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DiNapoli: State's Tuition Assistance Program Not Keeping Up With Inflation, Tuition Costs
… enrollment in many sectors, before rebounding in AY 2024-25. Between AYs 2008-09 and 2024-25, the average award increased only 21% to $2,643, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-states-tuition-assistance-program-not-keeping-inflation-tuition-costsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-131
… messages which identifies the reason(s) the employee’s record will not be updated: NYS Position Has Both Equated … in NYSTEP. Employees who appear on the report but whose record was not corrected prior to automatic processing will … the appropriate transactions to correct the employee’s record and to pay the increase in Administration Pay Period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-131-april-2023-and-april-2024-district-council-37-dc-37DiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Failed to Get Its Money's Worth From Cost-Cutting Consultant
… York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center paid a consultant $34 million for a plan to help the hospital out of financial … severe and it needed help. But it failed to monitor PMA's $34 million contracts and did not get what it paid for," … New York SUNY Downstate Medical Center paid a consultant $34 million for a plan to help the hospital out of financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-suny-downstate-failed-get-its-moneys-worth-cost-cutting-consultantDiNapoli Releases August State Cash Report
… well as funds from the federal government. The report is now accessible in Excel and Adobe formats. For access to … data and information on 130,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-releases-august-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: New York City's Finances on Solid Footing
… New York City projects a balanced budget for fiscal year 2015 … budget gaps under current economic conditions, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller … at the annual meeting of the Financial Control Board. “New York City is on solid financial footing with new labor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-new-york-citys-finances-solid-footingDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook Improved
… improved its financial position for the future. Because fares have soared in recent years, a time when many riders … a heavy toll on family finances. The MTA plans to raise fares and tolls by 4 percent in 2017 and by another 4 percent … and 2020 based in large part on increases in ridership and fares. The MTA’s financial plan assumes uninterrupted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-improvedDiNapoli Audit: State Oversight of Animal Shelters Found to Be Adequate, But Better Safeguards Needed Before Dogs Are Euthanized
… of Agriculture and Markets is generally doing well to ensure animal shelters across New York are providing safe … proper care for seized dogs, but officials could do more to make certain dogs are not inappropriately euthanized, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-audit-state-oversight-animal-shelters-found-be-adequate-better-safeguards-needed-dogs-areDiNapoli: Audit Shows Health Department Overpaid Certain Medicaid Managed Care Premiums
… overpaid managed care organizations nearly $19 million for the state fiscal year 2014-15, in part, because of a flaw in how it calculated premiums, according to an audit released … costs in check and save taxpayers millions of dollars.” For the state fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, New York’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-audit-shows-health-department-overpaid-certain-medicaid-managed-care-premiumsDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… family members in violation of its contracts. The daughter of Ridgewood’s chief operating officer made $14,376 … the son’s compensation to SYEP and COMPASS contracts. The daughter of a Ridgewood work site supervisor earned $10,236 … as a COMPASS group leader. The supervisor approved her own daughter’s time sheets. Students may not have been selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsDiNapoli and Stewart-Cousins Encourage Residents to Claim More Than $100 Million in Lost Money
… York State Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins today encouraged local residents to search for unclaimed funds, also known as lost and forgotten … and we want to return it as soon as possible. Today’s event with Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-and-stewart-cousins-encourage-residents-claim-more-100-million-lost-moneyDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… A Staten Island preschool special education provider, Gingerbread … to provide these programs to children throughout Staten Island and neighboring boroughs. During the 2012-13 school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… in additional revenue this year, while providing increased funding for education, health care and mass transit, … to the Executive Budget. Those changes include additional funding for educational opportunity programs and a 3.5 … in additional revenue this year while providing increased funding for education health care and mass transit according …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetDiNapoli: Former Pulteney Fire District Treasurer Sentenced in $6,800 Theft of Fire District Funds
… Lisa Stone, the former treasurer of Pulteney Fire District No. 2 was … wrote herself extra paychecks and used district funds to buy tools for her husband’s business. To read the final audit … . Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption and encourages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-former-pulteney-fire-district-treasurer-sentenced-6800-theft-fire-district-fundsOpinion 88-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … for expenses incurred in maintaining a private pond on their land used as part of the town's recreation program, … incurred in connection with maintaining a pond located on the board member's property and used as a part of a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24DiNapoli: Former Chief of Border City Hose Company Pleads Guilty to Stealing Company Funds and Repays More Than $18,000
… a violation of the public’s trust and a betrayal of his office,” DiNapoli said. “I thank District Attorney Ritts and … that serves residents in the City of Geneva and the Village of Waterloo. While he was chief, from 2015 to 2021, he stole $16,000 in donations, rental hall payments, and income received by the Hose Company. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-former-chief-border-city-hose-company-pleads-guilty-stealing-company-funds-and-repays-moreOpinion 89-6
… record) JUDICIARY LAW, §§791, 796; PENAL LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed following a conviction in Supreme Court, for a … to the locality and not the State. You ask whether a fine paid into the Supreme Court of a county following a … Court, unless a special provision for the collection of a fine has been "otherwise made by law" (Judiciary Law, §796). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6DiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Pleads Guilty After Faking Retirement Benefits
… by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State Comptroller, Division of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. Review prior cases at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-after-faking-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli: Former Town of Minerva Clerk Pleads Guilty
… guilty to fourth degree grand larceny, official misconduct and tampering with public records, after an investigation and audit found she stole thousands of dollars from the town, … as her personal bank account. Thanks to our investigators and auditors, this fraud was exposed." DiNapoli said. "I …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-former-town-minerva-clerk-pleads-guiltyOpinion 93-9
… in the manner prescribed by the special act (see 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-7, p 14; 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-29, p 84; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-11, p 23; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-120, p 151; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-9DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the … on fund balance to finance operations. “The city of Lockport’s accounting records are in such poor condition that … severity of their fiscal problems,” DiNapoli said. “Now, Lockport has to make some difficult choices to address its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problems