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DiNapoli: Fewer Counties Exceeding Tax Cap
… that homeowners expect. I believe the financial decisions for county leaders next year will be especially difficult.” … property taxes are the second leading source of revenue for counties at 24 percent, DiNapoli found. Additional … aid (23 percent) and other local revenues such as charges for services (20 percent). In 2012, a total of 15 counties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-fewer-counties-exceeding-tax-capNewburgh Fire Chief Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… the description of the Indictment forth herein constitute only allegations, and every fact described should be treated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/newburgh-fire-chief-charged-white-plains-federal-court-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Down Slightly in Villages
… year. The village of Amityville in Suffolk County is the only village to be designated as fiscally stressed in all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-down-slightly-villagesDiNapoli: New York City's Financial Outlook Improving
… Federation of Teachers, which has set the pattern for the unions that represent civilian employees. The city recently … reached a tentative agreement with a coalition of eight unions that represent superior officers in the uniformed … 2014, the city also reached an agreement with municipal unions to reduce the cost of health insurance by $3.4 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-new-york-citys-financial-outlook-improvingDiNapoli: Facilities Using Radioactive Materials or Radiation Equipment in New York City Were Not Always Properly Inspected or Licensed
… of them. Of the remaining 51 hospitals, five did not have registration certificates for the current and the prior registration period, four had gaps in their registration periods and six had not been inspected as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-facilities-using-radioactive-materials-or-radiation-equipment-new-york-city-were-not-alwaysDiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report also found low- and average-need districts were twice as likely to … frame, a total of 79 school districts exceeded the cap at least once. Fourteen districts exceeded the cap in two of … levies increased each year at a rate slightly less than what was allowed by the tax cap. In 2012-13, school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capState Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… gives away millions of dollars each year in tax breaks for companies that are supposed to create jobs and expand … in exchange for creating and maintaining specific numbers of new jobs or making significant capital … ESD adjusted the original annual job creation commitment numbers after the fact to align with the lower job creation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programDiNapoli: State Missing Out on Millions in Medicare Payments for Kidney Patients
… of their Medicare eligibility, which could reduce their out-of-pocket expenses and may provide them with more options … This could allow Medicaid to pay ESRD recipients' Medicare out-of-pocket costs, such as premiums and coinsurance. … about Medicare benefits and Medicaid's payment of Medicare out-of-pocket costs, and to actively assist recipients in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-state-missing-out-millions-medicare-payments-kidney-patientsDiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… of City Fiscal Year (CFY) 2024, but staffing at the city Law Department (1,396), Fire Department (17,095), … of at least 50% of tracked services. For example, the Law Department saw the number of cases pending in state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyComptroller DiNapoli Statement on Elon Musk's Trillion Dollar Pay Proposal & Tesla Board Members
… that the Fund will vote against Elon Musk’s proposed 2025 pay package and all directors standing for reelection at Tesla Inc.’s Nov. 6, 2025, Annual Meeting. “Elon Musk’s latest trillion-dollar pay … that the Fund will vote against Elon Musks proposed 2025 pay package and all directors standing for reelection at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-elon-musks-trillion-dollar-pay-proposal-tesla-board-membersAvoca Central School District – Procurement (2025M-29)
… policies? Audit Period July 1, 2022 – February 20, 2025 Understanding the Program Generally, school district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-29DiNapoli Releases Report on State Spending to Implement Raise the Age Law
… through State Fiscal year (SFY) 2025 to help counties implement the provisions of the “Raise the Age” (RTA) law … in state prisons. “Under the Raise the Age law, counties implement the law locally and are reimbursed by the state for … through State Fiscal year SFY 2025 to help counties implement the provisions of the Raise the Age RTA law enacted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-report-state-spending-implement-raise-age-lawDiNapoli: Former Riverside Treasurer Embezzles $80K
… and cheated village taxpayers,” said DiNapoli. “Too often my office finds public funds that have gone missing because … Steuben County District Attorney Baker for working with my staff to hold this individual responsible for her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-former-riverside-treasurer-embezzles-80kSchool Districts – Lead in Water: Testing and Reporting (2025-MS-2)
… reports for the following municipalities: Bayport Blue Point Union Free School District , Chazy Union Free … District , Harpursville Central School District , Indian Lake Central School District , Johnstown City School District … District , Sullivan West Central School District , Tupper Lake Central School District , Wayland-Cohocton Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/31/school-districts-lead-water-testing-and-reporting-2025-ms-2Opinion 91-53
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … duties in their capacities as board members, the board may fix their salaries at an amount greater than other board … Town Law, §27(1) provides that the town board shall fix, from time to time, the salaries of all town officers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Opinion 95-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property (transfer of property from a town to a district without consideration) … Whether in lieu of selling the sand and crediting the proceeds to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Opinion 95-15
… Nos. 79-103 and 75-1210, supra . School districts possess only those powers delegated by statute or necessarily and … public libraries (see Education Law, §259[1]). The only difference that such a broad construction would make is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-15DiNapoli: New York City's Budget Benefits From Strong Economic Growth
… financial plan continues this practice. The city forecasts only a small increase in tax revenues in FY 2016, even though …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-benefits-strong-economic-growthEssex County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2024M-146)
… types of economic development projects (e.g., industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, commercial, research, renewable … receive IDA financial assistance, promise to create new jobs or retain existing jobs in the community and invest in constructing new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/08/15/essex-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2024mOtisco Fire District – Financial Activities (2025M-42)
… are properly supported and authorized prior to payment, and financial records and reports contain complete … were not deposited in a timely manner (averaging 154 days late) including two deposits totaling $22,143 that were made more than a year and a half late. Eight collections totaling $24,453 were not recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/08/01/otisco-fire-district-financial-activities-2025m-42