The state Dormitory Authority (DASNY) for the past four years overstated the amount of business it did with minority- and women-owned business contractors (MWBE) and could not show how it determined the authority’s overall MWBE participation goals or industry-specific goals, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Village of Cambridge, Town of Fishkill, City of Mechanicville and the Ramapo Catskill Library System.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued:
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Alton Fire District, Village of Tivoli, Village of Tuckahoe and the City of Yonkers.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that his latest audit of expenses submitted by publicly-funded special education preschool program providers found a Brooklyn school that claimed $800,000 in costs that were not eligible for reimbursement.
Property tax growth for local governments will be capped at less than one percent for the 2016 fiscal year, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report noted the allowable tax levy growth factor will be 0.73 percent for entities that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year – which includes all counties, towns, fire districts, 44 cities and 10 villages.
An audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s led to the arrest today of DePeyster Town Clerk and Tax Collector Michelle Sheppard, who admitted she falsified her personal town and county tax payments of $4,303.
“Day after day, Ms. Sheppard watched her friends and neighbors pay their taxes. Yet she decided she deserved a free ride, in a blatant violation of her public duty,” DiNapoli said. “I thank District Attorney Mary Rain and the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office for their hard work and partnership with my staff to bring this individual to justice.”
Tax revenues of $8.1 billion in June were stronger than expected, and collections for the first quarter of the fiscal year were $748.5 million higher than projections in the Enacted Budget Financial Plan, according to the monthly state cash report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The General Fund balance totaled $11.1 billion at the end of June, almost $1.9 billion higher than projected.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the guilty plea of former Bennington Town Clerk Tina Metz in a string of thefts that intensified even after DiNapoli’s office uncovered her criminal behavior.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the City of Johnstown, North Patchogue Fire District, Town of Rosendale and the Town of West Seneca.
