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DiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… overstated the amount of business it did with minority- and women-owned business contractors (MWBE) and could not show how it determined the authority’s overall … goal in each of the four fiscal years 2011-12 through 2014-15, ranging from 20 percent to 26 percent. While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on EPA Proposal to Roll Back Emission Standards
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that he, and eight fellow comptrollers and state treasurers, sent a letter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-epa-proposal-roll-back-emission-standardsDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… year. However, New York state ended its SFY 2017-18 with a General Fund balance of $9.4 billion, up $1.7 billion … that leave broad discretion for use of funds with limited disclosure, including a new $475 million … for the State and Municipal Facilities Program (SAM). With the majority of previous SAM appropriations unspent, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetDiNapoli: Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Charged in Theft of Fees
… Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Margaret Hart was charged today for the theft of more than $27,000 which she allegedly stole … trust by stealing town fees and will be held accountable for her actions," DiNapoli said. "My staff, working with law … Police and Dutchess County District Attorney William Grady for their continuing partnership to combat public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-pleasant-valley-town-clerk-charged-theft-feesDiNapoli: NYC Remains on Solid Ground but Budget Risks Need to be Managed
… unemployment rate has declined from a recessionary peak of 9.5 percent to 4.5 percent in 2017, the lowest level in 41 … budget gaps of $2.2 billion in FY 2020, $1.5 billion in FY 2021 and $1.7 billion in FY 2022. These gaps are relatively … and its associated financial plan project a surplus of $26 billion in the current fiscal year ending on June 30 which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-nyc-remains-solid-ground-budget-risks-need-be-managedState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… New York City's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) should improve oversight to … are safe from harm." In New York City, ACS is responsible for ensuring the safety of children who are placed in foster … with relatives or with foster parents approved by not-for-profit, community-based voluntary agencies. The agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenOpinion 93-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Powers and Duties (designating holidays for closing of county offices) LOCAL LAWS -- Public Holidays (determining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10Opinion 90-57
… in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (need for referendum on contract to receive fire protection from … AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (cost of service award program for village fire department); (need for referendum on … Firefighters' Benefit Law [VFBL], §30[12], pertaining to increases in the cost of VFBL coverage attributable to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… permissions to only those functions that are necessary for their job duties, the district did not act on this … projections in the tentative budget are reasonable, except for appropriations for tuition fees for high school students, charter school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 91-30
… a direct or indirect pecuniary or material benefit as the result of the contract (General Municipal Law, §800[3]) and … specifies such purchasing by political subdivisions ..." (9 NYCRR §250.5[a]; see Office of General Services Purchasing … 80-633, p 171; 1974 Opns St Comp No. 74-1363, unreported; 27 Opns St Comp, 1971, p 47). The town board member is deemed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 91-15
… homes, a portion of the subdivision remained undeveloped for a variety of reasons. The developer has applied to the … pay money in lieu of park land as a result of the request for resubdivision, notwithstanding that the developer … cases" that a proposed plat show a park or parks suitable for recreation or, if that is not practical, the planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15Opinion 94-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for … The approval of the State Comptroller is not required in connection with a proceeding for the improvement of a road … whether the approval of the State Comptroller is required in connection with a proceeding for the improvement of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) overall return in the second quarter of the … multiple markets,” DiNapoli said. “Fortunately, New York’s pension fund is built on a conservative, long-term investment strategy to weather such ups and downs and provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-second-quarter-resultsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Estimated First Quarter Results
… amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising inflation and supply chain issues that continue to effect the economy,” DiNapoli said. “The Fund’s prudent management and diverse holdings have helped make it one of the best-funded public pension funds in the nation and it remains well-positioned to weather the up and downs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-estimated-first-quarter-resultsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-120
… processing of the April 2021 and April 2022 DC 37 Retroactive 2% Salary Increases and provide instructions for payments not processed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-120-april-2021-and-april-2022-district-council-37-dc-37Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… from a small café, which is part of a training program for residents to learn to operate a small business, are … has declined from approximately $57,000 of reimbursements for 282 travel advances in 2011-12 to approximately $9,000 of reimbursements for 65 travel advances in 2012-13. Empire State Development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Former Crystal Beach Fire Department Treasurer Sentenced in More Than $82,000 Theft
… done.” Judge Frederick Reed sentenced Michael Mason, 44, of Canandaigua, to one to three years in prison and ordered … him to make $82,353 in restitution. Mason was convicted of grand larceny last month after DiNapoli’s office and … Mason’s wife, Victoria Coleman-Mason, was convicted of petit larceny and ordered to pay $2,100 restitution in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-former-crystal-beach-fire-department-treasurer-sentenced-more-82000-theftDiNapoli: Brooklyn Leads NYC’s Economic Recovery
… face-to-face services, and in the information sector. The trend should continue, especially in the leisure and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-leads-nycs-economic-recoveryNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports First Quarter Results
… quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 was 5.82% for the three-month period ending June 30, 2021, according to … first quarter of the State Fiscal Year SFY 202122 was 582 for the threemonth period ending June 30 2021 according to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-first-quarter-resultsDiNapoli Releases Report on 30-Day State Budget Amendments
… lower tax collection estimates in the Financial Plan for state fiscal year 2014-15 but increase the Executive’s … of the Division of the Budget (DOB) and could be used for costs incurred before April 1, 2015. The money could also … be transferred to any state agency or public authority for the purposes described. As a result, oversight measures, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-releases-report-30-day-state-budget-amendments