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Village of Earlville – Collections (2024M-128)
… recorded and deposited all collections accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings Although the … (46 percent) totaling $77,093 in a timely manner. New York State Village Law (Village Law) Section 4-408(b) requires collections to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/01/10/village-earlville-collections-2024m-128DiNapoli: Lack of Transparency With School Districts' Financial Reports May Leave Taxpayers in the Dark
… Schools in 13 districts statewide did not always post required … financial information in a clear and comprehensive manner on their websites, according to a report released today by … Central School District, Newark Central School District, New Lebanon Central School District and York Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-lack-transparency-school-districts-financial-reports-may-leave-taxpayers-darkDiNapoli: Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Medicaid Cost Savings
New York states Medicaid system could have saved up to $136 million it spent on patients with severe kidney disease whose expenses could have been covered by the federal Medicare program according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-more-16-million-medicaid-cost-savingsOpinion 2009-2
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (of town … (need for State Comptroller's permission) TOWN LAW § 209-q (13) (a): When a town proposes or is required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Tuition Assistance Program – Metropolitan Learning Institute
… Learning Institute complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations … designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs in New York postsecondary institutions. Schools receiving TAP … TAP awards totaling almost $8.7 million that were paid on behalf of 1,890 students. At the time of our audit, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/tuition-assistance-program-metropolitan-learning-instituteNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (May 13, 2021)
… businesses, and state and local governments. Three of these laws, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic … national payments declined to $141.5 billion. The number of payments declined to 146 million, owing to statutorily … billion in payments were provided under CARES and CRTR; of this, $23.8 billion (or 5.8 percent) was received by New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-may-13-2021DiNapoli Releases Report on 30-Day State Budget Amendments
… state budget appropriately lower tax collection estimates in the Financial Plan for state fiscal year 2014-15 but … appropriations, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Several of … increased projected revenues by $200 million. Based on certain economic projections and actual tax collection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-releases-report-30-day-state-budget-amendmentsNYS Pension Fund Commits $2 Billion to Climate Transition Index
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will invest $2 billion in an index focused on … funded plans in the nation. … The New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund will invest $2 billion in an index …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/nys-pension-fund-commits-2-billion-climate-transition-indexOakfield-Alabama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-103)
… purchases and public works contracts totaling $107,441. Request proposals within the last five years for six … not need because they did not cancel the software license renewal timely. Recommendations The audit report includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/oakfield-alabama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-103Bet on the Farm: Farmland Protection as a Strategy for Economic Growth and Renewal, October 2010
New York State's Farmland Protection Program was created in 1992 to preserve high quality working farmland and to reduce pressures on farm families to sell the
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-farmland-protection-2010.pdfDiNapoli: Improvements at NYS Parks Needed to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities
… increasing the number of wheelchair accessible stalls in restrooms and ensuring there are more accessible, clearly … nature. Braille was also on all signage along the trail. In 2015, Parks developed a Transition Plan as required by the … During the audit, Parks assigned a new ADA coordinator in March 2022. Comptroller DiNapoli recommended Parks: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-improvements-nys-parks-needed-remove-barriers-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli: Former Ulster County BOCES Criminal Justice Teacher Arrested for Defrauding the NYS Pension System Out of Over $157,000
… Ulster County District Attorney David J. Clegg and the New York State Police today announced the arrest of former … under Section 211 of the Retirement and Social Security Law. The investigation revealed that while Sciacca had a … his Ulster County BOCES public salary in excess of $70,000 on top of his monthly pension payments. When questioned about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-ulster-county-boces-criminal-justice-teacher-arrested-defrauding-nys-pension-systemNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (March 30, 2021)
… March 30, 2021 Edition While Some New York Industries Are on the Path to Recovery, Others Are Not Job losses from the … ensuing economic shutdown were swift and deep: employment in New York declined by nearly 2 million jobs from February …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-march-30-2021Opinion 96-9
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to salary … incentive for highest ranking subordinate) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (signing incentive as … for purposes of General Municipal Law, §207-m) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Base Salary" (for purposes of General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-9DiNapoli: New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman and Philip R. Bartlett, … the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for their collaboration on this case." "As a fiduciary of an estate, Gregory Bayard's … his crimes." "Instead of being satisfied with the fees the law prescribed as an estate administrator, Gregory Bayard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-new-jersey-man-pleads-guilty-embezzling-decedents-estate-which-he-was-court-appointedTuition Assistance Program – Wagner College
… Wagner College officials complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations … eligible students pay postsecondary tuition charges in New York schools. HESC also administers a variety of State … College (Wagner) is a four-year private college located on Staten Island. It offers programs in the arts, business, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/19/tuition-assistance-program-wagner-collegeOpinion 2007-6
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-6State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement on Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget proposal: “Governor … clear guidelines on the appropriate use of these reserves. In addition to protecting reserve funds, policymakers must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-executive-budgetOpinion 92-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Town of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-16-13)
… hospital for the fiscal year that ended December 31, 2005. New York State Local Finance Law requires all local governments that have been authorized … deficit obligations are outstanding. Key Findings Based on the results of our review, we found that revenue and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/10/25/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-16-13