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Opinion 91-63
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (town councilman who resides with president and owner of hardware store) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A town councilman who … councilman would have a prohibited conflict of interest in purchases by the town from a hardware store if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 93-15
… and shall produce all supporting books, records, receipts, warrants, vouchers and cancelled checks". Pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15DiNapoli Presses Companies on Political Disclosure
… with Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. to fully disclose its political spending and has filed shareholder proposals … request information regarding both direct and indirect political spending and are expected to be the subject of … if companies are using corporate funds to influence the political process and whether they’re doing so to promote the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-presses-companies-political-disclosureExxon's Investors Call for Meaningful Climate Risk Plan
… levels, creates a scenario of carbon emission restrictions and lower demand for fossil fuels. The company's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/exxons-investors-call-meaningful-climate-risk-planState Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… by a jump in PIT receipts as well as strong growth in real estate transfer and estate tax collections. While these collections were $111.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesDiNapoli Audit Finds Lapses in Treatment Under Kendra's Law
… The state’s Office of Mental Health (OMH) needs to do a better job of overseeing … Kendra’s Law to ensure that needed services are delivered in a timely manner, according to an audit released today by … of Kendra’s Law at a time when we’re facing a serious mental health crisis.” Kendra’s Law was enacted in 1999 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-lapses-treatment-under-kendras-lawDiNapoli: NYC Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Balanced, but Out Year Gaps Continue to Grow
… that could increase its budget gaps for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025 through 2027 to an average of $12.6 billion annually, … nearly $7.3 billion per fiscal year beginning in FY 2025, according to DiNapoli’s analysis, and could push budget gaps to $8.7 billion in FY 2025, $13.7 billion in FY 2026 and $15.5 billion in FY 2027. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-nyc-fiscal-year-2024-budget-balanced-out-year-gaps-continue-growDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Arrested for Scheme to Defraud the New York State Health Insurance Plan
… the expense of the taxpayers,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my long-standing partnerships with Ulster County District … Clegg and the Federal Bureau of Investigation this health care fraud was discovered and the defendant will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-arrested-scheme-defraud-new-york-state-health-insurance-planBrooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Check Theft Scheme
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and the United States Postal Inspection Service USPIS announced that Gennady Galker pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree following an indictment that accused him of stealing checks
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/brooklyn-man-pleads-guilty-check-theft-schemeDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 7% in First Quarter
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $5.5 billion in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 7.1%, or nearly $369 million, … Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $55 billion in the first quarter of 2023 an increase of 71 or nearly $369 million compared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-7-percent-first-quarterXI.18.C Consultant Disclosure – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… the law, state agencies must include the New York State Consultant Services Contractor's Planned Employment form ( AC … ) in the procurement record submitted to OSC for new consultant contracts. The completed form must include … and the Legislature on active and planned employment under consultant contracts subject to OSC approval. State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18c-consultant-disclosureDiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… at residential treatment facilities during the pandemic, it put patients’ safety, security and treatment at even … up to standards and providing the best care possible to all New Yorkers in need of their help.” In a letter to the … were more than three years overdue, and two programs never got a recertification review. The audit also looked at 25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsDiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… and causing billions of dollars in damage, the city needs to be better prepared for another catastrophic event, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … and causing billions of dollars in damage the city needs to be better prepared for another catastrophic event …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results
… quarter of state fiscal year 2016-2017 was 3.51 percent for the three-month period ending Sept. 30, 2016, with an estimated value of $184.5 billion, … sustainable returns that provide retirement security for our 1.1 million members, retirees and their … quarter of state fiscal year 20162017 was 351 percent for the threemonth period ending Sept 30 2016 with an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-second-quarter-resultsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2134
… on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Affected Employees: Executive Branch* employees paid on the Institution pay cycle may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2134-paycheck-distribution-may-4-2023-institution-cycle-paychecksDiNapoli: Localities Spending More to Address Climate Change Hazards
… with about 55% of the total in response to climate-related hazards such as increased flooding and storm damage, … with about 55 of the total in response to climaterelated hazards such as increased flooding and storm damage according …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-localities-spending-more-address-climate-change-hazardsDiNapoli: SFY 2022-23 Tax Collections Outperform Projections; Fall Below Previous Year
… transferred to the retiree health benefit trust fund. The deferment of nearly $4 billion in Medicaid provider payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-sfy-2022-23-tax-collections-outperform-projections-fall-below-previous-yearMaximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) has … New York Employment Service System (NYESS) and the Ticket to Work (TTW) program to promote and place individuals with a … To determine whether the Office of Mental Health OMH has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/30/maximizing-incentives-individuals-disabilitiesDiNapoli: Chipotle Needs to Address Concerns Over Racial Equity and Inclusion
… behalf of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) to fellow Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. shareholders in advance … an independent audit of the company’s practices related to civil rights, racial equity, diversity and inclusion, and … and COVID-19 practices. Despite its stated commitment to combatting racial inequity, neither the company nor its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-chipotle-needs-address-concerns-over-racial-equity-and-inclusionDiNapoli: Paycheck Protection Program in NYC Stumbled, but Finding Footing
… to be a lifeline for struggling small businesses, but it has proven difficult for many of New York City’s … which began in April 2020, an average of 7 percent of all businesses in the city received loans, though the share … Brooklyn and Queens, and every neighborhood in the Bronx, got a lower-than-average share of business loans. Later …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-paycheck-protection-program-nyc-stumbled-finding-footing