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Opinion 92-27
… request by an officer or employee. You state that a city council member wishes to donate his salary to a … organization. To implement the donation, he has asked the city to issue to a charitable organization a check for the gross salary to which the city council member is entitled. You ask whether the city may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-27New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Economic Trends New York State Ranks Second Nationally in Jobs Lost While all states have lost employment since the … earlier this year, New York surpasses almost every other in both number and percentage of job losses. From February … August 2020, the Empire State ranks second to Hawaii in percentage of employment decline and second only to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-14-2020Opinion 92-15
… (payment for partial disability attributable only in part to line-of-duty injury); (effect of workers' compensation … Municipal Law, §207-c) -- Disability Benefits (payment to deputy sheriff eligible for benefits under General … Law, §207-c if the line-of-duty injury contributed to the disability in a substantial degree. When determining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-15DiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… cannot assure the critical cybersecurity support they are providing to state agencies, local governments, and … federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act underscores how critical strengthening cybersecurity is across New York. The legislation will provide much needed funding for local governments to modernize and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesInvestors Ask SEC to Reject Exxon's Attempt to Silence Questions on Climate Change
… Brainerd Foundation, who collectively represent nearly $300 billion in assets under management and more than $1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/investors-ask-sec-reject-exxons-attempt-silence-questions-climate-changeDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Declined in 2010
… of a weakness on Wall Street," DiNapoli said. "Wall Street is changing its compensation practices in response to … A more stable and less volatile securities industry is in the best interests of Wall Street, the City and the … locations) are not included. DiNapoli's estimate is based on personal income tax trends and reflects cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/02/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-declined-2010DiNapoli: Upstate Bus Services Needs Better On-Time Performance
… metric. “Getting to work, school and appointments on-time is essential for New Yorkers who rely on bus service every … day,” DiNapoli said. “Tracking timeliness of bus service is the first step toward improving performance for these … should examine their metrics, identify where performance is falling short and understand the causes of buses arriving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/06/dinapoli-upstate-bus-services-needs-better-time-performanceCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Internal Auditor
… employee who meets professional auditing independence standards a person hired through an inter-municipal or shared … Audit Function [pdf]," Office of the State Comptroller "Standards and Guidance – International Professional Practices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-internal-auditorDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Posts 9.5% Annual Investment Return
… (5.48%). The Fund’s long-term expected rate of return is 5.9%. The timing of the Fund’s annual valuation date is tied to the state fiscal year. Every three years the Fund is required to undergo an independent Fiduciary and Conflict …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-posts-9-point-5-annual-investment-returnComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… independently elected town clerk and justice. Village of Atlantic Beach – Cash Disbursement (Nassau County) The board … audit period) that were inadequately supported. Village of Atlantic Beach – Payroll (Nassau County) Although department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsIX.12.E Specific Programs Subject to CMIA – IX. Federal Grants
… subject to Subpart A (interest calculations) of the Treasury-State Agreement (TSA) that governs the State’s cash management of Federal funds. Federal Funds – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12e-specific-programs-subject-cmiaComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… of Health: Medicaid Program: Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a … accommodate passengers disembarking from the Staten Island Ferry. Also, trains headed to the ferry were sometimes given priority over scheduled outbound …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… was not documented. Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR): Oversight and Monitoring of the Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 90-59
… obstructions caused by snow (Highway Law, §140[1], [2]). For this purpose, towns are authorized to purchase equipment, … stated that since town property is acquired only for proper town purposes, it may not be used for purely private purposes (1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-41, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59DiNapoli: Greene County Couple Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $35,000 in Pension Payments
… A Greene County couple today pleaded guilty to grand larceny … payments, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione, and New … Tannersville, appeared before Judge Charles M. Tailleur in Greene County Court. In April, the couple were arrested for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-greene-county-couple-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-35000-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: MWBE Participation in the State’s Pension Fund Rose to All-Time High in State Fiscal Year 2020-21
… approximately $27 billion in state fiscal year 2020-21 and the Fund’s Emerging Manager program grew from $6.7 billion to … billion, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the Fund, announced today. “As part of our work to ensure that the New York State Common Retirement Fund remains one of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-mwbe-participation-states-pension-fund-rose-all-time-high-state-fiscal-year-2020-21DiNapoli: 27 NY Local Governments Persistently Delinquent in Filing Required Financial Data to the State
… in eight years. In these cases, little to no information is available about the proximity of these local governments … other two filings described above: the Town of Morehouse is also delinquent in filing its AFR, and the Village of Addison is severely delinquent in filing CTL reports. Full Report A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-27-ny-local-governments-persistently-delinquent-filing-required-financial-data-stateDiNapoli Releases Report on Casinos' Impact on Upstate Local Tax Revenues
… casinos brought $176 million in gaming tax revenue to host and regional local governments, but only the three smaller … such revenues. It’s my hope that this report gives state and local officials a clearer perspective that can help … showed that all four current casinos — del Lago Resort and Casino, Rivers Casino and Resort, Resorts World …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-releases-report-casinos-impact-upstate-local-tax-revenuesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued. City University of New … York (CUNY): Controls Over CUNY Fully Integrated Resources and Services Tool (Follow-Up) (2018-F-4) An initial audit … released in September 2016 found that CUNY’s processes and controls did not adequately ensure that users had access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… the expansion of mental health services for students ($300 million) and an expansion of the Community Schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gap