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Financial Condition Analysis (for Board Members)
Performing a regular, timely financial condition analysis can provide board members with valuable information on the current and future state of a local government's finances. Regular analysis can highlight potential fiscal problems and provide information necessary for timely corrective action. Thi
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/financial-condition-analysis-11-9-22.pdfManagement of Capital Projects (2018-S-70) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project management process that its employees and contractors/consultants are required to follow; and whether LIRR followed the capital project management process and was successful in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-18s70-response.pdfLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools (2019-S-68) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the State Education Department’s Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision is verifying that schools have sufficient resources before initial licensing and is adequately monitoring schools and utilizing its database to look for warning flags of future closings.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s68-response.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing in $200,000 Fraud on Long Island
… by submitting false invoices over a two year period for HVAC equipment, supplies, and labor. The defendant, who pled … contracts for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, supplies and labor. The defendant was … by submitting false invoices over a two year period for HVAC equipment supplies and labor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-200000-fraud-long-islandComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… Value Pharmacy, Inc. ("Value"), located at 257 Broadway in Lynbrook, New York, for allegedly defrauding the New York … Goldin, an owner of Value, is charged with Grand Larceny in the First Degree and other crimes for having allegedly … million dollars of prescription medication it did not have in stock to dispense. The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyDiNapoli: Former West Hurley Fire District Chief and Chairman Charged in Corruption Probe
… is still serving as a captain. VanValkenburgh remains on the Board of Commissioners for the fire district. "Mr. … lifestyle," DiNapoli said. "Thanks to the joint work of my office with District Attorney Carnright, they will now be … like to also thank the State Comptroller and Ulster County DA Carnright's office for their time and due diligence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/dinapoli-former-west-hurley-fire-district-chief-and-chairman-charged-corruption-probeDiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for 2025-26
… DiNapoli today announced employer contributions rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) for … average contribution rates will increase from 15.2% to 16.5% of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and from 31.2% to … DiNapoli today announced employer contributions rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-2025-26DiNapoli: NYC Projects Budget Surplus For 2017, But Faces Risks With Federal Budget Cuts
… While job growth has slowed in the city as the labor market has tightened, the economy remains strong. The city … financial data and information on 130,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-nyc-projects-budget-surplus-2017-faces-risks-federal-budget-cutsDiNapoli: $1 Million in License Plate Contributions Sit Unused by State
… a report that scrutinized the state’s personal income tax check-off donation programs. His report found more than … Trust Fund, auditors reviewed the Autism Awareness Fund, Drive Out Diabetes Fund and the Multiple Sclerosis Fund. … Sclerosis Fund had two consecutive years of more than $5,000, but has not exceeded $5,000 in contributions for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-1-million-license-plate-contributions-sit-unused-stateDiNapoli: Former Durhamville Fire Department Treasurer Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Over $92K
… $92,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to stealing from the fire department. “The sentence in this case should … in bringing Simchik to justice.” Carville said, “Stealing from our volunteer service is a reprehensible act which is … the details of Simchik’s crimes. She was sentenced before Judge Michael R. Nolan in Oneida County Court. Since taking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-former-durhamville-fire-department-treasurer-sentenced-prison-theft-over-92kOpinion 92-46
… village purposes over the course of the fiscal year ( cf . 18 Opns St Comp, 1962, p 43, in which we concluded that the … of alternative proposals or quotations will not be in the best interest of the municipality (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Three Indicted in Multi-State Prescription Fraud Ring
… Ciera Washington, age 35, of the Bronx, New York; Raven White, age 35, of the Bronx; and Bryan Otero, age 36, of Wood-Ridge, New … have been arrested on an indictment charging them with healthcare fraud, healthcare fraud conspiracy, and aggravated … Ciera Washington age 35 of the Bronx New York Raven White age 35 of the Bronx and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/three-indicted-multi-state-prescription-fraud-ringStatement from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Repeal of Affordable Care Act
… from pre-existing conditions and potentially punches a big hole in our state budget. Members voted for this … from preexisting conditions and potentially punches a big hole in our state budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/statement-new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-repeal-affordable-care-actDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3% in Second Quarter
… at 27.1%, while Norwich had the biggest decline at -6.2%. Gas Collections Dropped: A steep drop in gas prices, which were 21% lower in the second quarter of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-percent-second-quarterDiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found … An audit released today by Comptroller DiNapoli found the states Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalitiesDiNapoli: 14 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… stress category has fallen considerably over the past three years. This year there was a particularly steep drop … monitoring system, which excludes New York City and the “Big Four” City School Districts of Buffalo, Rochester, … by school districts (excluding New York City and the Big Four) increased from $13.8 billion in SY 2020-21 to $15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-14-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli Announces Review of State Health Department's Progress in Addressing Nursing Home Pandemic Failures
… DOH’s ability to address the COVID-19 pandemic in nursing homes. “Families across New York suffered during the pandemic … – especially those that lost loved ones in nursing homes,” said DiNapoli. “The audit released last year by my … to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes. It also found that, under the direction of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-announces-review-state-health-departments-progress-addressing-nursing-home-pandemic-failuresDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Thirty-one school districts were designated in some level of fiscal … P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school fiscal year (SY) ending June 30, 2025, up from 22 … of the relief funding having been spent, the number of school districts in fiscal stress has returned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic that likely exacerbated pre-existing achievement gaps, … special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic that likely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesDiNapoli Releases October State Cash Report
… P. DiNapoli. However, tax collections of $4.7 billion in October were 13.8 percent higher than those of October … May, but $57.3 million higher than projections included in the Mid-Year Update to the Financial Plan, issued by the … initial projections. DOB again reduced projections for PIT in the Mid-Year Update. "With personal income taxes falling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-releases-october-state-cash-report