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State Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District Branch To Support Community Banking in Red Hook
… A. Harris today announced the approval of Spring Bank’s Red Hook Branch as a Banking Development District (BDD) and … now a designated branch within the previously designated Red Hook BDD. To encourage participation in the BDD program, … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said , “The residents of Red Hook shouldn’t have to travel outside the community to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-newNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Leads Coalition of Comptrollers & Treasurers Opposing Trump Repeal of Clean Power Plan
… to halt the Trump administration's repeal of the Clean Power Plan, an EPA regulation that significantly reduces … Treasurer Chiang . "By eliminating our nation's Clean Power Plan and doubling down on 20th Century energy sources, … said Rhode Island Treasurer Magaziner . "The Clean Power Plan is an important tool that will lessen the impacts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-leads-coalition-comptrollers-treasurers-opposing-trump-repeal-clean-powerDiNapoli: Report Warns of Growing State Debt
… median of 2.2 percent; and New York follows Illinois with the second highest debt service as a percentage of All … could be issued without voter approval annually, along with emergency debt to be issued only under extraordinary … promote transparency in government and provide taxpayers with better access to financial data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-report-warns-growing-state-debtOpinion 91-62
… of right to use) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gift of property from village to public library) VILLAGE LAW, §1-102; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(i): A village, by local law, may … to their property, affairs or government (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i]). This Office has expressed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62DiNapoli: New York City's Budget Benefits From Strong Economic Growth
… New York City’s budget is balanced for fiscal year (FY) 2016 … conditions, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at the annual meeting of the Financial Control Board. “New York City’s economy is strong today and shows no signs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-benefits-strong-economic-growthOpinion 2002-13
… (paying expenses of fire departments' annual fund-raising drive) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided … pay for expenses for the department's annual fund-raising drive. You ask whether foreign fire insurance tax monies … connection with the fire department's annual fund-raising drive (see General Municipal Law §204-a). The distribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Opinion 2000-12
… of his or her spouse except contracts of employment with the municipality; see also General Municipal Law §801, … of them. The code must provide, inter alia, standards with respect to disclosure of interest in legislation and may … the spirit and intent of the statute, are inconsistent with public policy, or suggest self-interest, partiality or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 2000-9
… wages and authorized fringe benefits (see, e.g. 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-64, p 126; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-13, p 15; cf. 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-27, p 63; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-8; p 13). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9XVI.3.D Basis of Accounting/Measurement Focus – XVI. Financial Reporting
… or decreased the resources available for spending in the near future. A fund’s basis of accounting is inseparably tied … financial resources only to the extent that they reflect near-term inflows or outflows of cash. Under the modified … and disbursements relative to underlying economic events near the end of a fiscal period. The cash basis of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3d-basis-accountingmeasurement-focusDiNapoli: Audits Find $70 Million in Dubious Claims, Persistent Medicaid Billing System Failures
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released … should have been kicked out of the system for wrongdoing. “New York’s Medicaid billing system is failing to catch waste, … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audits-find-70-million-dubious-claims-persistent-medicaid-billing-system-failuresNon-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation, as of April 17, 2025, of the 13 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Non-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment ( 2020-S-29 ). About the … To determine the extent of implementation as of April 17 2025 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/25/non-revenue-service-vehicles-and-rail-equipment-followChild Care Stabilization Grants
… internal controls to enable it to oversee and monitor child care stabilization grantees to ensure proper use of child care stabilization grant funds; and to determine … whether the grants met their intended purpose to stabilize child care operations to maintain care. The audit covered the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsOversight of Nurse Licensing
… independently verifies information submitted by nursing license applicants; monitors nurses once they are licensed … practitioner – in New York State. To qualify for a nursing license, applicants must meet certain standards, including … is responsible for ensuring that applicants seeking a license meet these State standards. The Department also is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/29/oversight-nurse-licensingMedicaid Program – Inappropriate Premium Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Family Health Plus
… $94 billion in monthly premium payments. The Department can recover inappropriate premium payments made to Plans. An … the disenrollment period. (Note: A Plan is not at risk if it did not pay for medical services for a recipient.) … Plans can either void their claims for the improperly paid premiums or refund the inappropriate premiums by check. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/medicaid-program-inappropriate-premium-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-mainstreamSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… Objective To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has a tracking system that … whether it has followed required procedures in the leasing of its properties. This audit covered the period January 1, … August 9, 2018. About the Program The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) was established in 1921 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1736
… with an Action/Reason code of Leave of Absence/WDL (WC Dis Lv) or Leave of Absence/WPS (WC 60% SUP) on the payment effective dates 03/28/2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1736-new-security-services-hazardous-duty-pay-arbitration-eligible-bu01-andState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (Schuyler County) The former clerk-treasurer did … properly record her leave usage. In addition, she earned and used leave that she was not entitled to and paid herself …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… audits of the Long Beach City School District , Lynbrook Union Free School District , North Collins Central School District , North Salem Central School District … $900 for unused personal days. However, they also received credit for the unused personal days, which were converted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… the State Education Department (SED) for $2.6 million in expenses that were not allowed. “The State Education … required. The audit initially examined the $16.4 million in reimbursable costs the school reported to SED for the … years. The audit recommended SED disallow $2,585,454 in expenses the school reported to the state for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… did not prepare or file the 2015 and 2016 annual reports with the Office of the State Comptroller, as required by law. … administrative leave and reached a retirement settlement with the county that deducted 71 days from his remaining … promote transparency in government and provide taxpayers with better access to financial data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1