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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… or remit collections, and did not process transactions in a timely manner. The former clerk was arrested in July 2024 and arraigned on charges of grand larceny, … business records, forgery and corrupting the government. In January 2025, the former clerk pleaded guilty to petit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 2002-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans … that, absent dredging, the channel will continue to fill in with rock and sediment, impeding boat traffic by rendering … to expend monies from taxes levied for the fiscal year in which the expenditure is to be made to dredge waterways …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 2000-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Snow and Ice Removal and … snow and ice removal and road repair reserve funds. Moneys in the fund may be appropriated only: a. For the removal of … of the Town Law authorizes a town to supplement the moneys in the section 141 accounts by transfers from the town-wide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 1305
… payment of $225 will be paid to all eligible employees in April 2014. Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2011 implemented … will be sorted by Department ID, then by employee name in alphabetical order. NPAYTMP57 – April 2014 Retention … Extra Lag ORSame as Effective Date if the employee is in a Bargaining Unit other than 02, 03, 04, 47, 01, 21, 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1305-april-2014-retention-paymentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Since school officials did not procure goods and services in accordance with the established policy and procedures, … there is no assurance that the purchases were made in the most prudent and economical manner without favoritism. … or implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by state law and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Releases Recommendations From Decarbonization Advisory Panel
… pension fund, was formed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and DiNapoli in 2018 and members were appointed in March 2018. It is comprised of investment, financial, … the investment risks and opportunities of climate change. In the report released today, the panel offered a series of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-releases-recommendations-decarbonization-advisory-panelCUNY Bulletin No. CU-120
… Affected Employees Employees in bargaining units AJ, GA and T8 Effective Date Paychecks … automatically start the agency shop fee for all employees in a part-time status if they do not currently pay union … code of 470. OSC will automatically change the dues code in PaySR for employees who are currently paying dues and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-120-restructure-psc-union-dues-and-agency-shop-feeComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Tivoli , Village of Tuckahoe and the City of Yonkers . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … finance operating expenditures which will not be available in future years. In addition, the city plans to borrow up to $13 million for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Faces Criminal Charges
… was charged with offering a false instrument for filing in the 1st degree, computer trespass and official misconduct, … office. Waldron pleaded not guilty and is due back in Aurelius Town Court on June 28. Waldron’s actions were … led to 24 arrests and the recovery of nearly $3 million in retirement funds. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-faces-criminal-chargesNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget Proposal
… programs and services that support quality of life in our state, while also ensuring the long-term … of the state’s finances. “With two months left in the state’s fiscal year, tax collections remain relatively … through December. These funds should be used wisely in this shifting economic landscape, and I am pleased the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-executive-budget-proposalIX.6.C Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) – IX. Federal Grants
… Service (FMS) and the Federal Reserve Bank. The latter, in its capacity as Treasury's fiscal agent, operates the … under their authority. For OSC-managed grants, please e-mail [email protected] to request read-only access to your agency’s grants. In the e-mail, please provide your full name, agency, e-mail address …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6c-automated-standard-application-payments-asapTaxable Travel
… According to the State Travel Manual, the employee was not in travel status because his alternate work locations were … the employee incurred $3,543, $2,556, and $1,838 in personal commuting expenses during calendar years 2014, … adhere to State travel expense reimbursement policies; in particular, by recording and reporting personal use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/06/taxable-travelSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State, as well as other outliers. Three of these … at the Department Taxation and Finance with outliers in the areas of train fare, fuel and other miscellaneous … for one employee who separated from the Department in February 2011. We performed further audit testing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Tioga County – Social Service Contracts (2023M-162)
… monitored contracts through reviewing agency reports, in-person meetings with agency staff and firsthand … participants did not meet performance measures. A decrease in services provided by an agency went unnoticed for four … Officials did not ensure a contract price reduction was in accordance with contract terms, resulting in approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/03/29/tioga-county-social-service-contracts-2023m-162North Amityville Fire Company, Inc. – Cash Disbursements (2022M-163)
… Company purposes or supported. Of the $3.6 million in disbursements made during the two-year audit period, we … purchases and unsupported disbursements: $106,542 in unsupported cash disbursements were made to six Board … and the Chief. $44,820 for domestic flights and lodging in, among other places, Dallas, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/04/28/north-amityville-fire-company-inc-cash-disbursements-2022m-163City of Amsterdam – Recreation Department (2023M-29)
… program were $12,014; only $5,213 was collected, resulting in a projected revenue shortage of $6,801 for the summer … maintain any support for the number of beverages sold . In addition, cash from the sales was periodically placed in a vehicle’s glove compartment until it was brought to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/07/21/city-amsterdam-recreation-department-2023m-29Rapids Fire Company – Credit Cards (2023M-86)
… the purchases were for appropriate Company purposes . In addition: The President did not enforce the credit card … The Treasurer did not perform the duties outlined in the Policy. Officials allowed an individual that was not … totaling $3,000 for the Company. Officials paid $969 in New York State (NYS) sales tax even though the Company is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/09/22/rapids-fire-company-credit-cards-2023m-86Town of Philipstown – Financial Management (2024M-100)
… benefited taxpayers within the water district and resulted in the decline of the general fund balance from $1 million to … fund and budgeted approximately $20,000 for debt service in the fund, the Board did not budget for GLWD appropriations in the general fund each year where annual GLWD expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-philipstown-financial-management-2024m-100Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-338)
… and recreation facilities. The Agency, which was created in 1978, is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors … 2013. Key Findings The Agency did not include provisions in the agreements it enters into with businesses to recapture … and creating jobs. The Agency does not have a process in place to adequately monitor payments in lieu of taxes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schenectady-county-industrial-development-agency-projectGeorgetown Fire District – Board Oversight (2014M-264)
… separate from the Town of Georgetown and Madison County, in which it is located. The District is governed by an … or that annual financial reports were prepared and filed in a timely manner. The Board did not annually audit the … and that annual financial reports are filed with OSC in a timely manner. Annually audit the Treasurer’s financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/georgetown-fire-district-board-oversight-2014m-264