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DiNapoli: New Law Makes It Easier for the Comptroller To Return Your Lost Money
… Luis Sepúlveda and Assemblymember John T. McDonald III. “My office holds over $19 billion in unclaimed funds, and we … can easily claim their money. By simplifying the process, my office will be able to return lost money even faster while … and thanks to their efforts, it will be even easier to connect New Yorkers with their lost money.” The average claim …
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)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Serven Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. (Company) Board of … Determine whether the Serven Volunteer Fire Company Inc Company Board of Directors …
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
… (recognition dinner for volunteers); (holding party for senior citizens) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and … workers); (miscellaneous expenses - holiday party for senior citizens) VOLUNTEERS -- Compensation (authority to … library workers, but may not sponsor a party for the senior citizens of the sponsor municipality or school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63Opinion 90-53
… (authority to contract out functions of village road commissioner) -- Permissible Functions (discretionary … Contractor (authority to contract out functions of village road commissioner) FEES -- Retention of (by independent … to perform the functions of a building inspector or deputy road commissioner. A village may, however, contract with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-53Comptroller DiNapoli 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 … 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/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-second-quarterDiNapoli 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 … 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/2014/04/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-second-quarterOpinion 88-44
… 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 contract) GENERAL … in the contract between the town and the engineering firm with which the town contracts when the board member …
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
… LAW, §207-m: Where the police commissioner is the head of the police department, an individual appointed to … who for purposes of this inquiry we assume is the head of the police department, is not a member of a … unit and who is the highest ranking subordinate to the head of the police department in such unit, is increased, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29Opinion 93-27
… opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (superseding sales tax provisions) SALES TAX -- Use (for reduction of townwide taxes within town … Whether the Town of Cheektowaga may use its share of county sales tax revenues to reduce the townwide general fund tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Opinion 95-10
… class, the town board is required to provide for the removal of grass and weeds twice each year and for the … such cemetery." The town board need only provide for the removal of grass and weeds from cemeteries in the third class …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10DiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Second Quarter
… planned sale of obligations for the state, New York City, and their major public authorities during the second quarter … billion scheduled for this month, $1.52 billion for May and $463 million for June. The second quarter of anticipated … $3.82 billion during the first quarter of 2016 and $4.95 billion during the second quarter of 2015. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-second-quarterOpinion 94-25
… (service credit for attending meetings of groups within a fire department or fire company) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … for attendance at "meetings" of groups formed within a fire department or fire company, such as an emergency rescue … for attendance at meetings of groups formed within a fire department or fire company …
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 … overtime and workforce trends. After a long-term decrease in staffing levels, the size of the state workforce, not including SUNY and CUNY, grew from 2023 by 3.7% in 2024, or 5,330 positions, to an average annual total of …
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
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that an audit and investigation by his office revealed a former official of … New York State Police yesterday arrested Margaret Bailey and charged her with felony counts of grand larceny and falsifying business records. “This individual brazenly …
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
… A former director of finance and administration at New York University paid full … to two NYU programs, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced … lifestyle at the expense of children with special needs and young English Language learners. She is now a convicted …
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
… pandemic enabling them to restore full-time staffing to near pre-pandemic levels in 2022. Despite this, overall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-local-government-employment-outside-nyc-fell-nearly-39000-2007Public Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… the violent crimes rose by 7,965 incidents from last year. Two of the four violent crime categories declined … by 185 incidents (15 percent) in the areas reporting on this data in 2022. This decline follows steep increases in … was hit are up 15 percent, and the number of individuals killed by gun violence was 31 percent greater in the areas …
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)
… (Report 2019-S-2 ). About the Program The Department of Health (Department) administers New York’s Medicaid program. Physicians and other health care professionals who order, prescribe, refer, or … the Department gains a level of assurance over the OPRA provider's validity to provide Medicaid services. It further …
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
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “State revenue collections performed 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 outlook,” DiNapoli said. “While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceeded-updated-projections-first-quarter