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Annual Report on Local Governments for FYE 2021
This report provides a summary analysis of the financial state of the local governments outside of New York City for local fiscal years ending in 2021. Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to present local officials with financial and operational challenges. In this report, we summarize these
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/annual-report-on-local-governments-for-fye-2021.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing in $200,000 Fraud on Long Island
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the sentencing of Charles Angelillo, 41, of Eastport, for his role in a … Eric T Schneiderman today announced the sentencing of Charles Angelillo 41 of Eastport for his role in a conspiracy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-200000-fraud-long-islandDiNapoli: New York Jobs Top 9 Million, New Statewide High
… New York reached its highest employment level ever of more … steady gains. Job growth was uneven across the state, with New York City gaining three out of four new statewide jobs … sectors, and signs of new growth in the western New York economy.” DiNapoli’s report examines employment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-new-york-jobs-top-9-million-new-statewide-highReal Estate Portfolio (Follow-Up)
… Estate Portfolio ( 2013-S-23 ). Background The New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) mission is to “provide clean, … review. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest New York Power Authority: Selected Management and Operations Practices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/28/real-estate-portfolio-followDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… enforces the laws to protect child performers, including issuing work permits, observing working conditions and … permit renewals, and 3,500 permits not identified by type. For the same period, DOL issued 844 employer certificates. … For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 130,000 state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersSome NY Schools Not Reporting Bullying or Harassment
… Education Department agrees with our recommendations and is taking steps to help school officials improve their … to safeguard students.” "The Dignity for All Students Act is an effective vehicle in creating a safe and productive environment for students when it is well implemented and when schools are in compliance,” said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/some-ny-schools-not-reporting-bullying-or-harassmentAmazon Shareholders Urged To Support Audit of Company’s Policies on Racial Inclusion
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a statement on behalf of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) … in advance of the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting on May 26, 2021. The statement calls on shareholders to vote for the Fund’s shareholder proposal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/amazon-shareholders-urged-support-audit-companys-policies-racial-inclusionDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $210.2 Billion
… strategy performed well, with private equity and real estate delivering returns of 9.90 percent and 7.09 percent, … Equities -4.46% 12.9% Private Equity 9.90% 9.1% Real Estate 7.09% 7.3% Global Equities 3.03% 5.3% TIPS* 2.76% 4.0% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-2102-billionOpinion 91-23
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Membership (right to be member of more than one company) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Eligibility (membership in more than one company) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, §1402(c)(3); TOWN … prohibitions against membership in more than one fire company apply only to membership in fire companies within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-23Four Individuals Charged in Widespread Scheme to Defraud Medicare and Other Health Insurance Providers Through Fraudulent Medical Corporations and False Billing Resulting in Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses
… scheme through their fraudulent operation of Dolson Avenue Medical ("DAM" or the "Practice"), a multi-disciplinary medical clinic located in Middletown, New York. The … announced the guilty plea of CHARLES BAGLEY, a licensed medical doctor formerly affiliated with DAM and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/four-individuals-charged-widespread-scheme-defraud-medicare-and-other-health-insurance-providersState Agencies Bulletin No. 1527
… Date. TIAA Retirement Election Dates for each employee can be found in the Retirement Plans panel in PayServ. If an … appearing on the NBEN742. The TIAA Breaks Calculator can be found on the OSC Payroll web site. Calculating … Questions Questions regarding the calculation process can be directed to the Payroll Retirement Mailbox. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1527-calculating-correct-projected-366-day-completion-date-andor-projected-7Opinion 95-7
Whether the commissioners of a town improvement district governed by article 13 of the Town Law may enter into a municipal cooperation agreement pursuant to article 5G of the General Municipal Law
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-7Opinion 89-58
… opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Establishment (authority to establish overlapping town districts authorized to provide same improvements or services) PARK DISTRICTS -- Establishment (authority to establish park district within an existing park district) … Whether a town pursuant to article 12 or sections 81 or 220 of the Town Law may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-58New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… After Five Months, Jobs Recovery Varies Across New York Total employment in New York State fell in March, and … decline of 648,000 jobs, nearly 14 percent of its February total. Figures for the Orange-Rockland-Westchester MSA also … by Metropolitan Statistical Area September 2020 Total Jobs Change from February Number Percentage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-november-12-2020Town of New Berlin – Ambulance Company Loan (2013M-22)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to assess the Town’s practices regarding the Board’s … authorized and paid a total of $125,000 toward two loans to a private, not-for-profit ambulance company from a Town … income held in certain Revolving Loan Funds continue to be subject to Federal HUD requirements under HUD programs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/07/town-new-berlin-ambulance-company-loan-2013m-22DiNapoli: New Federal Funds Give New York a Chance To Expand Broadband, Close Digital Divide
… that New York state will get nearly $665 million in federal funding to invest in improvements to broadband availability gives the state an … universal deployment of the highest-speed connections in every corner of the state, according to a new analysis … that New York state will get nearly $665 million in federal funding to invest in improvements to broadband …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-new-federal-funds-give-new-york-chance-expand-broadband-close-digital-divideOversight of Waste Tire Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (Follow-Up)
… and the environment. They provide an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes and other disease-carrying pests and are a fire hazard with the potential for devastating consequences. In 2003, the Waste Tire … waste tire stockpiles. Between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2020, DEC received approximately $192 million in fees. DEC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/oversight-waste-tire-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-fees-followOpinion 99-4
… are authorized generally to "convey" unneeded real property (see, e.g., County Law, §215[5,6]; Town Law, … corporations and fire districts to make gifts of unneeded real property to another municipal corporation or fire … p 1; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-22, p 37, gift of municipal money to an IDA; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-342, p 434; 1982 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-4Opinion 94-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Recycling Services … may be relevied with the next annual real property tax in accordance with the procedures prescribed in General Municipal Law, §120-cc. You ask whether a city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 2004-1
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … aid squad) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §209-b; TOWN LAW §176: A fire district may not impose fees for emergency rescue … letter dated March 24, 1964 from Senator Eustis Paine to Hon. Sol Neil Corbin, referring to acquisitions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1