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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… $86,000 in violation fees it could have collected had all these violations been resolved. The city currently has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows
… Local sales tax collections in 2014 suffered the slowest … in uncertain economic times,” said DiNapoli. “When our local governments have slower-than-expected revenue growth, … the future. As the 2015 fiscal year unfolds, I recommend local leaders continue their vigilance in monitoring their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slowsDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Remains Low in Villages
… Stress Monitoring System has identified 22 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress . DiNapoli’s office … District (three); Mid-Hudson Valley (three) and Western New York (three); and Thirteen villages had a decrease in … Stress Monitoring System has identified 22 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress DiNapolis office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-remains-low-villagesRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… benefits to which she was not entitled. She agreed to pay back those benefits, with interest, as part of a pretrial … benefits to which she was not entitled She agreed to pay back those benefits with interest as part of a pretrial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… operating surpluses and retained unexpended surplus funds totaling more than $270,000, or 169 percent of the … has accumulated a significant amount of unexpended surplus funds. Also, the board did not provide sufficient oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 90-61
… in the same manner as the cost of establishment, that is, on an ad valorem basis. There is no authority in the Town Law, however, to assess the cost … under certain circumstances). Also, we note that there is no authority in the Town Law to establish a system of user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61Language Access Services (Follow-Up)
… (LEP) New Yorkers. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV or Department) is one of the agencies required to develop and follow a Plan. DMV issues licenses, non-driver identification cards, vehicle … adjudicatory, and other enforcement activities. DMV conducts more than 20 million customer transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/language-access-services-followAddiction Support Services During Emergencies (Follow-Up)
… in Disasters System (eFINDS), an application managed by the Department of Health that uses barcoded wristbands to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/addiction-support-services-during-emergencies-followMonitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… monitoring projects awarded under the Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP), and if grant recipients are substantively completing projects per … green roofs, permeable pavements, and cisterns. In their grant application, grantees describe how they plan to … monitoring projects awarded under the Green Innovation Grant Program and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programEnforcement of Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… 2012 calendar year and related processes. Background HPD is the nation’s largest municipal housing preservation and development agency. Its mission is to make strategic investments that will improve and … 45,000 total units. (Note: Included in the 97 developments is Penn South, an Article 5 development with similar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisionsPublic Health – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… to peak at over 7.9 million in SFY 2022-23 and return to near pre-pandemic levels of approximately 6.1 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-healthOversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… completed the Department-established School Bus Driver Safety Training Program and to make an annual report … requirements, the Department administers the School Bus Driver Safety Training Program, through which 1,400 school bus driver instructors provide school bus drivers, monitors, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/oversight-pupil-transportation-services-followSex Offender Registration (2014-MS-2)
… took action to help enforce the State’s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) for the period January 1, 2008 … January 22, 2014. Background The State’s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), effective January 1996, established … Court-certified sex offenders must comply with DCJS registration requirements including address verification, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/09/17/sex-offender-registration-2014-ms-2DiNapoli: Young People in NYC Still Face Double-Digit Unemployment
… in the nation. “The city must take steps to strengthen career opportunities for young job seekers or the city’s … the city: Continue to prioritize youth employment programs that pair active job seekers with local employers, … or youth from low-income households with stable jobs and career paths; and With the Future of Workers Task Force, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-young-people-nyc-still-face-double-digit-unemploymentDiNapoli: NYC Faces Unprecedented Fiscal and Economic Challenges
… will need to make hard choices to ensure budget balance in the current fiscal year and to close next year’s budget gap.” More than 944,000 jobs were lost in March and April, the largest job loss since the Great … rate, which had fallen to a record low of 3.4 percent in February 2020, shot up to 20.4 percent in June, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nyc-faces-unprecedented-fiscal-and-economic-challengesDiNapoli: Federal Relief Funds Should Have Been Better Targeted to Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19
… an analysis that found the communities with high infection rates have spent most of their CRF while other communities with low infection rates at the time the aid was given have not. “The formula … of less than 500,000 were ineligible to receive a direct payment. “Given the dramatic impact of COVID-19 on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-federal-relief-funds-should-have-been-better-targeted-communities-hardest-hit-covid-19DiNapoli: Eight Villages, Three Cities Designated in Fiscal Stress
… three villages in “significant fiscal stress” are Island Park (Nassau), Valley Stream (Nassau) and Wappingers Falls (Dutchess). The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-eight-villages-three-cities-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli Op-Ed: The Double-Edged Sword of Pandemic-Driven Technological Acceleration
… me in ensuring that AI systems work to further the greater good for all New Yorkers. Op-Ed The Double-Edged Sword of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-op-ed-double-edged-sword-pandemic-driven-technological-accelerationDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… choices, it should be transparent over what spending can and cannot be adjusted,” DiNapoli said. “While the city’s … fiscal and operational challenges. The city is limited in where it can make adjustments, and all stakeholders will … benefit if it makes clear what can actually be changed and where cuts are likely to impact them.” Given the size of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits