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DiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… New York City is planning significant steps to reduce city-funded spending … years ahead. However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has discretion and control over, … very real fiscal and operational challenges. The city is limited in where it can make adjustments, and all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesDiNapoli Op-Ed: The Double-Edged Sword of Pandemic-Driven Technological Acceleration
… and communications. Many artificial intelligence (AI) products have come out of these advances, and many are … input from private tech companies. Government is adopting AI at an accelerating pace. New York City and state agencies, … for example, have experienced a broad expansion of AI applications, such as chatbots. And now, with last year’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-op-ed-double-edged-sword-pandemic-driven-technological-accelerationOversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… training and safety technique requirements for school bus drivers and school bus safety training instructors and make rules and … District to certify to the Department that its school bus drivers have successfully completed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/oversight-pupil-transportation-services-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the required local law to override the cap. Town of East Hampton - Budget Review (Suffolk County) Based on the results … known payees or remit them to the town. In addition, 55 of 100 tickets reviewed were not reported or incorrectly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Eight Villages, Three Cities Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System has identified eight villages and three cities in New … designated as being “susceptible to fiscal stress.” The system, which has been in place since 2012, assesses levels … scores, which ultimately drive final classifications. The system also analyzes separate environmental indicators to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-eight-villages-three-cities-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Federal Relief Funds Should Have Been Better Targeted to Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19
… most severe impacts from the novel coronavirus, instead of being based on the most recent U.S. Census Bureau … the communities with high infection rates have spent most of their CRF while other communities with low infection rates at the time the aid was given have not. “The formula used by the federal government to distribute the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-federal-relief-funds-should-have-been-better-targeted-communities-hardest-hit-covid-19DiNapoli: NYC Faces Unprecedented Fiscal and Economic Challenges
… York state and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority all need additional federal aid to mitigate the impact of the … one-fifth of the jobs in the city and erased nearly all of the gains over the past ten years. In June, the city … York state and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority all need additional federal aid to mitigate the impact of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nyc-faces-unprecedented-fiscal-and-economic-challengesAccess-A-Ride Accident Claims
… understand the standards and consequences of specific test results. We also found that carriers' first annual … fully aware of the standards and consequences of positive test results, including the standard that requires employees with test results registering between 0.02 and 0.039 blood alcohol …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/24/access-ride-accident-claimsSex Offender Registration (2014-MS-2)
… report - pdf] We also released 15 letter reports to county sheriff’s offices in Broome [pdf] , Cayuga [pdf] , … [pdf] and Utica [pdf] ; and a county police department in Suffolk [pdf] County. Purpose of Audit The purpose of our … must comply with DCJS registration requirements including address verification, notification of change of address, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/09/17/sex-offender-registration-2014-ms-2DiNapoli Announces $15 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… great universities and a highly educated workforce, and we look forward to Crescent supporting a portfolio of Northern …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-15-million-investment-northern-irelandShareholders Cheer Lowe's New Green Energy Initiatives
… with the carbon reduction objectives outlined in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, Lowe's is showing its commitment to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/shareholders-cheer-lowes-new-green-energy-initiativesDiNapoli Reaches Agreement With Mattel Inc. on Political Spending Disclosure
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that Mattel Inc., one of the world's largest toy manufacturers, has agreed to … Retirement Fund's (Fund) request that they publicly report on and adopt board oversight of all direct and indirect … State and Local Retirement System on behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-reaches-agreement-mattel-inc-political-spending-disclosureAddiction Support Services During Emergencies (Follow-Up)
… the New York State Evacuation of Facilities in Disasters System (eFINDS), an application managed by the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/addiction-support-services-during-emergencies-followLanguage Access Services (Follow-Up)
… Services (Report 2022-S-38 ). About the Program New York State Executive Law Chapter 18, Article 10, Section 202-A (Executive Law), which took effect on July 1, 2022, codified and expanded the State’s language access policy requiring translation of vital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/language-access-services-followDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … 2,100 prescription medications totaling about $198,000 for inmates from a local pharmacy without the benefit of … price quotes. City of Batavia – Awarding Contracts for Goods and Services (Genesee County) The city did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Otsego County – Court and Trust Funds Pursuant to state abandoned property law, money that has remained in the hands … less the county treasurer’s statutory fees, is deemed abandoned property. After public notice, the county treasurer should pay all abandoned property to the State Comptroller by April of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… a town would need a leasehold interest, or at least a license for town use, to spend funds to improve private … standards or guidelines related to the industrial control system cybersecurity. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMonitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… Facilities Corporation (Corporation) is effectively monitoring projects awarded under the Green Innovation Grant … to monitor project progression. The Corporation’s on-site monitoring of the projects we sampled frequently occurred … window. Develop and implement a plan for post-construction monitoring of grantees’ compliance with requirements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programCost-Saving Ideas: Evaluate the Efficiency of Your Water Delivery System
… Establishing an effective water accounting system is a necessary first step in controlling water losses and reducing water system costs. The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has … A water accounting system helps to track water throughout the system and identify areas that may need attention, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluate-efficiency-your-water-delivery-system