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State Contract and Payment Actions in October
… In October, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,982 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $5 … use disorder program. State Education Department $22.8 million in general aid to 67 school districts. Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberCompliance With Special Education Requirements – Evaluations
… sample of 158 referrals from SY 2016-17 found a higher rate of non-compliance (40 percent) and identified specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/compliance-special-education-requirements-evaluationsDiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
… literacy education in all our schools. Financial literacy can be a great equalizer for students, and New York cannot …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-op-ed-we-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-nys-high-schoolsState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… from vendors owing debts to the state. Cumulatively through October for calendar year 2021, the Comptroller’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberKendall Central School District – Capital Project (2017M-194)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s use of capital project resources for the period … 2012 through June 9, 2017. Background The Kendall Central School District located in the Towns of Carlton, Kendall and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/05/kendall-central-school-district-capital-project-2017m-194Vestal Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-08)
… Background The Vestal Central School District is located in the Towns of Vestal and Binghamton in Broome County and in the Town of Owego in Tioga County. … to the public the financial information required by law, they did not include actual historical expenditures as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/vestal-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-08Otego-Unadilla Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-84)
… The Otego-Unadilla Central School District is located in the Towns of Otego, Unadilla, Laurens, Oneonta, Butternuts, Sidney, and Franklin in Otsego and Delaware Counties. The District is governed by … year, the cumulative effect of these variances resulted in a 52 percent increase in the District’s fund balance. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/06/14/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-84State Contract and Payment Actions in February
… contracts and payments is available at www.openbooknewyork.com . Major Contracts Approved Department of Environmental … the Suicide Prevention Center. $1.8 million grant to the Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… and approved more than 1.9 million payments worth nearly $16.8 billion. The office rejected 295 contracts and related … contractors. Cumulatively through December for calendar year 2024, DiNapoli’s office approved 22,382 contracts valued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores
… In January, DiNapoli also issued fiscal stress scores for school districts and found 31 school districts in some level of fiscal stress. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… nearly all employment gains made over the past decade. Main Street is shuttered from Long Island to Buffalo, and Wall … declined for 85 percent of firms. Businesses large and small are struggling to survive. The virtual shutdown of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency and Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 – Green Acres Mall PILOT Payments (2017M-233)
… 30 appropriately budgeted for the Green Acres payments-in-lieu of taxes (PILOTs) and the 2016-17 tax levy and for … (TOHIDA) is a public benefit corporation established in 1971 for the benefit of the Town of Hempstead and is … The Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County and is governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2017/12/19/town-hempstead-industrial-development-agency-and-valleyNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Federal Tax Reform
… in Congress remains a bad deal for New York. "The cap on state and local tax deductions would nullify billions of … "The legislation will drive up the cost of borrowing for state and local governments' capital investments by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-federal-tax-reform-0See if any of NY's $12.5 Billion in Unclaimed Funds is Yours at Upcoming Statewide Events
… out if they are owed some of the state’s $12.5 billion in unclaimed funds at events across the state in February, … billion in unclaimed fund accounts. We want to return this money to its rightful owners,” DiNapoli said. “The money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/see-if-any-nys-125-billion-unclaimed-funds-yours-upcoming-statewide-eventsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … plan for its use. The board did not audit claims prior to payment and did not annually audit the records maintained … rely on Fairport Central School District employees to both process and approve all financial activity. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Contract and Payment Actions in March
… payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York . Major Contracts Approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York . Major Contracts Approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneOpinion 97-1
… past liability in accordance with the local law providing for the experience rating, or the county's rules and … St Comp No. 79-732, unreported). A "public corporation" for this purpose includes: (a) municipal corporations (i.e., … valuation. In addition, a county may provide by local law for the operation of the plan on an experience rating basis, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1DiNapoli: Special Education Providers Shortchanging Special Needs Children
… did not work and ineligible expenses like food and income tax penalties. The audit’s findings have been referred to law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-special-education-providers-shortchanging-special-needs-childrenDiNapoli: Oswego Teacher Charged With Stealing Over $4,000 From CiTi BOCES
… William Fisher was charged with falsifying his time sheets to steal more than $4,000 from his employer, the Center for … in Oswego County Centralized Arraignment Part and is due back in court on August 22, 2023. The charges filed in this case are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-oswego-teacher-charged-stealing-over-4000-citi-boces