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DiNapoli: Mount Vernon Officials Failed to Establish Basic and Routine Financial Policies
… officials failed to file annual financial reports, provide interim financial reports and issue audited statements. In … policies and procedures, lacking formal guidance for interim financial reporting, budget transfers and fund … officials failed to file annual financial reports provide interim financial reports and issue audited statements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-mount-vernon-officials-failed-establish-basic-and-routine-financial-policiesSmall Businesses and the Economic Recovery: Work in Progress
… recent week for which data are available. FIGURE 1 – Share of Small Businesses Reporting Negative Effect from … that are similar to the national average. FIGURE 3 – Share of New York Small Businesses Surveyed Reporting … Business Pulse Survey Another challenge is that a growing share of small businesses in New York have reported supply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/small-businesses-and-economic-recovery-work-progressState Agencies Bulletin No. 2275
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee Social Security … and Social Security Number on their employees’ Form W-2. This requirement applies to resident and nonresident alien employees. To ensure this requirement is met prior to the generation of 2024 Form …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2275-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… and limited oversight of mental health education for students, an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas … upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic created a crisis for many students in New York, but not enough is being done … intense school-related stress due to COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2020, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceed Latest Projections by $7.7 Billion
… State tax receipts totaled $79.8 billion through the third quarter of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23, exceeding the latest projections from the Division of the Budget’s … State tax receipts totaled $798 billion through the third quarter of State Fiscal Year SFY 202223 exceeding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceed-latest-projections-7-point-7-billionDiNapoli: Some Bright Spots for NYC Finances in FY21, but Long-Term Challenges Looming
… which could provide the city another $1 billion. This would help manage risks through FY 2022 and help reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-some-bright-spots-nyc-finances-fy21-long-term-challenges-loomingDiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… $4.7 million, totaling approximately $14 million during this time frame. Although BOCES has refunded more than $10 … a 2009 audit and recommended that any funds contained in this trust be returned to the general fund and disbursed back …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1857
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee Social Security … and Social Security Number on their employees’ Form W-2. This requirement applies to resident and nonresident alien employees. To ensure this requirement is met prior to the generation of 2020 Form …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1857-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Outpaced Projections Through December
… Plan. On a year-over-year basis, collections were $5.5 billion higher than those through December 2023, according … million, higher than the same period last year but were $53 million lower than DOB’s mid-year estimate. Sales tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-outpaced-projections-through-decemberRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsComptroller DiNapoli Calls on Major Corporations to Report on Disability Inclusion
… to Microsoft. We encourage every organization to focus on this space and leverage the Disability Equality Index in that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/comptroller-dinapoli-calls-major-corporations-report-disability-inclusionDiNapoli: Report Finds Persistent Problems at Long Island Power Authority
… recommended improvement of oversight of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) after a report by his office found … double the median figure for comparable large public power utilities in the United States. From 2006 to 2012, the … recommended improvement of oversight of the Long Island Power Authority LIPA after a report by his office found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-report-finds-persistent-problems-long-island-power-authorityOpinion 91-15
… issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (authority of newly incorporated village to assess park land fee upon subdivision plat already so assessed by … a town has approved a subdivision plat and collected a park land fee from the developer, and the area then becomes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15Opinion 90-57
… DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (need for referendum on contract to receive fire protection from village with service … for village fire department); (need for referendum on contract with village having service award program) -- … award program for village fire department); (need for on contract to receive fire protection from village with service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Opinion 91-30
… see Office of General Services Purchasing Memorandum CL-262, page 3). Further, section 104 expressly provides that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 90-49
… trivial or inappreciable as to fall within the doctrine of de minimis . [Emphasis added] The Court went on to state that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49Opinion 93-10
… authorizing certain offices to close on the day before a holiday which falls on a Saturday). General Construction Law, §24, which defines the term "public holiday", provides that "[t]he term public holiday includes ... the fourth Thursday in November, known …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10DiNapoli: Former Fulton County Snowmobile Club President Pleads Guilty to Stealing $17K from Nonprofit
… said DiNapoli. “Any violation of the public’s trust for personal gain is unacceptable. Thanks to our partnership with … to the “Snowdrifters Club” by depositing them into his own personal bank account. He also transferred over $3,000 in funds from the club’s account to his personal account and wrote a $3,500 Snowdrifters’ check to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-former-fulton-county-snowmobile-club-president-pleads-guilty-stealing-17k-nonprofitIX.6.D HHS Payment Management System – IX. Federal Grants
… agencies that no additional costs should be charged to this project unless the federal agency approves an award date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6d-hhs-payment-management-systemOlean Firefighter Charged With Stealing Over $116,000 From City's Fire Department
… Degree, two counts of Forgery in the Second Degree and Official Misconduct in Cattaraugus Court. Gaylor Jr. is accused of paying his personal credit … and pay for personal expenses. Gaylor Jr. is due back in court on February 14. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/olean-firefighter-charged-stealing-over-116000-citys-fire-department