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State Agencies Bulletin No. 882
… April 11, 2008. Agencies may begin to submit transactions immediately. Eligibility Criteria To be eligible for the new … N/S salary to assign the highest grade level (using the hiring rate) to which such salary can be assigned on the PEF … a promotion, demotion or lateral. Hourly N/S – Convert the hiring rate of the graded position from the PEF salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/882-new-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movement-public-employeesOpinion 88-46
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent … of the proposed board of advisors. While the inquiry does not specify how the agreement is to be amended, it does … to a sound investment program and set forth in detail what those policies and procedures should contain. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-46DiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed for Youth Jobs Programs
… the program, including the Departments of Labor and Tax and Finance, did not ensure that participating businesses hired only people who qualified for the program and that the tax credits they were given were … but better oversight and verification of participants’ eligibility is needed to prevent companies getting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-youth-jobs-programsDiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… (NYRA) years after a reorganization that was intended to strengthen its finances and operations. Auditors found … an overall vision for the organization or to explain how the projects listed on the annual plans related to those … costs above that amount. According to the contractor’s application for payment, initial project costs approximated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraPurchasing Practices at the Linden Plaza Mitchell-Lama Housing Development
… Purpose To determine whether Linden Plaza was procuring goods, supplies, and services at … accordance with applicable requirements. Our audit covered the period January 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017. … Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the nation’s largest municipal housing preservation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/06/purchasing-practices-linden-plaza-mitchell-lama-housing-developmentEnforcement of the Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… Purpose To determine if surcharges are being properly assessed at … loans and real property tax exemptions, the program required limitations on profit, income limits on tenants, and … a surcharge, up to a maximum of 50 percent, to the monthly rent or carrying charge. Payment of surcharges is a legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisionsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… programming changes are logged, there is no indication of when these changes have been implemented, thereby reducing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 99-13
… -- Classification (based on whether structure is unheated and seasonal) -- Rates (requirements for building permit … bear a direct relation to the costs of issuing the permit and inspecting or enforcing the permitted activity, and may not be charged to offset the cost of general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13Opinion 89-9
… to a creditor or to a person who has paid or incurred the funeral expense of the decedent. Payment may not be made … to a creditor or to a person who has paid or incurred the funeral expenses. The affidavit must show that the decedent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Far Rockaway Pre-School Executive Director Sentenced to Jail Time for Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today … with Queens County District Attorney Richard A. Brown brought four scammers to justice for their thefts at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/far-rockaway-pre-school-executive-director-sentenced-jail-time-theft-education-funds-intended-specialDiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced legislation to create an optional investment pool to help the state and … While pension costs are pre-funded and invested to help pay for these future benefits, most governments, including … Under DiNapoli’s proposal, there is no limit on how much or how little a government can deposit into the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careOpinion 94-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (May 13, 2021)
… May 13, 2021 Edition Economic Impact Payments in New York Since March 2020, the federal government … has enacted six pandemic relief packages intended to offer support to individuals, businesses, and state and local … with children received an additional $500 payment per child aged 17 and under. Nationally, 162 million payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-may-13-2021Rabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… the City's largest providers of special education services to preschoolers with disabilities, has been sentenced to up to three years in prison for stealing $5 million in City and State funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Oversight of Waste Tire Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (Follow-Up) (2020-F-12) A report issued in August 2019 … the problems identified in the prior report. Department of Health (DOH): Medicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care … in the initial report. Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Lead Contamination of State Armories (2019-S-50) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” said Attorney General James. “New York’s public … the city of Mount Vernon’s Board of Water Supply to pay law firms for the personal defense of former Mount Vernon Mayor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of General Services (OGS): Compliance with Executive Order 88 – Energy Efficiency of State Buildings (Follow-Up) … majority of its energy savings. OGS also needed to develop a contingency plan to replace the project and to continue … Plans (2018-S-33) There is room for improvement in how the MTA’s three self-insured agencies administer workers’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Health – Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Brand Name Drugs (Follow-Up) (2024-F-9) New York’s Medicaid … 2022, found $1,102,823 in Medicaid overpayments for brand name prescription drugs where generic drugs were … drugs that appear to be generic drugs but were paid using brand name drug pricing methods, and the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… post-Superstorm Sandy dredging at the state boat channel west of the Robert Moses Causeway and at Robert Moses State … of an $80 million grant for the 9/11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at the World Trade Center site. Approved $1.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014DiNapoli Audit Finds Hazardous Conditions Persist in Mitchell-Lama Developments
… oversight of several Mitchell-Lama developments, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … were no approvals, competitive analysis and bidding, as required. The Mitchell-Lama Housing program provides … developments have recently applied for a maintenance or rent increase. The audit included several recommendations to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hazardous-conditions-persist-mitchell-lama-developments