In late February, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office released the results of an audit of the Village of Island Park. DiNapoli’s office recommended some operational changes, which were to … more

On April 14 I will host a meeting in the Rockville Centre Public Library to discuss the need for meaningful reform with representatives from two state agencies and former Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman. more

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently released an audit of the North Bellmore Fire District. The district received a handful of recommendations for changes in its accounting. more

My last column, “Stop playing games with the budget deficit” (Feb. 3) was written one week before New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued his analysis of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget draft. The irrationality I outlined fell short of anticipating the following mea-culpa expressed in the comptroller’s analysis. “The SFY 2010-2011 enacted budget relied on $16.7 billion in non-recurring or temporary budget resources; and overly optimistic tax revenue projections, causing a dramatically worsened state structural deficit.” How dramatic? These tenuous entries constituted 30 percent of all the monies in the state’s operating fund. more

Rockville Centre residents are named in almost 9,000 unclaimed fund accounts maintained by the state Comptroller's office, a state official told the village board on Feb. 8. Michael Caplice, the … more

Following reports that the Long Island Power Authority spent an estimated $30 million on Hurricane Earl, leaving customers to potentially face a rate increase, New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. and other area lawmakers requested this past week that State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli conduct an audit of LIPA’s handling of the situation. more

In an audit released last week, the state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office wrote positively of NuHealth’s Faculty Practice Plan (FPP), but also recommended changes.    … more

Sierra Crowley, a first-grader at South Shore Country Day School in North Bellmore, was recently chosen to receive the New York State Academic Achievement Award from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. more

Calling for legislative relief, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has said that many Long Island school districts — including Rockville Centre — have “overfunded” their Employee Benefits and Accrued Liability Reserve funds. He says districts should be able to use that extra money that they can’t now touch, for tax relief. The EBALR is used to pay eligible school district employees for accrued sick and leave time when they retire. DiNapoli has said that Rockville Centre is overfunded by $1,669, 278. But Robert Bartels, Rockville Centre’s assistant superintendent for business, along with the district’s external auditors, might beg to differ. more

After reviewing the results of a recent school audit by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office, administrators in the Malverne School District say they have already taken steps to improve the district’s financial operations. more