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DiNapoli: LIRR On-Time Performance Falls Short
… the first quarter of 2017. Recent derailments at Penn Station have brought attention to the role played by Amtrak, … an unauthorized person on the tracks, equipment failure, police investigations, and issues arising from Amtrak, which … Yorkers. Read the report , or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt1-2018-lirr-performance.pdf For access to state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-lirr-time-performance-falls-shortDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan
… fiscal footing. Making deposits to the rainy-day reserves on or ahead of schedule may help prevent disruptions in … on high-income taxpayers; these taxpayers typically have income from more volatile sources, such as capital … level of reserves would have a significant stabilizing effect on the state’s long-term finances, and would reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-planDiNapoli: Tax Exemptions Jump While Job Gains Slow for IDA Projects
… Development Agencies (IDAs) provided $660 million in net tax exemptions in 2013, up $105 million from 2012 but estimated job gains … can be an important catalyst for economic development in our state, but I urge local officials to improve their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-tax-exemptions-jump-while-job-gains-slow-ida-projectsDiNapoli: New York City's Budget Outlook Improves
… revenues and planned cost savings benefited New York City’s budget outlook for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, but funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-outlook-improvesDiNapoli Announces Review of State Health Department's Progress in Addressing Nursing Home Pandemic Failures
… today that his office will conduct a follow up review of the state Department of Health (DOH) after an audit released in March 2022 exposed … a year later, my office is initiating a follow-up review of the Department of Health’s progress to see if they have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-announces-review-state-health-departments-progress-addressing-nursing-home-pandemic-failuresPension Fund Makes Progress on Board Diversity
… to seek diverse director nominees in response to a shareholder proposal filed by the Fund. As a result of the agreement, the Fund has … 2017 GoPro Inc. 2016 The Priceline Group Inc. 2015 eBay Inc. Garmin Ltd. Monster Beverage Corp. Standard Pacific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/pension-fund-makes-progress-board-diversityIdentifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City
… report on, and provide services for victims of child sex trafficking and those at risk of child sex trafficking. The audit covered the period from January … crimes. In 2014, the U.S. Congress enacted the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/06/identifying-reporting-and-providing-services-youth-risk-sexual-human-trafficking-new-yorkXI.2.K Authorized Signatures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of an agency where the State of New York is a party, and Vendor responsibility determinations for the agency’s … grant contract but not a construction contract, or to sign vendor responsibility determinations but not contracts. Where … BOC are accurate and up-to-date, and that the correct forms are used. Incorrect, out-of-date forms will cause …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2k-authorized-signaturesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 20% in Third Quarter
… totaled $5.2 billion in the third quarter (July-September of 2021), up $861 million (20%) from the same period last year and continuing the trend of exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to a report … experiencing significant drops during the early outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic,” DiNapoli said. “This growth is an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-20-third-quarterDiNapoli Releases December State Cash Report
… year with higher than expected revenue and spending coming in below expectations,” said DiNapoli. “However, with the … realistic and prepared for potential economic challenges in the coming year.” Tax collections in December totaled $8.1 billion, $162.5 million or 2 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-releases-december-state-cash-reportComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Robert Wiesner in Bid-Rigging Case
… Wiesner, the former Security Director for the Monroe County Water Authority, for working with others to rig the … indictment with a scheme to rig the bidding process for a number of multi-million dollar public works contracts in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-robert-wiesner-bid-riggingDiNapoli Releases State Cash Report
… “Personal income tax collections were robust through May and New York’s finances remain solid two months into the new … infrastructure or for other non-recurring purposes and not to support ongoing expenses.” May tax receipts were … filing of annual returns for the 2014 tax year, as was the case in many states. Other findings from the May cash report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-releases-state-cash-reportTravel Advisory No. 17
… Meals to State Employees As a reminder, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Travel Manual states if the … charge to the employee, that fact including the name of the purchasing agency, must be indicated on the employee’s … Also, meals an agency or third party provides as part of an assignment are not reimbursable. Therefore, employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/17-agency-provided-meals-state-employeesData Breach
… Services to notify, within 24 hours following the discovery of a data breach or receiving notice of a data … Services to notify within 24 hours following the discovery of a data breach the chief information officer or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/data-breachDiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… collections totaled $36.1 billion through the first half of New York's 2017-18 fiscal year, $386.6 million below the latest projections, largely because of lower than expected personal income tax collections, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risksDiNapoli: Tax Revenues Through December Were $2.5 Billion Lower Than Last Year
… totaled $8.4 billion, $422.5 million above last year, and $1.4 billion above DOB’s latest projections. “December’s … proposed stimulus plan, with new aid to help states and localities fill gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic, is another hopeful sign. We still have a long way to go, and it’s essential that leaders in Washington act on a robust …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-tax-revenues-through-december-were-25-billion-lower-last-yearDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Sentenced for $35,000 Embezzlement
Former Mayfield Town Clerk Dorothy Hart was sentenced today to 250 hours of community service and paid back over $35000 which she stole from property tax payments and dog license fees deposited with the town over four years State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli said
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-sentenced-35000-embezzlementOpinion 91-29
… tax moneys) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105; NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, §§717(a), (b), 720(a)(1), 1005(a)(3)(A), … voluntary dissolution proceedings (see Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, art. 10), would also cause the foreign fire … §§9104 and 9105 (see Opn No. 89-11, supra ; Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, §1013[b]). Following dissolution, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 91-21
… (see, e.g., People ex rel. Conine v Steuben County , 183 NY 114, applying the prohibition to a county treasurer). … to fees or commissions (see, e.g., Cook v Stockwell , 206 NY 481; see also, Finn v City of New York , 282 NY 153; McCarthy v McGoldrick , 266 NY 199; and Emmitt v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-21Opinion 91-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … (town refuse and garbage district collecting refuse for village) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for prior to … is, by any other general or special law, subject to a public hearing, a mandatory or permissive referendum, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14