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Gingerbread Learning Center Executive Director and Wife Convicted in Nearly $800,000 Theft of Public Funds
… “Stealing funds designed to help special needs children is abhorrent,” State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/gingerbread-learning-center-executive-director-and-wife-convicted-nearly-800000-theft-public-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… does not adequately address funding levels resulting in overfunded reserves that are not used. Auditors found the … Central School District, saving approximately $326,000 in total salaries and benefits over the past three years. … $4.7 million to 151 employees and found almost $418,000 in payments were not accurate, supported or paid in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsLehman College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial report, … list that Lehman opened prior to the implementation of the 2008 banking policy. One was a Certificate of … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/21/lehman-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followOpinion 2000-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service … FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (use of foreign fire insurance taxes to fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§218, 219, 219-a; INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 90-39
… on behalf of a fire district on properties which are exempt from fire district taxes to defray the cost of … may impose a "special tax" on various properties which are exempt from fire district taxes to defray the cost of … taxes may not be imposed upon property which is otherwise exempt (see, e.g., Real Property Tax Law, article 4, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Canandaigua City School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-25)
Determine whether the Canandaigua City School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/canandaigua-s9-21-25.pdfHomeless Outreach Program at Penn Station, Grand Central, and Outlying Stations Within New York City (2018-S-5)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has appropriate oversight and monitoring controls over its homeless outreach services...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s5.pdfManagement of Cash and Investments
… budgeting process. MTA officials did not have a written plan for meeting the objectives set forth in its investment … Key Recommendations Routinely monitor the funds, document required balances and ensure that excess moneys are factored … MTA Treasury Department. Establish a written investment plan which includes yield expectations and perform documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/13/management-cash-and-investmentsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-288
… accordance with the 2003-2007 agreement with the New York State Nurses Association (Bargaining Unit TE) and the City … Jr. are eligible for the following Health Specialty Differentials: Full-time employees who are Active on 12/15/06 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-288-payment-cuny-nurses-health-specialty-differentialTaxable Travel
… expenses appropriately. Background The employee’s official station was New York City, and all of his assignments … work locations) were within 35 miles of his official station. According to the State Travel Manual, the employee … work locations were within 35 miles of his official station. Therefore, the employee was not entitled to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/06/taxable-travelFuel Purchases
… whether the whether the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (Authority) is purchasing the … The Authority’s eight regional subsidiaries provide public transportation services in Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, … whether the whether the RochesterGenesee Regional Transportation Authority Authority is purchasing the correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/27/fuel-purchasesHousing Authority Administrative Expenditures (2016-MS-2)
… and Section 8 housing vouchers. Each authority audited is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners (Board) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/11/18/housing-authority-administrative-expenditures-2016-ms-2Vertus Charter School – Conflict of Interest and Information Technology (2016M-344)
… that operates as a charter school in the City of Rochester in Monroe County. The School, which was granted a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/vertus-charter-school-conflict-interest-and-information-technology-2016mTrue North Rochester Preparatory Charter School – Contract Management (2014M-073)
… July 1, 2011 through August 13, 2013. Background The True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School, located in the … True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School Contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/07/11/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-contract-management-2014mElmwood Village Charter School – Student Enrollment and Billing (2013M-174)
… to examine the student enrollment and billing processes for the period July 1, 2011, to May 31, 2013. Background The … parent representatives. The School’s operating expenses for the 2011-12 fiscal year were approximately $2.7 million. … $3.4 million derived from billing area school districts for resident pupils and from certain State and Federal aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/08/23/elmwood-village-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-174Oswego School District Public Library – Selected Cash Receipts (2013M-397)
… Public Library is located in Oswego County, and is part of the North Country Library System. It is governed by a … has been reducing the amount of money paid to the Library when there are refunds in property assessments due to tax … controls for over-the-counter receipts. The Library does not have procedures in place to record all receipts at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/03/21/oswego-school-district-public-library-selected-cash-receipts-2013m-397Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. Background New York State’s executive agencies spend between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary … travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State, as well as other outliers. Our analysis identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/selected-employee-travel-expensesWaiting for Special Education - June 2008
Each year in New York City, more than 100,000 public and private school children between the ages of 5 and 21 are referred to the NYC Department of Education.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-3-2009.pdfReport on Local Governments FYE 2019
This Report on Local Governments provides a summary analysis of the financial state of the local governments outside of New York City for local fiscal years ending in 2019.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/report-on-local-governments-fye-2019.pdfDiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… should extend temporary benefits for SNAP, WIC and school meal programs until inflation’s impact on food costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurity