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DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap to Remain at Two Percent
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This 2 percent cap affects the tax cap calculations for 676 school districts as well as 10 … of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-remain-two-percentDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… actions whatsoever,” DiNapoli said. “According to federal authorities, one in six Americans contracts a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyHamburg Recreation Worker Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Stealing $156K
… months of weekends in jail and five years of probation for her theft of $156,374, which she has now repaid. Joanne … Erickson, 54, took fees from 2011 to 2017, including money for children’s programs, according to an investigation and … defendant embezzled money intended to support programs for children in her community. My office will continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/hamburg-recreation-worker-sentenced-jail-and-probation-stealing-156kDiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft
State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Wayne County District Attorney Michael Calarco and the New York State Police announced today that the former court clerk for the Town of Marion Eileen Steurrys pleaded guilty to stealing over $50000 from the town court
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftComptrollers DiNapoli, Lander Urge Fellow Netflix Investors to Support Workers' Rights
… Their shareholder proposal will be subject to a vote at the company’s annual meeting on June 1, 2023. “Workers … City Comptroller Brad Lander. The shareholder proposal at Netflix asks the board “to adopt and publicly disclose a … change in company culture. Many of the working conditions at the heart of the Writers Guild of America strike reflect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/comptrollers-dinapoli-lander-urge-fellow-netflix-investors-support-workers-rightsServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… Objectives To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is … enter workforce training programs. Employers that fail to submit a Notice at least 90 days prior to the event and are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: ExxonMobil Agrees to Assess Impacts of Climate Change
… warming might impact its business. The request, co-filed by the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) and … have a right to know how the company might be affected by, and respond to, a lower demand for fossil fuels due to … several other corporations and it has since been adopted by PPL Corporation and others. Timeline of the NYS Common …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-exxonmobil-agrees-assess-impacts-climate-changeDiNapoli: Former Halfmoon Supervisor Enters Guilty Plea to Two Felony Counts
… a false statement before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe in federal court in Albany, announced by State … a false statement before Chief US District Court Judge Gary L Sharpe in federal court in Albany announced by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-halfmoon-supervisor-enters-guilty-plea-two-felony-countsDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… pandemic period have subsided. Local officials should plan for sales tax revenue with more stable and modest growth rates.” Local sales tax collections in the … tax growth of 5.9% in 2023 exceeded the aggregate results for the counties and cities in the rest of the state (2.4%). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program
… equity securities, or invest through an actively managed account or vehicle, in these restricted companies. Holdings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-13-billion-sustainable-investment-programDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… for recipients who had been dropped from long term care coverage, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … auditors continue to find glitches in the Department of Health's payment control systems that allow wasteful payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsEnhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Follow-Up)
… selected home health care providers properly used Medicaid funds for the recruitment, training, and retention (RTR) of … The organizations were to use the supplementary funds to improve RTR of direct home health care staff. We reviewed $39 million of RTR funds and found indications that providers were using some of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/enhanced-medicaid-payments-selected-home-health-care-service-providers-followDiNapoli: More School Districts Take Initial Steps to Exceed Tax Cap
… initially planning to override New York’s property tax cap in 2016-17 has nearly doubled when compared to last year, … indicated that they will seek an override of the tax cap. Last year, 3.5 percent, indicated plans to override the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-more-school-districts-take-initial-steps-exceed-tax-capXII.6.A.A Using the Real Estate Module to Pay Lease Vouchers – XII. Expenditures
… Lease vouchers built from the Real Estate module have a voucher source of “FRE.” The invoice ID for each lease …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6aa-using-real-estate-module-pay-lease-vouchersDiNapoli: NYC Office Market Will Take Years to Recover From Pandemic
… office sector workers in the city were well paid, with an average annual salary of $183,900 in 2020. Even when excluding high earners in the financial securities sector, the average salary was $145,290. This is higher than the citywide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-nyc-office-market-will-take-years-recover-pandemicDiNapoli: Former Village of Chatham Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Village
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka, and the New York State Police announced that … caught and brought to justice. I thank District Attorney Paul Czajka and the New York State Police for their … in August of 2018. Henry pleaded guilty before Judge J. Borgia-Forster in Chatham Town Court who also imposed a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-village-chatham-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-defrauding-villageMedicaid Program – Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations
… was paid when the SMCP date of service preceded the birth by 1 to 6 months. In many instances, MCOs agreed their SMCP claims were inappropriately billed and, by the end of the audit fieldwork, had reversed about $1.8 … reimbursement. Instead, the Department relies on audits by the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/29/medicaid-program-improper-supplemental-maternity-capitation-payments-managed-careDiNapoli: Former Mechanic at State Police Garage Pleads Guilty to Felony
… County D.A.’s Office prosecutes all crimes, but we look very closely at crimes committed by public employees,” said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-mechanic-state-police-garage-pleads-guilty-felonyCorrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… crimes and how the systemic failures and neglect of duty by the IDA board and its officials enabled their scheme. “Cozzolino, Villasuso and Diana betrayed their duty to the public in order to enrich themselves through a … by a complacent board, which neglected its fiduciary duty and allowed Cozzolino to assume near unfettered control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Revenue Projection to Reflect Coronavirus Impact
… on the economy and State revenues are not possible, in part because the ultimate health and social impacts of the … uncertainties. Whether these resources should be used as part of the State’s response to any near-term economic … formally added to the statutory reserves, will depend in part on the magnitude of additional federal assistance yet to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-revenue-projection-reflect-coronavirus-impact