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NYC Finances Remain Strong But Out-Year Budget Gaps Have Grown
… New York City's economy is on pace to add more than 72,000 jobs in 2018 and the unemployment … intended to halt the deterioration of the subway system. How the MTA's next five-year capital program is funded could … go to: http://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt5-2019.pdf Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/nyc-finances-remain-strong-out-year-budget-gaps-have-grownDiNapoli Audit: Drivers for Disabled New Yorkers Drove with Suspended Licenses; Racked up Hundreds of Violations, Including Speeding Through School Zones
… DiNapoli. "Much more needs to be done to ensure the safety of the agency's disabled clients," DiNapoli said. "The … violations and driving histories to identify if employees need training, counseling, reassignment or dismissal. For … and driving histories to determine whether drivers need training, counseling, reassignment or dismissal. Create …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-drivers-disabled-new-yorkers-drove-suspended-licenses-racked-hundreds-violationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… expected preventive maintenance visits for closed circuit TV cameras and their affiliated monitors were not done. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… 2018 fee of $500 was being refunded. Ridgewood employed managerial employees’ family members in violation of its … Ensure that providers do not employ relatives of managerial employees. In response the audit findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-181
… Purpose To provide instructions to agencies for processing stipend increases for Graduate Students in GSEU. Affected Employees SUNY … Background Chapter 189 of the Laws of 2011 provides for 3% Stipend Increases effective 10/1/07 and 10/1/08 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-181-october-1-2007-and-october-1-2008-stipend-increasesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-345
… Worker Status Determinations - provides guidelines and procedures for determining if a worker should be treated … if there is no employee-employer relationship between CUNY and the person providing the service, the compensation is … the individual must be paid using the PayServ system and not the NYS Central Accounting System. The payment must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-345-payment-nonresident-alien-independent-contractors-providingComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… mission. Among the questionable expenses were payments for meetings, memberships in professional organizations, and … authority policy or lacked sufficient justification of the business need. NFTA lacked formal policies and procedures for … the costs for special events, memberships and gifts to business officials in another country. Rochester-Genesee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Loss of Federal Deductions in Trump Tax Plan Could Hurt New York's Middle Class Taxpayers
… deduction for state and local taxes, which has been part of the federal income tax since its inception in 1913, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-loss-federal-deductions-trump-tax-plan-could-hurt-new-yorks-middle-class-taxpayersSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… Objective To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New … 25 miles of the Statue of Liberty. The PANYNJ was created to promote and protect the commerce of the Port District and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceThe 80/20 Housing Program
… the 80/20 ratio. However, developers in New York City have opted to offer 15 percent of their designated low-income … available for other low-income parties. Key Findings Based on the rents charged and the regulatory agreements for our … 68 developments exceeded the income eligibility limits, in effect during the audit period, for an applicant to move into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/8020-housing-programArea #2 – IT Security Training and Awareness – Information Technology Governance
… A well-informed workforce is essential to securing electronic data and IT systems. Local governments … confidentiality of student, teacher or principal PII, and how employees can comply with those laws. There have been … harm or financial losses. They may have been fooled via social engineering scams 8 into providing their passwords, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-2-it-security-training-and-awarenessDiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… New York’s Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) … audit found significant deficiencies in the New York State Office of Mental Health’s (OMH) oversight of ESSHI, which was … chipped or peeling paint, and damaged or insufficient furniture. Missing Residents Auditors found two residents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellAudit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… on an advertising contract to promote economic development and tourism in New York state with no tangible results, … some effort to evaluate the effectiveness of the actual ads created. The efforts, however, only looked at whether a … groups had their perceptions changed after viewing the ads about doing business or visiting New York. When auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… the State. Each client who receives temporary housing in a certified shelter must take part in a Needs Assessment (Assessment) and the development of an … and return to self-sufficiency. Our prior audits focusing on shelter living conditions ( 2015-S-23 , issued February …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/15/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 2143
… taxes. The payment will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2 in Box 14 using code UTA (Uniform/Tool Allowance). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2143-2023-csea-tool-allowance-paymentDiNapoli: NYC Has Recovered Nearly All Private Sector Jobs Unevenly Across Sectors
… City has recovered 99.4% of private sector jobs it lost in the pandemic, but unevenly across key industries, according to an analysis released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The city’s … is good news,” DiNapoli said. “We are seeing strength in the securities, transportation and warehousing and office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-has-recovered-nearly-all-private-sector-jobs-unevenly-across-sectorsDiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… nonprofits, as well as household and worker assistance. Public health services were allocated 16% of the funds, … salaries and contractual services as well as supporting school-based public health services,and certain other ongoing costs of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryDiNapoli: State Should Improve Financial Literacy Efforts
… tools to manage their personal finances can help people be in a better position to weather both good times and bad,” … prevent personal financial crises among all generations. In a 2018 survey, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found that in New York: 28% of credit card holders made only the minimum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-should-improve-financial-literacy-effortsUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Bone and Joint, LLP
… Purpose To determine whether Long Island Bone and Joint, LLP waived … Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by United HealthCare … Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, participating local government, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-bone-and-joint-llpState Agencies Bulletin No. 647
… Background Recently, a binding arbitration award was made in accordance with section 209 of the Civil Service Law with … information with an Action Date of the date the process is run. Effective Date: 3/27/03 (Administration) 4/3/03 … The Action Date will change to the date the process is run. Job Data Incumbents of the positions will have rows …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/647-new-bargaining-unit-payroll-code-change-non-arbitration-eligible