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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… be provided to the court and then delivered to the county treasurer for safekeeping. Auditors identified one action … The treasurer stated that she did not turn over the money because the action was still pending in court. However, the money had been in the treasurer’s custody for over three years and, therefore, should have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Tier 1 Death Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Alternative Death Benefit If you die while in service, but after having become eligible to retire, an alternative death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/tier-1-death-benefitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Former Mahopac Fire Official Guilty Plea
… Fire Department. He used his $5.7 million embezzlements to buy a yacht, a Mercedes, a Corvette, and Pandora jewels … New York State Police, the IRS and FBI brought Mr. Klein to justice today with his guilty plea. Klein will be ordered to repay the $5.7 million and is going to federal prison for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-former-mahopac-fire-official-guilty-pleaXI.11.E Retainage – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… The process for establishing and paying retainage against a contract can … 6.O - Paying Retainage . Since one of the prerequisites for closing a contract in the Statewide Financial System … to Financial Operations REV. 03/19/2012 … The process for establishing and paying retainage against a contract can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11e-retainageReporting Forms and Publications
… Program Extension Request Form Handbook for Reporters of Unclaimed Funds OFAC Blocked Accounts - reference section on Blocked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/reporting-forms-and-publicationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1939
… Affected Employees All Arbitration eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 01 represented by NYSCOPBA are affected. … for employees who have at least one year of service credit in either BU01 or BU21. Note: There is no 2021 increase in the Hazardous Duty Pay payment amount for Non-Arbitration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1939-october-2021-increase-hazardous-duty-pay-arbitration-eligible-bu01State Agencies Bulletin No. 1869
… withhold New York City income tax from employees who live in one of the five counties designated to be within the City … who received a paycheck while their home address was in one of the five counties within New York City. As a … and Local Residency (from Local Tax Data) are listed. In addition, for “Home Address not NYC but Additional NYC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1869-new-control-d-report-employees-new-york-city-residency-tax-dataState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… As a result, the district levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. The board and district officials … taxpayers, and the district levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. The board overestimated appropriations … years by an average of $1.4 million (14%) and planned to use fund balance to cover operating deficits when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… 30, 2023. Although the checks reviewed were disbursed for what appear to be legitimate district purposes, when the … not maintain control of his electronic signature, there is an increased chance of unauthorized checks being signed. … of the district’s nonstudent network user accounts were no longer needed and should have been disabled and 11 of 21 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli and Ulster County DA Nneji: Father and Son Arrested for Stealing $1.2 million in Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… providing Medicaid recipients with transportation services in Ulster County, were charged with stealing over $1.2 … Nneji announced today. Muhammad W. Khan, 40, was arraigned in Ulster County Court. His father, Mohammad A. Khan, 68, was arraigned in Shawangunk Town Court. Both are residents of Campbell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-and-ulster-county-da-nneji-father-and-son-arrested-stealing-12-million-medicaidCost-Saving Ideas: Credit Card Accountability - Minimizing the Risk of Error, Misuse and Fraud
… Accountability Minimizing the Risk of Error Misuse and Fraud …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-credit-card-accountability-minimizing-risk-error-misuse-and-fraudCost-Saving Ideas: Capital Planning for Local Governments and School Districts
… To effectively manage your local government’s capital assets, … of Capital Planning Multiyear capital plans allow you to: Document procedures to help guide management in decision making; Establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-planning-local-governments-and-school-districtsDiNapoli: Property Tax Exemptions Top $450 Billion
… other taxpayers generally bearing financial responsibility for the offset in tax burden, it is vital that exemptions be … ($103.6 billion, 23 percent of all exemptions); non-profit organizations such as hospitals, education institutions and … governments and school districts have either reduced the percentage or disallowed this exemption entirely. For Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-property-tax-exemptions-top-450-billionDiNapoli: 529 College Savings Program Lowers Fees
… state's 150,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-529-college-savings-program-lowers-feesNew York City Projecting Surplus of $2.7 Billion in Current Fiscal Year
… up from $550 million in November 2019, which it plans to transfer to FY 2021 to help balance that year’s budget, according to a … of the Financial Plan of the City of New York Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/new-york-city-projecting-surplus-27-billion-current-fiscal-yearState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … and effectively." Town of Chazy – Water and Sewer District Financial Operations (Clinton County) The town lacks … – Budget Review (Westchester County) The Yonkers Public School District's 2017-18 budget request is $589.4 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Federal Data Shows New York's Losses in Fourth Grade Math and Reading Scores Are Double National Average
… grade reading but declined in eighth grade math (down 6 points). Over this time, New York’s losses in fourth grade … loss to be the equivalent of nearly an entire school year. Over the same time frame, fourth grade math proficiency … and federal education aid for the upcoming state fiscal year (SFY) 2023-24; however, that total is projected to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-data-shows-new-yorks-losses-fourth-grade-math-and-reading-scores-are-double-nationalOpinion 89-13
… another municipality of this State at an auction pursuant to the exception contained in General Municipal Law, §103(6). However, this exception does not apply to purchases from private sources. You ask whether … by the State Legislature or by local law adopted prior to September 1, 1953, all purchase contracts involving an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… 2022 and 2023. Actual revenues exceeded estimated revenues by an average of $147,251 (81%) and $99,605 (29%) in the … and actual expenditures were less than appropriations by an average of $38,397 (19%) in the general fund. In … Wyoming County treasurer within the timeframes established by state law. The tax collector did not remit taxes totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Get Your Money Back!
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) now returns, on average, over $2 million in lost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-get-your-money-back