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DiNapoli: Consumers Should Read Fine Print On Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… details about fees and expiration dates. While some gift card sellers have done away with inactivity fees, consumers … should still ask whether fees apply when purchasing a gift card. As a rule of thumb, DiNapoli said New Yorkers should … to call and check the balance remaining on the card; and Replacement fees for lost or stolen gift cards. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-consumers-should-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonDiNapoli: Remember to Read Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for … should use their gift cards within a year of purchase to avoid inactivity fees and register cards with the … gift cards issued by New York businesses is turned over to the State Comptroller's office as abandoned property after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-remember-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Tuckahoe Union Free School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … claims processing function that allow claims to be audited in a timely manner and in accordance with BOCES policy and state law. Skaneateles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Tivoli , Village of Tuckahoe and the City of Yonkers . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Village of Franklinville – Police Payroll and Water Accountability (Cattaraugus County) Department payroll … at more than $12,000. In addition, only 27 percent of water produced by the village’s water system was billed to … in February 2014, the supervisor hired a bookkeeping company to maintain the town’s financial records. The board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… audits of the Academy Charter School , Eastport-South Manor Central School District and the Liverpool Central … or approve claims totaling $1.9 million. Eastport-South Manor Central School District – Financial Software User … audits of the Academy Charter School EastportSouth Manor Central School District and the Liverpool Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… apparent business needs. Department of Transportation (DOT): Collection of Lease and Permit Revenues (Follow-up) … An initial report, issued in March 2013, determined DOT was not collecting all unpaid lease and permit fees. At the time of the audit, DOT was owed $6 million in lease and permit revenues, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 91-25
… v Lupton , 282 App Div 1008, 125 NYS2d 672, affd 307 NY 770; Drahos v Village of Johnson City , 80 AD2d 106, 438 … 15 Opns St Comp No. 1959, p 421; Chalachan v City of Binghamton , 81 AD2d 973, 439 NYS2d 754, affd 55 NY2d 989, … 49 AD2d 1013, 375 NYS2d 500; see also Chalachan v City of Binghamton , supra ; Phaneuf , supra , [vacation and sick …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25Opinion 89-4
… (1) A town supervisor who is a director of a bank has a prohibited interest in the designation of the bank as a town … a bank or trust company designated as a depository, paying agent, registration agent or for investment of funds of the municipality of which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… in July 2011, examined the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) oversight of grant activity. Auditors found that the … effective communication and information sharing within the DOT and with other state agencies that also provide grant funding. In a follow-up, auditors found DOT has made progress in correcting the problems identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Enacted State Budget
… is a positive step for New York state. Governor Cuomo and the Legislature deserve credit for adopting another … as well as the impact it has on the state's debt burden and out-year finances. "Sadly, the chance to enact real campaign finance reform and publicly fund elections was badly handled during budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-enacted-state-budgetDiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Gift Cards this Holiday Season
… details about fees and expiration dates. While some gift card sellers have done away with inactivity fees, consumers … should still ask whether fees apply when purchasing a gift card. DiNapoli said New Yorkers should use their gift cards … to call and check the balance remaining on the card; and Replacement fees for lost or stolen gift cards. DiNapoli's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/dinapoli-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonOpinion 88-42
… to other municipalities) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Setoff (right of county to recoup erroneous sales tax allocations to … instituting legal action or by exercising its common law right of setoff. 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-131 is superseded … the self-help remedy of setoff. Setoff is a fundamental right, based on the principle that natural justice and equity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42DiNapoli Statement on the Governor’s 9th Proposal for the 2018 State of the State
… released the following statement today in response to the Governor’s 9th Proposal for the 2018 State of the State, related to the New York State Common Retirement Fund: "The New York … Retirement Fund is a leader among public pension funds that are investing to build a low carbon economy and urging …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-statement-governors-9th-proposal-2018-state-stateOpinion 98-12
… that the school fund is a "fund" of the city within the meaning of section 9-a. Ordinarily moneys in a city's general … in the city's general fund constitute "moneys" within the meaning of section 9-a and may be temporarily advanced to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 2002-15
… for the cost of street lighting within a town pursuant to Town Law §64(19) and Highway Law §327 are raised on a … that requires or permits monies for any given purpose to be raised from taxes levied only in the unincorporated … have concluded that a local government may not, pursuant to its home rule powers, exempt properties in that portion of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15-0DiNapoli: Syracuse Man Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $22,000 in Pension Checks
… Superintendent Steven G. James announced. The defendant, Michael Glinski, 45, was arrested in January 2025 following an investigation by DiNapoli’s office. “Michael Glinski concealed his mother’s death to defraud our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-syracuse-man-sentenced-stealing-nearly-22000-pension-checksDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Amenia , Jericho Water District , Town of Poland and the Town of Porter . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget … today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Amenia Jericho Water District Town of Poland and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Cardinal Egan
… "New York has lost one of our great spiritual leaders. Cardinal Egan was one of those rare individuals who brought people of vastly … New York has lost one of our great spiritual leaders Cardinal Egan was one of those rare individuals who brought people of vastly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-passing-cardinal-eganDiNapoli: Heroin, Opioid Overdose Death Rates Rose Faster in New York Than in Most States
… over the preceding decade than in nearly every other state for which data are available. “Heroin and prescription opioid … reached a record high of 825 in 2014, the last year for which data are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-heroin-opioid-overdose-death-rates-rose-faster-new-york-most-states