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Opinion 90-16
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (member of county board of health retained by county health department) -- Medical Services (member of county board of health retained by county health … department) HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES -- Board of Health (member as consultant to health department) -- Contracts for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-16Opinion 88-74
… memorial committee for the purpose of erecting a memorial monument. You advise that a Vietnam Veterans Memorial … is currently seeking contributions to erect a permanent monument to honor those residents of a county who lost their … it is legal for municipalities to contribute to the monument fund. There are numerous statutes which expressly or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-74Treasurer of Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Charged With Embezzling More Than $5.7 Million and Failing To Report The Income To The IRS
… lost almost $6 million that could have been used for good, but instead was allegedly squandered away by Klein. ” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/treasurer-mahopac-volunteer-fire-department-charged-embezzling-more-57-million-and-failing-reportDiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… Some residents of Mitchell-Lama apartments in New York City make far more than the program’s … of affordable housing in New York demands that subsidized apartments go to the families who need them,” DiNapoli said. … isn’t the case. HPD needs do a better job of ensuring that apartments are occupied by qualified residents and protect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingSelected Aspects of Toll Collections
… Objective To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority ensures that efforts are made to … 2019 to January 2023. About the Program The New York State Thruway Authority (Authority) – a New York State public benefit corporation – operates the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/26/selected-aspects-toll-collectionsDiNapoli: Service Delivery Critical to Ensure New York City’s Continued Recovery
… to reach 300,446 employees. The city’s pre-pandemic hiring was largely driven by new teachers and support staff for … provide certain services in FY 2021. In FY 2021, attrition was lower than pre-pandemic averages at most agencies, but hiring was frozen for non-essential and non-revenue generating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-service-delivery-critical-ensure-new-york-citys-continued-recoveryDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… With a budget deadline soon approaching, more than a third of the Executive’s proposed nearly $7 billion gap-closing … statutory changes that could distort the reporting of revenue and spending in the state’s financial statements … needs to identify long-term solutions for the millions of New Yorkers that rely on Medicaid and the taxpayers who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetDiNapoli: Albany Challenged by Budgetary, Demographic Factors
… $10 million in 2014. I want to thank Comptroller DiNapoli for shining a light on the challenges that Albany is facing. … our city’s tax rates and debts already exceed the median for other cities. We will continue to work with our partners … report found a number of positive economic indicators. For example, the city’s unemployment rate of 7.2 percent was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-albany-challenged-budgetary-demographic-factorsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… 2019, found that while the department’s industrial hemp program had expanded opportunities for hemp production in the … approved to use TMH beyond the declared COVID-19 disaster emergency. As a result, some patients may no longer be able … Housing Program was created in 1955 to provide affordable rental and cooperative (co-op) housing to middle-income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: MTA Faces Worst Financial Crisis in History
… or New York City, the MTA desperately needs an influx of federal funds or unheard of service cuts and workforce reductions will happen. Failure … 2024. The 2021 budget gap is more than half (53 percent) of the MTA’s annual projected revenue. The gaps in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-worst-financial-crisis-historyDiNapoli: Three Arrested for Scheme to Steal Unclaimed Funds from New York State
… charges arising out of their scheme to fraudulently obtain unclaimed funds held by the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. TUNKARA was arrested on July 19, 2022 and … charges arising out of their scheme to fraudulently obtain unclaimed funds held by the New York State Comptrollers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-three-arrested-scheme-steal-unclaimed-funds-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Wall Street's 2024 First Half Profits of $23.2B Were 79.3% Higher Than Last Year
… This may reflect a decline in activity at restaurants, dry cleaners, and other businesses due to remote work. Still, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-wall-streets-2024-first-half-profits-232b-were-793-higher-last-yearFiscal Year Earnings and Prior Years’ Adjustments
… Overview You can view your fiscal year earnings and prior years’ adjustments in … earnings are the employee earnings reported to NYSLRS by your organization, as well as any adjustments submitted, … Set Up Your Enhanced Reporting Transition Plan Today All employers are required to switch to enhanced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/fiscal-year-earnings-and-prior-years-adjustmentsDiNapoli Report Tracks MTA's Shifting Revenue Streams
… 2026. With 4% fare and toll increases planned for August 2025 and March 2027, the MTA projects revenue from those … brought MTA $2.3 billion in state fiscal year (SFY) 2025, up from $1 billion in SFY 2013, as business profits … followed this trend, especially on commuter rails which is near pre-pandemic levels. Drivers paid 9% of MTA’s tax and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-report-tracks-mtas-shifting-revenue-streamsFarmland Protection Program
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and … and promoting the Farmland Protection Program to protect agriculturally viable farmland in the State. The … To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/02/farmland-protection-programDiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to SNAP Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food
… the nation’s largest program helping households obtain food, would increase costs to state governments, limit … recent available data show 1 in 8 New York households were food insecure between 2021 and 2023. Almost 3 million New … 2025. “The state has made meaningful efforts to reduce food insecurity, but it will be hard-pressed to expand or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-proposed-congressional-cuts-snap-program-mean-more-new-yorkers-without-enough-foodDiNapoli: Construction Jobs in NYC Not Fully Recovered From Pandemic Amid Lower Demand for Nonresidential Projects
… in 2024 to a record high of $28.1 billion. In 2025 and 2026, the NYBC expects government spending will decline as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-construction-jobs-nyc-not-fully-recovered-pandemic-amid-lower-demand-nonresidential-projects30% New York State Initiative
… The audit covered the period from July 2022 through June 2025. About the Program New York State households with children have experienced the highest rates of food insecurity since 2020—as high as 16% in 2022. Even with lower rates of food insecurity in the first 3 months of 2024, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/16/30-new-york-state-initiativeSubway Recovery Tracker
… of February 2025, these included A line stops at Beach 25 Street, Beach 44 Street, Beach 90 Street, Beach 98 Street, Broad Channel and Rockaway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/osdc/subway-recovery-trackerComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman, State & DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Announce Conviction of Non-Profit Executive Involved in Six-Year Theft Scheme
… $300,000 in public funds provided by New York State, the New York City Council, and federal earmark grants. … stole from these government grants to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial property she owned, make improvements to that property to increase its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-state-doi-commissioner-mark-peters-announce-conviction-non