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Opinion 88-11
… AND RECREATION -- Park Land (conveyance of lands subject to reversionary interest) VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): When land is conveyed to a village for use as a park, subject to a private reversionary right, the land, upon its … Whether the proposed sale of this property to a local incorporated volunteer fire company must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11New York State Employees and Federal Funding – Federal Funding and New York
… receiving $707.9 million in federal grants in SUNY Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and the CUNY Research Foundation reported $444.4 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-employees-and-federal-fundingNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Continues to Hold Corporate America Accountable for Poor Climate Policies
… several companies to set targets for lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, use more renewable energy, increase … pressure on the company to take action. Three oil and gas companies — Concho Resources, Inc. (CXO), Range Resources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-continues-hold-corporate-america-accountable-poor-climate-policiesDiNapoli Identifies Problems With Low-Cost Power Program
… applicant scores when it distributed low-cost power to companies, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … reporting. Auditors were also critical of NYPA’s efforts to monitor whether customers met job targets. It allowed 12 … applicant scores when it distributed lowcost power to companies according to an audit released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-identifies-problems-low-cost-power-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on the Enacted Budget
… budget negotiation process was mostly done behind closed doors, leaving the public in the dark about how taxpayer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-enacted-budgetDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… Department of Health has publicly posted an annual report on its website and only for one of the multiple reports it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsOpinion 91-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (amount of salary increases for heads of police departments) … Whether the chief of police of the village police department may receive an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… (IDAs) reported 4,262 active projects with a total value of $114 billion in 2020, an increase of $5.3 billion from the prior year, according to an annual report on IDAs released by … million). The largest new IDA project in 2020 by project value ($2.4 billion) was the New York City IDA’s BOP SE LLC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportDiNapoli: Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… Fund (Fund), announced today that Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and Nisource Inc. have agreed to the Fund's request that … Energy Corp. (36.2%); Equifax Inc. (35.9%); Western Union Co. (35.1%); Wynn Resorts (29.7%); Aetna (26%); United … Healthcare Group (25%); Allstate (24.9%); Eli Lilly and Co. (24.8%); Textron Inc. (23.4%); Consol Energy Inc. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-corporations-disclose-political-spendingDiNapoli Presses Companies on Political Disclosure
… “dominant source of political money.” PAC activity, though only one type of political money, provides a valuable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-presses-companies-political-disclosureCenter Moriches Fire District – Fiscal Transparency (2025M-113)
… known as the AFR. The board of fire commissioners is responsible for overseeing the general management and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/center-moriches-fire-district-fiscal-transparency-2025m-113DiNapoli Calls for Improvements to Capital Planning Process
… decades ago and is heavily used. It is in need of ongoing maintenance, repair or replacement, but the full scope of … recommended. "New York state should have a comprehensive assessment of the condition of the state's capital assets and … partnerships (P3). To improve New York's capital planning process, DiNapoli recommends: Establishing a statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-calls-improvements-capital-planning-processXII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… Vendor ID starting with “042” allows Business Units to pay each other without the need for a paper check. Using the … Vendor IDs starting with “043” allows Business Units to pay each other in situations where the Business Unit requires … Module of the Billing Business Unit and a regular voucher to the Customer Business Unit’s Interagency Vendor ID …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agencyComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… clerk providing the leave accrual balances to employees on an annual basis, there are no periodic reviews performed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… have an obligation to authorize the expenditure of funds only for purposes that relate to and support the mission of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingDespite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists
… equal what men earned the previous year, typically falls. (In 2022, Equal Pay Day was on March 15.) In 2020, women earned 83 cents to every dollar earned by men, … data published by the U.S. Census Bureau are for 2019. 2 In that year, median earnings for men in New York working …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/despite-progress-pay-gap-women-persistsMonitoring of Air Quality (Facility Permits and Registrations)
… effects of exposure to pollutants. The audit covered permit and registration data from January 2020 through April … are changing the world’s climate. Sources of air pollution range from large sources, such as chemical plants and … air pollution, and the Department, must follow for air permit application and permitting processes. Permit or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/20/monitoring-air-quality-facility-permits-and-registrationsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-313
… Purpose To explain procedures for processing the December 2006 Uniform Allowance Payment. Affected Employees City University of New York … Nurse Nurse Practitioner Effective Date(s) Paychecks dated December 20, 2007 Background The Uniform Allowance Payment is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-313-december-2007-uniform-allowanceDiNapoli Releases February State Cash Report
… totaled just under $131.5 billion through the end of February, approximately $3.6 billion, or 2.8 percent higher, … grants and capital projects. The General Fund ended February with a balance of $12 billion, $160.8 million lower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-releases-february-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Mother's NYS Pension Checks
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … pension checks that had been issued to her deceased mother. Schwinzer, 46, was sentenced on July 14, 2022 to pay … in order to collect her pension checks and steal from New York state's retirement system,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-sentenced-stealing-deceased-mothers-nys-pension-checks