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Village of Herkimer – Payroll (2025M-37)
… employees’ hours worked. Audit Summary Village officials paid salaries and wages as authorized, but did not maintain … officials and employees were paid, as required by New York State Village Law (Village Law) Section 5-524. We reviewed … this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and the State Comptroller’s authority as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-herkimer-payroll-2025m-37DiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… government sales tax collections declined by 7.1 percent in November compared to the same month last year, according … for local governments statewide, $102 million less than in November 2019. The decline is steeper than October’s 5.2 … but not as significant as the double-digit declines in the earlier months (April - June) of the pandemic. Total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Receives Prestigious Award From National Italian American Organization
… this award at the organization’s 59th national convention on Saturday. “I am truly honored to receive the Guglielmo … 18-year-old in New York to hold public office as a trustee on the Mineola school board. He later served as a New York … World War II and the history of the Jewish community on the Italian peninsula. Since 1955, the Order Sons and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-receives-prestigious-award-national-italian-american-organizationDiNapoli: Loss of Federal Deductions in Trump Tax Plan Could Hurt New York's Middle Class Taxpayers
… Major changes to the federal tax code being considered by the President and Congress would … of the more than $67 billion in state and local tax deductions reported by New Yorkers on their federal … for New Yorkers if these changes are made to the federal tax code," DiNapoli said. "There is a distinct possibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-loss-federal-deductions-trump-tax-plan-could-hurt-new-yorks-middle-class-taxpayersDiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… coinsurance, copayment, or deductible amounts. At the time of the audit, ten providers had already adjusted their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Sentencing in Theft of Over $274,000 in State Pension Benefits
… 70, a resident of Boca Raton, Florida, was sentenced in Albany County Court to 5 months in jail, $200,000 in restitution and signed a confession of judgment in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-theft-over-274000-state-pension-benefitsNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… (7.7 percent), real estate (6.8 percent), absolute return strategies (3.2 percent) and opportunistic and real assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Down Slightly in Villages
… Fiscal Stress Monitoring System has identified 18 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress. For 2015, three villages have been classified as in “significant fiscal stress,” four in “moderate fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-down-slightly-villagesState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Joins Lawmakers in Applauding New Law to Fight Government Waste
… law provides for faster and earlier access to data relied on by state agencies so we can stop more fraud and other … J. Golden said: "Elaborate and sophisticated fraud schemes have cost the government billions of dollars. During these challenging economic times New York must do everything to detect and prevent fraud, stop waste and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-joins-lawmakers-applauding-new-law-fight-government-wasteState Will Save Millions After Audit Uncovers Unnecessary Medicaid Transportation Costs
… oversight of this important service and these changes will save millions of dollars," DiNapoli said. "The state … moved quickly to correct these problems, and my office will continue to monitor for overpayments and abuse in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-will-save-millions-after-audit-uncovers-unnecessary-medicaid-transportation-costsDiNapoli: New York City's Budget Benefits From Strong Economic Growth
… New York City’s budget is balanced for fiscal year (FY) 2016 … conditions, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at the annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-benefits-strong-economic-growthNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces First Quarter Results
… As of June 30, 2016, the Fund has 38.3 percent of its assets invested in publicly traded domestic equities and 15.6 … in international public equities. The remaining Fund assets by allocation are invested in cash, bonds and … (3.3 percent) and opportunistic alternatives and real assets (1.3 percent). DiNapoli initiated quarterly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-first-quarter-resultsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Enacted State Budget
… work on the 2017-18 state budget. The agreement provides new funding for education, affordable housing and clean water … criminal justice reforms and other programs to help New Yorkers. Still, the budget was late and provided no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-enacted-state-budgetNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces First Quarter Results
… performance reporting by the Fund in 2009 as part of his on-going efforts to increase accountability and transparency. … assets of the New York State and Local Retirement System on behalf of more than one million state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-first-quarter-resultsDiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
New Yorks Medicaid system overpaid pharmacies by more than $11 million over a fiveyear period for narcotics and other controlled substance prescriptions that exceeded limits allowed by the law according to an audit of the Department of Health DOH released today by State Comptroller DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limitsOpinion 93-15
… LAW, §123: Neither the board of trustees nor the separate treasurer of a town public library is required pursuant to … to Town Law, §123, the board of trustees or the separate treasurer of a town public library is required to annually … and that the library board of trustees has appointed a treasurer of the library who holds only private source moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15Opinion 92-55
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … water systems) VILLAGE LAW, §§1-102(2), 11-1120, 11-1122: A village may not contract to provide, at the expense of the private owners, a village employee to perform testing of water within a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-55Opinion 92-49
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION - Recreational Trail (as constituting park … upon the establishment of a public park in a town and the acquisition of property therefor and whether such … ; see also 23 Opns St Comp, 1967 pp 908, 910). In the case of a lease extending beyond the current fiscal year, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49Opinion 95-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS … facilities and service as a general town expense payable out of the town general fund (Opn No. 88-33, supra ; cf . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Opinion 92-21
… court in criminal actions and other proceedings: (a) for all services in each case of a misdemeanor or other offenses, … stated: The amendment will establish a five dollar fee for all cases in which any substantial service is performed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-21