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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… applicable. 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/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Town of Knox – Town Clerk (Albany County) The Clerk did not record, deposit or disburse all money timely and accurately. Auditors determined the clerk did not deposit 367 collections totaling $22,586 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and Wyoming County) The board and district officials did not adopt realistic budgets and effectively manage fund … reserves. The board’s actions to manage fund balance were not transparent and made it appear that the district needed … limit on surplus fund balance by making $7.8 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to reserves and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1DiNapoli: New York's March 31 Cash Standing Above Projections, but Faces Significant Shortfall in Weeks
… year on March 31 with cash-on-hand in the General Fund of $8.9 billion, or $2.4 billion above projections. The state … settlements and amounts reserved for debt management. Of this amount, $428 million was deposited to the Rainy Day … $82.9 billion which was $499.1 million above the Division of Budget’s latest projections for state fiscal year 2019-20. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-new-yorks-march-31-cash-standing-above-projections-faces-significant-shortfall-weeksDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Surge Nearly 58 Percent in May
Local sales tax collections in May increased by 578 percent over the same month in 2020 the highest one month increase in recent history State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-surge-nearly-58-percent-mayDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Investments Return 5.84% for State Fiscal Year 2024-25
… announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) investment return was 5.84% for the state fiscal … that value was revised upward to $273.1 billion.) “Market volatility has been pronounced in the first half of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-investments-return-584-state-fiscal-year-2024-25DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts and Spending Outpace Division of Budget's Projections Through December
… released in the Division of Budget’s (DOB) Mid-Year Update to the Enacted Budget Financial Plan. On a year-over-year … billion higher than those through December 2024, according to the monthly State Cash Report released by New York State … “However, continued threats from Washington pose a risk to the state’s finances, as well as its economy. The federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-and-spending-outpace-division-budgets-projections-through-decemberProcurement and Contracting in New York
… bid protest procedure to be used when an interested party asserts to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contractsOpinion 88-19
… in the opinion. ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Authority To Institute (by town to challenge establishment of private … landfill) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (acceptance of gift to defray expenses of lawsuit) REFERENDUM -- Landfill … you inquire whether the town can accept a gift of money from the citizens group to help defray legal expenses. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-19Archived: Legislative Session 2017–2018
… law relating to procurements, prohibiting certain third party contracts, authorizing the state comptroller to oversee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2017-2018Opinion 90-48
… Zara Contracting Co. v Cohen , 23 AD2d 718, 257 NYS2d 118; NYS Asphalt Pavement Association, Inc. v White , 141 Misc 2d … relevant information as part of the bidding process" ( NYS Asphalt , supra , 141 Misc 2d at p 35, 532 NYS2d at p … an opportunity to rebut the charges ( Schiavone , supra ; NYS Asphalt , supra ). July 16, 1990 Dr. Glenn E. Grube, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-48Opinion 2008-3
… monies in the reserve fund to taxpayers by making cash "refund" payments to taxpayers, either in a lump sum or over a … § 94 [authorizing municipal corporations to make a cash refund to consumers of a municipal utility service using …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Opinion 88-77
… conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees are contained in General Municipal Law, Article 18 … article 18, violate the spirit and intent of the statute, are inconsistent with public policy, and suggest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77Opinion 92-40
Whether the county may fix user fees for the use of the landfill at an amount which generates revenue in excess of the cost of operating the landfill
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-40Opinion 91-6
… as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of the federal legislation (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Opinion 95-4
… Duties (procedure for investigating possibility of civil liability arising from alleged criminal conduct) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Liability (investigation of possibility of civil liability arising from alleged criminal conduct) COUNTY LAW, … may follow in investigating the possibility of civil liability in connection with this alleged misconduct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4NYC Construction Noise Complaints Soar
… Construction noise complaints called into New York City’s 311 system have more than doubled … Construction noise complaints called into New York Citys 311 system have more than doubled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/nyc-construction-noise-complaints-soarImplementation of Suicide Prevention Task Force Recommendations
… the U.S. Health and Human Services’ 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: The United States lost nearly 50,000 … with a particular focus on providing hope and recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with … cause of death among all age groups. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, as of February …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/16/implementation-suicide-prevention-task-force-recommendationsResponse to Human Trafficking
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability … and Local Districts of Social Services (Local Districts) to ensure adequate services are being provided to victims of … To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance OTDA is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/17/response-human-trafficking