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State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York City’s Preliminary Budget
… of the pandemic and the long road back to normal. Today, in releasing its preliminary 2022 budget, the city took … drop. We have not seen property tax collections decline in more than 20 years and never at these levels. … city’s largest and most stable resource, but weaknesses in the real estate market could impact this revenue for years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-preliminary-budgetDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… of Education Office of Inspector General (ED OIG), Eastern Region, announced today that Syracuse City School … U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General’s Eastern Regional Office. “The OIG will continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecardsXVI.1 Financial Reporting Overview – XVI. Financial Reporting
… reports for the public and the Legislature in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as … reports for the public and the Legislature in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles GAAP as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi1-financial-reporting-overviewCreating Healthy Schools and Communities Program
… and Communities Program (CHSC) were appropriate and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant … for physical activity and improve nutrition for people in high-need communities. The combined total value of the 26 … a judgmental sample of $212,640 out of their $427,798 in contractual service and program material expenses and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/02/12/creating-healthy-schools-and-communities-programSelected Aspects of the All-Agency Contractor Evaluation System at Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, New York City Transit, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
… is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contractor Evaluation (ACE) … from January 2016 to March 2020. About the Program In 1997, MTA implemented the ACE system, a performance … contractor is party to a new contract (either alone or in a joint venture). Issues with Unsatisfactory or repeated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/16/selected-aspects-all-agency-contractor-evaluation-system-long-island-rail-road-metro-northSales Tax Vendor Registration Practices
… tax vendors, including those with no physical presence in the State, have done so. The audit covered vendors with a … and imposed by localities and range from 3% to 4.875%, and in the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District at … The use tax is imposed on taxable items or services used in New York when a sales tax has not been paid. Under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/14/sales-tax-vendor-registration-practicesReview of Advance Contract Payments
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether the New York State Education Department (SED) monitors their contractors’ performance to ensure they expended the advanced funds in accordance with … Our office examined certain advance payments made pursuant to grant contracts or agreements (contracts) by SED during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/15/review-advance-contract-paymentsOversight of Waste Tire Site Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees
… 1, 2013 to March 31, 2018, DEC received approximately $135 million from waste tire management and recycling fees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/29/oversight-waste-tire-site-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-feesDiNapoli: School District Budget Voter Participation More Than Tripled During COVID-19 Lockdown
… We need to embrace smart actions like this to help New Yorkers engage on issues critical in their communities.” … a “zero-growth” contingency budget, and one district (East Ramapo Central School District) opted to go directly to a … also found that the number of votes cast for Western New York’s budgets grew fastest, quadrupling between the two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-school-district-budget-voter-participation-more-tripled-during-covid-19-lockdownElection Form for Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, and Deputy Sheriffs 20 Year Retirement Plan with Additional 1/60 Under Article 14-B Sections 552 and 553 (RS5498-A)
NYSLRS election form for only Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, or Deputy Sheriffs directly engaged in criminal law enforcement 50 percent or more of the time.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5498-a.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Charged in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… from the Fire Department. He was arraigned this morning in Croton-on-Hudson Village Court before Justice Sam Watkins. … toward restitution. Munson is charged with Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as a Crime of Public Corruption, a class B felony, and Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony. He was arraigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… agencies and the public about sex offenders residing in New York’s communities. It contains information such as the offender’s name, age, exact address, employment address, photograph and … departments across the state – county sheriff’s offices in Broome, Cayuga, Oneida, Ontario, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… ended the last year with the largest General Fund balance in recent years, but continues to face real fiscal … add to our reserves, leaving the state with little cushion in the event of an economic downturn." The $170.3 billion … of the $9.4 billion General Fund balance from SFY 2017-18 in the current fiscal year, and that General Fund reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plansDiNapoli: Clerk Pocketed Thousands in Fines
… Norfolk justice court clerk misappropriated nearly $10,000 in court fees paid by defendants. “Ms. Dillon was entrusted … thousands of those dollars and falsifying records in a vain attempt to conceal her crimes,” DiNapoli said. “The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office was instrumental in helping my staff bring this individual to justice. We will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-clerk-pocketed-thousands-finesNational Investors Call for Workplace Disability Inclusion
… Investors representing more than $1 trillion in combined assets, led by New York State Comptroller Thomas … Tobias Read, today called on companies they invest in to create inclusive workplaces that can benefit from … people with disabilities who remain underrepresented in the workforce. Signatories to the joint statement included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/national-investors-call-workplace-disability-inclusionDiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… the requirements under the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act were being met by school districts. … could not demonstrate they had adopted annual safety plans in accordance with SED guidance, held public hearings on the … of DiNapoli’s initiative to focus on educational issues in his new term. Upcoming audits will look at safety planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningDiNapoli: Syracuse Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $21,000 in Pension Checks Meant for His Deceased Mother
… A Syracuse man was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing over $21,946 in … A Syracuse man was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing over $21946 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-syracuse-man-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-21000-pension-checks-meant-his-deceased-motherDiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000
… Shannon Countryman, 46, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree and forgery in the third degree. “Shannon Countryman allegedly abused her … with the investigators of the New York State Police in their joint investigation of this matter. “The alleged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-former-cfo-st-johnsville-volunteer-ambulance-corp-arrested-stealing-over-26000DiNapoli: New York City Projecting $3.4 Billion Surplus for 2016
… but it relies heavily on actions that have fallen short of target in the past. If unsuccessful, the city could be called …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-new-york-city-projecting-34-billion-surplus-2016Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Alfred DelBello
… When New Yorkers chose Al DelBello to represent them as the Mayor of Yonkers, as … his guidance. He always offered wise counsel and advice. Al will be missed. … When New Yorkers chose Al DelBello to represent them as the Mayor of Yonkers as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-passing-alfred-delbello