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DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) inadequate monitoring and enforcement has resulted in … private forest landowners who submit and follow a DEC-approved forest management plan for their property to … programs hinge on the efforts of both the localities and DEC. DiNapoli’s report found weaknesses in several aspects of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesDiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… had been inspected. During visits, auditors noted broken gasket seals on three doors that could potentially allow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsDiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union
… officials said the vendor — not the state agency — owns the data on their performance and the recordings of their interactions. Failure to address who owns the data creates significant privacy risks. Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionDiNapoli: Value of IDA Projects Grew 10% in 2021 to $126 Billion
… Authorities (IDAs) reported 4,324 active projects with an aggregate value of $126 billion in 2021, a 10.4%, or … and businesses expand. This report provides taxpayers with a look at the financial and project data reported by … jobs would be created during the life of their projects, with a median salary of $40,000. This is 1.7% (3,942 jobs) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-value-ida-projects-grew-10-percent-in-2021-to-126-billionDiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism
… had submitted plans, a number of them were over a decade old and some had never submitted a CVA. The review of the 317 … had out-of-date ERPs, including 15 that were over a decade old. 33 water systems (10%) had out-of-date VAs, including 16 over a decade old. 30 water systems (9% of those audited) did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersDiNapoli: Improvements at NYS Parks Needed to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks) oversees more than 250 parks and historic sites and works to ensure compliance with the … to the New York State parks system, but must do a better job incorporating this goal into its processes for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-improvements-nys-parks-needed-remove-barriers-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… of local departments of social services and homeless shelter providers to make sure those entering the shelters … per year from 2018 to 2022. Each client who enters a shelter must take part in a needs assessment and the … to be completed within the first 10 days of admission to a shelter. DiNapoli’s auditors found from January 2018 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: Stronger Oversight Needed for Social Adult Day Care Programs
… paying illegal kickbacks and bribes and submitting claims for services that were never provided. DiNapoli’s office had … care and other services in a structured setting for adults with chronic illnesses or disabilities, are overseen … must also complete a service plan within 30 days of admission and then annually or if needs change. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-stronger-oversight-needed-social-adult-day-care-programsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts Inc. (PROMESA) (2015-S-24) Auditors found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… over the 15-year period ending in 2031. The Office of Mental Health serves as the lead procurement agency for ESSHI, which … conditions at some housing units, and inadequate case management for support services. New York City Civilian …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… audit, issued in February 2022, found that NYPA did not place the Charge NY and Charge NY 2.0 charging stations in … partially implemented and one was not implemented. Hudson River Valley Greenway – Access Controls and Vulnerability Management (2025-S-17) The Hudson River Valley Greenway (HRVG) is responsible for managing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Towers Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (2017-N-1) Vacant apartments at Clinton Towers were often not rented in a … period January 2012 through March 2017, an average of 13 apartments each month had been vacant for over 60 days, … $740,000 in lost rental revenue. On March 31, 2017, 15 apartments at Clinton Towers had been vacant for more than 60 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… who had concurrent comprehensive third-party health insurance. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA): New … of Event Recorder Units (2018-S-19) Auditors found train car inspections were not always done on time. They determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 88-2
… of (means of financing collection in villages) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(e)(2); VILLAGE LAW, §5-518: A … benefited to finance the cost of such service. MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(9-a): A village, by local law, may … classes of users (NY Const, art I, §11; Elmwood-Utica House v Buffalo Sewer , 65 NY2d 489, 492 NYS2d 935; Opns No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-2Opinion 89-50
… agents that inaction could lead to harm; (3) some form of direct contact between the municipality's agents and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Comptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Fourth and Final Guilty Plea in Monroe Co. Bid-Rigging Case
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … County should send a warning statewide. I want to thank Attorney General Schneiderman for his work on these cases, … contracts must be awarded fairly and competitively," Attorney General Schneiderman said. "Today's guilty plea …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-fourth-and-final-guilty-plea-monroe-co-bid-riggingNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street Profits Rose in 2018, But Bonuses Fell
… year, but the average bonus paid to industry employees in New York City declined by almost 17 percent to $153,700, according to an estimate released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Despite a … year but the average bonus paid to industry employees in New York City declined by almost 17 percent to $153700 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-street-profits-rose-2018-bonuses-fellNYS Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker, and NYS Police: Former Addison Official to Be Sentenced to Prison and Will Forfeit State Pension After Million Dollar Public Corruption Conviction
… A former clerk-treasurer of the Village of Addison in Steuben County will be sentenced to serve three-to-nine years in state prison, pay full restitution of $1.1 million, and … corruption conviction will be the first pension forfeiture in New York state. “Public service is a privilege and a duty. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-nys-police-former-addisonOpinion 94-1
… (see 28 Opns St Comp, 1972, p 32; McKinney's Statutes, §§74, 240; see also In re Village of Monticello, 123 Misc 556, … (Albany Area Builders Association v Town of Guilderland, 74 NY2d 372, 547 NYS2d 627; Jancyn Manufacturing Corp. v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 98-2
… such use. You ask whether a fire district may pay for dinner expenses for fire commissioners under the following … bills until the meeting commences. Each commissioner has dinner after the meeting. Town Law, §178-c provides that, … board meeting, scheduled to commence after the ordinary dinner hour. The decision to arrive several hours before the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2