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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 … to substantial budget gaps fueled by escalating costs in the years ahead. However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has discretion and control over, according to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesOpinion 88-17
… -- Park Lands (whether municipality may compel subdivider to dedicate park land) GENERAL CITY LAW, §§33,34; TOWN LAW, … as a condition for approval of a subdivision plat, to compel dedication of park land in the subdivision without … compensation. 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 154 is superseded to the extent it is inconsistent herewith. An inquiry has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-17State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… in fiscal year 2021-22. Lastly, two capital project funds and three community development funds have negative fund balances that may require a transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B23-6-5)
… settlements. Three of the District’s CBAs expired June 30, 2021 and one of the District’s CBAs expires June 30, 2022. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/05/16/city-yonkers-budget-review-b23-6-5DiNapoli Op-Ed: The Double-Edged Sword of Pandemic-Driven Technological Acceleration
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The full op-ed is below: The Double-Edged Sword of Pandemic-Driven … put to use. Numerous studies have shown a significant rise in AI adoption and investment, with a majority of respondents … facial recognition, criminal justice, health care, teacher evaluations and job recruitment applications. New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-op-ed-double-edged-sword-pandemic-driven-technological-accelerationXIX.4 Suballocations – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… supporting agency(s). Once the Appropriations/Segregations sub-allocation is complete the owning agency will perform … a project, then there is no need for a new Project ID- the sub allocated work should be performed with the same Project … agencies they should be part of the project budget journal sub-allocating the funds. If the sub-allocated project work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix4-suballocationsXII.6.E Making an Emergency Payment – XII. Expenditures
This section informs Business Units how to process vouchers to vendors when an emergency procurement exists and the vendor cannot be added using the Vendor Add process prior to payment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6e-making-emergency-paymentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-21) Empowering Minds is an SED-approved, for-profit … (MTA): Selected Performance Measures (Follow-Up) (2021-F-26) An audit issued in January 2020 found that, … could not provide copies of change orders to support the payment of $787,517 to a construction contractor. Olympic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsVI.3.B Budget Transfers Within a Business Unit – VI. Budgets
… Interchange budget entries. The following are descriptions of the five budget entry types for Budget Transfers within a … Unit: Apportionment – An apportionment is the movement of a lump sum or a multi-fund appropriation to a specific … October 1, 2015 an apportionment is also the movement of authority between a reserve and unreserved segregation. A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3b-budget-transfers-within-business-unitAdult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program
… vocational rehabilitation supported employment services for individuals with a disability. The audit covered the … program provides vocational rehabilitation services for and supports the employment goals of people with a … evaluate the effectiveness of the ACCES-VR program based on individual participants’ goals and achievements to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/30/adult-career-and-continuing-education-services-vocational-rehabilitation-supportedBenefits Advisement Services for Individuals With Disabilities Seeking Employment
… and recommendation related to benefits advisement in the New York State Employment First Commission report. The audit covers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/20/benefits-advisement-services-individuals-disabilities-seeking-employmentDiNapoli: FirstEnergy Corp. Agrees to Disclose Its Political Spending
… is being spent,” DiNapoli said. “This is a positive step for a company that has run into significant troubles with its … payments over $25,000 to any trade associations used for political purposes and payments made to any organization … “secret payments” totaling over $60 million in exchange for a bailout. This illustrates how undisclosed corporate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-firstenergy-corp-agrees-disclose-its-political-spendingAuditing Travel/Conference Claims – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… The audit of travel and conference claims is required by law and is an … should ask may differ slightly between different types of local governments and school districts. However, the … described below should be included in every examination of travel claims. 10 Was the travel approved? There should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/auditing-travelconference-claimsDiNapoli Issues Analysis of 2021-22 Enacted State Budget
… The Enacted State Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 … in state history at an estimated $212 billion, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller … of the Enacted Budget State Fiscal Year 2021-22 Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-issues-analysis-2021-22-enacted-state-budgetSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Department, Aviation, World Trade Center, and Leasing of Properties
… critical to the New York/New Jersey region’s trade and transportation network. These facilities include … the George Washington Bridge Bus Station, and the World Trade Center. PANYNJ’s real estate portfolio consists of over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/04/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-department-aviation-world-trade-center-andControls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses
… 11 regional offices across the State, of which 10 operate repair shops responsible for the maintenance of Department … the Office of General Services, for fleet management and repair services, administered by the Contractor. Along with the Department’s 10 regional repair shops, the Contractor provides a network of authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1964
… of this bulletin is to notify agencies of a new process for requesting a stop payment for a replacement, reversal, or exchange of a NYS payroll … Services through the Uncashed NYS Payroll Checks mailbox for a stop payment, replacement, reversal, or exchange of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1964-new-process-request-stop-payment-replacement-reversal-or-exchange-newState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Department of Health (DOH): Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients … additional action is needed. In particular, the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General had not taken action to … the Medicaid overpayments and make any recoveries. Office of Mental Health (OMH): Oversight of Provider Consolidated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers
… Departments of Social Services (Local Districts) and the NY State of Health (NYSOH, the State’s online health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipientsManagement of Invasive Species
… the harmful effects of invasive species populations in New York State. The audit covers the period April 1, 2017 through … (e.g., boat steward education/inspection program; warning signage at public boat launches) and is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/23/management-invasive-species