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Oversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste
… and SUNY maintains a central administrative office in Albany. For fiscal year 2015-16, SUNY had a budget of $13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/03/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-wasteDiNapoli: IDA Audits Reveal Need For Improved Project Oversight
… Development Agencies (IDAs) in Niagara , Tompkins and Wyoming counties failed to adequately monitor project … York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “When taxpayers and communities are helping to incentivize and assist local … and whether the projects should continue to receive benefits. Officials did not have an adequate process in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-ida-audits-reveal-need-improved-project-oversightDiNapoli Presses Companies on Political Disclosure
… at the companies’ annual meetings this spring. “Investors have the right to know if companies are using corporate funds … Citizens United ruling striking down certain restraints on corporate political spending, DiNapoli has made it a … To date, shareholder proposals for the 2019 proxy season have been filed with: Wynn Resorts Ltd. (proposal received …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-presses-companies-political-disclosureDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2014
… certain contracts for state public authorities and audits all state payments. This independent review ensures … get the best value for their money. The independent audits ensure payments are free from fraud, waste and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-january-2014Opinion 94-18
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (conveyance for nominal consideration to private … not-for-profit corporation) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (transfer of village real property for nominal … members of all the fire companies of a village, organized and maintained pursuant to law, "constitute a corporation by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18Subway Wait Assessment
… York City Transit (Transit) provides passengers service on all of its lines that meets its minimum service frequency … (MTA). It serves an average 5.5 million weekday passengers on its 23 subway lines (which includes three shuttle lines). … the original 28 stations built in Manhattan and opened on October 27, 1904, the subway system has grown to 469 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/06/subway-wait-assessmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Cato-Meridian Central School District – Salaries, Wages and Leave Benefits (Cayuga County) District officials accurately paid salaries and wages but did not accurately pay unused leave benefits, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1New York's Prison Population Continues Decline, But Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. No age segment under the age of 50 showed an increase. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/new-yorks-prison-population-continues-decline-share-older-adults-keeps-risingDiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores
… Thirty local governments in New York State ended 2020 in some form of fiscal stress, … years are Niagara Falls, Poughkeepsie, Amsterdam and Long Beach. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… up to standards and providing the best care possible to all New Yorkers in need of their help.” In a letter to the … declared COVID-19 disaster emergency, the agency suspended all on-site recertification reviews. These reviews are … of data from April 2017 to February 2021, found that all 76 residential programs due for recertification during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County) The board did not effectively monitor expenditures and fund balance. As a result, the unrestricted fund balance … that the board did not properly plan for the funding of and spending from reserves. In addition, the board … transferred unavailable funds to its capital reserves, and expended funds from reserves without adequate public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… System Administration continued to pay a former president her presidential salary of $608,000 while she was on leave in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Clean Energy Fund Makes Progress on Developing Solar Capacity, But Energy Efficiency Lags
… generating energy savings and other clean energy benefits. NY-Sun which works to increase solar power capacity. NY Green Bank which finances clean energy projects. … year, ten times the current rate of about 20,000 per year. NY-Sun, NY Green Bank, and Innovation and Research Programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-state-clean-energy-fund-makes-progress-developing-solar-capacity-energy-efficiency-lagsDiNapoli Op-Ed: Act on Proposal to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s op-ed, “ A Ticking … Times Union today, urging the state Legislature to act on his proposal to create an optional investment pool to help … offset costs. The point is to stop pushing these costs out and making future generations of taxpayers pay for them. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-op-ed-act-proposal-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careNational Investors Call for Workplace Disability Inclusion
… the nation's leading institutional investors and pension funds marks a key turning point in the disability rights …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/national-investors-call-workplace-disability-inclusionDiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… government workforce reached more than 300,000 employees in June of 2024, the first year-over-year increase since the … Still, some city agencies remain understaffed, resulting in critical services being impacted, according to a new … Tool , which launched in November 2023 to help the public and lawmakers better evaluate agency performance. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyNew York State Pension Fund Sets 2040 Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target
… by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project. “New York State’s pension fund is at the leading edge of investors addressing … New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest pension fund in the country, and when it takes action, people … disposal to address climate change, including our state’s pension fund. With today’s announcement by State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/new-york-state-pension-fund-sets-2040-net-zero-carbon-emissions-targetXIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… likely incur substantial tax liabilities with respect to reimbursement of travel expenses. This tax liability can also … tax consequences resulting from such designation. Travel Reimbursement As used in this section, “reimbursement” is intended to include: Travel expenses paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationDiNapoli: More Security Needed for Hazardous Materials at SUNY University Centers
… other university policies. While Buffalo has the largest student and faculty population of any campus in the state, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-more-security-needed-hazardous-materials-suny-university-centersDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for June 2014
… new Albany Convention Center pursuant to the 2014-15 state budget. $9.4 million contract with Yankee Trails Inc. for … city of Salamanca and $596,000 to Cattaraugus County for payment of Tribal State Compact moneys associated with … high school equivalency exams to replace the GED. Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries The Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-june-2014