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DiNapoli: Mid-Hudson Region Shows Economic Strength Following Recession
… two cities, five towns, five villages and nine school districts are encountering stress according to the latest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-mid-hudson-region-shows-economic-strength-following-recessionAugust 1999: New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation State Revolving Loan Funds
… Town and Village Chief Fiscal Officers Since 1990 the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) , through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/august-1999-new-york-state-environmental-facilities-corporation-state-revolving-loan-fundsDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Improve Drug Rebate Collections
… through March 31, 2015. “The state is still missing out on millions in savings to taxpayers and wasting millions more … DOH did not seek as much as $35 million in rebates on physician-administered drug claims because of internal … Watch Comptroller DiNapoli’s message on the Medicaid program, or go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-doh-needs-improve-drug-rebate-collectionsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli and Church of England Call on ExxonMobil to Set Targets for Lowering GHG Emissions
… Church of England's investment fund (Church Commissioners) have filed a shareholder resolution calling on ExxonMobil to set and disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, … over the past two years, the company has much more to do. Our request would bring Exxon in line with its biggest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-and-church-england-call-exxonmobil-set-targets-lowering-ghg-emissionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… practices and ensure proper policies and procedures are in place to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and … school districts annually spend approximately $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background … program approximately 30 years ago as a service staffed by district employees for families in need of after-school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsContract Participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… involving federal money, including the current New NY Bridge project (the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement), the … DBEs so that its DBE utilization rate can be calculated. From January 2013 through December 2014, the Authority … is not subject to MWBE requirements. If eligible payments from that project were to be included, the utilization rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/contract-participation-disadvantaged-business-enterprises-and-minority-and-women-ownedState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… The state Department of Health (DOH) paid $1.28 billion in … needs. For the state fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, New York's Medicaid program had approximately 7.4 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… Last year, billions of gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater impacted more than 200 waterways in New York due to antiquated and overwhelmed sewer systems, according to a report released … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeOversight of the Supported Housing Program – Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc.
… indirectly (through service providers). OMH offers, among other programs, the Supported Housing Program (Program), … mental illness, but are able to live independently rather than in a facility. Eligible individuals include those … eight different counties. For calendar year 2014, RSS claimed nearly $7.8 million in expenses to provide 708 beds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/04/oversight-supported-housing-program-rehabilitation-support-services-incDiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… While pension costs are pre-funded and invested to help pay for these future benefits, most governments, including … for retiree health insurance and instead fund it on a “pay-as-you-go” basis or out of pocket. The funding mechanism … DiNapoli said. “The numbers are daunting, but there is a real cost to doing nothing and leaving the bill for future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careOpinion 94-24
… would be subject to permissive referendum requirements (see 1976 Opns St Comp No. 76-394, unreported). On the other … of any current year tax revenues on the construction (see Local Finance Law, §35.00[c]; Town Law, §220, last … Islip, 12 NY2d 321, 239 NYS2d 541; Opn No. 76-394, supra; see also Glezen v Town Board of Richford, 192 Misc 658, 81 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24DiNapoli: MTA Budget Continues to Face Serious Risks
… revenue to debt service by 2023 as it relies increasingly on borrowing to finance its capital needs, leaving a smaller … economic setback, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA’s ambitious … Transportation Authority’s Rising Debt Burden Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-mta-budget-continues-face-serious-risksDiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… the worst waves of COVID-19. The audit noted OPWDD’s stockpile of PPE was exhausted early in the pandemic, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… DiNapoli said. “There are a lack of forward-thinking strategies, widespread training, and specific and measurable … Help to 2800 Public Entities Responds to Attacks But Lacks Strategies for Preventing Them …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesDebt – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… for capital purposes. It also authorized issuing debt for MTA purposes in excess of the 30-year maximum term limit, up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/debtDiNapoli: Majority of Contracts with Not-For-Profit Organizations Still Approved Late
… State agencies were late 61 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit … the Education Department, the Department for Economic Development and the Office of People with Developmental … of its residents,” said Michelle Jackson, Associate Director and General Counsel, Human Services Council of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-majority-contracts-not-profit-organizations-still-approved-lateDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… fusion voting alone. I support fusion voting. It is a net positive for New York. Fusion voting is a mechanism by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openShareholders to Exxon: It's Time to Address Climate Change
… On May 25, at ExxonMobil's annual shareholders' meeting, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the Church of … risk, the company is in danger of being increasingly out-of-step with the mainstream on this issue." Investors are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-exxon-its-time-address-climate-changeHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations … audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Accuracy of Empire Plan Commercial Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (2023-S-42) The New York … (Civil Service), provides health insurance coverage to about 1.2 million active and retired State, participating … of Civil Service has contracted with CVS Caremark to administer the prescription drug program. In accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits