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DiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… Simply put, eliminating fusion voting would narrow voters’ ballot options. Some argue the state should not step in and … What the threshold should be for third parties to have ballot access may be a fair question for the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openShareholders to Exxon: It's Time to Address Climate Change
… On May 25, at ExxonMobil's annual shareholders' meeting, New … than 60 institutional investors — will urge the company to address climate change risk. At the meeting, ExxonMobil's board of directors … On May 25 at ExxonMobils annual shareholders meeting New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-exxon-its-time-address-climate-changeJackson Child Development Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… whether the costs reported by Jackson Child Development Center, Inc. (JCDC) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) … whether the costs reported by Jackson Child Development Center Inc JCDC on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports CFRs were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/07/jackson-child-development-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualVII.2.A Direct Journal Payment – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… A Direct Journal Payment is used to record payments received by an agency that … receipts. The process for creating a Direct Journal Payment starts with the agency entering the deposit and payment information in the ‘Regular Deposit’ navigation in … A Direct Journal Payment is used to record payments received by an agency that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii2a-direct-journal-paymentOpinion 92-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … AND NOTES -- Permissible uses (financing non-federal share of federally-aided city bridge project) -- Proceeds (payment … a city from depositing with the State the proceeds of bonds and notes issued by the city to finance the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-8Existential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA
… Authority (MTA) is the largest transit system in the nation, providing nearly 40 percent of the nation’s public transit trips. In 2019, the MTA provided 3.8 billion trips across its … railroad services. The pandemic led to a dramatic drop in riders – and ridership revenue – for transit systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaGASB Statement 87, Leases
… include capital assets (land), buildings, vehicles and equipment. GASB 87 Does Not Apply to: Contracts that transfer … sale of a property with an agreement that it will then be leased back. Only a sale transaction qualifies for … to rent an excavator for $50 per hour. Each excavator rented in the past 10 years was used for over 500 hours per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/gasb-statement-87-leasesComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… (DEC): Selected Aspects of Inactive Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Recovery (2014-S-14) Auditors found DEC … to contract, the agencies were not required to maintain documentation supporting the basis for this determination. Auditors also found such documentation was often not prepared. In addition, the MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… be placed in a trust. In 2004, after laws were adopted to better protect child performers, the Comptroller’s office … Comptroller is holding money for a child performer, can call 518-474-4017. DiNapoli's auditors recommended DOL: … transparency in government and provide taxpayers with better access to financial data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: Capital … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Underwood Announce Guilty Plea of Queens Pharmacy Owner for $1.5 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
… guilty plea to Health Care Fraud in the Second Degree, a class C felony, and to violating the Social Services Law … Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) who earlier in the investigation pleaded guilty to unlawfully accepting … value, including tickets to sporting events, an iPad, and free meals. State law strictly prohibits all medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-underwood-announce-guilty-plea-queens-pharmacy-owner-15-million-medicaidOpinion 92-5
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (granting of license or concession for fair and adequate consideration) REAL PROPERTY -- License (authority of school district to grant) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to grant license) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: There is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-5Opinion 2002-14
… You ask whether such an expenditure would constitute a gift of monies to the property owners under these … claims against the village (see, e.g., Konrad v Village of Valley Stream , 270 AD2d 459, 705 NYS2d 77, mot for lv to … the claimant or other private party. 1 There would be no gift in violation of Article VIII, §1, however, so long as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Congregate Meal Services for the Elderly
… congregate meals (meals served in a group setting) in its senior centers. Our audit covered the three fiscal years … we conducted on-site observations and interviews at senior centers through March 7, 2017. Background The New York … nearly 1.55 million adults aged 60 and older (defined as senior citizens) residing in New York City. This number is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderlyDiNapoli: Report Warns of Growing State Debt
… New York's state-funded debt is projected to reach $63.7 billion at the end of the current fiscal year and to increase over the following … once again called for reforms to New York's use of debt, including voter approval of borrowing and better … debt is projected to reach $637 billion at the end of the current fiscal year and to increase over the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-report-warns-growing-state-debtOpinion 88-45
… in the opinion. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS -- Financing of (bank line of credit unauthorized) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §§20.00, … the Local Finance Law to borrow by the establishment of a line of credit with a bank but may issue capital notes to the … be permitted to draw against the entire amount of the line all at once or in increments. Interest would be payable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45DiNapoli: State Medicaid Needs to Stop Paying Bills That Federally Funded Plans Should Cover
… continues its efforts to ensure everyone gets the health coverage they’re entitled to, it has a chance to save … health care plan, such as the Essential Plan or Medicare, should have paid. These shortcomings are … calculated that Medicaid could have saved $37.3 million (part of the $294.4 million) if they had been enrolled in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-state-medicaid-needs-stop-paying-bills-federally-funded-plans-should-coverDiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic significantly improved New York’s per … The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID19 pandemic significantly improved New Yorks per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsOversight of Disability Services
… Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by … they may also be used as a guide to determine when and how to enhance accessibility within existing structures built … Key Recommendations To SUNY Administration: Continue to work with SED to provide training and education to campuses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/09/oversight-disability-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… used leave that she was not entitled to and paid herself an unauthorized payment for unused leave totaling $13,293 … fund balance that was not needed, which in effect is a reservation of fund balance that is not provided by … and paid certain credit card charges without knowing what was purchased or whether the charges were for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1