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DiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Arrested
… the arrest of former Hannibal Fire Chief Chris Emmons for allegedly stealing $18,000, and Carl Emmons Sr., Chris Emmons’ father and a volunteer firefighter, for stealing over $2,500 from the fire company. “The Emmonses … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-arrestedDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Driven By Fare Revenue Drop
… increases of 4% in 2023 and 2025. However, the MTA would have to raise fares by at least 19% on top of these proposed … Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, it would have received another $1.7 billion in funding, and if the MTA … similar taxes received in fiscal year (FY) 2023. The city does not expect real estate transaction taxes to return to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-driven-fare-revenue-dropDiNapoli: Federal Housing Aid Going Unused Despite New York's Affordable Housing Crisis
… 95% of vouchers it funds. The audit also found that the number of areas with low rates of voucher use has increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-housing-aid-going-unused-despite-new-yorks-affordable-housing-crisisDiNapoli: State Missing Out on Millions in Medicare Payments for Kidney Patients
… $69 million from 2016 to 2018, which includes $17 million in savings for counties and New York City. "New Yorkers dealing with … expenses and may provide them with more options for care." DiNapoli said. "The state has an obligation not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-state-missing-out-millions-medicare-payments-kidney-patientsXII.5.N Processing Vouchers using the MSC01 Business Unit – XII. Expenditures
… Process and Document Preparation In the event that an agency must … must use its own Business Unit code on the voucher header and reference the MSC01 Business Unit on the distribution … must use its own Business Unit code on the voucher header and reference the MSC01 Business Unit on the distribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5n-processing-vouchers-using-msc01-business-unitDiNapoli: 2020-21 Tax Revenues $3 Billion Over Projections
… aid to offset lower than anticipated receipts from Video Lottery Terminals, $448.8 million higher than the most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-2020-21-tax-revenues-3-billion-over-projectionsDiNapoli: Tax Revenues in February $758 Million Over Budget Projections
… additional federal assistance, thanks to President Biden’s American Recovery Plan,” DiNapoli said. “While these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-tax-revenues-february-758-million-over-budget-projectionsDiNapoli: 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-stressDiNapoli: State Education Employment Program For New Yorkers With Disabilities Falling Short
… Yorkers with disabilities gain employment, transition to independent living, and rise out of poverty is not fulfilling … be provided and how progress will be measured. DiNapoli’s auditors, however, found SED does not regularly meet the … be used to evaluate program effectiveness. An independent report by an advisory group based on department data found: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-state-education-employment-program-new-yorkers-disabilities-falling-shortDiNapoli: NYS Office for the Aging Falling Short Funding Program for Seniors
… “This is especially disappointing because many seniors have suffered from isolation and restrictions imposed during … not spend or need the money they were given when it could have been redistributed to areas with higher need. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-nys-office-aging-falling-short-funding-program-seniorsDiNapoli: New York’s Workforce Development Programs Lack Governance and Coordination
… and coordination,” DiNapoli said. “As the lead agency in workforce development, the Department of Labor needs to … and get our state back to work. Employment recovery in New York is lagging behind the rest of the country and … shared comprehensive understanding of WFD needs statewide. In New York, this governance body is the State Workforce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-new-yorks-workforce-development-programs-lack-governance-and-coordinationDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $194.3 Billion
… actuarial assumptions, including wage growth, inflation, age of retirement and mortality. Contribution rates are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-1943-billionNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Beware Text Message Scam Targeting Retirees
… messages or other communications that purport to come from the state’s retirement fund and the Office of the State Comptroller, asking for a payment to “upgrade” … Albany FBI Field Office at 518-465-7551 or 1-800-CALLFBI. “I want to be very clear to our system’s retirees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-beware-text-message-scam-targeting-retireesDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… donations during the fiscal year (others were not yet in effect). Although the number of check-offs has increased, total contributions have been relatively flat. Over the last 10 years, total … to the extent practicable. State agencies need to do a better job in ensuring that donations are administered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsOpinion 91-53
… Opns St Comp No. 78-868, unreported; see also NY Const, art 1, §11; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-27, p 63). Since the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Opinion 95-17
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … Opns St Comp, No. 88-30, p 56). Neither the Town Law nor any other provision of law authorizes a town to provide sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Opinion 95-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Taxes (authority of school … reduction of taxes levied for library purposes. This is in response to your request that we reconsider two prior … taxes are "taxes of the school district" within the meaning of section 726(1)(c). Therefore, sections 726(1)(c) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-15Opinion 91-31
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … provides that whenever the disease of rabies exists in any county or the vicinity thereof and the New York State … in the suppression of rabies. In previous opinions, we have concluded that this authorization is sufficiently broad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31DiNapoli: Former Riverside Treasurer Embezzles $80K
… DiNapoli. “Too often my office finds public funds that have gone missing because one individual has complete control … reconciled cash balances for each fund. Village officials have already taken a number of steps to improve financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-former-riverside-treasurer-embezzles-80kDiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… N.Y. company that serves as a supportive housing provider for New Yorkers with mental illness. The audit released today … nearly $7.8 million in expenses to provide 708 beds for program clients in Albany, Dutchess, Orange, Otsego, … Their full response is included in the final report, which can be found at: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-provider