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Opinion 97-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (remodeling and … department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to make reasonable expenditures to remodel and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Selected Aspects of the Paratransit Call Center Operations
… MTA-New York City Transit’s Paratransit Call Center was in compliance with the terms of its contract, and if not, … benefit corporation that provides transportation services in and around the New York City metropolitan area. One of the … The contract was signed on December 18, 2012 and remains in effect for five years at an estimated cost of $152.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/03/selected-aspects-paratransit-call-center-operationsPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… Purpose To determine whether firms that were issued a Certificate of Tax Credit met the eligibility requirements … firms in targeted industries. To receive the credits, over a 10-year period, the firms must create and maintain specific … We note, however, that ESD’s internal auditors reported similar findings more than three years ago, at which time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… was instead redirected to a non-profit corporation called NY 4 Life, which Wills controlled. Wills withdrew the money … The $21,000 was part of a $33,000 grant provided to NY 4 Life from the New York State Office of Children and … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenState Agencies Bulletin No. 286
… Purpose This bulletin updates Payroll Bulletin 201 in relation to the processing and taxation of educational … educational assistance benefits are the same in 2001 as they were last year. In general, job-related educational assistance benefits are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/286-educational-assistance-benefitsDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… from them didn’t always go to crime victims, with some funds languishing for years, according to a review of more … up their efforts to make sure that victims are getting the funds they deserve.” Restitution is court-ordered … payments to the victims who can be located and transfer unclaimed money to the undisbursed restitution account when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsDiNapoli: Port Authority Falling Short of Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act
… face challenges and limited access at some facilities run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey … people with disabilities should be able to participate in the same day-to-day activities as everyone else, but the … face challenges and limited access at some facilities run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey PANYNJ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-port-authority-falling-short-compliance-americans-disabilities-actComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… buyouts totaling $81,189, auditors determined that 16 were inaccurate, for a net underpayment of $7,397. … After adding back unused appropriated fund balances each year and the excessive tax certiorari reserve balance as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1DiNapoli: New York City Job Growth Continues to Set Records
… 212,800 in 2019. Job growth in the social assistance sector was particularly strong in the past two years, with … when the current job expansion began. Nonetheless, the sector added 211,200 jobs between 2009 and 2019, the most of … state's 160,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-new-york-city-job-growth-continues-set-recordsDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… in earnest as the state Department of Health can do much more to save taxpayer dollars.” The New York State … to people who are chronically ill or disabled. Medicaid pays MLTC plans monthly managed care premiums and, in return, … for recipients who had comprehensive TPHI. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… than two years. For nine of 56 cases reviewed that DOL’s system indicated were closed and paid, auditors could not … (MTA) Capital Construction: All-Agency Contract Evaluation System (2019-S-14) MTA Capital Construction did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1906
… explain how chartfield strings will be charged for fiscal year 2021-2022. Affected Employees Employees with line number … Position Pool IDs will be charged automatically to fiscal year 2021-2022 based on the rollover of the position pools. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1906-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2021-2022DiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… held just over $2 billion at the end of the last fiscal year, a little more than a third of their authorized levels. … of General Fund spending, at 2.8 percent in state fiscal year (SFY) 2018-19, are well under the national median of 7.5 … emergency. More recently, in state fiscal years SFY 2015-16 through 2017-18 when revenues were growing and the state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… “The State Education Department should work with state and local entities to ensure resources to address the problem are … can support the mental health of all students. With the stakes so high, the department should act quickly to avert further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $194.3 Billion
… fiscal year. Employer contribution rates are determined by investment results over a multi-year period along with … staff, including Comptroller DiNapoli and the Fund’s Chief Investment Officer Anastasia Titarchuk, concluded that “The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-1943-billionDiNapoli: NYC Needs to Develop Comprehensive Plan to Manage Pandemic-Battered Finances
… from Past Recessions: Borrowing for Operations Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-nyc-needs-develop-comprehensive-plan-manage-pandemic-battered-financesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The board also did not audit district claims prior to payment and conduct an annual audit of the treasurer’s … Town officials did not always use a competitive process to procure goods and services. Officials did not develop … were communicated confidentially to officials. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… not maximize Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. The district … were submitted and reimbursed. Claims were not submitted for 1,251 eligible services totaling $26,637. Had these … supported. ECA disbursements were properly accounted for. The faculty auditor did not adhere to the district’s ECA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0All-Agency Contract Evaluation System
… with subsequent evaluations conducted twice a year. This shall continue through completion of the work or … not done for two contractors. Both contractors went one year without ACEs, even though they are required to be conducted twice per year. In both situations, the contractors would have received …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/04/all-agency-contract-evaluation-systemDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… the state received in federal spending in federal fiscal year 2019. “In what has become a familiar and troubling story … paid and spending received in New York fluctuates from year to year, but has remained consistently negative in analyses of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washington