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DiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… consider possible expansion of revenue streams from gaming, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … balance between reliance on revenue generated from gaming activities and problem gambling. “The lottery … are down this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Gaming Commission is studying ways to boost revenues going …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingDiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems
… At least 20 percent of the publicly owned sewer systems in New York state were not reporting overflow events or registered with the electronic notification system … Two laws related to wastewater discharges protect New York’s natural resources and the health of its residents: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsOversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program
… bags, and preparing their own meals. DFTA is the City agency primarily responsible for addressing public policy and … process, which may include DFTA’s consideration of the provider’s past performance – a criterion that was included … results of these evaluations are recorded in a procurement portal, PASSPort. This information can be used during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/20/oversight-home-delivered-meals-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1277
… lifeguard titles of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Staten Island Developmental … Unit (PSNU) who are included in Bargaining Unit 68 and meet the eligibility criteria. 001269 – Lifeguard 001270 … Increases will be paid using the following effective dates and check dates: Effective Dates Year Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1277-retroactive-general-salary-increases-psnu-employees-lifeguard-titlesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-247
… 2017 Salary Increase for Bargaining Units 86, 87, 88 and CT, and provide instructions for payments not processed … Non-Judicial Employees Bargaining Units 86, 88, CT Civil Service Employees Association Bargaining Unit 87 … and Unrepresented employees in Bargaining Units 86, 88 and CT. The Administrative Order of the Chief Administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-247-april-2017-retroactive-salary-increases-bargaining-units-86-87CUNY Bulletin No. CU-346
… (The 2007 academic calendar contract is 77 days: 14 days at old rate and 63 at new rate. 63/77 = 81.81818% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-346-salary-increases-employees-represented-professional-staffDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… more than $236,000 from various social welfare programs and almost $325,000 in state unemployment insurance (UI). The … the eligibility of jail inmates for welfare payments, and by a combination of potential fraud and delays providing the state Department of Labor (DOL) with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsPreventing Inappropriate and Excessive Costs in the New York State Health Insurance Program
… The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the State … is one of the nation’s largest public sector health insurance programs. NYSHIP covers over 1.2 million active and … The New York State Health Insurance Program administered by the State Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/09/preventing-inappropriate-and-excessive-costs-new-york-state-health-insurance-programComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Fourth and Final Guilty Plea in Monroe Co. Bid-Rigging Case
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea … with others to rig the bidding process for multi-million dollar public works contracts in Monroe County. Lynch today … in Restraint of Trade and Competition in violation of General Business Law §§ 340 and 341, also known as New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-fourth-and-final-guilty-plea-monroe-co-bid-riggingState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… New York City's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) should improve … to protect those children, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Children in … are supposed to be documented as progress notes in CONNECTIONS – a statewide computer system for recording child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDiNapoli: New York City Projects Surplus in 2017 Despite Slower Tax Collections
… through 2020, but the sale has been repeatedly delayed and market conditions remain unsettled as the result of the rapid … government spending and more than 50,000 state contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-city-projects-surplus-2017-despite-slower-tax-collectionsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… entitled to for more than four months. On Nov. 1, 2012, the board appointed Johnson as interim … salary increased to $210,000 per year, which is equal to 26 biweekly payments of about $8,077. However, her biweekly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… Not Call unit and decides whether to move forward with a case or close it, had been vacant for approximately 18 months … status. Instead, they maintained multiple spreadsheets of case-related information. In reviewing Do Not Call statistics …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredDiNapoli: State Must Make Progress on Monitoring Drinking Water Contaminants
The state Department of Health DOH should continue to improve how it informs the public of potential hazards in public drinking water systems and ensure proper actions are being taken to protect residents according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-state-must-make-progress-monitoring-drinking-water-contaminantsDiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… A review of six Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Many of the problems were tied to MTA’s failure to follow its own … latest approved capital program, with an original budget of $29.57 billion. After previous additions, the program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delaysEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms
… would be read and images would be taken of the front and rear of the vehicle (to capture the license plates). E-ZPass … captures up to six images per vehicle (two front and four rear); however, the E-ZPass New York Customer Service Center (NYCSC) accepts only two (one front and one rear). The vendor capturing the images selects the “best” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/11/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firmsDiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… The State Education Department (SED) has agreed to improve its enforcement of the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) after a state audit found schools failed to report numerous cases of violent and disruptive incidents … The State Education Department SED has agreed to improve its enforcement of the Safe Schools Against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… form he does not date the signature; thus there is no way to determine whether the certification was completed … help ensure all claims are properly audited and approved before payment. The board appointed a claims auditor to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsMedicaid Program - Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection
… Investigation Units to detect, prevent, and follow up on instances of fraud and abuse. Our audit covered the period … premium payment for each enrollee. In 2014, New York State’s Medicaid claim costs totaled more than $51 billion, … managed care accounted for just 8 percent of New York State Medicaid expenditures. By 2013, managed care’s share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/15/medicaid-program-medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detectionFinal Average Earnings
… calculation — you don’t need to contact us. The new law does not apply to members who retired before the dates above. … receive a retroactive payment from your employer, it could affect your FAE. When we calculate your FAE at retirement, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/final-average-earnings