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Opinion 89-57
… (3) Permit the use of town highway machinery, snow and ice removal equipment, tools and equipment in or by any village … is the hallmark of negotiated contracts." ( Sinram-Marnis Oil Co. v City of New York , 74 NY2d 13, at pp 17-18, 544 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsGalen-Clyde Joint Fire District – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2014M-329)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s oversight of the District’s financial … the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014 and to identify any security vulnerabilities within the … period 2011 through 2013. The Board improperly transferred to the general fund a net total of $40,000 from the capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/21/galen-clyde-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-and-information-technologyWatertown Housing Authority – Internal Controls Over Claims Processing (2012M-221)
… housing authority created to provide low-rent housing in the City of Watertown. The Authority is governed by a … dedication to the Authority. We are aware of no authority in NYS Public Housing Law for a housing authority to make a … paid trips, to an employee or retiree. It is permissible in our view for a housing authority to provide a token of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/02/01/watertown-housing-authority-internal-controls-over-claims-processing-2012m-221Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington BOCES – Payroll (2015M-353)
… payments to ensure they are accurately calculated in accordance with the terms of the collective bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/03/11/clinton-essex-warren-washington-boces-payroll-2015m-353Arkport Central School District – Payroll (2016M-338)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to evaluate the accuracy of payroll payments for the period July 1, 2014 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/10/arkport-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-338Lockport Public Library – Claims Processing (2015M-192)
… 2015. Background The Lockport Public Library is located in the City of Lockport, Niagara County. The Library is a … of Regents of the New York State Education Department in 1893. The Library is governed by a three-member Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/10/30/lockport-public-library-claims-processing-2015m-192DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for December 2015
… Markets $5 million with Total Wrecking and Environmental LLC for site improvements at the New York State Fair. … State Legislature – Senate $210,000 with Cuti Hecker Wang LLC for legal services related to the 2012 legislative … Thruway Authority $75.4 million to Tappan Zee Constructors LLC for the Tappan Zee Bridge Project. $1.7 million to HNTB …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-december-2015New York City Economy Continues to Set Records
… New York City employment reached 4.55 million jobs in 2018, the highest level ever recorded, according to a … affect the pace of future growth.” The city added 820,400 jobs between 2009 and 2018, more than every state in the … Texas, Florida and New York. Still, most of the jobs added were in employment sectors, such as leisure and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/new-york-city-economy-continues-set-recordsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Industrial Development Agency (RCIDA) – Payments in Lieu of Taxes (2021M-74) Officials did not ensure all PILOT … were properly billed, collected and distributed. Sixteen of the 62 bills reviewed were inaccurate because the county’s director of real property tax either used incorrect assessment values …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditseBay Publicly Commits to Gender and Racial Diversity in Search for Board Members
… they have withdrawn the shareholder proposal they filed at eBay Inc. after the company agreed to revise its Governance Guidelines … members. When DiNapoli and Trillium filed their proposal, eBay had just one woman on its board, lagged its peers when … they have withdrawn the shareholder proposal they filed at eBay Inc after the company agreed to revise its Governance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/ebay-publicly-commits-gender-and-racial-diversity-search-board-membersComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… booked by MTA’s travel agent, auditors projected that 753 hotel stays exceeded the government lodging rates established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at the onset of the program, were made that alleviated many of the administrative and application problems hampering it, … rental households in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) units had not received any funding from ERAP as they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startPublic Welfare – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… federally-funded program for the aged, blind and disabled with little or no income and resources—decreased by 22,365 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-welfareLyncourt Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-62)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition … Lyncourt Union Free School District is located in the Town of Salina, Onondaga County. The District, which operates one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-62Onteora Central School District – Information Technology (2015M-92)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District’s IT … School District serves students in the Ulster County Towns of Hurley, Marbletown, Olive, Shandaken and Woodstock and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/17/onteora-central-school-district-information-technology-2015m-92Farmingdale Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-235)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition … Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay in Nassau County and Babylon in Suffolk County. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/09/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-235DiNapoli: New York Sends More Money to Washington Than It Gets Back
… 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/2018/10/dinapoli-new-york-sends-more-money-washington-it-gets-backImplications for the Future – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… The Economic Outlook: Employment Struggles and Uncertainty Remains While the recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic was short-lived, employment has yet to … While the recession brought on by the COVID19 pandemic was shortlived employment has yet to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/implications-futureSouthern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission – Financial Operations (2015M-149)
… Commission was established by an intermunicipal agreement in 1974 to provide high-quality water to the approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2015/09/11/southern-cayuga-lake-intermunicipal-water-commission-financial-operations