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DiNapoli: Audit Finds False Elevator Inspections, Safety Hazards Overlooked
… the audit sample). Violations were missed or overlooked in 11 of the 12 elevators in the sample. Three non-DOB … terminated by his company for unprofessionalism. 6,741 (11 percent) of the 63,314 annual elevator inspections DOB … authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-false-elevator-inspections-safety-hazards-overlookedDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… a river, stream, lake or shoreline unfit for swimming or fishing, and can also impact drinking water supplies. Across … Infrastructure Act of 2017 authorized an investment of $2.5 billion in clean water and drinking water infrastructure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1621
… for entering SRA and TDA deductions to ensure compliance with contribution limits. Affected CUNY Employees Employees … contribution limit of $27,500 in 2018. CUNY participants with deduction codes 400, 403, & 413 are not eligible to … must update the General Deduction page in accordance with the instructions below. Note: Agencies must not begin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1621-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaOpinion 93-28
… (CHIPs moneys subject to section 284 agreement) HIGHWAY LAW, §§10-c, 284: Consolidated Local Highway Assistance … superintendent pursuant to section 284 of the Highway Law. You ask whether moneys received pursuant to section 10-c of the Highway Law are subject to the agreement between the town board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 96-7
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties … You ask whether several fire districts may join together in an advertising campaign for the purpose of recruiting … agreements. Subdivision one of section 119-o provides, in relevant part, that ". . . municipal corporations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7DiNapoli: $1 Million in License Plate Contributions Sit Unused by State
… put to use any of the money generated through distinctive license plates and a license application check-off box to support New York’s organ … then jumped to more than $124,000 when the $1 license application check-off box was instituted in 2009. … put to use any of the money generated through distinctive license plates and a license application checkoff box to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-1-million-license-plate-contributions-sit-unused-stateSelected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process
… assessors input data into DOF’s Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) system to collect property-related … be compromised. 93 (39 percent) of 237 Global Changes and mass updates in the CAMA system did not include the User ID … code) in CAMA. Also, for 25 of 237 Global Changes and mass updates in CAMA, there was no record of the official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-processDiNapoli: NYC Remains on Solid Ground but Budget Risks Need to be Managed
… 2019 and its associated financial plan project a surplus of $2.6 billion in the current fiscal year, ending on June 30, which will be … peak. More jobs were added in the boroughs outside of Manhattan than in any other expansion. The city’s … 2019 and its associated financial plan project a surplus of $26 billion in the current fiscal year ending on June 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-nyc-remains-solid-ground-budget-risks-need-be-managedComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrest of former New York City Council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly … straw donations and stealing thousands of dollars in New York City public matching funds during Alvarez's unsuccessful …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateOpinion 2003-1
… Opns St Comp No. 91-10, p 24), unless the petition, in the case of an article 12 district, or the notice of hearing, in the case of an article 12-A district, states that the costs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 89-9
… LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation of Employees (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §1310: A municipality may pay the unclaimed wages of a deceased employee who died intestate to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9DiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… emergency management coordination left people living in group homes at risk during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, … from COVID-19, and more than 13,000 contracted the virus in its residential programs from March 2020 to April 2022. … emergency management coordination left people living in group homes at risk during the onset of the COVID19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Needs Plan to Meet Future Costs
… the New York State Thruway Authority will continue to face fiscal challenges, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … that its current revenue structure may not be sufficient to cover ongoing and future capital needs. “The Thruway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-thruway-authority-needs-plan-meet-future-costsDiNapoli: NYC Spending Priorities Shifted During Pandemic
… an increase of $94 million for initiatives such as waste export and recycling, an organics program, public space cleaning and snow removal when compared to the pre-pandemic budget plan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nyc-spending-priorities-shifted-during-pandemicDiNapoli: New York State is Home to 4.4 Million Immigrants, Second Only to California
… Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. The report found that the highest concentration of immigrants within New York state is … has been welcoming refugees through the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees for 35 years, 16,000 refugees to … contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to promote openness in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-new-york-state-home-44-million-immigrants-second-only-californiaOversight of Child Protective Services
… and received roughly 300,000 calls annually for the 2 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Calls decreased to just … but are not limited to, those related to children 18 years of age or older and children residing outside of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesDiNapoli: Majority of Contracts with Not-For-Profit Organizations Still Approved Late
… half of all agencies reporting contracts as late as 90 to 100 percent of the time, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … in the timeliness of contract approvals, more needs to be done so delays are avoided and taxpayers don't foot the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-majority-contracts-not-profit-organizations-still-approved-lateDiNapoli: External Risks Threaten NYC Budget
… Slower economic growth and proposed federal and state actions present potential risks to the city's budget, … Slower economic growth and proposed federal and state actions present potential risks to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-external-risks-threaten-nyc-budgetReport File Transactions (File Upload) – Enhanced Reporting
… In the enhanced report file, you report employee information through transactions. There are … application to Retirement Online when you submit your report file. You can also hire a NYSLRS-eligible employee … The report file contains rows of transactions Transactions report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/report-file-transactions-file-uploadDiNapoli: State Education Employment Program For New Yorkers With Disabilities Falling Short
… meet the deadlines for eligibility determinations (60 days after the application date), finalization of IPEs (90 days after eligibility date), or annual reviews of IPEs, … selected and reviewed 200 participants’ case files from April 2017 to December 2020 and found: 27 had late …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-state-education-employment-program-new-yorkers-disabilities-falling-short