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DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… A pattern of poor budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School … budget or hiring new employees, undermines the principles of transparency and accountability. Brentwood officials … For example, the board paid the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… Aim High Children’s Services and the Hebrew Institute for the … the rules for receiving taxpayer reimbursements.” Both Aim High and the Hebrew Institute offer special education … in the excessive executive compensation disallowance). Aim High Children’s Services The not-for-profit Aim High …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… communities as well. In response, I introduced the Nourish NY Act in this State Assembly, which has connected farmers … food. This includes continued support for the Nourish NY and the HPNAP programs that benefit people in need and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up More Than 17% in November
… Statewide local sales tax collections grew by 17.5% in November compared to … “As has been the case the past several months, November’s sales tax collections were greatly improved over last year,” … quarterly distributions against what had been reported by sales tax vendors for the reporting quarter and adjusts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-more-17-novemberAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… nor for transmittal of large amounts of data. Smartphones vs. Home Broadband A 2021 survey by the Pew Research Center … the Office of the State Comptroller from Highspeedinternet.com These costs are hard to interpret for several reasons: … . 19 Statcounter, “Desktop vs Mobile vs Tablet Market Share in United States of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Audits Reveal Millions in Lost Revenue for Local Water Systems
… into the water fund from other funds, which continued to mask revenue shortfalls; Water fund surpluses were being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-audits-reveal-millions-lost-revenue-local-water-systemsDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… new risks, while failing to address existing risks, in the New York City Department of Education’s (DOE) budget, … students and families have been resilient and resourceful in the face of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 … guidance, long-term school closures, remote learning and hybrid learning models, and new health and safety precautions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… percentage of economically disadvantaged students, a high teacher turnover rate, a decrease in local property values, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… in year-over-year taxable sales, with the biggest hits in March-May, although sales improved slightly in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020DiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsLocal Sales Tax Collections up 10.2% in Third Quarter of 2022
… business travel remains well below pre-pandemic levels. Broadway attendance continues to grow, rising above 90% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022DiNapoli: Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
… Maria Caliendo, the owner of food service providers Smart Starts NY, Inc. (“Smart Starts”) and Prince Umberto’s restaurant in Franklin Square, … secure lucrative contracts for Caliendo’s company, Smart Starts, to provide prepackaged breakfast meals for Hempstead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-former-long-island-school-official-pleads-guilty-kickback-schemeDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… double-digit declines in the earlier months (April - June) of the pandemic. Total local government collections in 2020 … responders on the job and help implement the delivery of the vaccine.” Regionally, November sales tax collections … were down across the board, ranging from a decline of 3.6 percent in the Capital District to a drop of 10.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services
… Workforce Development Dashboard Objectives To determine what workforce development programs and services State … agencies and public authorities offer, who they serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/19/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… to defraud the program following a joint investigation. Jason Cecile, Tina DeCarlo and Nichole Murray were charged … students at their homes. In order to further their scheme, Jason Cecile and Nichole Murray also allegedly added phony …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeDiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… or an increase of 4.3%, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Total overtime … worked or an increase of 43 according to a report released today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021DiNapoli: New York City's Immigrant Population Playing Increased Role in Economy
… the opportunity to obtain higher-skilled and better-paying jobs. While a smaller share of the city’s immigrant … and another 18 percent lived in the surrounding suburbs of Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties; New York City has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-new-york-citys-immigrant-population-playing-increased-role-economyDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Syosset man was sentenced today to up to ten-and-a-half years in … District Attorney Anne T Donnelly announced a Syosset man was sentenced today to up to tenandahalf years in prison …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Nearly 17% in May
… partially due to recent high inflation, including soaring gas prices. Yates County saw the largest increase at 34.8% in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-nearly-17-mayDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from … New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washington