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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… 19 professional service providers and payments were made in accordance with the terms of the agreements. Tioga Central … investment policy. Had officials invested available funds in a financial institution with higher interest rates, the … offering an acceptable health insurance buyout incentive in lieu of health insurance coverage. Savings could range …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Technology (Dutchess County) Officials did not adequately secure and protect the village’s information technology (IT) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… were issued. Broadalbin-Perth Central School District – Online Banking (Fulton County and Montgomery County) The … online banking transactions. Officials did not adopt a comprehensive online banking policy. Officials also did not … were allowed to access nonbusiness websites prohibited by the policy. In addition, information technology security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Elmira Heights Central School District – Nonresident Tuition (2019M-120) Although … students placed in the district. Hyde Park Central School District – Fixed Assets (2019M-103) The district does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… As a result, officials did not maximize interest earnings for the district. Auditors determined officials did not … Tuition Billing (Niagara County) Tuition billings for district students enrolled in out-of-district programs … supported. District officials overpaid two charter schools for 36 special education students by approximately $71,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… its financial condition, resulting in operating deficits from 2013 through 2015 totaling $4.5 million. In a follow up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Governor Signing Legislation to Restore Contract Review Authority
… playing field for vendors. By signing this legislation Gov. Hochul has taken a tremendous step to bring more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-governor-signing-legislation-restore-contract-reviewOpinion 89-4
… Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his … further states that, except as provided in section 802, no chief fiscal officer, treasurer, or his deputy or employee, … was intended to: (1) ensure that a perfected security interest is obtained; (2) avoid a pledge of the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendant For Stealing Over $148k in NYS Pension Benefits
… Florida, was sentenced in Albany County Supreme Court today to 6 months incarceration and 5 years of probation, … Operation Integrity partnership, Comptroller DiNapoli and I will keep working to protect taxpayer dollars, root out … to collect his pension benefits for over four years. Today, Kanas was sentenced for stealing pension benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendant-stealing-over-148k-nys-pensionDiNapoli: New York State Ranked First Nationwide in Nonprofit Jobs And Organizations
… New York state ranked first nationwide in nonprofit jobs and … Given the ongoing challenges facing many nonprofits in New York, it’s important that we develop a better … for the first time earlier this year. Nonprofit groups in New York showed employment growth of 5.6 percent from 2007 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-state-ranked-first-nationwide-nonprofit-jobs-and-organizationsDiNapoli Finds Slow Property Tax Growth for Local Governments
… slowed over the past several years, from a peak increase of 7.7 percent in 2003 to a 2 percent increase in the fiscal year ending (FYE) in 2013. Much of this occurred even before the enactment of the 2011 tax cap law, which limits tax levy increases to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-finds-slow-property-tax-growth-local-governmentsDiNapoli High-Tech is on the Rise in NYC
… High-tech is one of the fastest growing industries in New York City, growing four times faster than the rate of job growth in the rest of the city’s economy, with annual salaries that are … Hightech is one of the fastest growing industries in New York City growing four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-high-tech-rise-nycOpinion 97-20
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (remodeling and purchasing appliances for firehouse kitchen) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to make reasonable expenditures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 94-3
… in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for proceeding to improve road pursuant to Town Law, §200) … STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements (financing expenses for street improvements against abutting owners); (necessity … improvement of a private road pursuant to Town Law, §200 when it is proposed that the improvement will be financed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Opinion 2004-6
… PRESERVATION -- Contracts (by village with historical society) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Consideration (services by an historical society for use of village building) VILLAGE LAW §1-102(1); … AFFAIRS LAW §57.07: A village may not permit an historical society to use an unneeded portion of a village building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6Opinion 95-14
… computer for fire department); (ceremony to dedicate fire house and apparatus) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless … purposes and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. You ask whether a volunteer … purposes, and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. Sections 9104 and 9105 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14DiNapoli: Two Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From 86-Year-Old State Pensioner
… 33, for allegedly stealing over $200,000 from an elderly victim. “Exploiting a vulnerable senior citizen to enrich … Zielinski not only allegedly stole over $200,000 from the victim, but forced an elderly man and pensioner to live in … they will be held accountable for their crimes, and the victim has received needed care and services.” New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-two-arrested-stealing-more-200000-86-year-old-state-pensionerComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… Kanas, 63, a resident of Tamarac, Florida, pleaded guilty today to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a Class D felony, … exemplifies the commitment Comptroller DiNapoli and I have to our Operation Integrity partnership, and to … Retirement System of her father’s passing in March 2010, today Kanas admitted to having stolen the pension benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… said Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller. “The settlement announced today, as well as the related state … falsely attesting to their accuracy. As part of the settlement agreements, Cecile will pay $20,754.15. Murray … investigation was triggered in part by a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provision of the False Claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecardsDiNapoli: Erie County Medical Center Paid Over $670,000 in Improper and Questionable Incentives and Bonuses
… these incentives. ECMCC also offered a bonus program for all MC employees and paid 80 employees a total of $503,022 in … and others received bonuses although they did not meet all of their established personalized goals and objectives. … classified for annual PARIS reporting purposes; and For all incentive and bonus programs and payments: improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-erie-county-medical-center-paid-over-670000-improper-and-questionable-incentives-and-bonuses