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Opinion 2004-4

… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Interest in Contract (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Legal Services (law partner of school board member as attorney for school …

Training Resources for State Agencies and Employees

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DiNapoli Consumer Alert: Contribute to a 529 College Savings Account and Deduct Up to $10,000 From Your State Taxes

… want to get a head start on saving for college. It’s never too early or too late to lay a foundation for a child’s future. I urge New …

Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program

… a contract for a term of one year with HTFC and can be awarded up to $150,000 per funding year. For the three … program awards totaling approximately $6.13 million were awarded to 36 LPAs for an estimated 785 projects to assist … resulted in at least three LPAs being inappropriately awarded funds while other LPAs were denied the opportunity …

DiNapoli: Audits Recommend Fixes to Affordable Housing Programs

… costs have created an urgent need for affordable housing in New York. In 2012, more than 3 million households were at … in rent-regulated housing and greater transparency to avoid the appearance of favoritism in awarding loans to … recommended that the Division: Establish  criteria for how long it should take to assign, address and resolve tenant …

Many New Yorkers Struggle to Pay for Housing

… New York ranked third highest among states in the nation for both the percentage of renters, 26.6 percent or 900,000 … according to U.S. Census data. The report looked at trends for housing costs from 2008 to 2017. It found: Median household income for the state’s renters rose 2.5 percent, while rent …

Comptroller DiNapoli: IDA-Issued Tax Breaks Continue to Climb

… with the Capital District adding the most (22,987). Long Island led the downstate regions with nearly 47,000 jobs created (See Appendix A); Long Island continues to lead the state in net job gains, …

DiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages

… outpatient facilities.  One worker who disregarded this directive posted a total of 72 hours to time sheets for …

DiNapoli: DOH Needs to Improve Drug Rebate Collections

… did not collect an estimated $95.1 million in rebates from drug makers, according to an audit released today by … payments in an audit of Medicaid claims processing from Oct. 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015. “The state is still … of Medicaid prescription drug costs by requesting rebates from drug manufacturers. The Affordable Care Act, enacted in …

New York City Economy Continues to Set Records

… New York City employment reached 4.55 million jobs in 2018, … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City is experiencing its largest and longest job … in the nation outside of California, Texas, Florida and New York. Still, most of the jobs added were in employment …

DiNapoli: Tax Breaks From IDAs Continue to Climb

New Yorks Industrial Development Agencies IDAs provided $695 million in net tax exemptions in 2015 an increase of 10 percent from the prior year according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli

DiNapoli Encourages New Yorkers to Save for College

… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is encouraging New Yorkers who face college expenses to open a 529 College Savings account to start saving now to help with the costs of getting a degree. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's latest figures from 2015, the nationwide average …

DiNapoli: Safeway Supermarkets Commit to Sustainable Palm Oil

… company’s use of sustainable palm oil. "Safeway has made a bold move by publicly committing to eliminate Conflict Palm …

DiNapoli Calls for Improvements to Capital Planning Process

… currently required. However, the plan included minimal detail about individual projects, existing assets and their … legislation to authorize P3s provides public oversight to guard against the associated financial risks. The report's …

IX.8.D Electronic Refund Payments to the U.S. HHS – IX. Federal Grants

… Unspent “advance” funds for awards that are closed; Monies returned by grant recipients due to audit disallowances; Cost … disbursed for program purposes and therefore must be returned to the U.S. Treasury. In all such instances, the … This chartstring must represent EITHER where a refund check was deposited via Refund of Appropriation (ROA) OR the …

I.3 Guide to Financial Operations Account Codes Procedure – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview

… all times. If agencies require updates to the SFS-related account codes, agencies must notify OSC. OSC will work with … are made. More information on the relationship between the account codes and statewide procedures can be found in …

I.2 Organization of the Guide to Financial Operations – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview

The New York State Guide to Financial Operations is organized by chapters related to accounting process area

XVI.4 Accounting Policies and Principles Applicable to Agencies – XVI. Financial Reporting

DiNapoli: Billions Needed for Repairs to Local Bridges

… bridges in the state. These bridges carry average daily traffic of nearly 33.4 million vehicles. DiNapoli’s report … bridges that remain open are considered safe to drive on, but either have load-bearing elements in poor condition … contracts, visit  Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to promote transparency in …

Comptroller Authority to Audit Local Development Corporations (LDCs)

Relates to audits by the State Comptroller of certain organizations controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities