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DiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… legislation aimed at speeding up the process was enacted in 2015, according to a report released today by State … His office found more than $15.7 million remained in the funds as of the end of state fiscal year 2016-17. … check-off program, Return a Gift to Wildlife, was created in 1982 to provide funds for fish and wildlife purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsDiNapoli and James Announce Guilty Plea of Former New York City Council Candidate in Straw Donation Scheme
… pleaded guilty to Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor, in the Supreme Court of New York County. Alvarez previously … to New York City Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera. In 2013, Alvarez ran for Rivera’s seat in the 15th New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-and-james-announce-guilty-plea-former-new-york-city-council-candidate-straw-donation-schemeDiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… A second audit released today found another $61,711 in overpayments to providers because of incorrect Medicare … appropriate treatments. Taxpayers have invested heavily in the Medicaid system and have a right to expect that health … a monthly premium for every Medicaid recipient enrolled in the plan, and the MCO arranges for the provision of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programOpinion 88-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Not Requiring … 119-o lists several subjects which may be addressed in a cooperation agreement. For example, the cooperation … equitable basis (General Municipal Law, §119-o[2][a]). In addition, the agreement may provide for the manner of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12DiNapoli: Youth in NYC Face Double Digit Unemployment Rate
… Young workers in New York City between the ages of 16-24 continued to face a high 13.2% unemployment rate in 2024, which was 3.6 points higher than in 2019 and higher than all other age groups, according to a … Young workers in New York City between the ages of 1624 continued to face a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-youth-nyc-face-double-digit-unemployment-rateOpinion 88-47
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … have raised the question because of the conclusion reached in 10 Opns St Comp, 1954, p 162. 10 Opns St Comp, 1954, p 162 … of limitation provisions analogous to those previously in the Civil Practice Act. Subsequent to the issuance of that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47Opinion 88-70
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Advisory (fluoridation of … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c(8): LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §34.00: In the absence of express statutory authority, a city may not … resolutions or expenditures from capital reserve funds in connection with the improvements may be subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70Opinion 92-17
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Agreements (right of towns to receive share) TAX LAW, §1262(c): A sales tax agreement between a county and cities within the … need not, as a matter of law, include a share of county sales tax revenues for towns. You ask whether a sales tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17Opinion 97-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular … fire insurance tax moneys except as otherwise provided in any special law 1 . These sections provide that the … moneys to be expended for a purpose which the treasurer, in good faith, believes to be illegal or improper, even if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… instead redirected to a non-profit corporation called NY 4 Life, which Wills controlled. Wills withdrew the money and … The $21,000 was part of a $33,000 grant provided to NY 4 Life from the New York State Office of Children and Family … filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenDiNapoli Releases Review of City's Proposed Budget and Financial Plan
… New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s budget proposal … gaps and to replenish reserves, according to a review of New York City’s financial plan released today by New York … New York City Mayor Bill de Blasios budget proposal … gaps and to replenish reserves according to a review of New York Citys financial plan released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-releases-review-citys-proposed-budget-and-financial-planDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… of Education Office of Inspector General (ED OIG), Eastern Region, announced today that Syracuse City School … U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General’s Eastern Regional Office. “The OIG will continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecardsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (March 30, 2021)
… ensuing economic shutdown were swift and deep: employment in New York declined by nearly 2 million jobs from February … more than 1 million jobs below its pre-pandemic levels. In February 2021, total non-farm employment in New York increased only slightly, by a net of 3,700 jobs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-march-30-2021DiNapoli: 82 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… latest round of scoring designated eight school districts in “significant fiscal stress,” 24 in “moderate fiscal stress” and 50 as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” A total of 90 districts were listed in one of these three categories last year and 87 were listed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-82-school-districts-fiscal-stressMedicaid Program – Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance
… As of August 2017, 4.4 million people were enrolled in mainstream managed care plans – about 2.5 million were … have additional sources of health care coverage. In accordance with the New York State Social Services Law, … the audit period, the Department paid about $1.28 billion in Medicaid managed care premium payments on behalf of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/13/medicaid-program-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-partyOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… before they were hired and had policies and procedures in place to ensure that nurses are routinely monitored once … and Hospitals, the largest public health care system in the nation, is a network of 22 facilities, including 11 … after hire. Key Findings Of the 200 direct hire nurses in our sample, 41 (21 percent) had not been fingerprinted. Of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionStreet and Sidewalk Cleanliness
… effectively monitors the cleanliness of New York City’s (NYC) streets and sidewalks. We also assessed the methodology … 27, 2019. About the Program DSNY’s mission is to keep NYC healthy, safe, and clean – by collecting, recycling, and … to several data sources that monitor the cleanliness of NYC’s streets and sidewalks. This includes NYC311 sanitation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/16/street-and-sidewalk-cleanlinessOversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Follow-up)
… federal and intra-City funds. Approximately 1.76 million seniors (adults age 60 and older) resided in the City in 2019. This number is expected to increase to 1.86 million by 2040. … for senior citizens, including access to nutrition, benefits counseling, employment opportunities, legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-home-delivered-meals-program-followManagement and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles
… service vehicles (1,792 Transit and 158 MTA Bus) in its fleet. Non-revenue service vehicles (vehicles) are … the acquisition, maintenance, and disposition of vehicles in the fleet. The SFS Units operate independently but share … to detect or prevent the degradation of its vehicles in order to sustain or extend their useful life. At SFS, PM …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/26/management-and-maintenance-non-revenue-service-vehiclesUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Use, Collection, and Reporting … devastating consequences for older populations residing in congregate settings, such as nursing homes. Within weeks … component of any health care delivery and a key concept in achieving the Department’s mission to protect and promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/20/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-data-follow