop a plan for updating and maintaining the accounting records and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/18/town-freetown-records-and-reports-2018m-213