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DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Problems with Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Program
… volunteers may be shortchanged on benefits, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … program established by municipalities and fire districts to recruit and retain active fire service volunteers. … volunteers. “The men and women who volunteer their time to protect our communities should get the benefits they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-problems-volunteer-firefighters-benefit-programOversight of the Nourish New York Program (Follow-Up)
… organizations (i.e., regional food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, and community-based organizations hereafter, … effectively together to determine if products purchased with Nourish NY funds were eligible New York food products. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-nourish-new-york-program-followAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… taxpayers, commit fraud, or violate the public trust have no place in the state of New York, and will be prosecuted to … Porcari guilty of: Corrupting the Government in the First Degree (B felony) Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as a Crime of Public Corruption (B felony) Defrauding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonDiNapoli: Rechargeable Battery Use Rising Dramatically, But State Not Enforcing Recycling Law Requirements
… the agency responsible for making sure they get recycled has little knowledge of whether it’s actually … nickel and silver, and lithium-ion, all of which can pose a threat to the environment and human health and safety if … are being recycled in New York as the law requires or how much is being recycled. The agency also does little with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-rechargeable-battery-use-rising-dramatically-state-not-enforcing-recycling-law-requirementsFacilities Planning Bureau Project Review
… Facilities Planning Bureau (Bureau) completes its review of projects in a timely manner and, if not, what the impacts … is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building … to every facility owned or operated by districts or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) (collectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/04/facilities-planning-bureau-project-reviewTown of New Windsor – Information Technology (2020M-137)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of New Windsor (Town) officials ensured information technology … plan. Ensure online banking agreements comply with New York State General Municipal Law (GML). Sensitive … Determine whether Town of New Windsor Town officials ensured information technology IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/23/town-new-windsor-information-technology-2020m-137Opinion 88-24
… officer or employee to provide the materials or services, then the officer or employee, at least ostensibly, would have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24Opinion 94-31
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … AD2d 62, 611 NYS2d 962 lv den October 25, 1994). There is no "plain and clear" statutory, constitutional or common law … the year for the cash value thereof (see 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-401, unreported). As to whether there is a "statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31Opinion 88-36
… the courts. It is for the Legislature, not the courts, to change or limit the rule if such change seems wise." Thus, a sheriff was held to be personally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36DiNapoli Honors Hispanic Leaders
… Assembly district which includes the hamlets of Bay Shore, Brentwood, Central Islip and Islandia. Veronica Renta Irwin, … pro bono family legal services throughout Nassau and Suffolk County. Gladys Serrano, LCSW, chief executive officer of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-honors-hispanic-leadersDiNapoli Honors Community Leaders During Italian Heritage Celebration
… Pope has been a community activist for over 30 years. He has spent many years developing the Westchester Italian … became a builder and contractor in Calabria, Italy. When he came to the United States, he became a licensed real estate broker in the state of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-honors-community-leaders-during-italian-heritage-celebrationRestrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses (2017-S-14) 90-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Labor is adequately enforcing the Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses Law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s14-response.pdfDiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… oversight of a New York City rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing … the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) is not properly managing the City Fighting Homelessness and … from $174 million to $365 million. The program’s budget is $816 million for FY 2024. The audit reviewed the program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains at 2% for 2026
… potential impact of policy choices at the federal level." In accordance with state law, DiNapoli’s office calculated … governments (excluding New York City) and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-2-2026Language Access Services (Follow-Up)
… Services (Report 2022-S-38 ). About the Program New York State Executive Law Chapter 18, Article 10, Section 202-A (Executive Law), which took effect on July 1, 2022, codified and expanded the State’s language access policy requiring translation of vital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/language-access-services-followOpinion 93-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments … mandatory referendum in the case of an elective receiver. You ask whether a town, by resolution, may require a … to require a countersignature in order for the receiver to transfer moneys deposited to his or her credit ( cf . Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20Examination of Unemployment Insurance Willful Overpayments
… was to determine whether NYDOL properly assessed penalties in accordance with Federal and State law for unemployment … An overpayment occurs when a claimant receives benefits in excess of the amount entitled. Overpayments are considered … We found NYDOL did not consistently assess penalties in accordance with law and/or NYDOL procedures resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/25/examination-unemployment-insurance-willful-overpaymentsOpinion 88-39
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BAIL MONEYS -- Disposition (cash bail on … JUSTICE COURT ACT, §2021(1): Cash bail which is posted in a town justice court in connection with a felony complaint, is held by the … Whether a county a town in the county or a village located within the town is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Medicaid Program – Mainstream Managed Care Organizations: Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting
… of Health (Department) and whether the Department is appropriately applying the administrative costs in … 31, 2015. Background The New York State Medicaid program is a federal, state, and locally funded program that provides … for nearly 5.2 million Medicaid enrollees. The Department is responsible for setting the monthly managed care premium …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/13/medicaid-program-mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premiumComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman, State & DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Announce Conviction of Non-Profit Executive Involved in Six-Year Theft Scheme
… should expect to meet a costly and unpleasant end,” said Christina Scaringi, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-state-doi-commissioner-mark-peters-announce-conviction-non