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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… hours; salaries or hourly rates and employee benefits. In addition, the village paid overtime payments to employees … or services rendered. They paid approximately $131,000 in renovation claims to the LLC without adequate supporting … Certain significant revenue and expenditure projections in the town’s adopted budget for the 2021 fiscal year are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft
… State Police announced today that the former court clerk for the Town of Marion, Eileen Steurrys, pleaded guilty to … “My thanks to the District Attorney and the State Police for their continuing partnership in combating public … office and the Wayne County District Attorney’s office for their commitment to investigating and prosecuting those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftPublic Authorities – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… New Yorkers pay for public authorities in a variety of ways including service charges, tolls, fees, and in some … $21 billion in contract payments. The fiscal stability of the State is often intertwined with certain public … own purposes, public authorities issue debt on behalf of the State for which the State provides the funds for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-authoritiesNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New $50 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… Kennedy III, U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Economic Affairs and Bernard McGuire, … to announce a new $50 million commitment to invest in Northern Ireland companies from the New York State Common … by 57 Stars, a Washington D.C. based investment manager. “Northern Ireland’s dynamic economy has proven a good …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-50-million-investment-northern-irelandComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Town … gallons (29 percent) of fuel valued at $23,325 out of the 43,632 gallons of fuel valued at $93,324 that was used. Cortland County – Financial Management and Reporting The legislature failed to address extended vacancies in key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Applauds Top Court Ruling Reaffirming Audit Powers
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today applauded the unanimous Court of Appeals decision in South Island Orthopaedic Group v. … officer. “The state’s highest court has upheld the power of this office to follow payments of state dollars wherever the public’s money is spent,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-applauds-top-court-ruling-reaffirming-audit-powersDiNapoli: Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $121,000 in Pension Checks Sent to Late Grandmother
… servants who spend long careers working for the people of their communities,” Doorley said. “I am pleased that the … responsibility for this major theft from the taxpayers of the State of New York and is returning the stolen funds. I would like …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-rochester-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-121000-pension-checks-sent-late-grandmotherDiNapoli: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Payments Meant for His Deceased Father
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced … for his crimes.” The defendant’s father worked for the Nassau County Bridge Authority for 29 years before retiring … $2,484 of the money he stole to make personal purchases at Nassau County businesses. He also made ATM withdrawals in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-florida-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-80000-pension-payments-meant-his-deceased-fatherDiNapoli Releases Guide to Federal Funding in New York
… federal funding supports amid the continued uncertainty in Washington over potential cuts for states, including funds for Medicaid and other health … environment and other vital programs. “Actions taken in Washington to cut health care, food assistance, … federal funding supports amid the continued uncertainty in Washington over potential cuts for states …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-guide-federal-funding-new-yorkAdult-Use Cannabis (AUC)
… to cities, towns and villages that host a retail AUC dispensary within the county. Cities, towns and villages will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/adult-use-cannabis-aucDiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
… Authority (MTA) has been slow to reverse the deterioration in service and its financial plan entails considerable risk, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … challenges facing the MTA. "Our regional transit system is in crisis. Service has deteriorated on the city's subways and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decadesDiNapoli Releases Executive Budget Report
… New York state’s fiscal position has improved, but the state may face increasing budgetary challenges in coming years as revenue growth is expected to slow and billions of dollars in settlement money are spent, … The states fiscal position has improved but the state may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-releases-executive-budget-reportOpinion 99-16
… Defense and Indemnification (indemnification of custodial bank) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and Duties (authority to indemnify custodial bank) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … name of the local government, they must be delivered in a form suitable for transfer or with an assignment in blank to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-16Opinion 90-1
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gifts … within its boundaries and to encourage the siting of new hazardous facilities (see Memorandum in Support of Senate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1Opinion 89-53
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES--Recipients (basis for allocation between or … among fire companies in a multi-company fire department) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Where foreign fire insurance tax moneys are distributed in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53Opinion 90-54
… other person. We have been asked to discuss the procedures for the equitable distribution of retirement benefits payable … (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) which provide for Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO's) (see ERISA, … Retirement System will not establish a separate account for an alternate payee. The pension funds payable to a member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54XIV.2 Obligation, Accounting and Budget Dates – XIV. Special Procedures
… section defines dates required for various transactions in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). In SFS, transactions … (i.e., periods in which a transaction can be posted). The current accounting period is the current month but the system allows multiple accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv2-obligation-accounting-and-budget-datesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Revenue Projection to Reflect Coronavirus Impact
… revenue will be at least $4 billion below the projections in the Executive Budget of $87.9 billion. He also offered one … scenario if a more severe recession or sharper declines in the stock market occur, which could lower tax revenues by … letter to Governor Cuomo is below: Dear Governor Cuomo: In response to your March 10, 2020 letter, the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-revenue-projection-reflect-coronavirus-impactDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Toll Increases Should Be Last Option
… multi-year schedule of systemwide toll increases to begin in 2024, but a new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. … finances and the toll hike proposal and found gaps in essential information necessary to evaluate the proposal. … and disclose critical information, and identify and put in place all possible cost-savings and alternative revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thruway-authority-toll-increases-should-be-last-optionDiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… the nation’s highest debt levels, largely because measures to restrict the excessive use of debt have been circumvented … this debt is projected by the Division of the Budget to increase by $26 billion, or 42%, from $61.9 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 to $88 billion in SFY 2026-27. A new report by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reform