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Town of Java – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-21)
… were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector did not remit taxes … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Supervisor’s response. … Determine whether the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-java-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-21Opinion 2007-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (obtaining … audit of the books and records of the fire company and, in connection with its authority over the fund raising … and must indicate whether the fire company has filed IRS Form 990 2 and "any report required pursuant to section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 94-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Banking Transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16DiNapoli Report Assesses MTA's Capital Needs and Funding Scenarios
… facing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) as it prepares to submit its 2025-2029 Capital Program. The MTA must find …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-report-assesses-mtas-capital-needs-and-funding-scenariosDiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… and the support for estimated costs. Further, NYRA did not have any “long-term” plans providing an overall vision for the … probable that many of the costs NYRA is now facing could have been avoided with better planning. DiNapoli recommended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… . State Comptroller DiNapoli has made it a priority to audit school district, BOCES and charter school finances and operations to ensure money is being spent appropriately and effectively. The Comptroller’s audits are designed to help schools improve their financial management practices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Limited Regulation of Adult Day Care Programs Poses Potential Risks to Vulnerable Adults
… watched – this demonstrates that there is a clear need for a more comprehensive system of regulation to ensure the … a day. The services can help to delay or prevent the need for nursing home care and other more costly advanced-care … and stimulating environment. Currently, the state Office for the Aging (OFA) is the only agency with responsibilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-limited-regulation-adult-day-care-programs-poses-potential-risks-vulnerable-adultsInvestors Ask SEC to Reject Exxon's Attempt to Silence Questions on Climate Change
… “ExxonMobil risks becoming an outlier among its peers who have publicly supported reining in climate change,” DiNapoli … has contested the relevance of the resolution we have co-filed. We believe that our desire to see reporting on … In contrast, ExxonMobil’s peers, including Shell and BP, have agreed to publicly describe how they will be affected by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/investors-ask-sec-reject-exxons-attempt-silence-questions-climate-changeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (Cattaraugus County) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… with disabilities, has been sentenced to up to three years in prison for stealing $5 million in City and State funding between 2005 and 2012 – money that … that is now defunct, was located at 1854 Cornaga Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens, and primarily provided services to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… A status hearing is scheduled for November 18, 2020. “Any public official who lies, cheats, or defrauds New Yorkers … said Attorney General James. “New York’s public servants have a responsibility to serve with transparency, integrity, … 2011, the Attorney General and State Comptroller offices have worked together to fight corruption through their Joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentDiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments
… government revenue, according to a comprehensive report on local sales tax released today by State Comptroller … in the state, along with many towns and villages, depend on these funds to pay for essential services and operations, … prior years, sales tax intercepts had been used in only a few places, and only to assist specific counties and cities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-pandemic-hit-sales-tax-revenue-threatening-fiscal-health-local-governmentsDiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… would equal approximately 28 percent of All Governmental Funds spending in SFY 2015-16; State and local public … provide detailed public reports on the expenditure of such funds. The Comptroller has proposed additional reforms for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityDiNapoli: NYC Projects Budget Surplus For 2017, But Faces Risks With Federal Budget Cuts
… to increase its reserves to cushion against the potential for federal budget cuts and the possible roll back of the … revenues (averaging 4.4 percent). In addition, the budgets for these years include annual reserves of $1.25 billion. If … $7.8 billion in FY 2018. The President's proposed budget for the federal fiscal year 2018, which begins on October 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-nyc-projects-budget-surplus-2017-faces-risks-federal-budget-cutsDiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Upstate Woman for Theft of over $67K in NYS Pension Benefits, $19K Welfare Fraud
… in the First Degree, a class E felony. Banack is alleged to have stolen over $67,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to her deceased mother, Rosemary Banack, between January 2010 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-upstate-woman-theft-over-67k-nys-pension-benefits-19kDiNapoli Audit Finds Hazardous Conditions Persist in Mitchell-Lama Developments
… conditions at facilities that went unaddressed, sometimes for years, and questionable spending. “Our auditors found … are met. Each Mitchell-Lama development is assigned a DHCR Housing Management Representative who is responsible … auditors, implement policies and procedures for certain payments and procurements as well as internal controls, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hazardous-conditions-persist-mitchell-lama-developmentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Preservation Fund (Suffolk County) Town officials from all five towns (East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, … and issued to the school districts of origin for all eligible nonresident foster care students. Questar III … review, Questar BOCES officials properly accounted for all 817 IT hardware assets reviewed with a purchase value of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 88-59
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to pay village justice the salary of acting village justice); … is to serve only when the village justice is unable to do so, clearly contemplates the existence of separate offices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Implications for the Future – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… years. In addition, the State received $12.7 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act for a wide range of … downturn may cause taxable income and tax liability from such individuals to drop sharply because they tend to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/implications-futureAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… cheat taxpayers, commit fraud, or violate the public trust have no place in the state of New York, and will be … 2011, the Attorney General and State Comptroller offices have worked together to fight corruption through their Joint Task Force on Public Integrity. They have brought charges against dozens of individuals implicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernon