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DiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… in taxpayer reimbursements for ineligible costs, according to audits released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Our audits continue to find special education providers that make poor financial … $194,438 in lump sum bonuses for staff that did not have required performance justification; $132,846 in salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… of poor budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School District to accumulate excessive fund balance as well as … administrative positions filled during the audit period, many of which were temporary. District officials also did not … than 50,000 state contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Nearly 17% in May
… tax distributions made to counties and tax-imposing cities are based on estimates by the Department of Taxation and … month of each calendar year quarter, these distributions are adjusted upward or downward, so the quarter as a whole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-nearly-17-mayOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services
… who they serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, … in open positions, while those in some essential sectors are struggling to retain and recruit top talent. More investments are needed to help workers and businesses alike. ( …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/19/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up More Than 17% in November
… by 17.5% in November compared to the same month in 2020, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. … (32%). During the last month of each calendar quarter, the state Department of Taxation and Finance reconciles quarterly … County and Region (for detailed monthly breakdown) Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-more-17-novemberDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… groups each experienced steep decreases in year-over-year taxable sales, with the biggest hits in March-May, although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020DiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October
… local government collections in 2020 (January-October) are down nearly $1.6 billion (10.4 percent) compared to the … straight months,” DiNapoli said. “Our local governments are on the forefront of the pandemic response and they need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-octoberDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from Washington, according to a report released … that received less, with a return of $0.82. New Mexico gets the most value at $2.83 per tax dollar paid, followed by … what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from Washington according to a report released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… local government collections in 2020 (January - November) are down $1.7 billion (10.1 percent) compared to the same period in 2019. “Sales tax collections are a crucial revenue source for our counties and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberDiNapoli: Clerk Admits Writing Nearly $5,000 in Village Checks for Herself
… public funds for her personal use. Her thefts were brought to light during an audit and investigation by State … Gumo in Delhi Town Court that she issued four checks to herself from December 2017 to October 2018. She pleaded guilty to petit larceny, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-clerk-admits-writing-nearly-5000-village-checks-herselfDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Growth Accelerates in 3rd Quarter
… payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-growth-accelerates-3rd-quarterAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… DSL broadband to unserved establishments in NY and PA Wildwood Programs, Inc. $845,000 Upstate NY Upgrade broadband …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… after-school Twilight Program were arrested for engaging in several schemes to defraud the program following a joint investigation. Jason Cecile, Tina DeCarlo and Nichole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeOpioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues discussed in this report. … To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/07/opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-program-followDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… MLTC services as the responsibility of the MLTC plan. Medicare Part D Clawback Payments (2018-S-46) Under federal … drugs for state residents who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. From Jan. 1, 2017 to Dec. 1, 2018, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueDiNapoli: Audits Reveal Millions in Lost Revenue for Local Water Systems
… systems, which was aggravated by incorrect billing. As with water loss, these practices negatively affected water … During the five-year period, a review of 16 municipalities with revenue or billing deficiencies revealed that corrective … depleting fund balances; and Some local officials had no strategies to eliminate long-term deficits, improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-audits-reveal-millions-lost-revenue-local-water-systemsDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… the more than one million students attending New York City’s public schools. That opportunity cannot be squandered. The … budgetary risks that arise from the reliance on federal aid. The DOE is set to receive more than $8 billion in … DOE infrastructure to expand vaccine access to younger children to help provide protection against the virus and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop Over 32 Percent in May
… that month a year ago, after relatively modest losses in March collections. Over the three-month period of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-over-32-percent-mayDiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… electric grid by 2040, putting a high priority on projects like substations that move renewable energy from where it’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… were submitted within two weeks of their due dates. The latest report issued, the 2015 START-UP NY annual report, was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programs