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Pandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations
… as possible. As of November 24, 2021, 34,117 clients were living in either an IRA (30,652, or 90%) or an ICF (3,465, or … OPWDD’s regulations require certified community residences such as IRAs and ICFs to have written policies or … severe, potentially deadly, outcomes. Further, congregate living poses special challenges to infection control. From …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/06/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populationsServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… services to its customers – the workers and businesses in New York State. As part of fulfilling its mission, the … State’s WARN Act and provides related services. Enacted in 2008, the WARN Act requires covered employers to give … employers are those with 50 or more full-time employees in the State or 50 or more employees who, in aggregate, work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… Initiative (ESSHI) are sufficient to ensure the needs of high-risk target populations are being met, and whether … 2023. About the Program Established in 2016, ESSHI is part of the Executive’s comprehensive plan for affordable and … Yorkers have access to safe and secure housing. As part of this plan, ESSHI’s goal is to develop 20,000 units of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/21/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativePeconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (2023-MR-1)
… issued five individual reports to the following Towns: East Hampton , Riverhead , Shelter Island , Southampton , and … Objective Determine whether officials from the Towns of East Hampton , Riverhead , Shelter Island , Southampton , and … Determine whether officials from the Towns of East Hampton Riverhead Shelter Island Southampton and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-2023-mr-1DiNapoli Announces Reduction in Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced reductions in employer contribution rates to the New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS for both of its systems the Employees Retirement System ERS and Police and Fire Retirement System PFRS
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-announces-reduction-employer-contribution-rates-retirement-systemDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… MTA said it needed to invest $4.9 billion in new subway cars from 2015 through 2024, but it only spent $700,000 on subway car projects since 2015. It did order 460 subway cars during its 2015-2019 capital program — to replace those … over 40 years old and prone to break downs — but the new cars are not expected until 2025. The MTA has spent just half …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherAudit Finds Operational and Oversight Failures Led to Financial Instability in Mount Vernon
… The city of Mount Vernon faced financial uncertainty and problems because … to complete basic financial functions contributed to Mount Vernon’s fiscal crisis,” DiNapoli said. “It is time for … full responses are included in the audit. Audits City of Mount Vernon – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2021M-163) Audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/audit-finds-operational-and-oversight-failures-led-financial-instability-mount-vernonDiNapoli: Too Many New Yorkers Still Without High-Speed Broadband Access
… (ESD) New NY Broadband Program has fallen short of its mission to bring universal broadband access to New … did not meet its goal to close the internet gap because of poor planning and execution,” DiNapoli said. “As my … service “universal” in all but the most remote areas of the state by 2018. ESD’s Broadband Program Office (BPO) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-too-many-new-yorkers-still-without-high-speed-broadband-accessDiNapoli: Rechargeable Battery Use Rising Dramatically, But State Not Enforcing Recycling Law Requirements
… if they are not properly recycled. If they’re just put in the garbage and enter the waste stream, they can end up in landfills and their chemicals can leak into public water … some exceptions such as large batteries weighing over 25 pounds and rechargeable vehicle batteries. Recycling in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-rechargeable-battery-use-rising-dramatically-state-not-enforcing-recycling-law-requirementsDiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… emergency management coordination left people living in group homes at risk during the onset of the COVID-19 … its residential programs from March 2020 to April 2022. “Group homes are supposed to offer people with developmental … guidance to the vast majority of their certified group homes. Inconsistent emergency management coordination …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicDiNapoli: Mobile Sports Betting Adds to State Revenue, But Calls to Problem Gambling Hotline Rise as Gaming Expansion Continues
… Revenues From SFY 2011-12 to 2022-23, state revenues from lottery sales and taxes on gaming revenues increased by … most forms of gaming nationwide. State revenues from video lottery terminal (VLT) facilities, casinos, and tribal-state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mobile-sports-betting-adds-state-revenue-calls-problem-gambling-hotline-rise-gamingDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $18.2 Billion Through September 2025, Up Over 4.3% Over Prior Year
… Local government sales tax collections totaled $18.2 billion from January to … to the same period last year, according to the quarterly sales tax report released today by State Comptroller Thomas … expansion following the Great Recession. “New York’s local sales tax revenues rose through September compared to last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-182-billion-through-september-2025-over-43-over-prior-yearDiNapoli: Bullying and Drug-Related Incidents in Schools on the Rise
A report by Comptroller DiNapoli found bullying + drugrelated incidents statewide are on the rise even exceeding prepandemic highs while the rates for the number of serious violent + disruptive incidents remained near 0 even after students returned to inschool instruction and have stayed low
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-bullying-and-drug-related-incidents-schools-riseState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… following audits and examinations have been issued: Office of Information Technology Services (OITS): Security and Effectiveness of Division of Criminal Justice Services' Core Systems (Follow-Up) … not have established policies and procedures for backup of key division systems In a followup auditors found OITS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsDiNapoli Announces New Corporate Agreement to Disclose Political Spending
… proposals at the Allstate Corp., CONSOL Energy, Eli Lilly and Co., Equifax Inc., Express Scripts, Textron Inc., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-announces-new-corporate-agreement-disclose-political-spendingNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… strong performance in domestic and developed international equities markets," DiNapoli said. "Our investment strategy is … percent of its assets invested in publicly traded domestic equities and 17.1 percent in international public equities. The remaining Fund assets by allocation are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsComptrollers DiNapoli & Stringer Call on Corporations to Protect LGBT Rights Around World
… Borough Presidents: Gale Brewer (Manhattan), Melinda Katz (Queens), Eric Adams (Brooklyn), James Oddo (Staten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptrollers-dinapoli-stringer-call-corporations-protect-lgbt-rights-around-worldState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Free School District , Gowanda Central School District , Holland Patent Central School District , Rochester Career … fund balance was in excess of the statutory limit. Holland Patent Central School District – Access to the … Union Free School District Gowanda Central School District Holland Patent Central School District Rochester Career …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Many Homeless Shelters in Poor Condition
… Many of the state’s homeless shelters outside New York City are in substandard … safety issues, including restroom doors that didn’t lock; unsafe stairs and railings; and unsafe playgrounds; and … Comptroller George Maragos said: “We have urged stepped up inspections of homeless shelters. We are pleased to join …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-many-homeless-shelters-poor-conditionNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Seeks Answers From Companies on Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), has … controversies and we are seeking a full accounting of what they are doing to stop these abhorrent behaviors and … other things: The total number and aggregate dollar amount of disputes settled by the company related to sexual abuse or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-seeks-answers-companies-sexual-harassment-and-racial-discrimination