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Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-109
… Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-109-district-council-37-local-1359-dues-increaseOpinion 97-25
… be amended to require existing board members to sign an affidavit representing that they will not perform compensated … similar appearance of impropriety, in lieu of the proposed affidavit requirement, the town should consider amending its … Whether to require existing board members to sign an affidavit to not perform paid services for a board applicant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-25DiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments
… million at the end of federal fiscal year 2016, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … York's child support program, has made some improvements to the way funds are distributed, DiNapoli's auditors … This is a persistent problem in New York that needs to be fixed," said DiNapoli. "These delays hurt the families …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Champlain Joint Youth Program , Town of Colden , City of Corning , Franklinville Joint Fire … Falls , Town of Palatine , Town of St. Armand , Sullivan County and the Town of Tonawanda . "In today's fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-95
… eligibility for payroll Deduction Code 300, MetLife Whole Life Insurance. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining … Bargaining Unit SK to participate in a voluntary permanent life insurance program administered by MetLife. Effective … eligibility for payroll Deduction Code 300 MetLife Whole Life Insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-95-change-eligibility-metlife-whole-life-insurance-certainTown of Neversink – Multiyear Planning and Fund Balance Management (2017M-260)
… was to determine whether the Board had multiyear plans for the fund balance and reserves in the general and highway funds for the period January 1, 2016 through August 17, 2017. … Combined general and highway fund budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled $4,747,100. Key Findings The Board adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/02/09/town-neversink-multiyear-planning-and-fund-balance-management-2017m-260DiNapoli: Ex-Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Convicted in Grant Scheme
… convicted today in Warren County Court of two counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Scheme to Defraud in the … was convicted in Warren County Court of two counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-ex-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-convicted-grant-schemeClaryville Volunteer Fire Company – Financial Controls (2014M-53)
… to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and reported and that Company moneys were safeguarded for the period of … Volunteer Fire Company is a volunteer organization and is associated with the Claryville Fire District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/04/25/claryville-volunteer-fire-company-financial-controls-2014m-53State Contract and Payment Actions in January
… In January, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,493 contracts for state … nearly 1.9 million payments worth nearly $13.7 billion. The office rejected 165 contracts and related transactions … In January the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1493 contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryDiNapoli: Financial Plan Outlook Has Improved; State Should Now Commit to Further Increasing Reserves
… Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 Enacted Budget Financial Plan shows a remarkable improvement in the state’s financial … collections are up significantly, and our May Cash Report shows the state is $4 billion ahead of projections. It is … State Fiscal Year SFY 202122 Enacted Budget Financial Plan shows a remarkable improvement in the states financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-financial-plan-outlook-has-improved-state-should-now-commit-further-increasing-reservesDiNapoli: NYC's Miscellaneous Revenues Experience Slow Growth Post Pandemic
… reached an estimated $6.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2025, 11% higher than in FY 2019, and weaker than the 29% … an estimated 8% of revenues from city funds in FY 2025. Economic Activity Fuels Weakness for Some Revenue … amid social distancing and stay-at-home policies. In FY 2025, the city estimates that fines and forfeitures grew 27% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-nycs-miscellaneous-revenues-experience-slow-growth-post-pandemicOpinion 89-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … unauthorized payments) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§310, 318; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: In the absence of … while attending assessor training provided by the New York State Board of Equalization and Assessment. You indicate that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18DiNapoli: Former Poestenkill Employee Charged With Stealing $3,000 From Town
… the former Town of Poestenkill administrative assistant, for allegedly stealing more than $3,000 in town funds over a … District Attorney Donnelly and the New York State Police for their partnership in making sure she will be held … from the taxpayer, and my office is committed to justice for those that have squandered from their neighbors. I am …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-poestenkill-employee-charged-stealing-3000-townDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Arrested for Scheme to Defraud the New York State Health Insurance Plan
… Her husband was a New York State employee, and the family was enrolled in NYSHIP. As a medical office manager, … providers. In those instances, the employee or family member receives any allowable reimbursement by check … innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-arrested-scheme-defraud-new-york-state-health-insurance-planDiNapoli: Former Village of Chatham Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Village
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka, and the New York State Police announced that Barbara Henry, the Village of Chatham’s former clerk-treasurer, has pleaded guilty to … Comptroller DiNapoli Columbia County District Attorney Czajka and the State Police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-village-chatham-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-defrauding-villageDiNapoli: Greene County Couple Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $35,000 in Pension Payments
… Tuomey, 56, and her husband, Stephen B. Tuomey, 60, today for allegedly stealing over $35,000 in pension payments. “The … I thank DA Stanzione and the New York State Police for their continued partnership in protecting the pension … payments should have ended. However, the Tuomeys did not report the death of Stephen’s father to the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-greene-county-couple-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-35000-pension-paymentsDiNapoli and DA Carney: Owner of Medical Transport Company Sentenced to 3 to 9 Years in Prison for Stealing $700,000 from Medicaid Program
… County medical transportation company today was sentenced to serve three to nine years in state prison and pay restitution of $766,600 for stealing more than $700,000 from New York state’s … County medical transportation company today was sentenced to serve three to nine years in state prison and pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-and-da-carney-owner-medical-transport-company-sentenced-3-9-years-prison-stealing-700000Oversight of Public Water Systems
… Water Act (SDWA). Under SDWA, the EPA sets national limits on contaminant levels – referred to as Maximum Contaminant … provided they are at least as stringent as the EPA’s. In New York, the Department oversees the delivery of drinking … to ensure that PWSs comply with State Public Health Law and State Sanitary Code (Code) requirements as well as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/24/oversight-public-water-systemsFormer Chief of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzling More Than $120,000
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that Robert Garcia, the former president and chief of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department ("BMFD"), was sentenced today by U.S. District … State Comptroller DiNapoli announced that Robert Garcia the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-chief-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-sentenced-12-months-prison-embezzling-more-120000Charter School of Educational Excellence – Information Technology (2023M-174)
Determine whether the Charter School of Educational Excellence (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials secured student data to help protect it from unauthorized access and developed and adopted a comprehensive information technology (IT) contingency plan.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/charter-school-of-educational-excellence-2023-174.pdf