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Opinion 2002-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Service Award … granted for the performance of certain activities selected from a statutory list, in accordance with a system … that permitting active volunteer firefighters to continue earning service credit after entitlement age is consistent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0Opinion 2002-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Service Award … granted for the performance of certain activities selected from a statutory list, in accordance with a system … that permitting active volunteer firefighters to continue earning service credit after entitlement age is consistent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2DiNapoli: April Local Sales Tax Collections Up Nearly 46 Percent From 2020
… Local government sales tax collections in April grew by 45.7 percent over the same month in 2020, … today. Collections totaled $1.5 billion, up $464 million from April of last year. “The strong collections in April … collections for April grow by a wide margin, ranging from 28.2 percent in Schuyler County to 131 percent in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-april-local-sales-tax-collections-nearly-46-percent-2020DiNapoli: Former Director Allegedly Stole $1,700 From Hornell Partners for Growth
… is the Almond town clerk in Allegany County. "Too often, my office’s investigators and auditors find officials who … funds as a personal piggybank,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my partnership with Steuben County D.A. Baker and the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-former-director-allegedly-stole-1700-hornell-partners-growthDiNapoli Recovers $42K From Woman Who Stole From State and Local Retirement System
… payments. Robertson pleaded guilty to petit larceny in July and agreed to pay full restitution. She was sentenced … was caught and now she must repay the $42,000 she stole from the state retirement system," DiNapoli said. "Thanks to … collect her mother’s pension payments, beginning in 2013. She pleaded guilty to petit larceny in July in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-recovers-42k-woman-who-stole-state-and-local-retirement-systemChild Care Stabilization Grants
… stated on their expense report that $13,700 was used for bonuses, retirement contributions, tuition reimbursement, … whether providers used all grant funds in alignment with the goals of the program. For example, although … additional information and increasing communication with providers. Coordinating and sharing information with SED …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsUnexpected Delays and Events
… events, including addressing the needs of its passengers and reassessing and revising its plans after such events, and whether these plans were implemented as planned once the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/27/unexpected-delays-and-eventsDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $21.3 Million in Suspicious 2016 Tax Refunds
… to unscrupulous tax preparers filing false returns. Other popular scams include using questionable social security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-213-million-suspicious-2016-tax-refundsDiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them
… The audit of the State Department of Education (SED) found many local school districts maintain waitlists for services … oversight of services was hindered because it did not know how many students were enrolled in the preschool special … I am pleased that SED agreed with our findings and has taken several steps to improve service delivery for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-themDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… DiNapoli said. “According to federal authorities, one in six Americans contracts a foodborne illness every year from eating establishments. Failing to hold those with … actions, which they are required to do. Auditors did site visits as part of the audit and observed food that was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyNew Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… adequate housing is one of the most essential necessities in our society. Beyond providing shelter, our homes are … assistance or impediment. However, a large part of the population is not adequately housed. In 2022, there were … national average, spiking in 2002 and 2009 after the dot-com and Great Recessions. State and federal moratoriums on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… and emotionally. Part of that recovery is a reckoning with how we responded to it. My office’s recent audit examines … It is unacceptable that we still don’t know just how many nursing home residents died. Besides not being prepared, … to do a better job of caring for and protecting vulnerable people, including nursing home residents. This is just the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performanceOversight of Waste Tire Site Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (2018-S-43)
To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation is adequately monitoring and timely abating waste tire sites and whether the waste tire fee ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s43.pdfNew York City Projecting Surplus of $2.7 Billion in Current Fiscal Year
… of more than $2.7 billion for fiscal year (FY) 2020, up from $550 million in November 2019, which it plans to transfer to FY 2021 to … through FY 2024. The surplus for FY 2020 results mainly from an increase in the city’s revenue forecast since the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/new-york-city-projecting-surplus-27-billion-current-fiscal-yearNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (July 1, 2021)
… Income and Earnings Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in New York? Recently released data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show personal … in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 51.9 percent from the fourth quarter of 2020 on a seasonally adjusted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-july-1-2021NYSARC, Inc. – NYC Chapter (School-Age Program): Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… of Interest State Education Department: New York League for Early Learning, Inc. - Compliance With the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/nysarc-inc-nyc-chapter-school-age-program-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDrug Management and Disposal
… of Environmental Conservation (Department) developed and implemented a public information program on the proper storage and disposal of medications (drugs), and publicly disseminated a notice to pharmacies, retailers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/27/drug-management-and-disposalDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains Below One Percent in 2017
… be capped at 0.68 percent for 2017, decreasing slightly from 2016, when it was 0.73 percent, according to State … towns, fire districts, 44 cities and 10 villages. "In what is becoming the norm, New York’s local governments … will be capped at 068 percent for 2017 decreasing slightly from 2016 when it was 073 percent according to State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-below-one-percent-2017The Securities Industry in New York City - September 2018
Securities industry pretax profits grew by 42 percent in 2017 on higher revenue from core activities.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-6-2019.pdfSouth Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… District (District) officials had prohibited interests in District contracts. Key Findings Three Board members had prohibited interests in contracts that the District awarded totaling more than $22 … to the District totaling $17,446. Due to deficiencies in the District’s conflict of interest disclosure forms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3