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Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Program (2022-M-2) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has complied with Article 36-A of the State Executive Law for revenues received by and expenditures made from the Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Fund and from any other source for purposes of the Motor Vehicle
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22m2-response.pdfAnnual Report on Local Governments for FYE 2021
This report provides a summary analysis of the financial state of the local governments outside of New York City for local fiscal years ending in 2021. Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to present local officials with financial and operational challenges. In this report, we summarize these
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/annual-report-on-local-governments-for-fye-2021.pdfIdentifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City (2021-N-2) 180-Day Response
To determine if the New York City Administration for Children’s Services and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development identify, report on, and provide services for victims of child sex trafficking and those at risk of child sex trafficking. The audit covered the period from Ja
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21n2-response2.pdfAFR Modernization – Uploading Financial Data with Bulk Load
This webinar is one in a series preparing local officials for the new Annual Financial Report (AFR) currently being developed by our staff at the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). In this session, attendees will learn how to upload Financial Statement data into the AFR using a newly developed b
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/afr-modernization-bulk-load-09-22-22.pdfFirst Quarter 2022 Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21 Percent
Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 21.1 percent, or $901 million, compared to the same quarter the previous year. This growth was at least partially driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March, most notably for g
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/2022/pdf/2022-sales-taxes-first-quarter.pdfFirst Quarter 2022 Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21 Percent
Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 21.1 percent, or $901 million, compared to the same quarter the previous year. This growth was at least partially driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March, most notably for g
DiNapoli: Former Old Field Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $60,000 Theft of Village Funds
… former Old Field treasurer Andrea Brosnan to grand larceny for stealing nearly $60,000 from the village. Brosnan, 43, … money. I thank District Attorney Spota and his staff for their diligence and hard work in bringing this local … 14th floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. For a copy of the audit, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-former-old-field-treasurer-pleads-guilty-60000-theft-village-fundsNew York's 529 College Savings Program Turns 20
… to start saving and give a gift that will have lasting meaning. New York’s 529 College Savings Program’s Direct … September 2018, Direct Plan fees dropped to 0.13 percent, meaning participants now pay only $1.30 in program fees each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/new-yorks-529-college-savings-program-turns-20DiNapoli: IDA Report Shows Tax Break Growth Slows
… Island led the downstate regions with 51,632 jobs; The Finger Lakes, Western New York, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley … for the fourth straight year; The Long Island (812), Finger Lakes (750) and Western New York (736) regions had the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-ida-report-shows-tax-break-growth-slowsDiNapoli: Municipal Spending on Infrastructure Declines While Needs Go Unmet
… Local government capital spending on roads, bridges and water and sewer systems declined by … about $3.9 billion annually to keep up with deteriorating capital assets but are only spending roughly $1.2 billion - … Local government capital spending on roads bridges and water and sewer systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-municipal-spending-infrastructure-declines-while-needs-go-unmetComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendant For Stealing Over $148k in NYS Pension Benefits
… Kanas, 64, a resident of Tamarac, Florida, was sentenced in Albany County Supreme Court today to 6 months incarceration and 5 years of probation, $45,000 in restitution and a judgment in the amount of $103,092.24 for stealing over $148,000 in … T Schneiderman announced that Renee Kanas 64 was sentenced in Albany County Supreme Court to six months incarceration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendant-stealing-over-148k-nys-pensionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Jamaica Economic Snapshot
… in the Greater Jamaica area in Queens are increasing at a rapid pace, according to a report released today by … in the Greater Jamaica area in Queens are increasing at a rapid pace according to a report released today by New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-jamaica-economic-snapshotState Tax Collections Rose $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2017-18
… Tax receipts for State Fiscal Year 2017-18 reached $79.3 billion, $4.9 … by an equivalent amount. Personal income tax receipts for the year totaled $51.5 billion, a gain of $3.9 billion or … $3.9 billion, up by 7.6 percent. All Funds receipts for the year totaled nearly $165.5 billion, including $58.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-tax-collections-rose-49-billion-fiscal-year-2017-18State Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… more than $60,000 for sexual and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to … In total, Medicaid made more than $930,000 in payments for ED drugs and treatments for recipients, including sex … prohibits payment for procedures or supplies to treat ED for registered sex offenders. In 2011, Medicaid pharmacy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersDiNapoli Releases May State Cash Report
… were 1.6 percent higher than in 2013. Total tax receipts for April and May combined were $1.4 billion below year-ago …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-releases-may-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… New York lags behind downstate New York and the nation in job growth since the Great Recession, according to a … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Since June 2009, total employment in upstate New York rose by 0.3 percent compared to 2.2 percent in the downstate region and 1.9 percent nationwide during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nyOpinion 91-18
… serving as his or her bookkeeper or confidential secretary) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3); TOWN LAW, §29(15): … if the supervisor's spouse were appointed confidential secretary or bookkeeper. The town's code of ethics, however, … of the town board on matters relating to the confidential secretary or bookkeeper. You ask whether it is still the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18Opinion 90-56
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Military Leave (additional paid leave beyond … statutory maximum period) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (authority to provide paid leaves of absence) … 30 days or 22 working days, whichever is greater, in any one calendar year, and for not more than 30 days or 22 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-56Opinion 90-16
… health department and an appointee of the board has the power or duty to negotiate the consulting contract, unless … employee, individually or as a member of a board, has the power or duty to: (a) negotiate, prepare, authorize or … In this instance, the county board of health has the power to appoint the executive officer of the county health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-16Opinion 89-19
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … provides: The clerks of the appellate divisions of the supreme court and the clerk of the court of appeals are … for local commissioners to challenge administrative rulings of the State Commissioner suggests that the concept …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19