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DiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Remains Low Among Villages
… 10 villages and two cities in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2017. The system evaluated all … each year, including the economic and demographic drivers of fiscal stress." DiNapoli's office evaluated 529 villages, … have a fiscal year ending on May 31. The most recent round of scoring also assessed the 17 cities in New York with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-remains-low-among-villagesDiNapoli: Audit Identifies $800,000 in Ineligible Costs Submitted by NYC Special Education Provider
… boroughs. The New York City Department of Education (DoE) refers students to Milestone and pays the school’s … must submit its annual expenses to SED, which reimburses DoE for a portion of its payments to Milestone. For the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-identifies-800000-ineligible-costs-submitted-nyc-special-education-providerLansing Fire District – Financial Condition (2013M-80)
… as Chairman. The District’s 2013 budget appropriations are approximately $1.4 million, which are funded primarily with real property taxes. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/05/lansing-fire-district-financial-condition-2013m-80Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… Norwood-Norfolk Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … fund balance to exceed the 4 percent statutory limit. As of June 30, 2021, surplus fund balance was $1.7 million, $0.7 … the NorwoodNorfolk Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … officials: Overestimated appropriations by a total of $8 million (7 percent) and appropriated $2.5 million of fund balance that was not needed while generating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Hazard Mitigation and Coordination
… for natural hazard mitigation, evacuation, and continuity of operations. The audit covered the period from January 2018 … ago, on October 29, 2012, and in its wake left hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers without power, damaged critical public and … for natural hazard mitigation evacuation and continuity of operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/25/hazard-mitigation-and-coordinationSocial Services Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… the United States Department of Health and Human Services to states and territories to support social services for low-income households. SSBG … Each state may determine which population and services to support. New York State has an income eligibility of … the United States Department of Health and Human Services to states and territories to support social services for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/social-services-block-grantOpinion 91-49
… advised us that the county owns fee simple title to the road bed. Highway Law, §131-b(1) provides that a county … 329; Opn No. 82-104, supra , relative to abandonment of a road if the municipality does not have fee title; 20 Opns St … Highway Law, §118-a may require that the abandoned county road be conveyed to adjacent property owners in certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49Opinion 93-33
… entered as second-class matter outside the municipality) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (publication of notice of annual meeting) EDUCATION LAW, §2004(1); PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; … at a post-office located outside the boundaries of a school district may meet the requirements of General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Overview – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… 1 and Equipment procurements that use an Invitation for Bid (IFB) are eligible for the Quick Contracting program if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi6-overviewOpinion 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-90-53The Transportation and Warehousing Sector in New York City
… June 2022 PDF Version Highlights As of April 2022, the transportation and warehousing sector in the City has … the top 10 metropolitan areas in the nation for number of transportation, warehousing and utilities sector jobs … (4.7 percent). Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, air transportation is the largest subsector, employing 26,550 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/transportation-and-warehousing-sector-new-york-cityOpinion 94-29
… attorney represents a presentment agency or an indigent spouse in appeals from Family Court order) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW … counsel or county attorney represents an indigent spouse, unless the Court has permitted the spouse to proceed as a "poor person". This is in reply to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29Comptroller DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions
… contract to demolish buildings at Albany’s State Office Building Campus with Titanium Demolition and Remediation … This will provide a staging area for the renovation of Building 5 to house New York’s new Business Services Center. … visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actionsDiNapoli: Former Fulton County Snowmobile Club President Pleads Guilty to Stealing $17K from Nonprofit
… State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that the former president of the Snowdrifters of Stratford, Chad Daley, 52, pleaded guilty to stealing $17,000 from the nonprofit. As part of his plea … State Police Superintendent Steven G James announced that the former president of the Snowdrifters of Stratford Chad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-former-fulton-county-snowmobile-club-president-pleads-guilty-stealing-17k-nonprofitState Agencies Bulletin No. 2240
… must be suspended while an employee is receiving paid Workers’ Compensation benefits. Workers’ Compensation-related benefits include the statutory Workers’ Compensation benefit and any supplemental payments … must be suspended while an employee is receiving paid Workers Compensation benefits Workers Compensationrelated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2240-suspension-403b-tax-sheltered-annuity-plans-employees-workersHousing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls and Maximization of Federal Funding for CDBG and HOME (Follow-Up) (2023-F-42)
To determine the extent of implementation of the recommendation included in our initial audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs (Report 2021-S-10).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f42.pdfDiNapoli: Neighborhood Banks Helping Stabilize, Revitalize City Communities
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today visited Ridgewood Savings Bank in Clinton Hill Brooklyn and Spring Bank in the South Bronx to highlight the importance of Banking Development Districts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-neighborhood-banks-helping-stabilize-revitalize-city-communitiesState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… million with Mark Cerrone Inc. to reconstruct the central heating plant at Buffalo State University in Erie County. … resolution of disputes between subcontractors and prime contractors. Cumulatively through April for calendar year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilDiNapoli: NYC Has Recovered Nearly All Private Sector Jobs Unevenly Across Sectors
… New York City has recovered 99.4% of private sector jobs it lost in the pandemic, but unevenly across key … The sector has recovered only about 85% of pre-pandemic jobs, lagging the national job recovery rate for the sector … 2021 and makes up one of the largest shares of arts jobs but has been slow to come back. Attendance exceeded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-has-recovered-nearly-all-private-sector-jobs-unevenly-across-sectors