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XIII.10.A Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee - Using a State-Issued Check – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Preparation: When an employee returns a State-issued check resulting from an expense report, the Business Unit must follow the check cancellation procedures for joint custody bank accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10a-refunds-owed-state-employee-using-state-issued-checkDiNapoli: Former Director Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1,700 From Hornell Partners for Growth
… York State Police today announced that Michelle “Shelly” Stevens, the former executive director of Hornell Partners … earmarked for the city’s Business Improvement District. "Stevens betrayed her responsibility to the public by lining … District Attorney Baker and the New York State Police. Stevens, 38, of Almond, worked at HPG from 2014 to 2018 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-former-director-pleads-guilty-stealing-1700-hornell-partners-growthSpringville-Griffith Institute Central School District – Access to Network and Information Applications (2021M-148)
… officials restricted access to the student information application, they did not adequately secure access to the network and financial application. District officials did not: Disable unnecessary … Properly restrict user permissions in the financial application. In addition, sensitive information technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/07/springville-griffith-institute-central-school-district-access-network-andDiNapoli: Former Village of Bemus Point Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Village Funds
… that Bemus Point gets all its money back now, and in one shot, rather than face the uncertainty of pursuing repayment … taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-former-village-bemus-point-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-embezzling-village-fundsAudit Finds Operational and Oversight Failures Led to Financial Instability in Mount Vernon
… The city of Mount Vernon faced financial uncertainty and problems because it lacked critical operational controls over finances, electronic banking, purchasing goods and services and segregating … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit provided a detailed account of the millions in expenses that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/audit-finds-operational-and-oversight-failures-led-financial-instability-mount-vernonDiNapoli: City Property Tax Assessments Show Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels Ahead of Schedule
… officials can leverage this improvement in its revenue picture to focus on boosting reserves to guard against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-city-property-tax-assessments-show-return-pre-pandemic-levels-ahead-scheduleCOVID-19 Causes Big Financial Hit to NYC Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industry
… are steps in the right direction, but more help is needed to keep the lights on." DiNapoli called on federal, … Facilitating the flow of federal funding to firms and not-for-profit organizations through outreach and technical … in stemming the cultural sector's economic downturn," said Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer . "I commend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/covid-19-causes-big-financial-hit-nyc-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-industryDiNapoli Urges Changes to Protect Children Placed in Custody of Relatives or Guardians
… of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is not doing enough to ensure adequate protections are in place for children who … state. One alternative to foster care is direct placement, where a child is placed in the direct custody of a relative … policies or procedures for the districts to follow when supervising direct placement cases, as it has for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-urges-changes-protect-children-placed-custody-relatives-or-guardiansDiNapoli: NYC Tax Collections Expected to Fall for First Time Since Great Recession
… of a second wave of cases in the fall or during the annual flu season. One year ago, the city had reserves of $7.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-nyc-tax-collections-expected-fall-first-time-great-recessionDiNapoli: Stable Government Funding Needed for NYC Health + Hospitals to Provide Essential Care
… system in the country in good fiscal health, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … emergencies.” The challenges facing H+H are daunting. Its patient base reflects the underlying socioeconomic and health … H+H had administered one million vaccinations (11% of the vaccines administered in the city), with 76% of those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-stable-government-funding-needed-nyc-health-hospitals-provide-essential-careDiNapoli: Unrestricted State Aid for Local Governments Failed to Keep Up With Inflation
… for many cities. Also called revenue sharing, this funding comes to local governments from the Aid and … to assess what changes are needed to improve this critical funding source.” Since State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2012, AIM funding was held flat for most municipalities. In SFY 2020, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-unrestricted-state-aid-local-governments-failed-keep-inflationDiNapoli Calls for NYC to Bolster Reserves as Economy Rebounds Amid Rising Spending
… spending will still grow to $78.3 billion by FY 2025 and does not include out-year funding for new recovery programs … 2023, and near $1 billion in FY 2025. In order to achieve long-term structural balance, the city should add to … of the Financial Plan of the City of New York Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-calls-nyc-bolster-reserves-economy-rebounds-amid-rising-spendingEast Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to nonpublic school students. Key Findings The District did not have adequate systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic schools were only provided to eligible students. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolDiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments
… municipalities collected nearly $17 billion in sales tax revenue in 2019, representing 9.7 percent of all local … according to a comprehensive report on local sales tax released today by State Comptroller DiNapoli. Every … Enacted Budget that requires online marketplaces, such as eBay and Etsy, to collect and remit sales tax to New York on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-pandemic-hit-sales-tax-revenue-threatening-fiscal-health-local-governmentsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.5% in April Compared to Last Year
… time last year. “Growth in local sales tax collections for April was modest for the third straight month and mostly driven by New York … two-fifths of counties experienced year-over-year declines for the month. My office will continue to provide regular …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-15-april-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in February Compared to Last Year
… totaled $1.67 billion, up $26.8 million from the same time last year. “February’s local sales tax collections grew at a … is imperative that local government officials take these results into consideration as they make budgetary decisions.” … Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 16 in February compared to the same month in 2023 according …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-february-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3.9% in May Compared to Last Year
… May compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … $1.78 billion, up $66.4 million from the same time last year. “Local sales tax growth improved in May after four … and Finance. The amounts are based on estimates of what each municipality is due. In the third month of each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-up-39-percent-in-may-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Pharma Company Agrees To Bar Its Drugs From Use In State Executions
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced that in … used in lethal injection executions and is asking any states that might have its products on hand for such purposes … Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with assets of $176.8 billion as of March 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-pharma-company-agrees-bar-its-drugs-use-state-executionsDiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… Ten years after Superstorm Sandy devastated the New York City metropolitan area, killing dozens of people … continuity plans and evacuation plans. The audit is the first of four that DiNapoli has engaged with a focus … had begun; and 281 (37%) mitigation actions did not have cost estimates. Auditors looked at 14 mitigation actions — …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersDiNapoli: Three Arrested for Scheme to Steal Unclaimed Funds from New York State
… charges arising out of their scheme to fraudulently obtain unclaimed funds held by the New York State Comptroller’s Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-three-arrested-scheme-steal-unclaimed-funds-new-york-state