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Local Government Contact Management System (LGCMS)
OSC will be releasing a new system for maintaining municipal contact information and ensuring important OSC communications are received timely, and by the current local government officials. This session will walk through how to create, modify, verify and remove municipal official contact records.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/local-gov-contact-management-system-081924.pdfNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Writes to President Biden in Support of His Planned Veto of Anti-ESG Resolution
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today wrote to President Biden in support of his planned veto of a resolution that would … fires or floods or take steps to benefit the communities in which they operate, put their profits, reputations and … misguided attempt to politicize investment decisions.” In December 2021, DiNapoli wrote in support of a rule …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-writes-president-biden-support-his-planned-veto-anti-esg-resolutionHealth Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… on-site reviews of local health departments that carry out the state’s lead prevention program. This is a … looked at the program’s administration outside New York City. As of June 1, 2018, 27 of the 56 local health … three were last reviewed between 2010 and 2013, with no future reviews scheduled. Only one had been cited by DOH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… did not know that certain violation categories and certain criminal penalties applied to the PSC account, and did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsDiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program
… Natural Resources Ltd., Cenovus Energy Inc., Husky Energy, Imperial Oil, and MEG Energy Corp., resulting in the Fund … climate solution investments, and instituting minimum standards for portfolio companies to meet that will inform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-13-billion-sustainable-investment-programDiNapoli Seeks Stronger Federal Safety Measures for Oil Trains to Protect New Yorkers
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, in a letter released today, called on the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to … for damages and cleanup costs. DiNapoli noted in his letter that cost recoveries to the Oil Spill Fund often take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-seeks-stronger-federal-safety-measures-oil-trains-protect-new-yorkersStay Informed – Career Plan
… and 6 members covered by Article 11 Sections 375h and 375i How to Stay Informed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/stay-informedFormer Village of Candor Mayor Pleads Guilty to Stealing From the Village
… to never run for public office again. His sentencing is scheduled for April 14. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/former-village-candor-mayor-pleads-guilty-stealing-villageOpinion 98-12
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … whatsoever for similar purposes, shall be paid into the treasury of such city and shall be credited to the board of education. The funds so received into such treasury shall be kept separate and distinct from any other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12DiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… warning signs of distress and know how to get help. I’m encouraged that the department responded positively to our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… a U.S. high school. The two other students had completed online study from a private school located in another state. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.5% in April Compared to Last Year
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 1.5% in … million from the same time last year. “Growth in local sales tax collections for April was modest for the third … reporting to help local officials better understand how sales tax is performing in their part of the state.” In April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-15-april-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.5% in October Compared to Last Year
… Overall, local collections totaled nearly $1.8 billion, up $43.5 million compared to the same time last year. “Local … was seen in the years before the pandemic, is a positive sign of stability and could help local officials better …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-2-point-5-percent-october-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Near Flat in January Compared to Last Year
… in New York state increased by 0.3% in January compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today by … totaled nearly $1.9 billion, up $4.8 million from the same time last year. “Year-over-year growth in local … DiNapoli said. “With overall growth having moderated over the course of 2023, local officials should remain cautious in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-near-flat-january-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in February Compared to Last Year
… collections grew at a modest pace, year over year, after coming in nearly flat in January,” DiNapoli said. “But this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-february-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… when he was caught between the ceiling and a scissor lift. DOB officials said they were not aware of the incident …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetyDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… the Olson report fails to provide meaningful answers to the most basic questions the review was expected … us? The Olson report is a missed opportunity to provide answers or restore confidence in New York’s emergency … and successes. Instead, the report leaves us without answers, and it particularly failed those who lost people in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… recipe for disaster.” The state Department of Health (DOH) is responsible for overseeing New York’s more than 96,000 … DiNapoli’s auditors reviewed 984 violations categorized as Category I (the most serious) found by the departments. Of … However, a lack of guidance from DOH for defining what constitutes an accurate, complete, and timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (2020-S-4) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Local Program Administrators were selected appropriately and their selection was properly documented by Homes and Community Renewal; and whether selected LPAs were properly administering the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) program...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s4-response.pdfOpinion 94-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for … Whether the approval of the State Comptroller is required in connection with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3