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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… fund $15 billion for the MTA’s 2020-2024 capital program. Many key decisions regarding this initiative including toll … opportunity programs and a 3.5 percent increase in per-student base operating aid for community colleges. … does not require such a database or specify details as to how it should be structured or what type of information it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetFormer Bronx Youth Director Pleads Guilty
… larceny in the third degree for stealing grant money from a state-administered, federally-funded grant to support … run the Baychester Youth Council since the 1980s--received a federal grant, administered by the New York State Education … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/former-bronx-youth-director-pleads-guiltyStatement from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the Passing of Former Governor Mario Cuomo
… former Governor Mario Cuomo. I had the privilege to serve in the State Legislature while he was Governor, and I admired … former Governor Mario Cuomo I had the privilege to serve in the State Legislature while he was Governor and I admired …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/statement-new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-passing-former-governor-mario-cuomoNew York City Construction Industry Booming
… diverse. Congratulations to State Comptroller DiNapoli on this terrific report. We look forward to working with him … New York City, with an average salary of $80,200 in 2017 (latest available data). More than one-fifth (22 percent) of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-boomingDiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Failed to Get Its Money's Worth From Cost-Cutting Consultant
… Thomas P. DiNapoli questions whether $74 million in savings even happened. A prior DiNapoli audit released in August 2016 found questionable travel and excessive … is needed to protect public dollars." Legislation passed in 2013 authorized SUNY Downstate to obtain services related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-suny-downstate-failed-get-its-moneys-worth-cost-cutting-consultantDiNapoli Announces New Corporate Agreement to Disclose Political Spending
… agreed to disclose its corporate political contributions in the wake of majority shareholder support for the New York … our investments, at risk,” DiNapoli said. “While Citizens United removed certain restrictions on corporate political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-announces-new-corporate-agreement-disclose-political-spendingDiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Sentenced For Gambling-Related Theft of $46,000
… was sentenced today for stealing nearly $46,000 in public funds to pay for gambling at local casinos, according to New … County Court to five years probation, 30 days in jail and a final $16,200 restitution payment to the Le Roy Fire … to pay full restitution for the thefts, which took place from 2007 to 2013. “Too much money was moved with too little …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-sentenced-gambling-related-theft-46000Mohawk Valley Faces Challenges But Bright Spots Exist
… which have helped to offset losses in leather, paper and textile production. Manufacturing accounted for 16,707 jobs … 16,000 immigrants have received social and educational services over the years. The center typically relocates 400 … local governments in the area may benefit from sharing services or consolidating operations. A number of Mohawk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/mohawk-valley-faces-challenges-bright-spots-existNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Wynn Resorts to Disclose All Political Spending
… spending on political causes is inherently risky, and the stakes are raised when it's done behind closed doors," … harmed, and it now faces lawsuits, possible loss of gaming licenses and other potential regulatory sanctions. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-wynn-resorts-disclose-all-political-spendingDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… New York state's personal income tax (PIT) check-off funds are not distributed promptly to charitable causes, even … His office found more than $15.7 million remained in the funds as of the end of state fiscal year 2016-17. "Each year, … also established standardized and comprehensive reporting requirements to improve transparency and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsOpinion 93-33
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … articles and has circulation within the school district. You ask whether a school district may publish notice of the … and (5) be entered as second-class mail matter. Any publication which does not satisfy these threshold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the very near future unless it secures new financing or … operations. “The city of Lockport’s accounting records are in such poor condition that city officials were in the dark about the true severity of their fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collection Growth Highest Since 2013
… Additional findings in DiNapoli's report include: Factors that may have influenced the recent increase in … consumer confidence and stronger, though still modest, wage growth. New York State's unemployment rate was 4.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collection-growth-highest-2013DiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Pleads Guilty After Faking Retirement Benefits
… Town Clerk Deborah Waldron pleaded guilty Wednesday in Aurelius Town Court to official misconduct and attempted … 62, a 25-year town employee, was initially charged in May following an investigation by the Comptroller, New … us to protect our retirement system." Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-after-faking-retirement-benefitsOpinion 89-29
… competitive bidding requirements ( Davies v Mayor , 83 NY 207; Albion Indus. v Town of Albion , 62 AD2d 478, 405 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29Opinion 89-25
… village is indebted or obligated to make the debt service payment on the town debt, or if the town's debt is, in some … sufficient facts to determine at this time whether the payment of village money for town debt service would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25DiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising
… The dramatic variation in Medicaid asthma rates across communities demonstrates the need to target public asthma … particularly alarming that Latino and African-American communities show disproportionately high rates of asthma. … Senator José M. Serrano (D, WF- Manhattan/Bronx): "The communities I represent in the South Bronx and East Harlem …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-report-finds-medicaid-costs-treating-asthma-risingOpinion 89-63
… 373, 381 [1940]). Therefore, we have construed the word to mean fees paid to public officers for services performed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Opinion 89-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Distribution of (fines … PENAL LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed following a conviction in Supreme Court, for a violation of section 190.60 of the … section 190.60 of the Penal Law for Scheme to Defraud in the Second Degree would properly be deposited into the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Opinion 95-28
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … as security for a financial institution's promise to pay the town under the terms of an obligation issued by the … amended by chapter 708 of the Laws of 1992. The bill enacted as chapter 708 was also introduced at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28