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DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… A total of 23 local governments in New York state were designated in fiscal stress for local fiscal years ending (FYE) in 2024, up from 14 a year ago, with increases in each … Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Finds Increase in Entities Designated in Stress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresUnexpected Delays and Events
… It extends from three major New York City terminals – Penn Station, Manhattan; Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn; and … public via phone, web, customer email, tweet, postings on station message boards and displays, MTA’s Train Time phone … LIRR. The tracks and tunnels used by the LIRR from Penn Station in Manhattan to Sunnyside in Queens are owned, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/27/unexpected-delays-and-eventsEnforcement of the Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… of 50 percent, to the monthly rent or carrying charge. Payment of surcharges is a legal obligation. It is important …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisionsDiNapoli: 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-overlookedHomeownership Rates in New York
… York, that dream appears unattainable for a large share of the population: New York has the lowest homeownership rate … with only 53.6 percent owning a home in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 65.8 percent nationally. For New York, … majority of housing stock in all other New York counties. 5 FIGURE 3 – Homeownership Rates by County, 2020 Source: US …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkCapital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Claims Auditing (2015M-197)
… Saratoga, Schenectady and Schoharie Counties and the City School District of Albany. It is governed by a 10-member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2015/10/16/capital-region-board-cooperative-educational-services-boces-claims-auditing-2015mStockbridge Valley Central School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2014M-327)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s internal controls over payroll and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/01/16/stockbridge-valley-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accrualsSchenectady Municipal Housing Authority – Payroll (2014M-223)
… $9.1 million. Key Findings Officials have designed and implemented appropriate procedures establishing employee … procedures to ensure that employees were paid salaries and wages to which they were entitled. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2014/09/12/schenectady-municipal-housing-authority-payroll-2014m-223Identifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City (2021-N-2) 180-Day Response
To determine if the New York City Administration for Children’s Services and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development identify, report on, and provide services for victims of child sex trafficking and those at risk of child sex trafficking. The audit covered the period from Ja
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21n2-response2.pdfOpinion 88-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. FEES -- Refund (refund by county treasurer of 2% cash bail fee) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties … is required to refund the fee prescribed in section 99m of the General Municipal Law where the defendant in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31State Contract and Payment Actions in January
… under the Child Care Stabilization Grant to childcare providers to help cover unexpected business costs associated … Department of Civil Service $324.2 million to CaremarkPCS Health LLC to provide pharmacy benefit services for the … for assistance with the Health Benefit Exchange, including insurance enrollment and call center operations. $1.6 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryState Contract and Payment Actions in November
… New York $11.5 million with Complete Book and Media Supply LLC for online books, media and publication subscriptions. … Department of Health $4.3 million with GlaxoSmithKline LLC for pediatric vaccines. $1.2 million with Public … Oswego, Otsego and St. Lawrence counties. $9.3 million to 26 localities for revenue collected related to licensing fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberDiNapoli: New York on Stronger Financial Footing
… long-term structural budget balance. When the Financial Plan is updated I hope there will be more definition on how … results in 2.8 percent projected spending growth from State Operating Funds for SFY 2014-15 instead of the … actual spending growth. Spending of $589.5 million from a settlement with JPMorgan will be paid out of a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-new-york-stronger-financial-footingDiNapoli Releases Upper Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… said New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat. “I am very glad to see that, as State Comptroller DiNapoli’s report … report also makes clear that we still have much more to do to reduce an unemployment rate that remains higher than … "If we want our small businesses and our neighborhoods to do well economically, we must develop new economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-releases-upper-manhattan-economic-snapshotDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2015
… ensures that costs are reasonable, the playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-may-2015State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… appropriated fund balances in the general, water and sewer funds. In addition, the board maintained unreasonable levels of fund balance in these funds that ranged between 29 percent and 128 percent of … determined that had the supervisor invested available funds in a financial institution with higher available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsApproved State Contracts and Payments
… clinical services, including $816,000 with Fastaff LLC, $809,000 with Worldwide Travel Staffing Limited and … for 20,000 corporate and other refunds. $31.8 million for 26,000 property tax freeze credits. Department of Agriculture … Court System $16 million to The Legal Aid Society for Law Guardian Attorney for the Child program, Legal Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-350
… Increases. Affected Employees : Eligible employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … SG, SK, SN, SR, SY, S9 and 87) provides for an increase in Location Pay effective April 1, 2025 for employees located in the City of New York and the Counties of Nassau, Rockland, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-350-april-2025-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-increasesDiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… schools. The act requires school districts to establish a code of conduct, mandates training and instruction for … districts, the department has not reviewed or verified what it has collected or monitored school districts’ … submitting building plans to local law enforcement, SED does not have any assurance that this requirement is being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planning