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DiNapoli: Service Delivery Critical to Ensure New York City’s Continued Recovery
… (e.g. teaching assistants) who were placed on leave without pay when they did not meet the deadline to show …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-service-delivery-critical-ensure-new-york-citys-continued-recoveryEnglish Language Learners Programs
… that ELL enrollments are on the rise in New York, with the number of ELL students outside of New York City increasing 8% … Continue to work with the Board of Regents to increase the number of certified instructors. Reinforce waiver …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/18/english-language-learners-programsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1149
… Affected Employees Certain seasonal hourly employees in the Department of Environmental Conservation (09180) and the … and are in Bargaining Units 02, 03, 04 and 05 represented by CSEA and PEF. Background Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2011 … and Eligibility Criteria Employees who are Active on the effective date of payment in a BU 02, 03, 04, or 05 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1149-april-2012-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonal-employeesDiNapoli: New York City Budget Surplus on Pace to Grow Another $2.4 Billion from April Projections
… reductions since June 2021. These unanticipated resources have enabled the city to plan to make a $5.3 billion surplus … Plan, tax collections, fueled by personal incomes taxes, have exceeded projections. OSC now expects the city to … costs. The city’s out-year gaps in FY 2024 and FY 2025 have decreased slightly from an average of nearly $4 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-new-york-city-budget-surplus-pace-grow-another-24-billion-april-projectionsMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… time, is expected to cost nearly $9 billion when finished in 2019, more than twice the MTA’s initial cost estimate and … transportation project and the first expansion of the LIRR in more than 100 years. Initially expected to cost $4.3 billion and to begin service in 2009, East Side Access is now projected to cost $8.76 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… had been dropped from long term care coverage, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … of the overpayments were recovered. "My auditors continue to find glitches in the Department of Health's payment control systems that allow wasteful payments to be made," DiNapoli said. ""The department agreed with most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli Report Analyzes Regional Trends in Education for School Districts Outside New York City
… of high school. Between 2007-08 and 2017-18, the total number of English language learners from K-12 increased from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-report-analyzes-regional-trends-education-school-districts-outside-new-york-cityOpinion 96 - 11
… for the sale of real property to voter approval. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning certain land … You ask whether the town board, on its own motion, may subject this proposed land sale to referendum. Pursuant to … We note that town park lands are impressed with a public trust and may not be alienated without specific State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11Opinion 88-12
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … agreement for services) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-o; VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may provide for refuse … the service to the others. General Municipal Law, §119-o(1) authorizes municipal corporations to enter into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12Opinion 88-70
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Advisory (fluoridation of … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c(8): LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §34.00: In the absence of express statutory authority, a city may not … resolutions or expenditures from capital reserve funds in connection with the improvements may be subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70DiNapoli Announces $1.2 Billion in New Commitments to State Pension Fund's Emerging Manager Program
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has committed an additional $1.2 billion to its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-announces-12-billion-new-commitments-state-pension-funds-emerging-manager-programDiNapoli and Investor Group Reach Shareholder Agreement With FirstEnergy
… of Connecticut’s pension plans and a shareholder, I have a responsibility to make sure that companies in which we … see progress towards major greenhouse gas reductions. We have observed that companies that aggressively pursue climate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-and-investor-group-reach-shareholder-agreement-firstenergyVI.2.B Policies/Laws – VI. Budgets
… will be fully segregated. There are two kinds of segregations within SFS – available and reserve. Any … available can be used for expenditures or the encumbering of purchase requisitions and/or purchase orders. Any amount in the reserve is not available for any type of financial transaction. Only DOB can authorize segregating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2b-policieslawsSchuyler County Sheriff’s Department – Payroll, Civil Fees and Bail (2013M-120)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s … February 28, 2013. Background Schuyler County is located in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State and has a … $233,840 for providing law enforcement services to WGI in connection with events at the racetrack. In these cases, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/08/02/schuyler-county-sheriffs-department-payroll-civil-fees-and-bail-2013m-120Big Flats Fire District #2 – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-155)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine selected District financial operations for the … lease with the Company effective January 1, 2011 to pay rent of $30,000 annually, which was double the $15,000 … value. Instead, it appears that the increase was intended to subsidize the construction of the new firehouse that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/01/30/big-flats-fire-district-2-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2012mComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… money is safeguarded. There was no report prepared of expenditures, revenues and starting cash, and the records that did exist were not adequate. Village of Herkimer – Water and Sewer Financial Operations … and sewer operations such as billing, collecting, entry of payments and adjustments were inadequately segregated and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… pandemic period have subsided. Local officials should plan for sales tax revenue with more stable and modest growth … tax growth of 5.9% in 2023 exceeded the aggregate results for the counties and cities in the rest of the state (2.4%). … Growth in the city’s collections, which typically account for approximately two-fifths of the statewide total, was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023Cincinnatus Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2014M-191)
… raising more real property taxes than necessary. Review all reserve balances and transfer excess funds to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/cincinnatus-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2014m-191Frewsburg Central School District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-327)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s internal controls over selected financial activities and to identify opportunities for revenue enhancement, for the … District officials do not ensure that access rights to the payroll and human resource modules within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/frewsburg-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-selectedDiNapoli: Middletown Chiropractor Sentenced to Nine Years for Insurance Fraud
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced James “Jay” … health insurance fraud which systematically defrauded the state, federal and private insurers of millions of dollars,” … obligations and bilked insurance companies and Medicare out of millions of dollars. Thanks to the coordinated efforts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-middletown-chiropractor-sentenced-nine-years-insurance-fraud