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Opinion 2024-1
… by the City has found dangerous lead levels in a critical number of samples from homes in the City. 6 According to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1Comptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Charged in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… as the Fire Department Treasurer, on charges related to the theft of more than $300,000 from the Fire Department. … as Treasurer for the Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department to steal and conceal his theft of approximately $312,925 from … portions of the so-called "2 Percent Money" paid annually to the Fire Department by New York state in connection with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireDiNapoli: NYC Remains on Solid Ground but Budget Risks Need to be Managed
… manage over the next few years and troubling developments at the national level, but the city has maintained its reserves at historic levels and prudently continues to expand the … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-nyc-remains-solid-ground-budget-risks-need-be-managedComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… submitting the straw donations, Alvarez allegedly stole at least $4,500 in public matching funds as a result of the … submitted to the NYCCFB; the straw donations were all made at a level that would qualify toward Alvarez's receipt of … court of law. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateDiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… state’s Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act) at regional DOCCS offices in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Elmira, New … Photos of SIST offenders are supposed to be updated at least every 90 days, but only 38 percent of 113 required … done on time while 15 percent were more than a month late. At the time of the audit, one respondent’s photo had not been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress May be Looming for Glens Falls
… the burden, the city is offering the civic center at public auction in August 2014. Although the city has tried … with minimal fund balance and an extremely low cash ratio. At the end of 2012, Glens Falls’ available fund balance stood at $600,000, or 3.7 percent of expenditures, much lower than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-may-be-looming-glens-fallsOpinion 90-31
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … the committee to act by majority of the quorum present at a meeting. You ask whether a committee formed to operate a … purports to authorize a majority of the committee present at a meeting to act in the stead of a majority of the whole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31Opinion 93-28
… ("CHIPs") moneys appropriated by the town board for the repair and improvement of highways may be expended only in … in part, that: The moneys levied and collected for the repair and improvement of highways, . . . the moneys received … §113 or Highway Law, §285-a] shall be expended for the repair and improvement of such highways . . . at such places …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 99-13
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … (see, e.g., Jewish Reconstructionist , supra , 40 NY2d at 164-167, 386 NYS2d at 201-202, discussing fees that may discourage access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13Area #3 – Computer Hardware, Software, and Data Inventories – Information Technology Governance
… Local governments and schools should maintain detailed, up-to-date inventory records for all computer hardware, software … and serial number; the name of the employee or other user to whom the equipment is assigned, if applicable; the … and any pertinent licensing information. In addition to hardware and software inventories, local governments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-3-computer-hardware-software-and-data-inventoriesDiNapoli: Positive Fiscal Outlook for Plattsburgh
… down spending. For example, from 2002-2012 revenues grew at annual rate of 2.6 percent, while expenditure growth … day reserves. The city’s available fund balance peaked at $5.2 million in 2010, but has been tapped in recent years and stood at $1.9 million in 2012. DiNapoli’s report also highlighted a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-positive-fiscal-outlook-plattsburghMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… program’s integrity.” The audit examined application fees at three developments in Manhattan: Trinity House, a rental … have been skipped over as ineligible for an apartment. At Trinity, the management company said 24 people on the … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeDebt – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… State Ranks Second Highest in Outstanding Debt Nationwide At the end of SFY 2020-21, the State reported the following … It was fifth highest among all states in debt per capita. At the end of SFY 2020-21, State-Funded debt outstanding per … and overall spending levels. New York State Bond Ratings At the end of SFY 2020-21, the State’s general obligation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/debtMonitoring of Homeless Data
… data to best address the needs of those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The audit covered the period from … of recording homeless data vary throughout the State at the Local Districts. Furthermore, analysis of all 24 CoCs … in the application of resources for homeless individuals at the client level. The remaining five Local Districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/20/monitoring-homeless-dataHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Rural Rental Assistance Program
… We reviewed payments totaling $350,372 made for units at a sample of eight projects between January and May 2024 … maintained properly by project owners. For the 52 units at the eight projects in our sample, we found deficiencies in … to conduct reviews. However, according to project staff at one site we visited, USDA had not conducted a supervisory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-rural-rental-assistance-programContract Participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… the New York State Thruway Authority is monitoring its contractors to ensure they are actively working to reach … State Executive Law (Law), set MWBE goals, monitor its contractors, and report to the Department of Economic Development (DED) how much was paid to all contractors and how much was paid to MWBEs, so that its MWBE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/contract-participation-disadvantaged-business-enterprises-and-minority-and-women-ownedAugust 1999: New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation State Revolving Loan Funds
… Issued To: County, City, Town and Village Chief Fiscal Officers … authorities nearly $5 billion in long and short term loans to finance eligible clean water and drinking water projects. … Leverage Loans (Approximately 95% of the loans) Purpose: To finance eligible clean water and drinking water projects. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/august-1999-new-york-state-environmental-facilities-corporation-state-revolving-loan-fundsMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools
… to a 2022 research report published by the CDC: Among high school students in 2019, 37% reported persistently … according to the CDC, among the New York State high school student population in 2017 (approximately 808,150 … setting for this type of comprehensive prevention and early intervention program available for all students. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/18/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schoolsCapital Asset Management
… within SFS AM related to the capital asset activity at each of their sites. BCA developed and made publicly … of March 31, 2022 with the Office's reporting obligation at $18.6 billion. Capital assets include land, land … its site visit process, as our site visits to 17 sites (at 12 different State agencies) found the following: 224 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/12/capital-asset-managementUnexpected Delays and Events
… Background The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a State public authority created under Article 5, Title 11 … Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn; and Hunterspoint Avenue, Queens – through a major transfer hub at Jamaica to the easternmost tip of Long Island. The LIRR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/27/unexpected-delays-and-events