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DiNapoli: Better Reporting and Monitoring of NYC Capital Projects Needed
… capital projects are over their initial budgets and behind schedule, suggesting better monitoring and reporting could … certain types of projects are more likely to be behind schedule or over budget than others. Courts, waterway … public documentation about what is fueling these cost and schedule overruns. DiNapoli recommended the city shift all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-better-reporting-and-monitoring-nyc-capital-projects-neededDiNapoli Statement on the MTA's July Financial Plan
… when excluding federal one-time relief, making clear what my office has been saying since September 2021 : the MTA is … of service are good steps forward, but the MTA must show how it intends to use this information to keep the public informed on how it plans to provide quality service for years to come.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-statement-mtas-july-financial-planState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) – … contract with the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) for a $25 million Niagara Falls State Park …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsEssential Policy Elements – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… typically reimbursable such as hotel room charges, mileage allowances, taxi and rental car expenses, and expenses for meals or a per diem meal … their home or work site. General maximum reimbursement rates for various types of travel expenses, including a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/essential-policy-elementsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop for Second Quarter of 2020
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in New York state dropped 27.1 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, … Collections for the month of June showed some improvement in most regions. Total collections were down 25.4 percent … Sales tax revenue for local governments in New York state dropped 271 percent in the second quarter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-second-quarter-2020Oversight of Residential Domestic Violence Programs
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is maintaining adequate oversight of residential programs for victims of domestic violence to ensure these programs are … To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services is maintaining adequate oversight of residential programs for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/24/oversight-residential-domestic-violence-programsRFQual #22-03 – Independent Medical Examiner Services (Individual Physicians)
… to contract with physicians having general and specialized medical education, experience, and expertise. Physicians will act as Independent Medical Examiners, conducting independent medical examinations (“IMEs”), providing a written report of … to contract with physicians having general and specialized medical education experience and expertise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfqual-22-03Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … when estimating revenues and expenditures and determining how much fund balance it could appropriate to finance the … promote openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the financial workings of government. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 88-15
… to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his … Finally, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on … 10, 1988 John F. Forner, III, Esq., Attorney for Menands Union Free School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-15Unexpected Delays and Events
… It extends from three major New York City terminals – Penn Station, Manhattan; Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn; and … public via phone, web, customer email, tweet, postings on station message boards and displays, MTA’s Train Time phone … LIRR. The tracks and tunnels used by the LIRR from Penn Station in Manhattan to Sunnyside in Queens are owned, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/27/unexpected-delays-and-eventsInflation in the New York City Metropolitan Area
… and 6.1 percent in the New York City Metropolitan Area (NYC metro area) in March 2022 compared to the same month a … now growing at the highest annual rate in 30 years in the NYC metro area. 2 During this high inflationary period, increases in the NYC metro area have been less than those nationally and in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/inflation-new-york-city-metropolitan-areaDiNapoli: Local Governments Should Improve Enforcement of State Fire Code Regulations
… shopping malls, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit reviewed enforcement of the state’s Uniform Fire Code in seven cities and three villages. … be at risk should a fire or other emergency occur.” The state’s fire code requires every city, county, town and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-local-governments-should-improve-enforcement-state-fire-code-regulationsDiNapoli: Restaurant Industry Critical to New York City's Economy
… York City’s restaurant industry had 23,650 establishments in 2019, provided 317,800 jobs, paid $10.7 billion in total wages citywide and delivered nearly $27 billion in taxable sales, but many restaurants and bars have closed … New York Citys restaurant industry had 23650 establishments in 2019 provided 317800 jobs paid $107 billion in total wages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-restaurant-industry-critical-new-york-citys-economyEquine Health and Safety (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report Equine Health and Safety ( 2017-S-77 ) . About the Program Our … York State rules and regulations designed to promote the health and safety of equines at New York State racetracks. We … measures to improve its practices to promote equine health and safety. However, we determined the Commission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/06/equine-health-and-safety-followDiNapoli: Lack of Transparency With School Districts' Financial Reports May Leave Taxpayers in the Dark
… P. DiNapoli. When they did post the information, it was often hard to find. “Taxpayers should have easy access to information about their school … need this information to make informed decisions on how they will vote on school budgets. District officials have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-lack-transparency-school-districts-financial-reports-may-leave-taxpayers-darkAdvanced Therapeutic Concepts, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Advanced Therapeutic Concepts, Inc. … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/advanced-therapeutic-concepts-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 95-18
… cemetery in lieu of the yearly assessment provided for by Village Law, §15-1506. You ask whether a village, in … by villages. Section 15-1502 prescribes the procedure for the sale of burial lots but is silent with respect to the … fees. Further, while there is express authority for a village to impose upon lot owners a yearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18Opinion 93-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … delegated to the municipal corporation by the Legislature (NY Const, art IX, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 45 NY2d … which impairs the powers of any other public corporation (NY Const, art IX, §2[d]; Municipal Home Rule Law, §§10[5], …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13State Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… in the state Department of Health's payment system and other problems led to over a billion dollars in … said. "The department needs to improve its procedures and stop this waste of taxpayer money." Medicaid, a federal, … insurance during January of 2018. Read the report , or go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceOpinion 91-49
… -- Powers and Duties (conveyance of abandoned county highway property) COUNTY LAW, §215; HIGHWAY LAW, §§118-a, 131-b: A county may convey an abandoned county highway by private sale by the adoption of a resolution … Whether a county may convey an abandoned county highway by private sale to either the adjoining owner or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49