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DiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… taxpayers storage expenses, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “During the … scenarios to ensure stewardship over state assets; Document and preserve the process and key factors used when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringOpinion 88-8
… fire district may engage a local automotive dealership to service its vehicles if a member of the board of fire … from voting with respect to any matters relating to the service contracts. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law … we note that this provision would not apply unless a service contract was in effect when the fire commissioner was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-8State Comptroller DiNapoli & U.S. Attorney Announce Guilty Plea & Sentencing of Former Albany Resident for Defrauding NYS Retirement System of $130,624
… and was sentenced to probation for three years, including one year of home confinement. Grossmann was also ordered to … and was sentenced to probation for three years including one year of home confinement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-announce-guilty-plea-sentencing-former-albany-residentOpinion 92-21
… in criminal cases (Hon. Frank C. Moore, Memorandum to the Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, re: Senate Patro. 141, Pr. 141, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-21Opinion 92-49
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … park facility) REFERENDUM - Permissive (need for when town leases land for recreational trail) TOWN LAW §§81,220: A … trail would constitute a park for the provisions of law relating to the holding of a referendum upon the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49Opinion 91-53
… fixed, however, may not exceed the amount set forth in the notice of hearing on the preliminary budget unless a local … of deputy supervisor is not required to be listed in the notice of hearing on the preliminary budget. (3) A town board … additional salary in excess of the amount set forth in the notice of hearing on the preliminary budget for the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Opinion 91-63
… and Sales (town councilman who resides with president and owner of hardware store) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A town councilman who resides with the owner and president of a hardware store and maintains office space in the same building in which the store is located, but has no relationship with the corporation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Rochester Prep Charter School 3 – IT Asset Management (2025M-36)
… track, inventory and safeguard information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period? Audit … the Program Schools purchase a wide variety of IT equipment, such as interactive displays and desktop … assets can make up a significant portion of a school’s IT asset inventory, in both value and quantity. The cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/08/29/rochester-prep-charter-school-3-it-asset-management-2025m-36West Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-44)
… Audit Summary The Board did not have the necessary information it needed to help ensure that the Department’s … and forward it to our office within 90 days. For more information on preparing and filing your CAP, please refer to … December 31, 2024. 3 The IRS uses this form to obtain information about tax-exempt organizations, educate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/08/29/west-sparta-independent-volunteer-fire-department-companyState Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… 2015-16, an increase of 2.8 percent from a year earlier, and ended the SFY $1.9 billion higher than initial projections, largely because of legal settlements and personal income tax (PIT) collections, according to a … 2014-15, significantly less than anticipated in initial and final projections. The General Fund ended the year with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesDiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail, Ordered to Pay Over $59,000 in Restitution
… was sentenced today to serve six months in jail and pay over $59,000 in restitution after her conviction for … was sentenced today to serve six months in jail and pay over $59000 in restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-sentenced-jail-ordered-pay-over-59000-restitutionDiNapoli: Brooklyn is King of NYC Economic Growth
… Brooklyn’s economy is expanding, adding jobs and businesses at a faster pace … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Business in Brooklyn is booming and people want to live there because of the … the high cost of housing, the borough’s overall economy is flourishing and is poised to keep growing." "There is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-king-nyc-economic-growthDiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment
… reviewed 95,750 asset entries and found nearly 4,400 had missing or duplicated serial numbers and approximately 4,800 were missing locations or the names of assigned employees, making …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-school-districts-need-improve-oversight-technology-equipmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Boeing Lawsuit Settlement
… regarding the approval of the settlement of the derivative lawsuit the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) and … and the FPPA were appointed co-lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit. In a derivative lawsuit, shareholders sue a company’s board of directors on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-boeing-lawsuit-settlementUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-322
… due to the reintroduction of Longevity Steps for CSEA, Management Confidential (MC) and unrepresented … additional increments, longevity and/or extra longevity) for BU 87 beginning in April 2016. Consistent with practice, … Laws of 2023, and Section 7.10(5) of the CSEA Agreement for the years 2021-2026 reintroduce the Longevity Steps as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-322-reintroduction-unified-court-system-csea-longevity-stepsDiNapoli: Thousands of Young Children With Disabilities Not Receiving Early Intervention Services
… delays in care. The audit recommended the New York State Department of Health (DOH) improve its management of the EI … education services in the future,” DiNapoli said. “The Department of Health needs to address the underlying reasons … (NYEIS). Additionally, local officials said the provider directory was not kept up to date on the NYEIS. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thousands-young-children-disabilities-not-receiving-early-intervention-servicesDiNapoli: Localities Spending More to Address Climate Change Hazards
… 10-year period, with about 55% of the total in response to climate-related hazards such as increased flooding and storm … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Climate change poses significant threats to communities in New York. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-localities-spending-more-address-climate-change-hazardsDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… is clearer. Gaps are forecast at $2.5 billion in 2025 and 2026 as spending outpaces inflation projections, but could be as high as $4.6 billion in 2026 if the MTA’s unspecified gap-closing program falls short … will reach a “new normal” of 1.3 billion trips in 2026, which is 23% fewer than 2019. To date, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenDiNapoli: Problems Caused by Outdated System Left State's Unemployment Insurance Program Vulnerable to Fraud
… Insurance (UI) system and ad hoc workarounds to compensate for the old system weakened oversight and ultimately … posed by the extraordinary demand caused by the pandemic for unemployment benefits and more lenient federal … UI benefit claims, but it also administered UI benefits for the temporary programs created by the federal Coronavirus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-problems-caused-outdated-system-left-states-unemployment-insurance-program-vulnerable-fraudXV.13 Federal Funds – Payments – XV. End of Year
… including fringe benefit payments must be paid by the date identified in the Office of Operations Events and … including fringe benefit payments must be paid by the date identified in the Office of Operations Events and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv13-federal-funds-payments