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DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Oversight of Child Care Grants
… The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) failed to adequately oversee the use of child care stabilization … funds received during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … care sector, federal grants provided essential funding to keep facilities open and to help retain staff, enabling more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-oversight-child-care-grantsDiNapoli: NYC Finances Stabilizing With Drop in Costs for Asylum Seekers and Resilient Tax Revenue
… York City’s finances have stabilized amid declining costs for asylum seekers and strong revenue, largely from growth in business and property tax collections. But potential … is good news for New Yorkers and should provide the city with an opportunity to focus on managing demand for city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-nyc-finances-stabilizing-drop-costs-asylum-seekers-and-resilient-tax-revenueEast Ramapo Central School District – Budget Review (B25-5-2)
… (Board) to adopt a budget providing for an additional 4.38 percent increase, or $6.8 million, to the 2024-25 tax … The District’s unassigned fund balance increased from $4.4 million in 2021-22 to $31.3 million in 2023-24 and … appropriations increasing from 1.7 percent in 2021-22 to 9.2 percent in 2023-24, which exceeds the 4 percent statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-budget-review-b25-5-2DiNapoli: More New Yorkers Facing Food Insecurity, Tariffs and Federal Funding Cuts Could Worsen Problem
… released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “My office is keeping a close eye on what is driving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-more-new-yorkers-facing-food-insecurity-tariffs-and-federal-funding-cuts-could-worsenComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district officials did not use debt service funds to make payments on long-term debt. With the inclusion of the unused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 832
… Unit 05 with a Pay Basis Code of 21P or CAL Effective Date(s) September 2008 Merit Step payments for PEF employees are … the 2007-2011 negotiated agreement between the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation provide for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/832-september-2008-merit-step-listings-and-payments-certain-graded-and-nsState Agencies Bulletin No. 918
… in Bargaining Unit 05 with a Pay Basis Code of 21P or CAL Effective Date(s) September 2009 Merit Step payments … be submitted beginning in Pay Periods 12L (Administration) or 13L (Administration for employees in Dept. ID 25000 with Pay Basis of 21P ) or 13L (Institution). Background Chapter 114 of the Laws of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/918-september-2009-merit-step-listings-and-payments-certain-graded-and-nsOpinion 2008-5
… company does not "contract" with the town to provide fire service within the contemplation of General Municipal Law § …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-5DiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… by New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 to more than 450,000 annually, but only two cases were … to legal counsel for further enforcement, versus 29 in 2015 and 2014 combined. New York's Do Not Call program has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism
… The State Education Department (SED) has stepped up efforts to combat chronic student absenteeism, but an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … about the perils of chronic absenteeism. But given how vital it is for our children to be in school and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismDiNapoli Says State Opioid Treatment Programs Need Better Coordination
… records from Oct. 1, 2013 to Sept. 30, 2017 and identified 18,786 Medicaid recipients who received 208,198 prescriptions … recipient. For the 25 individuals, I-STOP was checked only 18 times. Auditors also found that I-STOP was not checked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-says-state-opioid-treatment-programs-need-better-coordinationDiNapoli Report Highlights Regional Education Trends
… school district revenues for the Mohawk Valley and North Country regions. The report found that school districts … in 2014-15 was $22,658. The Mid-Hudson Valley had the highest median per-pupil spending rate at $26,636, while … English proficiency varied by region in 2014-15, with the highest rates found on Long Island (7 percent) and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-regional-education-trendsDiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… A review of six Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City … recommendations.” The 2015-2019 MTA Capital Program is the latest approved capital program, with an original budget of … raised to $16.74 billion. DiNapoli’s auditors sampled six Transit projects with a total budget of $815.7 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delaysDiNapoli Releases Economic Snapshot of Long Island Highlighting Growth and Challenges
… Many of Long Island’s 2.8 million residents enjoy a high quality … for nearly 17 percent of private-sector jobs (193,500). From 2009 to 2018, health care added 36,800 jobs to the … $460,700 in Nassau County and $379,400 in Suffolk County, much higher than the statewide median of $293,000. Long … . Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-releases-economic-snapshot-long-island-highlighting-growth-and-challengesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1359
… Service Employees Association and the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) memorandum dated 11/25/14 provide … Uniform Maintenance Allowance provided the employee: Has a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence … a Pay Basis Code of ANN or BIW (only if the employee has a Payroll Status of Leave With Pay with an Action/Reason code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1359-2014-uniform-maintenance-allowance-and-2014-work-related-clothingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1363
… and Is working in a security related position and is required to wear a uniform in the performance of their jobs … date may receive the 2014 payment upon the return from leave. The payment amount is based on the employee’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1363-2014-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-employees-designatedNon-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment
… Vehicles, and whether LIRR performs preventive maintenance on these vehicles and on-rail equipment and maintains an … Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester counties. MTA carries out these responsibilities directly and through its … VFO did not always complete PM or the required New York State inspections. The 76 sampled vehicles required 343 PM …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/03/non-revenue-service-vehicles-and-rail-equipmentCUNY Bulletin No. CU-750
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the CUNY rate increases for Plumbers, Supervisor Plumbers, Plumber’s … needed, Earnings Code ARO must be used. Please refer to Payroll Bulletin No. 1893 for more information. Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-750-cuny-retroactive-salary-rate-increases-plumbers-supervisorState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA): Employee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up) … programs. Auditors identified numerous contract and program policy violations, such as improper hiring practices, … that would allow it. Department of Health (Medicaid Program): Accuracy of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by NY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Use of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations
… Recipients can use the cards to make purchases or withdraw cash from a portion of their monthly benefits at … from being used in any EBT transaction at a liquor store, gaming establishment, or adult-oriented establishment in … the data into SFARS. According to a data download of EBT cash transactions that the Office provided to us, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/10/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locations