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DiNapoli: Mount Vernon Officials Failed to Establish Basic and Routine Financial Policies
… The City Council of Mount Vernon did not have adequate financial information for … or revenue shortfalls. In addition, the audit found the Mount Vernon City Comptroller failed to file the required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-mount-vernon-officials-failed-establish-basic-and-routine-financial-policiesOversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment
… The Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act) was enacted by the New York State Legislature in 2007 to deal … who are at or near their anticipated release from parole or confinement. The Act applies to offenders who have … alerts of potentially high-risk respondent behavior was at times overly general and vague. Key Recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/17/oversight-sex-offenders-subject-strict-and-intensive-supervision-and-treatmentDiNapoli: Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $10,000 in Fines
… the Office of the State Comptroller and the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department found she misappropriated more than $10,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-court-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-10000-finesDiNapoli: Problems Persist at Many Hotels and Motels Used to House Homeless
… that might render facilities uninhabitable. While it is good that the state has made progress in improving … state and found that 13 only recently became aware of the legal requirement to perform six-month inspections – a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-problems-persist-many-hotels-and-motels-used-house-homelessDiNapoli: No Good Options for MTA to Manage Hole in Capital Funding
… $5.65 billion. Network Expansion: Second Avenue Subway (SAS), $5.23 billion. Administrative and Various: … inclusive of $2 billion in federal matching funds for SAS Phase 2. The MTA must work with its federal partners to … remain in its capital plan and update its agreements on SAS to retain matching funds with a future revenue source. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-no-good-options-mta-manage-hole-capital-fundingProcurement and Payroll-Related Matters Pertaining to the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… Reinvestment Act Recovery Act funds efficiently and for auth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/18/procurement-and-payroll-related-matters-pertaining-use-certain-federal-fundsDiNapoli: Value of IDA Projects Grew 10% in 2021 to $126 Billion
… New York’s 107 local Industrial Development Authorities (IDAs) reported … of the 60 new clean energy projects were approved in 2021. North Country IDAs reported 30 clean energy projects in 2021, … Town of Concord IDA, Town of Corinth IDA and City of Mount Vernon IDA – did not submit their data in time for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-value-ida-projects-grew-10-percent-in-2021-to-126-billionDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew 12.7% to $22.1 Billion in 2022
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled … DiNapoli said. “Sales tax growth has remained strong for a sustained stretch as consumers resumed spending … quarter of 2021, which was similar to the year-over-year rates seen in the prior two quarters. This was after sales …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-127-221-billion-2022Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act - Dashboard
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-act-dashboardDiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency
… at nursing homes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, an audit released today by New York State … provide auditors with a breakdown by name of the nursing home residents who died from COVID-19, and the actual number … Previous reports issued by DiNapoli’s auditors have taken issue with the department for setting minimum standards for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-states-pandemic-response-nursing-homes-hindered-ill-prepared-state-agencyDiNapoli Statement on Amazon's Agreement to Conduct an Independent Racial Equity Audit
… the following statement today following Amazon’s agreement to conduct and publicly release an independent racial equity audit, led by former U.S. … corporations to engage in open and honest assessments of how their products and services may impact racial equity. I …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-statement-amazons-agreement-conduct-independent-racial-equity-auditSelected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees (Follow-Up)
… (DOF) processes summonses issued to vehicles for parking, red light camera, and sanitation violations. In addition, DOF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/06/selected-aspects-parking-violations-operations-collect-fines-and-fees-followDiNapoli: NYC’s Restaurant, Retail and Recreation Sectors Continue to Struggle During Pandemic
… assesses distribution of aid in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities and historically underutilized business … high-income areas and established business corridors. LMI status serves as a proxy for funding minority communities, since the average LMI census tract in the city is over three-quarters minority. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-nycs-restaurant-retail-and-recreation-sectors-continue-struggle-during-pandemicDiNapoli: Second Former Mechanic at State Police Garage Pleads Guilty to Felony
… based in Oneida. Rapasadi was convicted of ordering auto parts and tools for personal use on the state police-paid account at United Auto Supply. DiNapoli’s analysis of thousands of United Auto Supply invoices found that between April 2015 and October 2020, there were over $54,000 in inappropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-second-former-mechanic-state-police-garage-pleads-guilty-felonyDiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband
… but more than one million, or 13.8%, of households do not have access or a subscription to home broadband … upstate residents have affordable and accessible internet. I will keep fighting until we get this done." “I want to … shutdown, where it became clear to every New Yorker just how essential adequate broadband access is to live, learn, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadbandHow to Obtain Your Personal Records Under the Personal Privacy Protection Law
… 6-A of the Public Officers Law (§§91-99), is intended to protect your privacy by regulating the manner in which … by OSC. “Personal information” is information concerning an individual that can be used to identify that individual … symbol, mark, or other identifier such as an address). How to Make a Request Requests for access and corrections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/how-obtain-your-personal-records-under-personal-privacy-protection-lawNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: SEC Upholds Shareholders' Right to Seek Racial Equity Audit
… P. DiNapoli made the following statement today in response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Staff's determination that it was unable to agree with Amazon Inc.’s request to keep the New York State Common … systemic racism. An independent examination of just how Amazon is addressing racial injustice in its workplace, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-sec-upholds-shareholders-right-seek-racial-equity-auditDiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft of Public Funds
… Former Town of Potter Clerk Julie Brown pleaded guilty yesterday after pocketing public funds … office and Yates County Sheriff Ronald Spike’s office. Brown, 49, admitted before Judge Cook in Yates County Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theft-public-fundsDiNapoli: Chatham Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Pension Double-Dipping and Defrauding Village
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka, and the New … in any form, and we thank the Comptroller’s Office and the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-chatham-police-chief-pleads-guilty-pension-double-dipping-and-defrauding-villageNiagara Falls Housing Authority – Compensation-Related Payments to the Executive Director (2012M-199)
… in the City of Niagara Falls in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Authority’s 2012-13 fiscal … Executive Director received $6,400 in improper stipends and sold more unused vacation leave than her employment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/18/niagara-falls-housing-authority-compensation-related-payments-executive-director