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XI.18.E Public Officers Law – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… at: Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government 540 Broadway Albany, New York 12207 1-800-87ETHIC … Public Officers Law, section 73 (4)(a) states that: [n]o statewide elected official, state officer or employee, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18e-public-officers-lawNew York State Artificial Intelligence Governance
… generate harmful, unintended consequences. New York State (NYS) and some of its agencies have been using AI to aid their … operations. For example, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) uses AI to power its facial recognition technology, … by State Entities (e.g., State Agencies). Key Findings NYS does not have an effective AI governance framework. While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/03/new-york-state-artificial-intelligence-governanceComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Sentencing in Theft of Over $274,000 in State Pension Benefits
… of the people who have earned a secure retirement and that is simply unacceptable.” Eletz admitted to stealing the … through July 31, 2014, totaling $274,920.16. This case is the latest joint investigation under the Operation … The Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau is led by Bureau Chief Gary T. Fishman and Deputy Bureau …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-theft-over-274000-state-pension-benefitsDiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Arrested
… State Police today announced the arrest of former Hannibal Fire Chief Chris Emmons for allegedly stealing $18,000, and … a volunteer firefighter, for stealing over $2,500 from the fire company. “The Emmonses allegedly diverted money meant to … NYS Police today announced the arrest of former Hannibal Fire Chief Chris Emmons for allegedly stealing $18000 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-arrested“Nation’s Report Card” Underscores New York’s Need for Academic Recovery
… drops were in fourth grade math, with declines in average test scores that were double any other drops in the past 20 … New York’s fourth grade average math scores dropped 10 points, double any other decline in the past 20 years. … shortages and supply-chain delays. 18 The recent NAEP test results highlight one of many ways New York State was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/nations-report-card-underscores-new-yorks-need-academic-recoveryCounty Sales Tax Revenues and Distributions to Other Local Governments, Fiscal Year Ending in 2023
County Sales Tax Revenues and Distributions to Other Local Governments, Fiscal Year Ending in 2023
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/data/excel/county-sales-tax-distribution-data-table2023.xlsxSingle/Sole Source Award - C001085-1
Production of Paper Stock for Checks, Direct Deposit Advices, and W-2 Wage and Tax Statements
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/procurement/pdf/c001085-1-single-sole-source-ad.pdfTown of Canajoharie – Budgeting and Allocating Sales Tax Revenue (2021M-204)
Determine whether Town of Canajoharie (Town) officials properly budget for and allocate sales tax revenue.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/canajoharie-2021-204.pdfTax Exemption Administration In the Towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Smithtown (2019MR-1)
Determine whether town assessors in Suffolk County are properly administering select real property tax exemptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/global-2019-mr-1.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Up 5.7 Percent in First Half of 2013; Growth Concentrated Downstate
Local Sales Tax Collections Up 5.7 Percent in First Half of 2013; Growth Concentrated Downstate
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localsalestaxcollections0215.pdfFirst Half of 2018: Highest Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections in Almost Eight Years
First Half of 2018: Highest Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections in Almost Eight Years
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/first-half-2018-local-sales-tax-collections.pdfComptroller's Fiscal Update: Revenue Trends through the Mid-Year of State Fiscal Year 2012-13, October 2012
As this report demonstrates, growth in tax collections must increase significantly to meet year-end projections.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-update-mid-year-2012-13.pdfDiNapoli: Uber Needs to Explain What It Is Doing to Protect Riders From Sexual Assault
… New York State Common Retirement Fund*, that calls on Uber to publish a report explaining how it is addressing incidents of riders being sexually harassed and assaulted. “For Uber to succeed, its users need to feel safe and not have a shred … New York State Common Retirement Fund that calls on Uber to publish a report explaining how it is addressing incidents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-uber-needs-explain-what-it-doing-protect-riders-sexual-assaultMental Health: Inpatient Service Capacity
In recent years, the prevalence and estimated numbers of New Yorkers living with any mental illness have increased, according to the State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/mental-health-inpatient-service-capacity.pdfOpinion 89-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- Collective Bargaining Agreement (school board … Whether a person who is a member of the board of education of a city school district has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-24DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up $739 Million in 2013
… in 2013, an increase of 5.2 percent from 2012, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … a time when local revenues have been experiencing little to no growth,” said DiNapoli. “The majority of the increase appears to stem from storm clean up, which gives these communities a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-739-million-2013DiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits
… today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The CTL is the maximum amount of real property tax a local government … exhausting more than 90 percent of their CTL. When CTL is exceeded, the State Comptroller is required to withhold state aid in the amount of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-releases-report-municipalities-close-exceeding-tax-limitsDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Lagging Last Year by $1.2 Billion
… tax collections totaled $18.6 billion in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, $1.2 billion less than the same … year and personal income tax collections are falling short of what was expected," DiNapoli said. "Taxpayer anticipation of federal tax changes has contributed to the decline. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-lagging-last-year-12-billionDiNapoli: Tax Cap Will Drop Below One Percent in 2016
… the lowest growth in their property tax revenue in the tax cap era,” said DiNapoli. “Municipalities may have to operate … faced with zero growth in property tax revenue.” The tax cap, which first applied to local governments beginning in … a provision that allows municipalities to override the cap. DiNapoli estimates that next year more than 1,800 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-will-drop-below-one-percent-2016DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $21.3 Million in Suspicious 2016 Tax Refunds
… DiNapoli announced today his office stopped $21.3 million in questionable or fraudulent personal income tax refunds from being paid so far in 2017. DiNapoli's office paid out 4.6 million state refunds … refunds totaling $466 million are expected to be paid in the coming days. "My auditors are committed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-213-million-suspicious-2016-tax-refunds