State Oversight of Animal Shelters Found to be Adequate, But Better Safeguards Needed Before Dogs are Euthanized
The state Department of Agriculture and Markets is generally doing well to ensure animal shelters across New York are providing safe conditions and proper care for seized dogs, but officials could do more to make certain dogs are not inappropriately euthanized, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
State Tax Collections Rose $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2017-18
Tax receipts for State Fiscal Year 2017-18 reached $79.3 billion, $4.9 billion, or 6.6 percent above the previous year, according to the state cash report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The state ended its fiscal year on March 31 with a General Fund balance of $9.4 billion, an increase of $1.7 billion over the prior fiscal year.
Wells Fargo Needs to Pull Back the Curtain on Its Incentive Pay Program
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, announced that he has written to fellow Wells Fargo shareholders urging them to support his call for the bank to provide a report detailing the company’s efforts to determine whether its incentive pay practices have exposed it to financial loss. DiNapoli’s shareholder proposal will be put to a vote of fellow investors at the bank’s annual meeting on April 24.
DiNapoli’s Contract Review Protects Taxpayer Dollars
In 2017, the Comptroller’s office processed 20,867 new contracts or amendments valued at $88.4 billion, completing the review in an average of 7.5 days. But removal of the Comptroller’s independent contract review helped create an environment that has led to incidents of fraud and overspending, with $3 billion instate contracts authorized in 2017 without the Comptroller’s oversight.
State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced his office completed audits of the Village of Dansville,Town of Moreau, New Hope Fire Department, Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration, Town of Shandaken,Village of Spencer, Village of Suffern and the City of Yonkers. |