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DiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program
… Common Retirement Fund (Fund) committed $1.3 billion to two funds as part of its Sustainable Investments and Climate … Fund The New York State Common Retirement Fund is one of the largest public pension funds in the United States. … State Common Retirement Fund Fund committed $13 billion to two funds as part of its Sustainable Investments and Climate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-13-billion-sustainable-investment-programDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap to Remain at Two Percent
For the second year in a row property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 2 percent according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-remain-two-percentDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Growth to Remain Below Two Percent
… officials will need to plan around a tax cap below two percent,”said DiNapoli. “My audits have shown some school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-growth-remain-below-two-percentState Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Indictment of Former NYU Director of Finance for $3.5M Fraud
… an approximately $3.5 million 6-year fraud relating to two New York University (“NYU”) programs. TAPPE used her … ultimately routed $3.3 million to bank accounts held by two shell companies TAPPE created, using some of the funds … charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count of Money Laundering in the First Degree, one count …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-indictment-former-nyu-director-finance-35mDiNapoli Report Examines Troubling Child Poverty Trends
… across the state, including a child poverty rate that is one of the worst in the nation and alarmingly high in some … Child Poverty and COVID Relief The U.S. Census Bureau has two methods of measuring poverty: the OPM and the … to live in poverty, and the fact that nearly one of every two children in Rochester do – along with so many others in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-report-examines-troubling-child-poverty-trendsCity of Long Beach - Payments for Unused Leave Accruals (2019M-68)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Assess whether payments to certain City officers and employees for unused … Key Findings The City approved $6 million in separation payments to 43 City officers and employees, of which $513,925 in payments to 10 individuals appear inconsistent with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/12/11/city-long-beach-payments-unused-leave-accruals-2019m-68Elwood Union Free School District – Electronic Transfers (2014M-133)
… documentation of transactions. We found no evidence that two people from the District were involved in the processing … 47 of 98 transfers processed, totaling $12.8 million, from two of the four banks that processed electronic transfers. … for each transaction. Segregate duties to ensure that no one person can both initiate and approve electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/11/elwood-union-free-school-district-electronic-transfers-2014m-133State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… recommendations from the initial audit, H+H implemented two and partially implemented one; three recommendations were not implemented. Department … improper payments. Of the report’s six recommendations, two were implemented, three were partially implemented and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… the 23 projects' sites and did a more detailed review of one project, the Induction Loop project (estimated to cost … to a labor union representative. Auditors also found two Transit supervisors were paid excessive and questionable … and questionable travel expenses totaling $12,446 for two employees. The travel reimbursements for these two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority – Cash Receipts (2016M-360)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Authority’s internal controls over cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/11/25/dutchess-county-water-and-wastewater-authority-cash-receipts-2016m-360NYS Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker, and NYS Police: Former Addison Official to Be Sentenced to Prison and Will Forfeit State Pension After Million Dollar Public Corruption Conviction
… Ms. Stone demonstrates the vital collaborative work of our law enforcement partners focused on the same goal; holding … who retired in March 2023, will forgo her monthly pension payment of $1,920. DiNapoli’s office began an audit of the … which was not authorized by the board. The board stopped payment on the check before she was able to cash it. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-nys-police-former-addisonEagle Matt Lee Fire Company Number One Inc. – Financial Operations (2012M-213)
The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over the Companys financial operations for the period April 1 2011 to June 13 2012
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/01/11/eagle-matt-lee-fire-company-number-one-inc-financial-operations-2012m-213DiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband
… broadband available in their neighborhood, but more than one million, or 13.8%, of households do not have access or a … rural areas where there are currently no providers or only one option for service . The state should look to the future … provides a $50 per-month subscription subsidy and a one-time discount on a computing device. State leaders should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadbandDiNapoli: New York's Labor Force Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic and Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
… New York’s labor force is one of the nation’s largest, but it decreased by 1% between … Tier (-12.6%) and the North Country (-10.2%). New York was one of the first states impacted by COVID-19 and had a … of the U.S. Its unemployment rate was 9.9% in 2020, nearly two percentage points higher than the rest of the nation. By …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-yorks-labor-force-decreased-sharply-during-pandemic-and-remains-below-pre-pandemic-peakXII.7.D Expedite Requests – XII. Expenditures
… standard business process is to approve vouchers within two business days after agencies have entered the vouchers in … expedite process may result in a vendor receiving payment one day earlier than the normal business process. Process and … standard business process is to approve vouchers within two business days after agencies have entered the vouchers in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7d-expedite-requestsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and wages were always paid accurately. As a result, two employees were paid rates inconsistent with Board … or collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), resulting in one employee receiving additional compensation of $4,940 and … or CBA provisions, which resulted in one employee accruing two additional sick days and one employee not being credited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… the privilege to obtain a license of drivers who did not pay. However, the DMV needs to improve its internal controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… at 8 shelters; Trash piled in a children’s play area at one shelter; Repairs to walls and ceilings made with plastic sheeting or garbage bags and duct tape at two shelters; One shelter with 143 residents and only four … had only 29 of 32 approved full-time equivalent staff; two single adult shelters had inadequate night shift coverage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureTown of Webb – Audit Follow-Up (2018M-188-F)
… corrective action. Of the five audit recommendations, two recommendations were partially implemented, two recommendations were not implemented and one recommendation is no longer applicable. … The purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-webb-audit-follow-2018m-188-fVillage of Johnson City – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-16)
… (14 selected employees and all six elected officials), two employees or 14 percent of employees tested did not … 30 seasonal workers were excluded from SHP Training and one of the two SHP Trainings provided by the Village did not include all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/08/25/village-johnson-city-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-16