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Opinion 96-7
Whether fire districts may join together in an ad campaign for the purpose of recruiting volunteer firefighters for the fire departments of those districts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… DRNY has filed a lawsuit to force the agency to give them full access to records. DiNapoli has written to legislative … Justice Center disagreed with the audit's findings. Its full response is included in the audit. Read the audit , or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… performed these duties. The audit found $15,823 in missing funds. Auditors also determined that the former supervisor … 2024, the former supervisor was arrested for stealing town funds and pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth … $19,179, or document whether claims were audited prior to funds being disbursed. Unnecessary telephone and internet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and California Controller Yee Urge S.E.C. to Mandate Climate Change Disclosures
… was the worst on record and burned over 4 million acres— double the 2018 record, leading to $150 billion in damages. … to extreme weather in the U.S. totaled $95 billion, nearly double the amount in 2019. Expectations are that the impact … strategies, and scenario planning; and include Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, which are needed to assess the full range …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-california-controller-yee-urge-sec-mandate-climate-changeDisruption to Special Education Services: Closing the Gap on Learning Loss from COVID-19
New York students with disabilities lost partial or full special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic, likely exacerbating pre-existing achievement gaps.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/special-education-report.pdfPublic Authorities by the Numbers, December 2022
The scale of authority operations is enormous, with more than 1,000 State and local entities spending more than $78 billion per year, employing more than 166,000 full- and part-time staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/public-authorities-2022.pdfNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony
… vote at Facebook’s upcoming annual investors meeting. The full text of the proposal is available here …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-congressional-testimonyAccidental Disability – Article 14 Benefits
Article 14 information for PFRS Tier 3 members Covers pension disability and death benefits
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/accidental-disabilityDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Hits Record $611 Million
… of New York and City University of New York. See the full report at: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-hits-record-611-millionState Comptroller DiNapoli Launches Academy for Local Government Officials
State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli has launched a new Academy for New York State Local Officials that will provide an enhanced training program to help local administrators and employees become more effective in the daytoday operations of their government
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-launches-academy-local-government-officialsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… : Controls and Accountability of Court, Trust and Bail Funds (Follow-up) (2015-F-16) An initial audit issued in … could not accurately account for court, trust and bail funds. The department also could not demonstrate that it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsMessage from the Comptroller – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… As State policymakers responded to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying volatility in the State’s finances, New York ended the State Fiscal Year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/message-comptrollerHadley-Luzerne Central School District – Financial Condition (2012M-188)
… or reserves, and built up amounts of unexpended surplus funds that exceeded the legal limit in the past two years. … the ensuing year’s budget, the District did not use these funds because it generated a surplus each year. The Board has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/01/25/hadley-luzerne-central-school-district-financial-condition-2012m-188XIX.1 Overview – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… in SFS to serve a multitude of business processes for State Agencies including facilitating billing to the Federal Government, tracking capital spending cost and other various business needs. The Enterprise Enhancement … project to the grant. This capability was only in place for the agency business units that onboard to use ESA within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1-overviewSecurity Over Critical Information Systems
… steps to secure its critical systems, such as completing a full data classification process and adopting adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/19/security-over-critical-information-systemsDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Reaches Record High of $183.5 Billion
… Retirement Fund (Fund) reached a record estimated value of $183.5 billion as of the close of the state fiscal year on March 31, 2015. “The Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-reaches-record-high-1835-billionThe Ex-spouse’s Payments – Divorce and Your Benefits
… to the ex-spouse. If the member is already receiving a pension benefit at the time the final DRO is submitted, the … an additional deduction to be taken from the member’s pension until the retroactive payment is satisfied in full. … can see a monthly and year-to-date breakdown of their pension payment amounts and adjustments by logging into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/ex-spouses-paymentsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement in Response to Majority Support at Exxon Annual Meeting
… Background New York state’s pension fund and the Church of England co-filed the proposal at Exxon last year. … holds and invests the assets of the New York State and Local Retirement System on behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-response-majority-support-exxon-annual-meetingGermantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… and retained large amounts of taxpayer dollars without full disclosure of how these funds will be used. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230DiNapoli: Former Director Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1,700 From Hornell Partners for Growth
… Stevens, the former executive director of Hornell Partners for Growth (HPG), pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree for stealing $1,711 in cash from the non-profit’s Annual Fourth of July festival that was earmarked for the city’s Business Improvement District. "Stevens …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-former-director-pleads-guilty-stealing-1700-hornell-partners-growth