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Opinion 89-31
… statutory or constitutional authority. You ask whether the voters of a city may bring a petition to remove an elected … Whether the voters of a city may bring a petition to remove an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Sullivan County Community College , City of Troy and the West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company . "In today's fiscal … budget is in compliance with the property tax levy limit. West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company – Treasurer's Activities … Sullivan County Community College City of Troy and the West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1166
… Deficit Reduction Leave. Employees who received Holiday Pay. Employees in the Department of Corrections and Community … and submitting deficit reduction monies for holiday pay earnings, these employees will not appear on the … Calculation) to identify employees who earned holiday pay during the period holiday pay was subject to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1166-2011-2012-deficit-reduction-plan-refunds-certain-employees-representedOpinion 92-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of conduct. Finally, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-22Opinion 91-31
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS - Town Charges (costs of rabies treatment for individual injured within the town) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, … Public Health Law, §2144 to reimburse a private hospital for expenses incurred in the treatment of an individual who … by statute to pay bills submitted by a private hospital for treatment of an individual who had come into contact with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31Audit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State
… of the public housing modernization program run by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) have led to years-long delays in projects outside New York City, according to an audit released today by State … of the public housing modernization program run by New York State Homes and Community Renewal HCR have led to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/audit-finds-construction-delays-public-housing-program-across-new-york-stateMitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… Track sub-unit was supposed to have one backhoe loader, 10 front loaders, and 12 light towers; however, the backhoe loader, five of the front loaders, and two of the light towers were not at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/13/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … were not authorized under the contract. City University of New York (CUNY): Compliance with Payment Card Industry … who are between three and five years of age in western New York. The center is reimbursed for these services through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… prior semesters. In addition, 13 of 25 officials said they do not offer online or hybrid courses (courses encompassing … not properly advised may be registering for courses they do not need to graduate or failing to enroll in enough …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of the Town of Broome , Candor Fire District , County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency , Dutchess … that the monthly budget-to-actual reports provided by the treasurer were complete and that miscellaneous revenues … to be paid. Georgetown Fire District – Board Oversight (Madison County) Board members did not ensure that complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… (Met Council), has been sentenced to 3 1/3 to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $3 million in restitution to Met Council. The Attorney General’s … $9 million from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. Rapfogel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-councilOversight of the Title Insurance Industry
… To determine if the Department of Financial Services (DFS) adequately monitors the State’s title insurance industry … October 3, 2011 through October 9, 2018. About the Program DFS is responsible for regulating all insurance in New York … in New York State than in comparable states, as noted by DFS officials in a January 2018 written statement to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industryDiNapoli: SED Needs To Improve Oversight of School Districts' English Language Learners Programs
… school districts are providing the required services for students learning English, according to an audit released today by State … crucial that SED provide adequate guidance and support for school districts to improve the academic outcomes and … school districts are providing the required services for students learning English according to an audit released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-sed-needs-improve-oversight-school-districts-english-language-learners-programsNew Windsor Couple Charged With Stealing Over $2 Million From New York By Submitting False Medicaid Provider Claims
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange … 45, and his wife, Sharma Alam, age 45, both of the Town of New Windsor, were arrested and charged with Grand Larceny in … First Degree in connection with a scheme to defraud the New York State Medicaid program of millions of dollars. Raja …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/new-windsor-couple-charged-stealing-over-2-million-new-york-submitting-false-medicaid-provider-claimsTown of Lockport – Asphalt Millings Inventory (2025M-55)
… gravel-size rock. Millings are generally collected during road paving projects that require a certain depth of the existing road to be milled and removed before the road is paved. Millings may be used for certain projects as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-asphalt-millings-inventory-2025m-55Town of Lockport – Fuel Inventory (2025M-54)
… (Superintendent) properly safeguard and account for fuel inventory? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – September 24, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area A town may maintain fuel tanks for fueling town equipment and vehicles and may … agree to authorize other municipal entities to purchase fuel from the town. A superintendent is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-fuel-inventory-2025m-54Opinion 96-17
… volunteer firefighters attending emergency medical service conference); (reimbursement of volunteer firefighters for … firefighters attending an emergency medical services conference if the board of fire commissioners, based on a … firefighters who attend an emergency medical services "conference", presented by a State agency, which includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 92-10
… opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (unclaimed redemption payments on bearer serial bonds) BONDS AND NOTES -- Redemption (disposition of unclaimed moneys representing … letter regarding the disposition of moneys held for the redemption of bonds issued by the village. You state that 35 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-10NYC Construction Noise Complaints Soar
… Construction noise complaints called into New York City’s 311 … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Construction is reshaping the city's skyline but the accompanying noise of construction activities is not always welcome by New … Construction noise complaints called into New York Citys 311 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/nyc-construction-noise-complaints-soarState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… further developing and enhancing community-based services (CBS) in the State. Under the Plan, OMH reinvests funds … through the closure of inpatient State beds into expanded CBS. To document its oversight of reinvestments and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits