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DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Theft of Cash, Questionable Spending by Minetto Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief
… charged in July with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, by the State Police and Oswego County … in excess of what was authorized for his personal vehicle using company funds. DiNapoli said this theft went …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-theft-cash-questionable-spending-minetto-volunteer-fire-dept-chiefDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Remains Low in Villages
… the monitoring system creates an overall fiscal stress score which classifies whether a municipality is in … only four – Amityville, West Hampton Dunes, Marcellus and Red Hook – remained in fiscal stress in 2014. However, 14 … saw a 51 percentage point increase in its fiscal stress score. Other villages that experienced a 25 percent or more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-remains-low-villagesDiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes
… check-offs on their personal income tax forms, but these funds often sit unused, according to a report issued today by … More than $14 million has accumulated in six check-off funds, with nearly 90 percent of that for health-related … causes they care about but the money is piling up for some funds,” DiNapoli said. “It is past time to fix the problems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causesComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction in $130,000 Pension Theft
… his scheme to conceal the theft, and used the monies to prop up a small automotive repair business that he owned in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-130000-pension-theftOpinion 88-12
… Law, §4-412; General Municipal Law, §120-w; 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-307, p 52; 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-2, p __), they may enter into cooperation … health insurance, to avoid problems associated with joint employment. Alternatively, one or more participating villages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12DiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… the most vulnerable among us? The Olson report is a missed opportunity to provide answers or restore confidence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseDiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… we have an obligation to make those meals the best they can be through strong farm-to-school partnerships. For years, … on solutions to expand the program so that more schools can qualify, and State Comptroller DiNapoli’s report is the … must streamline the process so that farmers and schools can maximize the program's benefits. Thanks to State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedOpinion 90-38
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other … upon the highway for access. We are in receipt of your letter concerning a town highway which has been designated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-38Federal Funding and New York – Federal Funding and New York
… and how it supports services in the State of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-nyOpinion 91-40
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … military duty for the greater of 30 calendar days or 22 working days. Thus, if an employee's first 30 calendar … days of ordered military duty do not include at least 22 working days, the employee is entitled to paid leave while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40Introduction – Federal Funding and New York
… for everything from paving the highways they drive on to work to bolstering the schools their children attend to helping to put food on their tables. Understanding how New … budget resolutions passed by the 119th Congress will lead to a dramatic restructuring of the federalstate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/introductionDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Will Vote Against Board Members at Corporations With No Women Directors
… Fund will vote against members of the board's governance committee standing for re-election. DiNapoli also announced … Fund believe that board diversity, inclusive of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-will-vote-against-board-members-corporations-no-women-directorsDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… The New York Daily News today published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Citizen Action of New York’s Democracy Coalition Coordinator Karen Wharton and … The New York Daily News today published an oped from New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Citizen Action …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeTemporary Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… November-2021 165,535 December-2021 167,217 January-2022 168,543 February-2022 171,859 March-2022 173,576 April-2022 174,612 May-2022 173,390 June-2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/temporary-assistanceOversight of Kendra’s Law
… from April 2019 to September 2023. About the Program On August 9, 1999, Kendra’s Law (Law) was enacted, creating a … impact a person’s AOT, such as being accused of or arrested for committing a crime, becoming incarcerated or … second meeting should have taken place, the recipient was arrested for homicide. It was not until LGU officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/08/oversight-kendras-lawOversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes
… of the facility’s resident population (i.e., number of beds) and for at least one piece of non-resident care-related … standard sample sizes based on a facility’s number of beds are optimal to identify equipment deficiencies, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/19/oversight-resident-care-related-medical-equipment-nursing-homesHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation, as of June 2025, of the seven recommendations included in our … To assess the extent of implementation as of June 2025 of the seven recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-followOversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… To assess the extent of implementation, as of February 2025, of the eight recommendations included in our initial … To assess the extent of implementation as of February 2025 of the eight recommendations included in our initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-followProtection of Child Performers
… The Department has used its Child Performers Registration System database (System) to maintain permit and certificate information since 2004. Information … the System. Unit staff use System-generated reports as a permit management tool to streamline permitting processes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/27/protection-child-performersOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Follow-Up)
… was created to oversee a Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) process. The CFA provides a streamlined WFD funding process whereby …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-services