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DiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… abuses such as allowing some conductors to charge overtime for tasks such as washing up for work, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced … paying conductors 2 hours and 40 minutes of overtime every day for tasks such as changing clothes, traveling to and from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsDiNapoli: Foreclosure Filings Fall Nearly 50 Percent Statewide Since 2013
… across New York dropped 46 percent between 2013 and 2018, from 46,696 to 25,334, according to a report issued today by … their homes and our municipalities are seeing some relief from the collateral damage associated with shrinking tax … this is an improvement, the foreclosure crisis is far from over. To extend the progress we’ve made, New York must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-foreclosure-filings-fall-nearly-50-percent-statewide-2013DiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Charged in Theft of Justice Court Fees
… out corruption at all levels. I thank the State Police for their work on this case.” Fleury was in charge of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-charged-theft-justice-court-feesDiNapoli Releases July State Cash Report
… General Fund receipts (including transfers from other funds) totaled $24.7 billion through July 31, representing an … General Fund spending (including transfers to other funds) increased 5.5 percent, or $1 billion, to $20 billion, … focuses primarily on the General Fund and All Governmental Funds. The General Fund is the major operating fund of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-releases-july-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent for Second Straight Year
… of 1.23 percent and below 2 percent for the second year in a row, means they must examine their budgets more closely … first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of … many resources that can be useful to local officials in the wake of the pandemic. List of allowable tax levy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percent-second-straight-yearDiNapoli: Agricultural Activity Brings $37.6 Billion Into New York’s Economy
… percent from 2007, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The state ranks in the … our economy and keeping our local communities strong. It makes economic sense for the state to retain and promote … York state,” said Dean Norton, president of the New York Farm Bureau. “This in-depth look highlights the dedication of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-agricultural-activity-brings-376-billion-new-yorks-economyPrompt Payment
… law, allows the accrual of interest for a period of time a payment is delayed due to the fund or sub-fund from which the payment is to be made having insufficient cash. Memo Bill … law allows the accrual of interest for a period of time a payment is delayed due to the fund or subfund from whic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/prompt-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 2099
… Withholding and Estimated Tax) and IRS Instructions for Form W-4 (Employees Withholding Certificate), employees who … 2022 and intend to claim exemption in 2023 must file a new Form W-4 by February 15, 2023, to claim exemption for tax … New York State Department of Taxation and Finance requires form IT-2104-E (Certificate of Exemption from Withholding) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2099-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2023Court-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman … announced that Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for embezzling approximately $1.4 million from a decedent's estate for which he served as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementState Agencies Bulletin No. 2305
… who claim exempt from Federal, State, and/or Local tax withholding in tax year 2025. Affected Employees: Employees who claimed exempt from … According to IRS Publication 505 (Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax) and IRS Instructions for Form W-4 (Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2305-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2025DiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed for Youth Jobs Programs
… and towns: Albany, Brookhaven, Buffalo, Hempstead, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, New York City, Rochester, Schenectady, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-youth-jobs-programsUnexpected Delays and Events
… is committed to providing excellent rail transportation service that exceeds customer expectations and is worthy of … and provides the region with a valued and indispensable service. The LIRR’s Public Information Office is responsible … movement of trains and train dispatchers in its Operations Center (Center) in Jamaica. It also communicates with train …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/27/unexpected-delays-and-eventsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Amherst Central School District , Friendship Central … Harrisville Central School District , Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services , Roslyn Union Free … limit for the time between receipt and deposit. An audit test of 30 receipts included eight receipts that were held …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… should do more to collect fines from those who violate its rules,” DiNapoli said. “With trains bursting at the seams and … its own fines, it risks sending the message that its rules are made to be broken. While we applaud the changes … to 1996. Summonses are kept on the books for 20 years as required by law. In the first nine months of 2015, TAB purged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Office of General Services – Capital Asset Management (2022-S-32) … treasures, and intangible assets. To improve management of these assets, the state established the Statewide … System Asset Management Module (SFS AM). Within the Office of General Services, the Bureau of Capital Assets (BCA) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… often inaccurate, records from ITSM and stockrooms didn’t match, devices like laptops were missing, and security was … Auditors found that stockrooms around the state could not match their records with ITSM data, with some devices listed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securitySidney Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-243)
Determine whether the Board and District officials properly managed fund balance
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/13/sidney-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-243DiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… worth $13.9 million to provide SYEP and COMPASS services from July 1, 2015 through Oct. 10, 2017. “We found management … get up to $325 for each participant, who earn hourly wages from DYCD for up to 25 hours a week. DYCD’s COMPASS contracts … he paid $700 in 2016 and $500 in 2017, said it was “required” and that “everyone pays it.” The parent added that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsDiNapoli: Audits Find Certain IDAs Lack Job Creation Data
… a number of local Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) do not verify if businesses receiving tax breaks are actually … are delivering on their promises and take back benefits if they are not. My office will continue to scrutinize the … do not verify the investment and job information provided when businesses apply for financial assistance and have not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audits-find-certain-idas-lack-job-creation-dataState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, please contact Brian Butry at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits