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DiNapoli: Governor Cuomo's Proposed Budget Continues Fiscal Progress
… are projected to rise 5.7 percent, a noticeable increase from the 3.8 percent estimated for the current … spending may be difficult to adjust and are projected to increase faster than 2 percent. While the Executive Budget … Affordable Care Act. State Operating Funds spending would increase by 1.7 percent to $92 billion; Projects that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-governor-cuomos-proposed-budget-continues-fiscal-progressXI.2.H Multiyear Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… on the basis of a fixed contract term (e.g. three years) plus one or more annual (or other periodic) renewals … the approval of the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), if such approval was required for the original … five years may only occur in limited circumstances with OSC concurrence. If a contract term longer than five years is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2h-multiyear-contractsNY's Balance of Payments With Washington Remains Positive for Now, but Federal Actions Could Drastically Change State's Financial Picture
… fiscal year (FFY) 2023 on a per capita basis, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … payments, after a long history of sending more tax dollars to Washington than it receives back. For every tax dollar paid to Washington in FFY 2023, the state received $1.06 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/nys-balance-payments-washington-remains-positive-now-federal-actions-could-drastically-change-statesDiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… General Eric Schneiderman announced the jury conviction of New York City Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Queens) following … eleven-day trial that resulted in a guilty verdict on five of six counts related to Will's theft of approximately … was instead redirected to a non-profit corporation called NY 4 Life, which Wills controlled. Wills withdrew the money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeFormer Treasurer of Putnam Engine & Hose Co. of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $38,000
… of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and George P. Beach II, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-treasurer-putnam-engine-hose-co-port-chester-volunteer-fire-dept-pleads-guilty-embezzling-moreRevenue Enhancement Ideas: Cash Management for Local Governments and School Districts
… the year. Conduct more frequent cash flow analyses if your local government or school district is experiencing fiscal … and other balances that could be invested longer term in investments allowable by law. Accelerate Collection and … Earnings Following prudent yet effective investment strategies can improve cash inflow and even reduce costs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/revenue-enhancement-ideas-cash-management-local-governments-and-school-districtsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Theft of Cash, Questionable Spending by Minetto Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief
… with the fire company’s money,” said DiNapoli. “Residents trust public officials to safeguard their tax dollars and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-theft-cash-questionable-spending-minetto-volunteer-fire-dept-chiefDiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… conductors to charge overtime for tasks such as washing up for work, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … System, did not have a requirement for conductors to sign out manually, so there was not an accurate record of … that Metro-North: Require conductors to electronically sign in and out; Monitor time and attendance records; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsDiNapoli Presses Companies on Political Disclosure
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), today … proposals seeking the same disclosure from eight more of the Fund’s portfolio companies, including Duke Energy … political spending and are expected to be the subject of shareholder votes at the companies’ annual meetings this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-presses-companies-political-disclosureDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Allegedly Stole Over $450K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… been brought to justice and we will seek full restitution. I thank U.S. Attorney Buchanan and the Social Security … defraud the Social Security Administration,” Ennis said. “I thank the New York Office of the State Comptroller for … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-georgia-woman-allegedly-stole-over-450k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsDiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… faltered at the start, with New York being the last state in the country to distribute funds. Improvements, including … and application problems hampering it, but renters living in public housing have not yet received funds from it and … most of the funding (81.2%), followed by residents in Suffolk County (2.9%), Westchester County (2.7%) and Erie …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startDiNapoli Moves State Pension Fund Toward Net Zero Target, Restricts Investments in Oil Sands Companies
… investments that face significant climate risk. Last year, DiNapoli’s review of coal companies led to the Fund’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-moves-state-pension-fund-toward-net-zero-target-restricts-investments-oil-sands-companiesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not properly segregated. One employee had almost complete control of the cash receipt function, without adequate … Village of Galway – Claims Processing (Saratoga County) Internal controls over claims processing were adequate to … does not audit claims prior to the treasurer releasing payment. District officials do not have adequate assurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer Who Embezzled Funds to Bankroll Personal Business
… and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the sentencing of Gail E. Cesternino, the former West Ghent … for her personal sales business. This guilty plea is the result of a joint investigation conducted by the State … the Attorney General’s Public Integrity Bureau. This case is the latest joint investigation under Attorney General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-west-ghent-volunteer-fire-companyComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… The board has not established a computer use policy for employees to define appropriate user behavior or … to ensure the security of the District’s IT system. For example, the treasurer has administrative rights to the … software application, which creates the opportunity for the manipulation and concealment of transactions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… expenditures by a total of more than $15 million for fiscal years 2013-14 through 2015-16. The district also … School officials did not obtain the required quotes for six vendors paid $112,611. Although the invoices examined were for appropriate school purposes, when officials do not seek …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $46,000 Theft of Public Funds
… funds, much of which he spent on gambling at upstate casinos, according to audits and an investigation by New York … public funds much of which he spent on gambling at upstate casinos according to audits and an investigation by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-pleads-guilty-46000-theft-public-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , Sherrill City School District and the Solvay Union Free School District . "In an era of limited resources and … procedures in the charter and bylaws were followed and at times allowed the board chair to control all aspects of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Attica Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-127)
… officials transferred more than $1.7 million of surplus funds from the general fund to the debt service fund from … policy or plan for establishing, funding and using reserve funds. Develop and implement a plan for using the excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-127Lackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… over $12.4 million. The District had an unexpended surplus funds deficit of $1.4 million at the end of the 2012-13 … District will have exhausted all its unexpended surplus funds, a slight timing difference in cash inflows and … Develop a realistic plan to accumulate unexpended surplus funds, within the legal limit, so that the District is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/lackawanna-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-119