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2024 Year in Review: Fiscal Responsibility, Stewardship and Transparency
… 2024 Year In Review FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY STEWARDSHIP … A look back at some of the major accomplishments of the Office of the New York State Comptroller in 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/2024-year-in-review2025 Year in Review
… of the Office of the New York State Comptroller in 2025. 2025 Year In Review Download PDF Watch Video … of the Office of the New York State Comptroller in 2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/2025-year-in-reviewState Audits Issued in the Last 60 Days
… View state audits issued in the last 60 days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/new-releasesDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) inadequate monitoring and enforcement has resulted in … private forest landowners who submit and follow a DEC-approved forest management plan for their property to … of trees sufficient to produce a profitable crop within 30 years from DEC certification. The landowner must submit a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesOversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)
… and environmental resource of major importance and that only eligible properties receive local tax exemptions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/05/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 734
… of the procedure to return employees in the titles of Forest Ranger 1, 2 and 3 to the original bargaining units of … Affected Employees Employees in positions with titles of Forest Ranger 1 and Forest Ranger 2 who are currently in Bargaining Unit 81 will … of the procedure to return employees in the titles of Forest Ranger 1 2 and 3 to the original bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/734-return-certain-arbitration-eligible-employees-bargaining-units-31-and-61Oversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs
… and environmental resource of major importance and that only eligible properties are receiving local tax exemptions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/20/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programsControls Over Selected Expenditures (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2017-S-72 ). About the Program The Office of Victim Services’ (OVS) mission is to provide compensation to … to crime victims through a network of community-based Victim Assistance Programs (VAPs); and to advocate for the … made only to eligible victims and providers for eligible victim services. Our review found that OVS’ controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/controls-over-selected-expenditures-followDiNapoli: Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Charged in $500K Grant Scheme
… our partnerships with District Attorney Jason Carusone and Warren County Sheriff Nathan "Bud" York, we have exposed this … Comptroller DiNapoli’s office on this complicated case," Warren County Sheriff York said. "My office opened this … and organizations surrounding Lake George including Warren County, the towns of Queensbury and Bolton and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-charged-500k-grant-schemeJefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Jefferson Central School District (District) officials sought … Determine whether Jefferson Central School District District officials sought competition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/jefferson-central-school-district-procuring-services-2021m-42Retirement System Membership – Forest Rangers Plan
… of: Forest Ranger I; Forest Ranger II; Forest Ranger III; Assistant Superintendent of Forest Fire Control; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/retirement-system-membershipPublic Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… (2017-2021) to the number of reported incidents in 2022, shooting incidents where a person was hit are up 15 percent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyService Retirement Benefit – Forest Rangers Plan
… 25 years of forest ranger service. Or, you may qualify for a service retirement if you reach age 60 before having … your benefit will equal 1/50th (2 percent) of your FAS for each year of forest ranger service. For each year of service beyond 25 years, including service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/service-retirement-benefitState Agencies Bulletin No. 343
… Since the affected employees continue to be eligible for only the earnings they were eligible for in their previous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/343-new-bargaining-unit-31-council-82-agency-law-enforcement-services-unitMonitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs (Follow-Up)
… Violence Elimination (GIVE) program and the SNUG (“guns” spelled backward) program. GIVE is a crime-fighting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/16/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programs-followPublic Safety – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… dropped 2.2 percent. Property crimes include: Burglary (down 16.6 percent to its 2019 number following the same percentage jump in 2020); Larceny (down 1.3 percent); and Motor vehicle theft (rising for the … which include: 44 State correctional facilities (down from 50 following the closure of six State Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-safetyDiNapoli: With 2 Million People Fishing and Hunting in the State, New York Ranks Third Nationwide
… by 28 percent who fish and hunt and nine percent who hunt only. Consumer spending on these sporting activities totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-2-million-people-fishing-and-hunting-state-new-york-ranks-third-nationwideSouth Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… interests in District contracts. Key Findings Three Board members had prohibited interests in contracts that the District awarded totaling more than $22 million. Two Board members were employed by corporations that were awarded … capital project. They both worked on the project as part of their private employment and the District paid $3.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3Museum or Military Abandoned Property
… & Ester Columbetti Unknown Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 02/19/25 4 Painting by Henry … New York, 10707 Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 07/9/25 5 Painting by Henry … New York, 10707 Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 07/9/25 6 Painting by Henry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/museum-or-military-abandoned-propertyTown of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings One Board member is the … the Board member had a prohibited conflict of interest in the welding company’s contracts with the Town pursuant to … Adopt procedures to help prevent prohibited interests in contracts. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148