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Opinion 2003-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Expenses (of extension to town water district) WATER DISTRICTS -- … Whether the cost of an improvement for an extension to an existing town water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1DiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced legislation to create an optional investment pool to help the state and local governments fund retiree health … Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced legislation to create an optional investment pool to help the state and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… oversight of fuel, including procuring fuel in compliance with competitive bidding requirements and the town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: NYC’s Solid Housing Growth at Risk As Permits Fall
… shortage have led to a growth in supply that outpaced that of the state, but a drop in permits suggests slower growth … and implications for growth in other areas under the “City of Yes” initiative and the creation of the 485-x affordable housing program. “New York City has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-nycs-solid-housing-growth-risk-permits-fallOpinion 89-11
… if the meetings are for the purpose of providing care and relief to disabled or indigent volunteer firemen and their … these meetings will be devoted to discussing the care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer firemen and their … intercourse among the members of such corporation, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Opinion 88-71
… and Duties (waiver of penalties arising from nonpayment of water rents to compromise a claim) CLAIMS -- Compromise or … of (waiver of penalties arising from nonpayment of water rents) GENERAL CITY LAW, §20(1): Under its general … of penalties arising from a property owner's nonpayment of water rents in the context of compromising a claim asserted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-71Opinion 94-20
… LAW§10(1)(ii)(e)(2); LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §§26.10, 29.00: A village may not impose a special assessment to pay the cost of snow removal in … public emergency during a fiscal year, there is no ceiling on the amount of budget notes which may be issued … Whether a village may impose a special assessment to fund costs in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Essex County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2024M-146)
… action. We conducted this audit pursuant to Article X, Section 5 of the State Constitution and the State … to our office within 90 days, pursuant to GML Section 35. For more information on preparing and filing your CAP, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/08/15/essex-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2024mEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… intended to come from an annual auction of allowances to emit greenhouse gases. Regulations which will specify sources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureDiNapoli: Majority of Contracts with Not-For-Profit Organizations Still Approved Late
… State agencies were late 61 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit providers … reporting contracts as late as 90 to 100 percent of the time, according to a report released today by State … In addition, some agencies were late 100 percent of the time, including the Education Department, the Department for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-majority-contracts-not-profit-organizations-still-approved-lateDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City
… living in Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly … living in MitchellLama developments supervised by Homes and Community Renewals HCR Division of Housing and Community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/15/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellDiNapoli Expands State Pension Fund's In-State Investment Program
… an in-state-focused fund. The new fund will be managed by Hamilton Lane. Additional investors in the SBIC fund are TD … move to the next level,” said DiNapoli. “By working with Hamilton Lane, we’ve joined with five major banks to bridge … million to the program, which, combined with funding from Hamilton Lane and participating banks, will deliver $200 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-expands-state-pension-funds-state-investment-programDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… management plan that includes, among other things, a map identifying boundary lines and acreage of eligible and … Statewide Map of Tax Breaks Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State … open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, and find …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesDiNapoli: Federal Actions Threaten New York's Farms and Food Production
… declined by as much as 12% in the first half of 2025 vs. 2024, and U.S. soybean sales to China dropped from 985 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-federal-actions-threaten-new-yorks-farms-and-food-productionDiNapoli: NYC Projects $3 Billion Surplus for 2015, Balanced Budget Next Year
… is projecting a surplus of $3 billion for fiscal year (FY) 2015 and a balanced budget for FY 2016 with relatively small gaps in the following three … needs averaging nearly $1.3 billion annually beginning in FY 2016. To its credit, the city has resumed the process of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-nyc-projects-3-billion-surplus-2015-balanced-budget-next-yearCity of Dunkirk – Budget Review (B25-1-8)
… independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2026. Background Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2024, Part DD (the … bill which totaled more than $2.7 million in February 2026. Therefore, we estimate that the $5 million remaining … million in revenues received in the first three months of 2026 will not be sufficient to pay for the City’s monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/11/21/city-dunkirk-budget-review-b25-1-8XI.11.G Equipment Acquisition – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… may render the equipment obsolete in a relatively short period of time. REQUIRED APPROVALS Required approvals for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11g-equipment-acquisitionPrivacy and Links Policy
… of the State Comptroller is committed to protecting your privacy when you access our website and the online services … Consistent with New York State’s Internet Security and Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law, this policy explains the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/online-services/privacy-and-links-policyComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Sentencing of Queens Pharmacy Owner for Stealing More than $1.5 Million from Medicaid
… false claims to the Medicaid program for medications that it never dispensed. The investigation uncovered that from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-sentencing-queens-pharmacy-ownerComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Underwood Announce Guilty Plea of Queens Pharmacy Owner for $1.5 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
… Pharmacy, Inc. ("Value") — a pharmacy formerly located in Corona, Queens before re-locating to its current location in Lynbrook, NY — entered felony guilty pleas in Supreme Court, Queens County admitting to defrauding the … Goldin and Value Pharmacy Inc entered felony guilty pleas in Supreme Court Queens County admitting to defrauding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-underwood-announce-guilty-plea-queens-pharmacy-owner-15-million-medicaid