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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … – Fuel Inventory (Nassau County) District officials have no assurance that fuel purchased is properly accounted … documentation for cash receipts and district officials do not have assurance that student treasurers are accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsNYC Schools Underreporting Bullying and Harassment
… An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the NYC … bullying puts students at risk of further harassment. The city’s Department of Education can and should do more to … things are not happening is very troubling. Bullying in schools is pervasive and damaging, but treatable with enough …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-schools-underreporting-bullying-and-harassmentDiNapoli: Audit Shows Health Department Overpaid Certain Medicaid Managed Care Premiums
… reforms recommended by the state’s Medicaid Redesign Team. The department also failed to collect $38.6 million in … of a policy change initiated from a Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) proposal. As a result, DOH is not fully realizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-audit-shows-health-department-overpaid-certain-medicaid-managed-care-premiumsNY State Pension Fund and Church Commissioners for England Call for Exxon to Separate Board Chair and CEO Positions
… Fund (the Fund) and Edward Mason, Head of Responsible Investment at Church Commissioners for England, today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/ny-state-pension-fund-and-church-commissioners-england-call-exxon-separate-board-chair-and-ceoDiNapoli: January Tax Collections Fall Short
… totaled $37.4 billion, 0.6 percent higher than last year for the same period. Year-to-date collections from PIT were … $264.7 million lower than updated projections. Spending for local assistance programs totaled $81.9 billion and was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-january-tax-collections-fall-shortComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire Department , Dansville Public Library , Greenlawn Water District , Lake George Fire Company , Shelter Rock … is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to … could levy fines of $50,000 plus a maximum of $1,000 per day until the construction is completed. Copenhagen Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Failed to Get Its Money's Worth From Cost-Cutting Consultant
… The State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center paid a consultant $34 million for a plan to help the hospital out of financial trouble, but a report released today by State … lead to empty promises by vendors. This is another example of why proper contract oversight is needed to protect public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-suny-downstate-failed-get-its-moneys-worth-cost-cutting-consultantDiNapoli Releases August Cash Report
… spending totaling $54.9 billion over the period was $473.2 million below projections. “The state’s cash position has … $355.6 million higher than the latest projections and $1.3 billion over initial projections from the Enacted Budget. … accessible on his transparency website called Open Book New York ( www.openbooknewyork.com ). … Total receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-releases-august-cash-reportOpinion 93-9
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … p 151; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-328, p 357). Similarly, we have expressed the opinion that any interest earned on … and his or her family. Moreover, since the special act does not restrict the use of foreign fire insurance tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-9Opinion 93-33
… the necessary factual determinations must be made, in the first instance, at the local level. As to paying a claim for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the very near future unless it … new financing or drastically cuts expenditures, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … to address its financial woes. City officials need to get a handle on the city’s finances immediately and create a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsOpinion 89-34
… 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. TOWN BOARD -- Powers … Clarke v Town of Russia , 257 AD 703, 15 NYS2d 415, revd on other grnds 283 NY 272; 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-141, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Opinion 89-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Distribution of (fines … PENAL LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed following a conviction in Supreme Court, for a violation of section 190.60 of the … 83-181, p 228; 1973 Atty Gen [Inf Opns] p 147; Gregori v Ace 318 Corp. , 134 Misc 2d 871, 513 NYS2d 621 [NYCoCiv, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Opinion 91-49
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Discontinuance of … of the whole governing body at a duly convened meeting. In certain circumstances, a county may be permitted to convey … of the county legislative body may execute a quit-claim deed of the lands so abandoned, in the name of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49Opinion 90-62
… that a deputy town superintendent of highways shall act and be vested with all the powers of the town … during the absence or inability of the superintendent to act). Public Officers Law, §36 provides statutory procedures … elected to and holding office (see Sullivan v Taylor , 279 NY 364, 18 NE2d 531; cf . former Highway Law, §160, repealed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Audit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… Almost 20 percent of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority’s (NFTA) … improvements, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “NFTA has many … to ensure it will be able to meet the growing demand for public transportation across the region.” NFTA is responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 94-13
… confidentiality requirements, a municipality may monitor compliance with the employment restriction of section … fire districts to adopt reasonable procedures to monitor compliance with the employment restriction imposed by that … bargaining and confidentiality requirements, to monitor compliance with the employment restriction of section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13State Agencies Bulletin No. 2021.1
… the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), and the Public Employees Federation (PEF) allows OASAS to establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20211-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainDiNapoli: NYC Transportation and Warehousing Sector Fares Better Than Other Sectors in Recovery Amid Shift to E-Commerce
… commuters to the city, which may remain depressed for the near future amid economic uncertainty, remains critical to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-nyc-transportation-and-warehousing-sector-fares-better-other-sectors-recovery-amid-shift-eXII.8.C Payment Intercepts – XII. Expenditures
… by law and when requested by the Business Unit, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has the ability to offset … received from the Business Unit and offset a portion of that payment to another entity. This section provides … entity, the Business Unit must send a letter to: Office of the State Comptroller Director, Bureau of State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8c-payment-intercepts