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DiNapoli: New Law Makes It Easier for the Comptroller To Return Your Lost Money
… the Governor signing legislation enabling the Office of the State Comptroller to expedite certain unclaimed funds payments of $250 or less. Proposed by DiNapoli’s office, the measure … and organizations to submit a claim for abandoned property of $250 or less that can be validated. The legislation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-new-law-makes-it-easier-comptroller-return-your-lost-moneyServen Volunteer Fire Company – Board Oversight (2024M-97)
… of the Border City Hose Company (Hose Company), was arrested on charges of grand larceny for allegedly stealing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/10/31/serven-volunteer-fire-company-board-oversight-2024m-97Opinion 90-63
… -- Appropriations and Expenditures (recognition dinner for volunteers); (holding party for senior citizens) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and … Expenditures (in recognition of municipal service - dinner for volunteer library workers); (miscellaneous expenses - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63Opinion 90-53
… the governing body of a municipal corporation may contract with private parties for the performance of only those of its … as ministerial. A municipal corporation may not contract with a private party for services involving the performance … discretionary functions. Thus, a village may not contract with a private party to perform the function of assessing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-53Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Second Quarter
… Bridge and Tunnel Authority – a bond sale of up to $300 million in tax-exempt fixed rate bonds for the month of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-second-quarterDiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Second Quarter
… including $2.05 billion scheduled for this month and $145 million scheduled for June. The anticipated new issuances … Facilities Corporation – a bond sale of up to $145 million in tax-exempt fixed rate bonds in June. Housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-second-quarterOpinion 88-44
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services (town board member employed by engineering firm) -- Interest in Contract (town board member employed by town's engineering firm); (interest arising after execution of … a town board member who is an employee of an incorporated engineering firm with which the town has contracted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44Opinion 89-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92(1): The estate of a town employee who dies while in service generally is not … Whether a town may pay to the surviving spouse of a deceased town highway department employee who died while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1Opinion 92-29
… of General Municipal Law, §207-m to salary of deputy police commissioner); (salary of individual filling vacancy in office of police commissioner) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Commissioner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 93-27
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments … MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(8); TAX LAW, §1262(c): When a town and the villages within the town all elect to receive their shares of county sales tax in cash, the town may not use its share to reduce townwide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Opinion 95-10
… If the expenditure for such improvements is in excess of $300 and it is to be paid by taxes levied in the fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10DiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Second Quarter
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced a tentative schedule for the planned sale of obligations for the state, New York City, and their major public … $3.61 billion, including $1.63 billion scheduled for this month, $1.52 billion for May and $463 million for … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced a tentative schedule for the planned sale of obligations for the state New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-second-quarterOpinion 94-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of … Law 217cv authorizes credit to be granted towards a year of firefighting service under a service award program for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Increased 10.2% in 2024, Up 1.8M Hours Over 2023
… New York State agency overtime costs increased 10.2% in 2024 for a total of $1.3 billion, while the number of … not including SUNY and CUNY, grew from 2023 by 3.7% in 2024, or 5,330 positions, to an average annual total of … when it was over 177,000. “Overtime continued to grow in 2024 despite increases to a workforce that remains below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-increased-10.2-percent-in-2024-up-1.8m-hours-over-2023DiNapoli: Central NY Village Official Stole More Than $100K
… an audit and investigation by his office revealed a former official of the now-dissolved village of Altmar in Oswego … an audit and investigation by his office revealed a former official of the nowdissolved village of Altmar in Oswego …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-central-ny-village-official-stole-more-100kDiNapoli: Former NYU Finance Director Pays Over $660,000 in Restitution for Role in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
… of $663,209 after pleading guilty to grand larceny for orchestrating a $3.5 million, 6-year fraud relating to … stole,” DiNapoli said. “I thank District Attorney Bragg for his partnership in the investigation and in bringing her to justice.” “Cindy Tappe has now been sentenced for diverting funds that were intended to benefit students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-former-nyu-finance-director-pays-over-660000-restitution-role-multi-million-dollar-fraudDiNapoli: Local Government Employment Outside NYC Fell Nearly 39,000 Since 2007
… The number of full-time local government workers employed outside of New York City shrank 7.9% from 491,102 to 452,298 from … nation as a whole, which saw a 2% increase in the number of full-time employees over this 15-year period. Local … The number of fulltime local government workers employed outside of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-local-government-employment-outside-nyc-fell-nearly-39000-2007Public Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… of the four violent crime categories declined (Murder and Rape) while instances of Robbery and Aggravated Assault rose. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyImproper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending Requirements (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending … 17, 2021, was to determine whether the Department paid for claims in violation of federal and State regulations that … in our initial audit report Improper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering Prescribing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/improper-medicaid-payments-claims-not-compliance-ordering-prescribing-referring-andDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceeded Updated Projections in First Quarter
… better than the Division of the Budget’s current estimates for the first quarter, but the economy is sending mixed signals that cloud the state’s fiscal … lower than projected. The State’s General Fund ended June with a balance of $44.2 billion, $1.3 billion higher than DOB …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceeded-updated-projections-first-quarter