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DiNapoli: NYC Finances Gain Stronger Footing
… budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 (FY 2022), including a $6 billion increase in spending from … today. In all, federal aid will make up 16 percent of FY 2021 revenues, twice the level of aid in FY 2019. More than two-thirds of federal relief will be used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-nyc-finances-gain-stronger-footingDiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… and for localities through traditional lottery games, video lottery terminals (VLTs), racetrack wagering, casinos, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingOpinion 91-58
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … of express statutory authority ( Mills v Sweeney , 219 NY 213; McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; Kupferman v Katz , 19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58Opinion 91-14
… COOPERATION -- Procedures (necessity for referendum) -- Refuse and Garbage (town refuse and garbage district … MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-o; TOWN LAW, §§198(9), 209-e(3): A town board, on behalf of a refuse and garbage district, may … whether the town board resolution authorizing the contract is subject to a permissive referendum. You have informed us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14DiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… initiatives have helped New York City’s fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget generate a projected year-end surplus of $3.9 … cuts. As a result, the city has restored $73 million in FY 2024 and an average of more than $200 million annually … had reduced reliance on prior to the pandemic, such as the water board rental payment, which will exceed $300 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsDiNapoli: Local Governments Should Improve Enforcement of State Fire Code Regulations
… Plattsburgh, Poughkeepsie, Rome, Saratoga Springs and White Plains, and the villages of Lindenhurst, Hempstead and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-local-governments-should-improve-enforcement-state-fire-code-regulationsNY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities Cover Costs
… called the New York Achieving a Better Life Experience ( NY ABLE ) program, designed to help individuals with … and county government employees to discuss the program. "NY ABLE offers peace of mind to individuals with disabilities … long-term care can put a financial strain on families. The NY ABLE program provides families and individuals with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-cover-costsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Insurance Brokers
… licenses to the New York State Department of Financial Services. The joint investigation revealed that Ross and … and Solomon Ross’s brother) devised a scheme with David Cohen, the executive director of Met Council, in which … the Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau, and Legal Support Analyst KerryAnn Rodriguez of the Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-insurance-brokersDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and New York State Police … for four years, causing the victim’s home to be placed in foreclosure, his vehicle to be repossessed and his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerFormer Hannibal Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Fire Company
… County Court. He is scheduled to appear again on May 22, 2026. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/former-hannibal-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-stealing-fire-companyDiNapoli Report Tracks MTA's Shifting Revenue Streams
… sources for the MTA’s operating budget from 2019 to 2024, including revenue from fares, tolls, dedicated taxes … of the MTA’s operating budget. Despite a fare increase the year before, in 2024 this revenue made up 39% of the … area. This surcharge brought MTA $2.3 billion in state fiscal year (SFY) 2025, up from $1 billion in SFY 2013, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-report-tracks-mtas-shifting-revenue-streamsVertus Charter School – Information Technology Asset Management (2025M-9)
… as highly portable items, such as monitors, laptops and tablets and interactive displays. These assets can make up a … of a school’s IT asset inventory, both in value and number. While officials were unable to provide the total cost … Officials did not maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date inventory records to properly account for IT assets. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/27/vertus-charter-school-information-technology-asset-management-2025m-9Village of Herkimer – Payroll (2025M-37)
… salaries and wages, overtime and payments to employees for unused leave accruals or other benefits upon separation … Furthermore, employees were paid for overtime that, in some instances, was not adequately documented or consistent with language in their applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA). …
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-novemberOversight of the Educational Opportunity Program
… for incoming students and provides support and enrichment programs, including career advising, tutoring, and personal counseling, throughout students’ … for, among other things, ensuring that EOP funds are used in a manner consistent with both the Guidelines and the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/26/oversight-educational-opportunity-programNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Receives Prestigious Award From National Italian American Organization
… to their love, support and teachings, I achieved my dream of a career in public service, culminating in being … examined the role of Italians who rescued Jews during World War II and the history of the Jewish community on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-receives-prestigious-award-national-italian-american-organizationTown of Cohocton – Oversight of Ambulance Service (2025M-49)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Cohocton (Town) Town Board (Board) adequately … We encourage the Board to make the CAP available for public review in the Town Clerk’s office. 1 One credit card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-cohocton-oversight-ambulance-service-2025m-49Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn
… employment in Brooklyn grew by 47.5 percent from 2010 to 2019, faster than citywide (28.7 percent). Leisure and … so has its landscape, from historical brownstones to mixed use to ultra-modern, luxury buildings. Recent efforts to … building and using computer hardware.’ Seeing like a city: how tech became urban . August 2020. 34 See list and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklynDiNapoli: 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-villagesDiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… money spent on this important program is not being wasted and is being used for necessary and appropriate treatments. Taxpayers have invested heavily in the Medicaid system and have a right to expect that health care dollars are being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-program