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Roosevelt Fire District – Financial Operations and Information Technology (2013M-112)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials used public resources … and appropriately for the period January 1, 2011, to October 31, 2012. Background The Roosevelt Fire District … Findings The Treasurer submits monthly financial reports to the Board that contain incomplete information, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/09/roosevelt-fire-district-financial-operations-and-information-technologyCayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-270)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether professional services were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in the best interests of … policies and procedures regarding the procurement of professional services. Seek competition for 28 professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2019/03/22/cayuga-onondaga-board-cooperative-educational-services-procurement-professionalState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… (Statewide) Auditors assessed whether the officials at 21 school districts that had 26,099 enrolled students for … the board or prepare bank reconciliations. Valley Stream Central High School District – Capital Assets (Nassau County) … today announced the following local government and school audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 2001-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether a town may impose a onetime entry fee equivalent to the assessments that would have been imposed on the properties for the five previous years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7Opinion 93-25
… in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (lighting of private right-of-way) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Private Roads (lighting by village) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (lighting of private right-of-way) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE … Whether the village may continue to provide dusktodawn lighting at village expense …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-25Lowville Academy and Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-154)
… purchasing agent approval prior to purchase, evidence of oral quotes, departmental approval, evidence of receipt of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019mUnion Free School District of the Tarrytowns - Fixed Assets (2018M-185)
… Board did not designate a property control manager. None of the 39 fixed assets valued at $242,673 were tagged as … valued at $126,303 were not recorded on the inventory list. Key Recommendations The Board should designate a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/union-free-school-district-tarrytowns-fixed-assets-2018m-185Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… felony); Defrauding the Government (E felony); Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree (E felony) – 3 Counts; and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree (A … to the law firms, including memorandums containing false statements. Since 2011, the Attorney General and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… (B felony) Defrauding the Government (E felony) Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree (E felony) – 3 Counts Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree (A … to the law firms, including memorandums containing false statements. The trial took place in Westchester County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce the Arrest and Indictment of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the arrest and indictment of the City of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel Lawrence Porcari … a public official by engaging in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply of $365,000 to pay the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-arrest-and-indictment-mount-vernonState Agencies Bulletin No. 1219
To notify agencies of the process in PS Query for renaming and designating queries to be included in the upgrade
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1219-preparing-queries-payserv-upgrade-peoplesoft-v89-v91DiNapoli: NYC Metro Transportation Costs Rose 56% Over Past Decade, Slower Than Other Major Areas
… P. DiNapoli. Transportation made up the second largest cost for New Yorkers, behind housing, at 14% of household … include vehicle purchases, leases, maintenance, gasoline, insurance, and a range of other public and non-public … gas, insurance and maintenance. Among city households without any vehicles, more than half used public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/draft-dinapoli-nyc-metro-transportation-costs-grew-slower-other-major-cities-still-rose-29-percentCayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-270)
Determine whether professional services were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in the best interests of taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/cayuga-onondaga-boces.pdfPublic-Private Partnerships Potentially a "Good Option" but Financial Risks for Taxpayers Must Be Addressed
… As New York state grapples with cost-effective solutions for its estimated $250 billion in infrastructure needs over … said. “The big question is, how are we going to pay for that? Public-private partnerships are a good option to … partnerships don’t come risk-free. It makes good sense for the state to look at public-private partnerships based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/01/public-private-partnerships-potentially-good-option-financial-risks-taxpayers-must-be-addressedDiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
… today announced that former Pharsalia Town Supervisor Dennis Brown was sentenced to serve one to three years in a … their promise to safeguard taxpayers’ money, but today Dennis Brown learned the consequences of his crimes,” … today announced that former Pharsalia Town Supervisor Dennis Brown was sentenced to serve one to three years in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-town-supervisor-sentenced-prison-embezzlementOpinion 96-17
… incurred for completing college courses, such as a course leading to a degree in fire science, if the board of fire commissioners determines that the course provides, to a significant extent, technical training … courses of instruction" for firefighters. If the school or course is outside the county in which the municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS): Administration of Non-Competitive and … An initial audit issued in June 2015 determined whether ACS properly awarded, extended, and renewed non-competitive … limited-competition contracts with vendors. Auditors found ACS officials did not provide sufficient oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 95-21
… issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Consolidation (procedures for) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Consolidation (procedures for) TOWN LAW, §206: A town board … proceeding to consolidate two or more sewer districts. The consolidation is subject to public hearing and permissive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21DiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Sentenced to Jail Time and Full Restitution of Nearly $27,000
… Former Town of Potter Clerk Julie Brown was sentenced to six months in Yates County jail … Former Town of Potter Clerk Julie Brown was sentenced to six months in Yates County jail …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-sentenced-jail-time-and-full-restitution-nearly-27000Ending Your Membership – State Police Plan
… withdraw your membership ; If you transfer your membership to another New York State public retirement system; If you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/ending-your-membership