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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… did not periodically monitor exemptions or obtain annual renewal documentation as required, to ensure the exemptions … a total assessed value of $16.4 million and found that 27 exemptions (45 percent), totaling approximately $1.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The proposed budgeted revenues for state aid funding and traffic and parking ticket fines may not be fully realized. City officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $94.4 million. This collectively reduced the effectiveness of managing the district’s financial condition. The board and … results during the audit period were over $118 million. Of the $94.4 million in year-end transfers, $57.6 million … financial operations. Financial reports submitted in six of the 22 months to the board were between 60 and 107 days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: 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-choicesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-435
… should the employee later return to the payroll. Control-D Report Control-D report NPAY771 (Time Entry Payment Report) identifies all employees for whom the Prepaid Legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-435-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-cuny-employeesMedicaid – Federal Funding and New York
… counties and the City of New York also make contributions to the program. While the federal government sets some … of the program, states have considerable flexibility to shape their programs, including eligibility and scope of … ratio determined by comparing a state’s per capita income to the U.S. average. Since New York is a relatively wealthier …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/medicaidLevittown Union Free School District – Information Technology (2025M-145)
Did Levittown Union Free School District District officials adequately manage nonstudent network accounts and permissions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/06/05/levittown-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2025m-145Opinion 90-27
… of a village located within the town are authorized to establish a joint fire district by resolution subject to a permissive referendum. The members of the board of fire … village board of trustees or they may be elected pursuant to the provisions of article 11 of the Town Law. This is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27Opinion 90-4
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- … of benefit assessments for drainage) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §11.00(a)(3); VILLAGE LAW, §§4-412(3)(1), 22-2200: A village may dredge a privately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4Opinion 95-25
… of provisions of section 54-a of the State Finance Law to payments provided in the aid to localities budget) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Notwithstanding … Provision of Law" (meaning of for purposes of the aid to localities budget) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §10; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-25DiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The number is 69% more than in 2019. “New York is a diverse hub of cultures, beliefs and identities, whose … the value of New York’s diversity.” A hate crime is an offense that is motivated by a perception or belief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-yearsOpinion 2001-14
… Municipal Law. Therefore, a member of a town board, who is also employed by a village located partially within the … equipment in the event that the town's highway department is unable to perform the mechanical repairs. 1 Pursuant to … benefits. We are informed that the individual in question is paid by the village on an hourly basis and works a set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14DiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA is looking to the state and the city to close the remaining … we do know that the public mass transportation system is critical to the state and city economies” DiNapoli said. … improved with the economy, its 2015-2019 capital program is facing a $9.8 billion funding gap. To close this gap, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallOpinion 97 - 12
… however, would be prohibited from performing services for the engineering firm in relation to any matter before, or … disclosing any confidential information acquired in the course of his or her duties as secretary to the planning … from disclosing confidential information acquired in the course of his or her official duties or using such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 92-7
… firefighter and his or her family, that the firefighter is indigent and that the expenditure will provide personal … running of his business. You state that the firefighter is behind in several payments to creditors and is requesting funds to help him through this "slow period". …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7