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State Comptroller DiNapoli: Costs Will Climb for Municipal Landfills

… amounts as low as $23,000 for the town of Arietta (Hamilton County) to $34 million for the town of Brookhaven … city of Albany, increased fees charged by its recycling firm are going to cost the city an estimated $400,000 per … lower revenue-sharing payments for recyclables from the firm operating its recycling center and the firm has …

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DiNapoli: Fire Department Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Public Funds

… two counts of grand larceny in the third degree (class D felony), 42 counts of forgery in the first degree (class C felony) and two counts of falsifying business records in the first degree (class E felony) for allegedly stealing nearly $50,000 in public …

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DiNapoli: Fiscal Stress May be Looming for Glens Falls

… The report, part of DiNapoli’s fiscal stress initiative, is the latest in a series of fiscal profiles on municipalities across the … Buffalo, Colonie, Elmira, Gloversville, Middletown, Niagara Falls, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Rye, Salamanca, …

DiNapoli: Scores Reveal Fiscal Stress Continues for Certain Communities

… 16) and 8 percent of those in the Mid-Hudson region (10 of 123) listed; and  More than two dozen municipalities failed …

DiNapoli: Farms Generate $4.8 Billion for New York's Economy

… $2.7 billion in sales in 2017, more than half of the total for all agricultural products. The state's production of milk … produced in the nation and its volume of concord grapes for juice ranked second, with production nearly doubling from … who are an important part of the agricultural workforce. For more details on agriculture in New York, visit the report …

Alternatives For Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual

… To determine whether the costs reported by Alternatives For Children (Alternatives) on its Consolidated Fiscal … The audit covered expenses reported on Alternatives’ CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, and certain expenses …

Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys - Payroll (2018M-139)

… during the audit period. … Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys Payroll 2018M139 …

Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses (Follow-Up)

… audit report Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses (Report 2017-S-14 ). About the Program The Department of Labor (Department) is responsible for enforcing the requirements of Section 167 of the New York … to as the Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses Law (Law).  Effective July 2009, the Law limits …

DiNapoli: Farms Generated $5.7 Billion for New York Economy

… New York state farms generated $5.7 billion in revenue in 2017, … billions of dollars in sales, provide jobs and enhance our quality of life. But farmers face challenges including … climate and disrupted trade relations. We need to build on our previous actions to make sure that agriculture can thrive …

State Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders

… State law additionally prohibits payment for procedures or supplies to treat ED for registered sex offenders. In 2011, … enrolled in their plans can get and to determine their medical necessity. Auditors found that did not always happen. … patients who did not have such diagnoses listed on their medical claims submitted up to six months before receiving …

DiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains at Two Percent for 2020

… Property tax levy growth for local governments with fiscal years that close on Dec. 31 will be capped at 2 percent for the 2020 fiscal year, according to State Comptroller … P. DiNapoli. This figure affects the tax cap calculations for all counties, towns, fire districts, 44 cities and 10 …

DiNapoli: Special Education Contractor Convicted for $2 Million Fraud

… by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara, was sentenced today to 24 months incarceration and ordered to pay $2,151,318 in restitution and forfeit another $1,924,318.  “Cheon Park enriched himself …

Bradford Fire Co. Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Public Funds

… P. DiNapoli announced the arrest of Bradford Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer Sherry Hamilton. She was charged with … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …

Medicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services

… whether Medicaid overpayments were made to hospitals for mechanical ventilation services reported on APR-DRG (All … may cause Medicaid’s payment to the hospital to increase. For the period of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018, Medicaid paid over $522 million to hospitals for 4,874 inpatient APR-DRG claims that included an ICD …

Annual Assessment of Market Orders for 2015 and 2016

To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and Markets had adequate procedures in place during the audit period to accurately report its assessable expenses related to its administration of

DiNapoli Finds Slow Property Tax Growth for Local Governments

… report also found that total local sales tax collections grew by $739 million, or 5.2 percent from 2012 to 2013, …

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Jump for Third Year

… sales tax collections continued to climb in 2018, growing for the third year in a row, according to a  report  released … year-over-year increase at 6.8 percent, the strongest for the region since 2011. The North Country had the second … have typically been robust over the past several years. For the 57 counties outside of New York City, collections …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Launches Academy for Local Government Officials

… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has launched a new Academy for New York State Local Officials that will provide an … Local Government and School Accountability, increases the number of classroom training sessions and web-based seminars … not easy on a limited budget. We can help. Our new Academy for New York State Local Officials is a smart, cost-effective …