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DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Problems with Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Program
… volunteers may be shortchanged on benefits, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … program established by municipalities and fire districts to recruit and retain active fire service volunteers. … volunteers. “The men and women who volunteer their time to protect our communities should get the benefits they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-problems-volunteer-firefighters-benefit-programDiNapoli Op-Ed in Democrat & Chronicle Calls for Swift Action to Address Growing Food Insecurity
… Thomas P. DiNapoli highlighting the urgent need to help the growing number of New Yorkers going hungry in the … the COVID-19 pandemic. The full op-ed is below: The need to combat hunger is clear and urgent The COVID-19 pandemic has halted vast areas of economic activity, led to skyrocketing unemployment, and pushed families to new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-op-ed-democrat-chronicle-calls-swift-action-address-growing-food-insecurityContract Participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority is monitoring its contractors to ensure they are actively … and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) programs, is accurately reporting MWBE and DBE participation in its … The New York State Thruway Authority (Authority) is responsible for overseeing the 570-mile highway system and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/contract-participation-disadvantaged-business-enterprises-and-minority-and-women-ownedAbout an Employer’s Role – What Every Employer Should Know
… begins a partnership with NYSLRS that we take pride in. Without your cooperation and assistance, we would not be … join NYSLRS. By law, employers must notify new employees in writing of their right to join NYSLRS when they begin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/about-employers-roleState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Preliminary Budget
… fiscal year (FY) 2024 preliminary budget proposal: “The plan takes an important step towards revenue transparency, … outlook. However, while projections of budget gaps in FY 2025 and FY 2026 have declined, the city has chosen not to … and other risks transparently so that it may continue to plan and identify new ways to close these gaps without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-preliminary-budgetIX.12.R Major Federal Programs Subject to CMIA Agreement – IX. Federal Grants
… federal government to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and equity in the exchange of funds between the states and the … (OSC) or Mary Ryan (DOB) at 518-486-3273. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 03/11/2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12r-major-federal-programs-subject-cmia-agreement-sfy-2019-202025 Gender Pay Gap
Women in New York working full time earned 87.3 cents on the dollar compared to men in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/2025-gender-wage-gap.pdfUtica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013. Background The Utica City … budgeted expenditures for the 2013-14 fiscal year are $138.8 million. Key Findings In recent years the District has … not developed a multiyear operational plan to provide a framework for future budgets and facilitate management of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341Lackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… Background The Lackawanna City School District is located in the City of Lackawanna, Erie County and is governed by the … multiple years. Because the District will have exhausted all its unexpended surplus funds, a slight timing difference in cash inflows and outflows could result in cash constraints …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/lackawanna-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-119DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $24.2 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… ahead of them," DiNapoli said. "My office continues to stop fraudulent refunds from reaching the hands of dishonest … with the state's Department of Taxation and Finance to stop questionable refunds and to ensure timely payment of … DiNapoli's auditors act as a second line of defense to stop inappropriate refunds on high risk returns. The majority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-242-million-suspicious-tax-refundsDiNapoli: Under New Tax Cap Calculation, School District Tax Levy Growth Near Zero
… 677 school districts as well as 10 cities, including the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. … state’s school districts (excluding New York City and the Big Four city school districts) will have about $308 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-under-new-tax-cap-calculation-school-district-tax-levy-growth-near-zeroDiNapoli Audit: State Oversight of Animal Shelters Found to Be Adequate, But Better Safeguards Needed Before Dogs Are Euthanized
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The state is doing a commendable job making sure local animal shelters are providing dogs with … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-audit-state-oversight-animal-shelters-found-be-adequate-better-safeguards-needed-dogs-areFishing, Hunting and Trapping in New York State, December 2015
New York offers a wide variety of sporting opportunities for the almost two million men and women who hunt, fish and trap in the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-hunting-fishing-2015.pdfDiNapoli: New York City Continues to Rebound and Regain Share of State Economic Activity
… Economic indicators show New York City’s economy is recovering from the depths of … has rebounded in many ways, some important indicators show there is more work to be done to bring people back to … However, some individual and household-level indicators show increased financial stress and need. DiNapoli’s report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-new-york-city-continues-rebound-and-regain-share-state-economic-activityYeled v’Yalda Early Childhood Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… on clinical evaluations and pays for its services using rates established by SED. The rates are based on the financial information that Yeled … for a portion of its payments to Yeled based on statutory rates. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2014, Yeled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/31/yeled-vyalda-early-childhood-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 92-13
Whether a town in a county not having a board of supervisors may by the adoption of a single local law increase the terms of office of the town supervisor town councilmen and town clerk to four years
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13DiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund Helping Build a Lower Carbon Future
… greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and helping safeguard the New York Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) long-term investments. The agreements are part of DiNapoli’s broader strategy to protect and grow the Fund’s long-term value through sustainable investments … greenhouse gas GHG emissions and helping safeguard the New York Common Retirement Funds Fund longterm investments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-helping-build-lower-carbon-futureXII.8.B Matching – XII. Expenditures
… inspection information is optional on all purchase order lines for commodities. Vouchers that reference purchase order lines for commodities will be matched against the purchase order lines, associated receipts and, where applicable, inspection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8b-matchingDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Tops $316 Million Halfway Into 2014
… agencies spent more than $316 million on overtime in the first six months of 2014, a jump of $22 million over the same … rose slightly from 3.9 percent to 4.3 percent in the first six months of 2014. If overtime continues to rise at … percent of the statewide increase in overtime costs in the first six months of 2014. Agency OT Spending (Jan-Jun 2014) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-tops-316-million-halfway-2014DiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… mode; Mold growing in residents’ rooms at 8 shelters; Trash piled in a children’s play area at one shelter; Repairs … does not track the number of uncertified shelters, which can include hotel and motel rooms used by counties on an as needed basis. During 2014, local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failure