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DiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Rose Sharply in 2009
… Wall Street bonuses paid to New York City securities industry employees rose by 17 percent to $20.3 billion in 2009, according to an estimate released … firms reportedly paid a larger share of bonuses in the form of deferred compensation than in the past. Click here …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2010/02/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-rose-sharply-2009Management of Unexpected Delays and Events During Winter 2017-18
… support). Provide information regarding where passengers can reasonably go in the event service is interrupted. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/07/management-unexpected-delays-and-events-during-winter-2017-18Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Underwood and DOI Commissioner Garnett Announce Indictment of Former Non-Profit Director Anna Mendez
… Ms. Mendez allegedly exploited her position to steal money meant to help children and families and used it for her … office on this important case." Mendez allegedly collected money from the parents of families using the day care … parent fees separate from the rest of the parent fee money that was collected, and of failing to report the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-underwood-and-doi-commissioner-garnett-announce-indictment-former-non-profitOpinion 92-31
… partisan or political purposes or undertakings (see NY Const, art VIII, §1; Phillips v Maurer , 67 NY2d 672, 499 … 356, 572 NYS2d 434, lv denied 78 NY2d 862, 578 NYS2d 877; Stern v Kramarsky , 84 Misc 2d 447, 375 NYS2d 235; cf . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 2012-1
Whether a member of a town board of assessment review who is the sole proprietor of a company that sells highway products would have a prohibited interest
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Comptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… egregious," State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. "I thank Westchester District Attorney Scarpino and the … was able to shed light on this misuse of public funds." "I want to thank Westchester District Attorney Anthony … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Springs Public Library , Town of Sweden , Town of Tyrone and the Town of West Union . “In today’s fiscal climate, … of fund balance. As a result, the village has accumulated excessive fund balance in its general fund that resulted, at … budgets. For fiscal years 2011 through 2013, the town had excessive fund balances in both the general fund and highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Central New York Economy Slowly Improving
… compared with 39 percent statewide. The largest employment sector in the region is government, with over 61,000 … or 18 percent, of total employment working in the public sector. This includes public school teachers and administrators, firefighters, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-central-new-york-economy-slowly-improvingDiNapoli: Public Authority Debt Ballooned to $329 Billion
… All Funds expenditures of $209.3 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22. While state and local public authorities … contracts worth $111.8 billion. Of these, nearly 16% were awarded non-competitively. State and local public … part-time employees for the most recently reported fiscal year. Total compensation totaled over $13.2 billion, and over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-public-authority-debt-ballooned-329-billionDiNapoli: Gaming Revenue Plays Increasing Role In State Budget
… centers (OTB), as well as what was spent on Lottery games such as scratch-off or Quick Draw tickets. “Every day, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-gaming-revenue-plays-increasing-role-state-budgetHow to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… must address the four categories below before you can make a determination. Category Factors to be considered … a list of non-responsible vendors Our office doesn’t make available a list of non-responsible vendors for State … Addressing potentially negative information Before you make a determination, you should contact the vendor to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationDiNapoli: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… Increasingly, counties across New York state are providing emergency medical services … local government role, and particularly the growing role that counties are playing, in providing EMS. The report also … areas of need is the lack of reliable statewide data on critical metrics such as ambulance response times, dropped …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Communications Commission’s recommended bandwidth of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) per 1,000 students, as guided … – Claims Auditing (Onondaga County) Auditors reviewed 100 claims totaling approximately $5.3 million and found that … totaled $2.5 million, exceeding the statutory limit by 20 percentage points. Palmyra-Macedon Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1DiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges
… One in 10 locally owned bridges in New York state is rated in … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The estimated cost for work needed on local bridges in the state in 2023 was approximately $29 … reliable public infrastructure is an ongoing concern for local governments across the country,” DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-new-york-sees-improvement-condition-local-bridgesDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… Train delays have increased as the subway system’s on-time performance has steadily … performance goal of at least 90 percent. Auditors examined what caused more than half of the almost 500,000 train delays … met with 12 of that workgroup’s 17 members and asked them about efforts to reduce delays, but none mentioned the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackOversight of Disability Services
… nearly 370,000 students. During the 2020-21 academic year, 31,367 students self-reported a disability at the … technologies, and auxiliary services. Each fiscal year, SUNY Administration develops a Master Capital Plan. The … or otherwise substantially altered during the succeeding 5-year period. Additionally, campuses have their own Facility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/09/oversight-disability-servicesComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… million from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. Friedman … in restitution. If he fails to pay the restitution by his sentencing date, June 17th, he faces no less than one … Liam Arbetman of the Charities Bureau. This case is being prosecuted by Gary T. Fishman, Chief of the Criminal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackOpinion 89-42
… dealer in obligations upon receipt of written instructions from the officer authorized to make the investment. [Emphasis … to the investment of reserve fund moneys and the proceeds from the sale of obligations. It is clear from the above-quoted provision that obligations which are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42DiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… In a turnaround from the fiscal crisis it faced a year ago, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) … the MTA faced a $600 million budget shortfall for the year with gaps of more than $1 billion in 2024 that could … the MTA has balanced budgets throughout its five-year financial plan through 2027. MTA projects its overall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-backOpinion 95-23
… that the claimant certify or verify vouchers presented for payment (Town Law, §118[1]). Such a certification or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23