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DiNapoli: City of Troy's Finances in Precarious Position
… steps to remedy the multitude of problems identified in the audit. Auditors noted recent combined operating deficits in the city’s general, water and sewer funds have approached … and unrealistic budgets,” said DiNapoli. “Troy’s chronic operating deficits and dangerously low levels of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-city-troys-finances-precarious-positionDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Revenue Growing Slowly
… grew by $177 million, or 2.4 percent, for the first half of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, according to a … P. DiNapoli. Nineteen counties experienced an increase of more than 4 percent during this period. “While sales tax … across the state, the growth is the weakest since the end of the Great Recession,” said DiNapoli. “Sales tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-revenue-growing-slowlyDiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… A review of six Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Many of the problems were tied to MTA’s failure to follow its own … latest approved capital program, with an original budget of $29.57 billion. After previous additions, the program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delaysDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Slip From 2006 Record
… Average Wall Street bonuses in 2007 declined 4.7 percent from record levels in the prior year to $180,420 even though the credit crunch … securities industry rewarded employees who performed well in 2007 even though the credit crunch battered profits,” … Average Wall Street bonuses in 2007 declined 47 percent from record levels in the prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2008/01/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-slip-2006-recordChild Care in NY Challenged by Staff Shortages, High Prices and Too Few Slots
… New York’s child care sector continues to face lingering challenges post-pandemic including child care deserts, low wages and high prices that are … P. DiNapoli. “The pandemic’s disruption of the state’s child care industry is far from over,” DiNapoli said. “Prices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/child-care-ny-challenged-staff-shortages-high-prices-and-too-few-slotsOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City)
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) adequately oversees … they meet State regulations for the health and safety of juveniles and staff. The audit covered the period from … public by promoting the safety, permanency, and well-being of our children, families, and communities. Toward this end, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/21/oversight-juvenile-detention-facilities-outside-new-york-cityAdministration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Homeless Services Shelter Residents
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Social Services is administering the City … according to the rules and regulations, thereby assisting Department of Homeless Services shelter residents in securing … a homelessness crisis. In October 2018, the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) launched its CityFHEPS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/30/administration-cityfheps-program-department-homeless-services-shelter-residentsDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Pleads Guilty in $50,000 Theft
… clerk-treasurer Kristina Johnson will do jail time and pay $50,000 in restitution after admitting Friday to repeatedly pilfering village coffers to pay for white water rafting and dating through Match.com, … expenses and went as far as stealing from taxpayers to pay for white water rafting and Match.com,” DiNapoli said. “I …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-pleads-guilty-50000-theftDiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… Orleans/Niagara BOCES http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/schools/2016/orleansniagaraboces.pdf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsDiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program
… New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) management of the program and found it must be … administration of the program from January 2019 to January 2025. Remediation Delays While many sites have been … running projects have been in the program between 17 and 20 years. Four were found to pose a ‘significant threat to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-timely-remediation-essential-success-states-brownfield-cleanup-programOpinion 90-15
… HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1), (d)(3); NY CONST, art VIII, §1: A town, by local law, may establish the office … commissioner ( cf . Town Law, §§20, 30[10], 32[2], 35[3], 42, providing for the establishment of deputy positions for … the office of deputy town supervisor (see Town Law, §42). Where, however, the town has created the position of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15IV.4.E Grants and Public Assistance – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… (or on behalf of) individuals, annuities {Blind Veterans, Gold Star}, and unemployment benefits. The account code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4e-grants-and-public-assistanceOpinion 88-53
… he would have received his regular wages during that period. Having elected to forego his vacation and to work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Opinion 89-2
… to a group purchasing program) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §2803-a; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103(8): A municipal nursing home may … competitive bidding requirements. You ask whether General Municipal Law, §103(8), which exempts "municipal … bidder after advertisement for bids where so required by General Municipal Law, §103. General Municipal Law, §103(1) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2Opinion 88-64
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and … and dental benefits to its employees by participating in a self-insured plan operated jointly by the city for which the authority was established and the county in which the city is located. The question arises because of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64CUNY Bulletin No. CU-844
… is to provide agency instructions for processing the CUNY 2025 increases to Arms Differential, Canine (K-9) Unit … Team Differential (Earnings Code CSF) are effective 09/19/2025 for the Institution paycheck of 10/02/2025. Eligibility Criteria: Employees in the bargaining units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-844-cuny-2025-increases-assignment-differentials-eligibleDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… and accountability according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Too often … and accountability according to an audit released today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programsComptroller DiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Alfred DelBello
… When New Yorkers chose Al DelBello to represent them as the Mayor of Yonkers, as Westchester County Executive and as the … When New Yorkers chose Al DelBello to represent them as the Mayor of Yonkers as Westchester County Executive and as the states …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-passing-alfred-delbelloDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General August 28, 2023 Three principals of Phinaliz Communications … The three defendants, Philip Mtui, Mbaga Kaiza, and Tony Taylor, were arrested last Thursday. "The defendants … operational manager and is also a New York state resident. Taylor, 42, is a manager, dispatcher and driver. The joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemePublic Health – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… restrictions on disenrollment during the COVID public health emergency. Federal restrictions during the pandemic … Yorkers Benefited from Medicaid, Essential Plan or Child Health Plus In March 2023, nearly 9.4 million individuals or … were enrolled in Medicaid, the Essential Plan or Child Health Plus (which provides coverage for children under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-health