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DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) inadequate monitoring and enforcement has resulted in landowners enrolled in two … programs receiving property tax exemptions of up to 80% for which they may be ineligible, according to an audit by … of dollars and demand greater scrutiny.” The two programs, Real Property Tax Law 480a and 480 , offer tax incentives to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative’s (ESSHI) goal is to develop 20,000 units of supportive housing over the … special education provider in New York City, is approved by the State Education Department (SED) to … The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is responsible for overseeing the locally administered child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsSpecial Disability Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Your application(s) must be submitted while you are in service or within five years of your discontinuance from … claim heart disease, you must file your application while in service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/special-disability-benefitsLocust Valley Water District – Budgeting (2013M-179)
… of our audit was to assess the internal controls over the District’s financial operations for the period January 1, … December 31, 2012. Background The Locust Valley Water District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay, in Nassau …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/09/06/locust-valley-water-district-budgeting-2013m-179Elba Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-240)
… Background The Elba Central School District is located in the Towns of Batavia, Byron, Elba, Oakfield, and Stafford in Genesee County. The District is governed by a Board of … budgeting practices generated approximately $2.2 million in operating surpluses, which caused unexpended surplus funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/elba-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-240State Agencies Bulletin No. 809
… Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deductions mailbox. … To explain the phasein period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/809-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementOpinion 2004-8
… medical, surgical and hospital benefits). Based on section 92-a, we have expressed the opinion that a municipal … care expenses (1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-74, p 90). Neither section 92-a, however, nor any other statute, authorizes the … pursuant to paragraph … three … of subsection (a) of section one thousand one hundred thirteen of the insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-8DiNapoli Releases East Harlem Economic Snapshot
… in East Harlem, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Over the past … has sparked business and job creation, and has attracted new residents to this increasingly diverse neighborhood," … Puerto Rican and Hispanic culture and an important part of New York City's identity." "El Barrio/East Harlem's economy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-releases-east-harlem-economic-snapshotChateaugay Central School District – Leave Accruals (2016M-149)
… in Clinton County. The District, which operates one school with approximately 550 students, is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/chateaugay-central-school-district-leave-accruals-2016m-149Rochester Land Bank Corporation – Monitoring Subcontractor Performance (2016M-373)
… Land Bank’s monitoring of the Subcontractor’s performance for the period July 1, 2014 through June 9, 2016. Background The Rochester Land Bank Corporation is a not-for-profit corporation created in 2013 to facilitate, manage … Directors, entered into a written agreement with the not-for-profit Rochester Housing Development Fund Corporation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/04/07/rochester-land-bank-corporation-monitoring-subcontractor-performanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1427
… Pay Period 17L, paychecks dated 12/10/15. The payment is made in a separate check; therefore, there is no direct deposit for this payment. Eligibility Criteria … The 2015 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance is not pensionable and is not included in the calculation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1427-2015-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestState Agencies Bulletin No. 1610
… Pay Period 17L, paychecks dated 12/13/17. The payment is made in a separate check and there will be no direct … The 2017 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance is not pensionable and is not included in the calculation of overtime. Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1610-2017-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestWestchester Attorney Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud for Attempting to Embezzle From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… his attempt to embezzle funds from a decedent’s estate for which he served as a court-appointed administrator. … for a fee for estate administrators like Parisi based on a percentage of the value of the estate’s assets. A … New York State Comptroller. In or about June 2017, Parisi, on behalf of the estate, retained Stokes Asset Recovery …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/westchester-attorney-pleads-guilty-mail-fraud-attempting-embezzle-decedents-estate-which-he-was-courtDiNapoli Releases 2024 Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS) for their fiscal year ending in 2024. DiNapoli’s office evaluated all non-calendar year local governments that filed their financial reports in … 2024 including 518 villages, most of which have a fiscal year ending on May 31. The scores, which are based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-releases-2024-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 763
… Deficiency GARNSH Garnishments HIATRG Regular After Tax Health HIATSP Special After Tax Health Adj HIBTRG Regular Before Tax Health HIBTSP Special Before Tax Health Adj Undeliverable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/763-implementation-bonus-payment-and-other-increases-non-arbitrationSUNY Bulletin No. SU-259
… income and are subject to all employment and income taxes. The monies will be included in the employee’s taxable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-259-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-suny-21pSUNY Bulletin No. SU-249
… Form W-2. Agencies must review the employee’s Federal, State and Local tax data pages and verify that the marital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-249-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-suny-21pMcConnellsville Fire District – Financial Operations (2014M-19)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the oversight of … and separate from the Towns of Vienna and Annsville, in Oneida County. The District is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners. Its general fund budget totaled $103,730 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/04/04/mcconnellsville-fire-district-financial-operations-2014m-19Mechanicville City School District – Financial Condition (2017M-93)
… January 31, 2017. Background The Mechanicville City School District is located in the City of Mechanicville and … in compliance with statutory limits. … Mechanicville City School District Financial Condition 2017M93 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/mechanicville-city-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-93Red Creek Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-365)
… of overestimated expenditures. The District's reserve plan does not include the District's specific long-term intentions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/red-creek-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-365