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State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Scarpino Announce Arrest in $60K Pension Payments
… Ms. Rose, 40, of Mount Vernon, appeared in Mount Vernon City Court on Thursday. The case is being prosecuted by the Westchester County District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-scarpino-announce-arrest-60k-pension-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Village of Clinton – Financial Management (Oneida County) The village board has not provided … (Orange County) Village officials did not collect late fees totaling $3,600 for 155 bills because they allowed an … payment period and also did not collect one percent late fees after 60 days. Village officials also did not bill two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Audit Finds Gaps in NYC School Safety Planning
… and emergency situations in New York City’s schools need to be more strictly enforced by New York City’s Department of Education (DOE), according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … state Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act aims to keep school children and teachers as safe as possible in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-gaps-nyc-school-safety-planningComptroller DiNapoli: IDA-Issued Tax Breaks Continue to Climb
… reported providing $751 million in net tax exemptions for local economic development efforts in 2017, up more than … 109 active IDAs. Through 2017, downstate areas accounted for 51 percent of the nearly 200,000 total net jobs gained … rest of the state with 57 percent of the total. “The need for close scrutiny of economic development efforts has never …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ida-issued-tax-breaks-continue-climbDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI) and Madeline Singas, District Attorney, Nassau … themselves will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” stated United States Attorney Donoghue. Mr. Donoghue … Long Island Criminal Division. Assistant United States Attorneys Charles P. Kelly and Madeline O’Connor and Special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudDiNapoli: Needles, Birth Control Go Missing From NYC School Health Centers
… (DOH) found that medications and potentially hazardous medical supplies were unaccounted for at its School-Based … inventories of medications and potentially hazardous medical supplies at School-Based Health Centers,” DiNapoli … said. “We found too many instances of medication and medical supplies that were missing and that has to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-needles-birth-control-go-missing-nyc-school-health-centersComptroller DiNapoli's Office Releases State Revenue Forecast
… and Policy Analysis, providing a state budget revenue forecast, as required by state law. Read the letter: … and Policy Analysis providing a state budget revenue forecast as required by state law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapolis-office-releases-state-revenue-forecastOpinion 88-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … on or before June 15th for the preceding period of October 1st through March 31st. The second payment is to be made on … or before December 15th for the preceding period of April 1st through September 30th. As noted, the villages involved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18Opinion 88-12
… agreement may contain provisions setting forth a method or formula for equitably providing for and allocating revenues … allocating capital and operation costs. The method or formula may be based on full valuation of real property, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs left three … to records and only permitted review of closed cases for abuse and neglect allegations in which charges had been … its records to Disability Rights New York (DRNY), the not-for-profit group designated by federal and state law for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… The Times Union published an op-ed from New York State … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today on the shortcomings of the Olson Group’s COVID-19 report and the need for an … The Times Union published an oped from New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseTransforming Into Construction & Development
… criteria and timelines. They evaluated 29 projects for the 2025–2044 20-Year Needs Assessment. We selected four projects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/22/transforming-construction-developmentDiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… districts at a higher rate if at least 30% of the costs for lunch is spent on eligible New York produced and … 2018, New York enacted an additional state reimbursement for school lunch programs that spend at least 30% of their … The program increases the reimbursement schools receive for lunches from 5.9 cents to 25 cents per meal. Eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedDiNapoli: City of Kingston Is Addressing Infrastructure and Affordable Housing Needs While Maintaining Fiscal Stability
… dollar to improve economic and community well-being,” said Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger . “As a county … free public transportation, the Kingston Center at SUNY Ulster, urban trails, and more. We feel very fortunate … of the city. The creation of the Kingston Center at SUNY Ulster, which converted an unused elementary school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-city-kingston-addressing-infrastructure-and-affordable-housing-needs-while-maintainingTemporary Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… In New York, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant … and other services, but the largest portion is spent on Temporary Assistance , which is overseen by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). Benefit amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/temporary-assistanceOpinion 89-27
… -- Equal Protection (different contributions for health insurance for newly-elected county supervisors) INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (different contributions for health insurance for … date be required to contribute a greater amount for health insurance coverage than those supervisors who were in office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Opinion 88-61
… REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (use of certificate of mailing to prove timeliness of) REAL PROPERTY … the burden of proving timely payment by producing a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service which is … the payment of taxes without penalty. You ask whether a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service postmarked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 92-11
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Insurance Reserve … Whether a union free school district which maintains an insurance reserve pursuant to General Municipal Law 6n may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Opinion 91-62
… J. Dickover, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Greenwood Lake …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Opinion 91-40
… collective bargaining agreement. You ask to what extent a city employee is entitled to paid leave if the employee is on … his or her regular work schedule. You also ask whether the city may establish a policy which would require its police … duty, when possible, to minimize the loss of time to the city. Military Law, §242(5) provides as follows: Pay for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40