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DiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Students who are unable to register for or complete courses needed for their majors may take longer to graduate, costing them … and to the provision of equal access and opportunity” for all students. As of fall 2019, approximately 162,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York City’s Preliminary Budget
… “New York City is contending with the devastating economic effects of the pandemic and the long road back to normal. Today, in … property tax collections downward by $2.5 billion. This is an unprecedented drop. We have not seen property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-preliminary-budgetDiNapoli: School District Budget Voter Participation More Than Tripled During COVID-19 Lockdown
… of votes, support for the budgets saw only a slight 0.9 percentage point reduction. Overall, support for budgets … budget vote. Report Voting From Home: Summary of the 2021 School District Budget Vote Data Individual District … for school district budgets statewide more than tripled to 16 million votes cast amid the COVID19 lockdown for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-school-district-budget-voter-participation-more-tripled-during-covid-19-lockdownMama Program, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education … Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM) and the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual (CFR Manual). The audit focused primarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/29/mama-program-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 91-62
… a portion of the building and planned improvements thereto for village purposes. You ask whether a village, by local … a portion of the building and planned improvements thereto for village purposes. You state that the village is wholly … state that only property which is no longer needed for village purposes may be conveyed ( cf . County Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… balance that was not needed to finance operations. As a result, the district’s unrestricted fund balance exceeded the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 91-45
… (remedies available to town board to enforce agreement for highway repairs and improvements) TOWN BOARD -- Power and … (remedies to enforce agreement with highway superintendent for repair and improvement of town highways) HIGHWAY LAW, … may construct storm sewers, drains and the like for highway drainage purposes (see e.g., 12 Opns St Comp, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45Opinion 92-11
… Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … Reserve (transfer by school district into reserve for property loss and liability claims) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- … authority to transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) GENERAL MUNICIPAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Opinion 90-46
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (refund by State of … retained by the county and not transmitted to the State for the period November, 1987 through November, 1989. Section … The Comptroller shall: * * * 15. Except where provisions for refund are otherwise specifically provided in any other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-46Opinion 94-29
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. [edited for publication] FEES -- Court Fees (filing fees on appeals … 111-c of the Social Services Law, where a social services district is involved in the enforcement and collection of … most of any monetary recovery and as such it would be the real party in interest in such a proceeding. It is unlikely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and a comprehensive audit of road infrastructure needs in nine towns. “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … was not adequately secured and was not always deposited in a timely manner and receipts for rent were not issued to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 88-18
… among the town and certain villages in the town for the period October 1, 1986 through March 31, 1987. The … section 3-334 did not fix any other date as controlling for that purpose. Upon reexamining the views expressed in 23 … shall only become effective on the following dates for the following purposes: a. from the date of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18Opinion 93-32
… disclosure statements) MUNICIPALITIES -- Officers and Employees (authority of State Comptroller to obtain … disclosure statements) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (municipalities - authority to obtain access to … 89: In connection with an examination into the accounts and financial affairs of a municipality, the Comptroller, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District and Westport Central School District . "In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … officials appropriated fund balance as a funding source for the past three years in amounts that were unnecessary and … action by preparing a projection of year-end fund balance for the food service fund while also improving the overall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … of court operations to ensure moneys are accounted for accurately. Additionally, an annual audit of the justices’ books and records was not performed for 2014. Town of Elizabethtown – Supervisor’s Records and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and overestimated expenditures in the adopted budgets for fiscal years 2008-09 through 2012-13. This resulted in … in accordance with legal requirements and district policy. For example, the district clerk was inappropriately … the treasurer. In addition, the assistant superintendent for business and a senior account clerk routinely approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… of the Olson Group’s COVID-19 report and the need for an independent commission to review the state’s pandemic … COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of New Yorkers and, for thousands of families, led to devastating losses of loved ones. For us all, and especially for the families of those who died …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Oversight of Child Care Grants
… served only children enrolled in special education for the hours before and after their special education program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-oversight-child-care-grantsDiNapoli: Archer Daniels Midland Co. Agrees to Shareholders' Request For 'No Deforestation' Policy
… practice of destroying forests, and sets the precedent for a new model of agricultural production that protects the … expansion. Around 75 percent of soy worldwide is used for animal feed. However, soy and palm oil production are … that deforestation and forest degradation account for nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-archer-daniels-midland-co-agrees-shareholders-request-no-deforestation-policyState Agencies Bulletin No. 2068
… termination are ineligible to receive payment of retroactive monies as a result of processing the April 2016-2022 Salary Increases and October 2021 Increase to 25 Year Longevity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2068-new-security-supervisors-hazardous-duty-pay-eligible-employees