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Opinion 91-51
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51DiNapoli: NYC's Shelter Repair Process Needs Its Own Fix
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released an audit … “The growing homeless crisis in New York City has been met by shelter conditions that are too often unsafe and unacceptable,” DiNapoli said. “The city has put money toward fixing shelters, but it’s clear that DHS doesn’t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nycs-shelter-repair-process-needs-its-own-fixOpinion 92-41
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … within the district) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Repairs (by fire district) TOWN LAW, §176(21): A fire district may not … a series of concrete "sidewalks". The "sidewalks" are used by residents and the fire district fire department for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Criminal Conviction and False Claims Act Settlement with Bottini Fuel for Diverting Customers' Credit Balances for Their Own Benefit
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actOpinion 2001-8
… of tax rates so that owners of multiple parcels would pay at a lower rate." Article 11 of the Town Law (§170 et seq …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Opinion 95-32
… on the books of the Federal Reserve or other book-entry system operated by a federally regulated entity without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-32Opinion 95-12
… DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to deposit or invest funds with a State or federally … MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority to deposit or invest with a State or federally chartered … For this purpose, a local government is defined to include municipal corporations, school districts, BOCES, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Law. City of Cortland – Non-Contractual (NC) Employees’ Payroll Benefits (Cortland County) Two OSC audits issued in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 97-21
… §30(3): Section 263 of the Education Law does not operate to relieve public libraries from the requirement that annual … reports be filed with the State Comptroller pursuant to section 30 of the General Municipal Law. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the filing of annual financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Opinion 94-25
… meetings of groups within a fire department or fire company) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §217(c)(v): Section 217(c)(v) … a fire police squad or the "executive board" of a fire company. You ask whether General Municipal Law, §217(c)(v) … of groups formed within a fire department or fire company, such as an emergency rescue and first aid squad, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Oversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans
… The audit covered the period January 2017 to January 2023 for the Department and April 2019 to November 2022 for DHSES. About the Program The Department is responsible for overseeing the delivery of drinking water to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/27/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plansDiNapoli: Village Fiscal Stress Declines Again
… Stress Monitoring System has identified nine villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2016. Three … Dec. 31 fiscal year end date that are not included on this list. Their scores will be released later this year. Using … towns, 10 villages, and the majority of cities. For a list of villages in fiscal stress, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-village-fiscal-stress-declines-againOpinion 92-20
… permanently used by it for a meeting hall or exhibition grounds ..." (emphasis added). Further, Not-For-Profit … ordinance "any exhibition or entertainment held on the grounds of a town or county [agricultural or horticultural] … from such exhibition or entertainment by the lease of its grounds for such purpose" (emphasis added). Not-For-Profit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20DiNapoli: DEC Needs to Improve Efforts to Control Invasive Species
… hogweed that have established footholds across New York state and threaten native species, agriculture and tourism, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Invasive species … of Invasive Species Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-dec-needs-improve-efforts-control-invasive-speciesDiNapoli: Better Reporting and Monitoring of NYC Capital Projects Needed
… undertaken by the School Construction Authority for the NYC Department of Education, as well as loans for housing and certain other projects managed by NYC Housing Preservation and Development, totaling about $38 … project sequencing start. Similar delays existed for NYC Health + Hospitals as well as the police and cultural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-better-reporting-and-monitoring-nyc-capital-projects-neededOversight of Registered Apprenticeship Programs
… services to its customers—the workers and businesses in New York State. As part of fulfilling its mission, DOL oversees … including those that address Program development, registration, promotion, and monitoring. In September 2023, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/31/oversight-registered-apprenticeship-programsState Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… that many of the companies participating in the Excelsior Jobs Program met their obligations or even justify giving the … report to account for their annual job creation and investment totals, as well as other supporting documentation … new employees – the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer – did not work 35 hours per week in 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programDiNapoli and Stewart-Cousins Encourage Residents to Claim More Than $100 Million in Lost Money
… today encouraged local residents to search for unclaimed funds, also known as lost and forgotten money, during a news conference at the Riverfront Library in Yonkers. DiNapoli’s office oversees 198,834 accounts valued at nearly $107 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-and-stewart-cousins-encourage-residents-claim-more-100-million-lost-moneyDiNapoli: Former Pulteney Fire District Treasurer Sentenced in $6,800 Theft of Fire District Funds
… Lisa Stone, the former treasurer of Pulteney Fire District No. 2 was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay full restitution for … wrote herself extra paychecks and used district funds to buy tools for her husband’s business. To read the final audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-former-pulteney-fire-district-treasurer-sentenced-6800-theft-fire-district-fundsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Joins Lawmakers in Applauding New Law to Fight Government Waste
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today thanked Gov. Cuomo and the State Legislature for enacting legislation … development of this proposal. My thanks also to Governor Cuomo for recognizing the tremendous value of this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-joins-lawmakers-applauding-new-law-fight-government-waste