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Opinion 95-15
… discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Taxes (authority of school district to charge public library with proportionate share of tax refund) REAL … and Chargebacks (authority of school district to charge public library with proportionate share of tax refund) SCHOOL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-15Opinion 91-31
… rabies treatment for individual injured within the town) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §§2140, 2144, 2145: A town is not legally obligated under Public Health Law, §2144 to reimburse a private hospital for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31DiNapoli: Former Riverside Treasurer Embezzles $80K
… and cheated village taxpayers,” said DiNapoli. “Too often my office finds public funds that have gone missing because … Steuben County District Attorney Baker for working with my staff to hold this individual responsible for her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-former-riverside-treasurer-embezzles-80kDiNapoli: State Budget Boosts Education Aid and Enacts Paid Family Leave but Falls Short on Ethics Reform and Transparency
… The recently enacted fiscal year 2016-17 state budget … in school aid, as well as increases to the minimum wage and phased-in personal income tax cuts for most taxpayers, … Adjustment, a provision that reduced aid to schools from other formula-driven levels as part of the state’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-state-budget-boosts-education-aid-and-enacts-paid-family-leave-falls-short-ethics-reform-andII.2 New York State Accounting Policies – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… The Constitution of the State of New York, Article V – The State Comptroller shall be required: … the performance of the foregoing duties. The State Finance Law provides more detailed general fiscal provisions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii2-new-york-state-accounting-policiesDiNapoli: Unsafe Conditions, Questionable Spending Found at Affordable NYC Housing Complexes
… need to be made to ensure tenants can live with dignity. My office’s annual Worst Landlord Watchlist spotlights … buildings to light. I look forward to working with HPD and my colleagues in government who represent the impacted … several Mitchell-Lama developments, including York Hill in my district,” State Senator Liz Krueger said. “The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-unsafe-conditions-questionable-spending-found-affordable-nyc-housing-complexesDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers To Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… be turned over by retailers to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). In 2024, the office recovered over $21 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Subscribe for Latest Updates The State Comptroller’s office is committed to … Have Been Regained Through July; in NYC, 17% While New York State has regained more than one in four of the jobs it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-2-2020DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3.8% in August
… in New York state increased by 3.8% in August compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today … York City’s collections totaled $793 million, an increase of 4.4%, or $33 million, compared to the same time last year. County and city collections in the rest of the state totaled $945 million, an increase of 3.5%. Most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-point-8-percent-augustDiNapoli Report Highlights MTA's Significant Needs
… examines the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) latest 20-Year Needs Assessment, reviews the depth of work … LIRR’s replacement of its oldest cars with M9 cars has run into delays and performance issues may be associated with … into Grand Central Madison. Metro-North Railroad The latest Needs Assessment shows that Grand Central Terminal’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-mtas-significant-needsAs Racial Homeownership Disparities Persist, State's Mortgage Agency Increases Lending to Minority and Low-Income Borrowers
… The State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) has boosted lending and … disadvantaged communities, increasing its share of loans provided to low-income and minority borrowers over … Calendar Year (CY) 2023, SONYMA’s loans accounted for 1% of mortgages originated in New York. While all mortgages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/racial-homeownership-disparities-persist-states-mortgage-agency-increases-lending-minority-and-lowOtisco Fire District – Financial Activities (2025M-42)
… Objective Did the Otisco Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and Treasurer ensure … is responsible for the general management and control of financial activities. The Treasurer serves as the … District had three bank accounts with a combined balance of approximately $500,000. Audit Summary We conducted an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/08/01/otisco-fire-district-financial-activities-2025m-42DiNapoli Says Wall Street May Still Have a Good Year Given Strong Start
… Wall Street’s profits were strong in the first half of 2015 at $11.3 … faces volatile financial markets and an unsteady global economy,” DiNapoli said. “After years of downsizing, the … industry continues to be a major contributor to the city’s economy and a large contributor to the state and city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/10/dinapoli-says-wall-street-may-still-have-good-year-given-strong-startWest Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-44)
… Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. (Department) Board of Directors (Board) provide adequate oversight of financial operations? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – April … the Audit Area The Board must provide oversight to ensure that financial operations are properly managed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/08/29/west-sparta-independent-volunteer-fire-department-companyRochester Prep Charter School 3 – IT Asset Management (2025M-36)
… date. In addition, School officials did not conduct annual physical inventories of all IT assets or ensure IT assets were stored in areas with adequate physical safeguards. The lack of adequate inventory records, physical safeguards and comprehensive annual physical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/08/29/rochester-prep-charter-school-3-it-asset-management-2025m-36NYC Finances Remain Strong But Out-Year Budget Gaps Have Grown
… City's economy is on pace to add more than 72,000 jobs in 2018 and the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.2 percent, the lowest level in 42 years, but financial risks for the city persist, … The city's most recent four-year financial plan, released in June, projects a surplus of nearly $4.6 billion in FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/nyc-finances-remain-strong-out-year-budget-gaps-have-grownNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… quarter of the state fiscal year 2015 was 1.91 percent for the three-month period ending December 31, 2014, bringing … quarter of the state fiscal year 2015 was 191 percent for the threemonth period ending December 31 2014 bringing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… traded domestic equities and 18.1 percent in international public equities. The remaining Fund assets by allocation are … New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States. The Fund holds and … state's 140,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Second Quarter Results
… of the State Fiscal Year 2018-2019 was 3.47 percent for the three-month period ending September 30, 2018, with an … focused on recent volatility that tempers our expectations for future returns. Fortunately, the state pension fund is … billion in assets (as of March 31, 2018) held in trust for the retirement security of the more than one million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-second-quarter-resultsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Asks Express Scripts' Shareholders to Back Cyber Security Risk Proposal
… Fund (Fund), today announced that he has written to fellow Express Scripts shareholders urging them to support his call for the pharmacy benefit management company to publicly detail its cyber risk and actions taken to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-express-scripts-shareholders-back-cyber-security-risk-proposal