New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued.
SHP training was provided to employees and elected officials. However, of the 150 total individuals auditors tested (125 selected employees and all 25 elected officials), 36 employees and 18 elected officials did not complete the annual training.
In August, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 2,185 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.8 billion and approved nearly 2 million payments worth more than $11.1 billion. The office rejected 231 contracts and related transactions valued at $391 million and nearly 1,800 payments valued at more than $12.8 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli yesterday awarded through negotiated sale $572,715,000 of New York State General Obligation (GO) Bonds. After a one-day retail and institutional order period, the State received total orders of over $1.6 billion or 2.8 times the amount of bonds offered, which allowed the State to reduce yields in many maturities. Ultimately, retail orders supported over 55 percent of the total bond sale, of which 85 percent was from New York retail buyers. The true interest cost of the GO Bonds was 3.99 percent.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, announced the arrest yesterday of Gina Bradshaw, an officer manager for numerous doctors’ offices in Manhattan, for her alleged role in a long-term scheme to defraud the New York State Insurance Plan (NYSHIP) out of over $12,000 by submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursement. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation between Comptroller DiNapoli, Ulster County District Attorney Clegg, and the FBI Hudson Valley White Collar Crime Task Force.
New York City is planning significant steps to reduce city-funded spending by as much as 15% in response to substantial budget gaps fueled by escalating costs in the years ahead. However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has discretion and control over, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
A total of 14 local governments in New York State ended their fiscal year 2022 with a fiscal stress designation, down from 20 a year ago, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Of the 14, nine were announced today. These determinations were based on the State Comptroller’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS) scores released today and highlighted in a report.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a report examining demographic, economic and quality of living trends in 10 rural counties in New York state. Most of the counties had population losses, aging residents, a shrinking labor force, as well as challenges with housing availability and access to health care, food and broadband.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued.
The Nourish New York program (Nourish NY) was created to help the 1-in-10 New Yorkers facing food insecurity and local farmers by connecting food banks to New York-grown products. However, an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P.
