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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… timely manner. Department officials also did not have the required documentation that was needed to process 13 approved … officials made CCAP payments for eligible families within required timeframes, they overpaid three childcare providers … as required. In addition, the clerk collected proceeds from the sale of culvert pipes to residents, but the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits“Nation’s Report Card” Underscores New York’s Need for Academic Recovery
… and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) Elementary and Secondary … funding. In March 2021, the federal government enacted the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) and along with it the most … of Education, U.S. Department of Education Fact Sheet: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/nations-report-card-underscores-new-yorks-need-academic-recoveryDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… today announced that six villages were designated in fiscal stress under the Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS). … not file in time to be scored in 2022 and had a score in 2021 that was just under the threshold to receive a stress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesDiNapoli Finds Schools Falling Short on Emergency Planning
… planning for schools. Alarmingly, two schools did not have district-wide safety plans even though plans were … initiative focused on educational issues. His auditors have completed three audits that examined safety planning at more than 40 school districts. The audits have found significant problems at schools, including no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-finds-schools-falling-short-emergency-planningState Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017
… inconvenienced by delays and cancellations, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … lowest level in nearly two decades, hurting riders. While Amtrak was a big factor behind the deterioration in service … noted that performance was affected by an increase in Amtrak-related incidents (Amtrak owns and operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017What is a Defined Benefit Plan?
… . Over the past 20 years, the Fund’s investment returns have covered 75 percent of the cost of pensions. With defined … value of contributions and investment returns minus any fees. The amount of money the employee has at retirement … Risk Investment risk is pooled, so a market downturn does not affect benefits. Employee is responsible for all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/defined-benefit-planDiNapoli: Taxpayers Moving Out of State Spiked in 2020, Led by Those Leaving NYC
… the pre-pandemic average. The report examines PIT filings for the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 and follows up on … net out-migration rates remained higher, particularly for families. Policy makers need to make sure the state … the state. The 2020 increase in filers was concentrated in full-year resident taxpayers, up by 161,679. The 2021 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-taxpayers-moving-out-state-spiked-2020-led-those-leaving-nycDiNapoli: 23 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Twenty-three school districts statewide were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-23-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressComptrollers DiNapoli & Stringer Call on Corporations to Protect LGBT Rights Around World
… some parts of the world," DiNapoli said. "These companies have a strong track record upholding LGBT equality … bottom line." The joint letter was sent to companies that have strong equal opportunity employment policies and asked … and certain countries in Africa compels companies that have championed LGBT rights here in the U.S. to ensure their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptrollers-dinapoli-stringer-call-corporations-protect-lgbt-rights-around-worldDiNapoli Releases Recommendations From Decarbonization Advisory Panel
… Krosinsky teaches sustainable investing at Brown, the Yale School of Management and New York University. He also serves … Alicia Seiger : Seiger is a lecturer at Stanford Law School and managing director of both the Stanford Sustainable … professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. He has served on the board of directors of the High …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-releases-recommendations-decarbonization-advisory-panelOpinion 2002-6
… based solely on highway failing to meet qualifications for designation as seasonal limited use highway) -- Seasonal … Use Highway (effect of existing residences occupied for part of the year on) HIGHWAY LAW §205-a: A town highway … part of the year and are dependent upon such highway for access. The fact that a town highway fails to meet the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-6Governor Cuomo and Comptroller DiNapoli Appoint First-Ever Decarbonization Advisory Panel
… New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), on how best to mitigate investment risks stemming from climate change and … maximize opportunities from the new, low-carbon economy. "To address the risks of climate change, New York will … will also look at what other pension funds and investors have done to decarbonize their assets. The panel's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/governor-cuomo-and-comptroller-dinapoli-appoint-first-ever-decarbonization-advisory-panelState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… of General Services $3.7 million with Titan Roofing, Inc. to replace The Egg roof at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. … Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Program. $2 million to Hunger Solutions New York, Inc. for nutrition outreach for … for flood mitigation assistance, including $1.5 million to the village of Mohawk, $1.2 million to the town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilDiNapoli: NYC's Shelter Repair Process Needs Its Own Fix
… of meetings between project managers and contractors, all of which is meant to ensure projects timeliness and costs … including that DHS: Create written policies for managing all aspects of the capital improvement process, including … competitive bidding, including keeping records of all bids. In response to the audit, DHS did not agree that it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nycs-shelter-repair-process-needs-its-own-fixDiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to SNAP Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food
… Reliance Grows Post-Pandemic Trends in food insecurity have generally mirrored trends in the number of SNAP … stable in the years preceding the pandemic, they have increased sharply since March 2020, growing 23.5% … so due to the cost of food or inflation. These increases have not occurred in isolation, as other costs have also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-proposed-congressional-cuts-snap-program-mean-more-new-yorkers-without-enough-foodState Contract and Payment Actions in March
… Comptroller’s review and approval of contracts related to the COVID-19 crisis until May 7, 2020. At the … with G&C Martin Logging Inc. for logging services related to controlling the southern pine beetle. Office of General … Tech LLC for information technology services related to the Service Disabled Veterans Enterprise System. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchState Contract and Payment Actions in March
… contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $3.6 billion and approved nearly 3.7 million payments … rejected 147 contracts and related transactions valued at $1.4 billion and more than 9,100 payments valued at more … Inc. for pharmacy benefit management of the American Indian Health and Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… million with Michael A. Ferrauilo Plumbing & Heating Inc. to rehabilitate Building 2 at Great Meadow Correctional … County. $1.4 million with Arold Construction Co., Inc. to rehabilitate the roadway, sidewalk and parking lot at … Officials Inc. for COVID-19 vaccination program support to local health departments. Office of Parks, Recreation & …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… The Executive estimates the proposal would increase the number of people without health insurance in the state. New … Census Bureau); if these projections are accurate, the number of uninsured would grow by more than 150%, rising from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetOpinion 89-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Obstructions (cutting … center line of which forms the boundary between two towns in different counties, must be borne equally by the affected … town may maintain and repair a portion of the road located in the other town pursuant to an agreement with the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21