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DiNapoli: Many SUNY Campus Foundations Operating Without Contracts or Proper Oversight
… with campuses, including the University at Buffalo Foundation (UBF), one of the largest with $723 million in … June 30, 2015. Auditors found two foundations, Stony Brook Foundation (SBF) and UBF, controlled $1.1 billion, more than half of the total foundation assets. Auditors also determined 16 foundations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-many-suny-campus-foundations-operating-without-contracts-or-proper-oversightDiNapoli: Funds Dedicated for Highway & Bridge Capital Projects Continue to be Diverted for Operating and Debt Costs
… Money in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund continues to be diverted for non-capital purposes, leaving critical highway and bridge projects at increased risk as the state faces fiscal challenges and shrinking debt capacity, according to a report issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-funds-dedicated-highway-bridge-capital-projects-continue-be-diverted-operating-and-debtDiNapoli: New York City Projects Surplus in 2017 Despite Slower Tax Collections
… slowing, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The city’s economy is … An estimated $20 billion in federal funds flow through the state budget to provide Medicaid benefits to city residents. … of $4 billion. Read the report , or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt9-2017.pdf For access to state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-city-projects-surplus-2017-despite-slower-tax-collectionsDiNapoli: NYC Office Jobs and Space Growing Amid Record Economic Expansion
… "New York City's office properties are an important part of its economy, attracting businesses and workers from … in office space, but job growth has begun to slow. The time needed to fill the additional space will depend on the … Recession in 2009, the city has added more than 620,000 jobs. During that time, those employed in office settings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-nyc-office-jobs-and-space-growing-amid-record-economic-expansionDiNapoli: MTA Capital Funding Gap May Exceed $12 Billion
… its transit assets (e.g. bridges, tunnels, commuter rail cars, subway cars, signals and stations) to determine their condition. The … of the subway system has improved since 1982. Subway cars now travel, on average, 150,000 miles between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-mta-capital-funding-gap-may-exceed-12-billionDiNapoli: State Health Department Missed $119 Million in Rebates from Drug Companies
… DiNapoli made 12 recommendations to DOH to collect the unclaimed rebates and improve its processes to maximize …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-health-department-missed-119-million-rebates-drug-companiesDiNapoli Warns Federal Cuts to Health Care Could Hurt Millions of New Yorkers
… and state health care policies. Medicaid, Child Health Plus (CHP), the Essential Plan and subsidized coverage through the state's health … a Basic Health Program (known in New York as the Essential Plan), a low-cost health insurance option authorized by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-warns-federal-cuts-health-care-could-hurt-millions-new-yorkersDiNapoli: Organic Farms Growing in New York
… ranked third nationwide in the number of certified organic farms, according to a report released today by State … in both sales, at $93.6 million, and in the number of farms, at 402, according to the U.S. Department of … Vermont and Maine. As of 2015, 934 certified organic farms were operating across the state. New York rated fourth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-organic-farms-growing-new-yorkDiNapoli: School District Revenue Growth Slows
… have faced major fluctuations in their federal and state aid over the last decade and revenue growth was nearly … only 1.3 percent, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report is part of … have faced major fluctuations in their federal and state aid over the last decade and revenue growth was nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-school-district-revenue-growth-slowsDiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages
… set for the locality where the work is performed, but my auditors found numerous violations committed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-state-contractor-failed-pay-prevailing-wagesNYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Are Growing
… York City Mayor’s preliminary executive budget for FY 2020 is balanced, but there are risks, including proposed drops in … tourism revenue set a new record, consumer confidence is at an 18-year high and wages continue to rise, partly due … gaps. The most immediate risk to the city’s finances is the potential impact of the state budget. The executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-budget-balanced-risks-are-growingDiNapoli: NYC Projects Budget Surplus For 2017, But Faces Risks With Federal Budget Cuts
… While job growth has slowed in the city as the labor market has tightened, the economy remains strong. The city … financial data and information on 130,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-nyc-projects-budget-surplus-2017-faces-risks-federal-budget-cutsDiNapoli: NYC Office Building Market Values Rise Amid Shift in Demand for Space
… buildings could have reached $90.6 billion for FY 2025, meaning the property tax levy would have provided $6.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-office-building-market-values-rise-amid-shift-demand-spaceOpinion 91-24
… may contract with a county to provide sewer service to properties within a county sewer district. The cost of such a … treatment plant operated by a county sewer district. The properties through which the trunk line passes in the village … town began to seek the appropriate means of charging the properties within the development a proportionate share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-24Opinion 91-20
… town for a particular level of service) -- Fees (authority to collect from insurance companies) FEES -- Collection of … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §122-b; TOWN LAW, §184: In addition to ambulance service provided as part of a fire protection … may specify the circumstances under which that service is to be available, provided that the service is available on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20DiNapoli Proposal Would Provide More Accountability for Personal Income Tax Check-Off Funds
… for worthy causes through check-offs on their personal income tax forms, but too much of this money remains unused … Currently, there are ten causes that New Yorkers can support through personal income tax check-offs, including … and the Volunteer Firefighting and EMS fund. DiNapoli’s office recently looked at whether spending had improved from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposal-would-provide-more-accountability-personal-income-tax-check-fundsOpinion 90-32
… of a proposition authorizing such an expenditure at a special or biennial town election on motion of the town board … or are financed pursuant to the Local Finance Law (see In re Town Board of the Town of Islip , 12 NYS2d 321, 239 NYS2d … language in Town Law, §§81 and 220, the Court in In re Town Board of the Town of Islip , supra , held that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-32Opinion 88-62
… reserve fund to finance) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Solid Waste Facility (creation of capital reserve fund to finance … separation, treatment, processing and disposal of solid waste and, for these purposes, to construct, operate and … grass cover crop, and sufficient grading to direct water off the fill area so as to minimize infiltration and preclude …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62DiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… "New York's landmark bottle bill motivated New Yorkers to recycle more and protect our environment. Unredeemed deposits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billOpinion 92-46
… village purposes over the course of the fiscal year ( cf . 18 Opns St Comp, 1962, p 43, in which we concluded that the … of alternative proposals or quotations will not be in the best interest of the municipality (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46