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DiNapoli Calls for Improvements to Capital Planning Process
Over the past 10 years New York spent an estimated $817 billion including tax dollars federal aid and longterm borrowing proceeds to support its capital program with another $96 billion proposed for the upcoming fiscal year according to a report released by State Comptroller DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-calls-improvements-capital-planning-processDiNapoli: Canal Corp. Must Address Gaps
… largely concur with our recommendations.” The Canal Corp., a subsidiary of the New York State Thruway Authority, … and property damage. DiNapoli’s auditors found the Canal Corp. performs routine operational and reliability checks of … 6, 2014 meeting between the Thruway Authority and Canal Corp. boards, only about 55 percent of the canal system’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-canal-corp-must-address-gapsCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… of Information Law (FOIL), and if DOT is in compliance with its responsibilities under FOIL. The audit covered FOIL … agency, public authority, and local government entity, with the exception of the Judiciary and State Legislature. … the requested information. DOT was not in compliance with the statutory requirement to provide an appeal to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsDiNapoli: Heroin, Opioid Overdose Death Rates Rose Faster in New York Than in Most States
… Overdose deaths related to heroin and prescription opioid … issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The overdose death rates in New York increased faster over the … of our communities are at risk.” DiNapoli’s report noted overdose deaths in New York, in which heroin was a factor, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-heroin-opioid-overdose-death-rates-rose-faster-new-york-most-statesDiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… Highway and bridge projects have been shortchanged because the state continues to use money in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) to pay down debt from past projects and cover the operating costs for state agencies, according … Highway and bridge projects have been shortchanged because the state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offDiNapoli Finds Over $100 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… released three reports that found more than $100 million in improper payments made by the Department of Health (DOH) for the Medicare buy-in program, maternity care, and drug and therapy claims. Nearly $400,000 in premiums may have been … released three reports that found more than $100 million in improper payments made by the Department of Health DOH for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-finds-over-100-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli: State Ends Third Quarter of State Fiscal Year on Solid Financial Footing
… months of SFY 2021-22, according to the monthly state Cash Report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … and lower than anticipated spending. Report December Cash Report Related Report Enacted Budget Financial Plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-state-ends-third-quarter-state-fiscal-year-solid-financial-footingNew York's Prison Population Continues Decline, But Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… The state’s prison population declined by half from March 2008 to March 2021, but the population of individuals aged 50 and above grew slightly, according to a follow-up report … The number of older incarcerated individuals has grown from 7,511 in March 2008 to 7,586 in March 2021. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/new-yorks-prison-population-continues-decline-share-older-adults-keeps-risingDiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employers' Retirement System Contribution Rates for 2023-2024
… P. DiNapoli today announced employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS). Employers’ average contribution rates for the State Fiscal Year 2023-24 will increase from 11.6% to 13.1% of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and from 27.0% to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employers-retirement-system-contribution-rates-2023-2024Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Halfmoon Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Company , Jamison Road Volunteer Fire Company , City of Lockport , Rockland … 2011, 2012 and 2013 fiscal years until April 2014. Jamison Road Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over … Hampton Halfmoon Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Company Jamison Road Volunteer Fire Company City of Lockport Rockland County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Oversight of Sidewalk Sheds
… are not corrected can have severe consequences, as in the case of a pedestrian killed on December 17, 2019 after being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-shedsDiNapoli Moves State Pension Fund Toward Net Zero Target, Restricts Investments in Oil Sands Companies
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will restrict investments in oil sands companies that have not demonstrated that they are prepared for the transition to a low-carbon economy, New York State … The New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund will restrict …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-moves-state-pension-fund-toward-net-zero-target-restricts-investments-oil-sands-companiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… In addition, cash in a retired justice’s bank account exceeded known liabilities by a total of $1,104. … receipts were collected and deposited in a district bank account. City of Hornell – Foreign Fire Insurance Funds … (Suffolk County) The Justice Court did not properly account for court funds. The Justice was unaware that in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Pension Fund Commits Additional $50 Million to Invest in New York-Based Companies
… The state pension fund has committed an additional $50 million for investments … by Graycliff Partners, a new investment partner for the fund and one of 19 investment firms that manage In-State … has returned nearly $300 million to the state pension fund and supported thousands of jobs across the state,” said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-pension-fund-commits-additional-50-million-invest-new-york-based-companiesControls Over Revocable Consents
… for consents to other City agencies for review, and holds public hearings regarding the consent. The Office also … was granted (one consent); documenting that notices of public hearings and summaries of the proposed consents were … Record (three consents); documenting that notices of the public hearings were published twice in weekly newspapers as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/23/controls-over-revocable-consentsOversight of Waste Tire Site Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees
… Environmental Conservation (DEC) is adequately monitoring and timely abating waste tire sites and whether the waste tire fee collections are being used … of Environmental Conservation is adequately monitoring and timely abating waste tire sites and whether the waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/29/oversight-waste-tire-site-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-feesDiNapoli Releases 2025 Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… year ending in 2025. DiNapoli’s office evaluated all non-calendar fiscal year local governments that filed their … are based on self-reported data, also cover 17 cities with non-calendar fiscal years, including the “Big 4” cities of … (Orange) and Kaser (Rockland). The number of non-filers with non-calendar fiscal years has doubled since 2014. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-releases-2025-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesOpinion 2002-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses … for open space preservation); (referendum requirements in connection with establishment for acquisition of … for open space preservation); (investment of monies held in) -- Deposits and Investments (of monies in capital reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 98-9
… . . ." (Town Law, §198[10-f][b]; see also 1993 Opns St Comp No. 93-26, p 46). The above-mentioned provisions were … such fee belongs to the municipality (see, e.g., 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 204; 1975 Opns St Comp No. 75-49, unreported; 25 Opns St Comp, 1969, p 90; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 99-5
… the treasurer of the cooperative library system. 24 Opns St Comp, 1968, p 914; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 731; and 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 387, superseded to the extent inconsistent. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-5