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DiNapoli Report Highlights Regional Education Trends
… on state aid. For example, 68 percent of revenues for Long Island schools come from property taxes and other local … were in low-wealth districts. By contrast, on Long Island and in the Mid-Hudson Valley region, a majority of … regions were less significant (0.5 percent for Long Island and 0.4 percent for the Mid-Hudson Valley). The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-regional-education-trendsDiNapoli: State Must Make Progress on Monitoring Drinking Water Contaminants
… state's 2,859 community water systems were required by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to collect data about … of violations to consumers; Ensures prompt reporting of violation information, as well as information about returning to compliance, in the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System; and Confirms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-state-must-make-progress-monitoring-drinking-water-contaminantsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and addiction treatment services. Auditors found OASAS is not effectively monitoring the expenses reported by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… The board did not properly authorize and monitor capital project activity. Because the board relied on an engineering … advisor to manage capital projects, it was not aware of project overruns, cash flow issues or financing source … town supervisor, who served as the town’s chief financial officer, were not familiar with the town’s procurement policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: New York Can Do More to Enhance Strategies to Lower Suicide Rate
… Counties across New York aren’t getting the timely data they need to help them prevent suicides, according to an audit released … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While the Office of Mental Health (OMH) has implemented or … Counties across New York arent getting the timely data they need to help them prevent suicides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-york-can-do-more-enhance-strategies-lower-suicide-rateDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… must recertify their employment status weekly, either by phone or computer, to continue to receive benefits. However, … system would not press the number to continue with a jail phone call, so they could not be used to recertify benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsOpinion 98-9
… ambulance district must receive those services without a fee or charge. This is in response to your inquiry concerning … You ask whether the ambulance company may impose a fee on those making use of the company's services within the district and provide for the payment of that fee to the company. Town Law, §198(10-f)(a) prescribes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 91-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in which district may contract for provision of) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Ambulance Service (by fire … under which the emergency rescue and first aid squad of a village fire department may provide general ambulance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 2005-7
… information about any required permits and approvals. November 3, 2005 Thomas J. Ruda, Water Superintendent Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-7DiNapoli: The South Bronx Sees Economic Growth Despite Pandemic Challenges
… increase in jobs and businesses, respectively, led by the health care and social assistance sector. While the area lost … community, every local business, and all the dedicated organizations that have played a pivotal role in this … concerns on crime, affordable housing, physical and mental health care, and quality of life. DiNapoli encourages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-south-bronx-sees-economic-growth-despite-pandemic-challengesNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Unemployment Benefits Remain a Financial Lifeline–But for How Long? Unemployment benefits have provided urgently needed … for the full 2020-21 fiscal year in the Mid-Year Update, it revised estimates for the remaining months of the fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-december-2-2020Responsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to New York City Nightlife Establishments
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Police Department … To determine whether the New York City Police Department and New York State Liquor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/09/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-new-york-city-nightlife-establishmentsEDSS - Procurement Record Help
… Limited Funding, Other. What information am I required to enter to create a new Procurement Record or to amend an existing Procurement Record? The required fields … FAQs related to the Procurement Record in the Electronic Documents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-procurement-record-helpDiNapoli: State Missed Out on Over $180 Million in Medicaid Drug Rebates
… The state Department of Health can do more to control costs and save taxpayers money by making sure it gets the drug rebates that it is entitled to under federal … shows that it can certainly do a lot more.” The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) was created in 1990 to lower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-state-missed-out-over-180-million-medicaid-drug-rebatesWilliamsburg Infant & Early Childhood Development Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual … program and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/01/williamsburg-infant-early-childhood-development-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-costOpinion 89-17
… DISTRICTS -- Reserve Fund (authority to establish fund to pay tax certiorari claims) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND … for school district to establish reserve fund to pay certiorari claims) EDUCATION LAW, §3651: A school … to a court order determining the amount of a judgment or claim. At the time the opinion was rendered, subdivisions (1) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-17State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… As a result, total general fund balance for fiscal year-end 2021-22 was overstated by $571,719, the transparency … delinquent taxes totaling $575,182 date back to fiscal year 2011-12 and officials cannot identify which taxpayers owe $60,452 of that total. General fund assets were also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Releases Report on Casinos' Impact on Upstate Local Tax Revenues
… collections, local governments did benefit, with the three small host towns receiving the most compared to the size of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-releases-report-casinos-impact-upstate-local-tax-revenuesXII.5.D Selecting the Appropriate Location – XII. Expenditures
… should be sure the Location selected indicates the correct address where the vendor receives payment. In the SFS, this is referred to as address sequence. Agencies should use the default “Remit to” address sequence for the Location selected unless the vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5d-selecting-appropriate-locationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… – Long Island Rail Road: Selected Aspects of the M9 Rail Car Project Management (2020-S-50) In 2013, LIRR awarded a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits