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Real Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… Prescribes Requirements for Excess Funds to Be Placed in Reserve The Comptroller requires excess tax funds be placed in a reserve fund if a local government: exceeds the tax cap …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… County) The district did not have adequate systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to … support the students' eligibility to receive textbooks. In addition, the district did not have systems in place to account for textbooks purchased for and loaned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsTown of Owego – Shared Services Facility Capital Project (2022M-42)
… (Supervisor) did not record all financial activities in the capital projects fund or prepare adequate monthly … our fieldwork, the Town still had an estimated $4 million in costs left to complete the Project without a planned … the part-town general fund $1.2 million, which may result in an inequity to the part-town taxpayers. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/30/town-owego-shared-services-facility-capital-project-2022m-42DiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… the Town Supervisor of Prattsville, pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a grant extended to Prattsville in the wake of Hurricane Irene. The … the Town Supervisor of Prattsville pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a grant extended to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsVillage of Castleton-on-Hudson – Internal Controls Over Information Technology and Online Banking (2013M-59)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s internal … not developed a formal disaster recovery plan, instituted breach notification procedures, or adopted procedures for … only makes intra-bank transfers between its accounts at this bank. However, the Board was unfamiliar with and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/24/village-castleton-hudson-internal-controls-over-information-technology-and-onlineState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… policy. In addition, county officials did not provide cyber security training to IT personnel and county employees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Contribute to 529 College Savings Account by Dec. 31 for Tax Benefits
… to New York's 529 College Savings Program accounts tax deductible* but now lower fees, higher maximum balances … made by Dec. 31 can provide up to $10,000 in state tax deductions on 2017 income tax filings. New Yorkers can open an account and if they … to New Yorks 529 College Savings Program accounts tax deductible but now lower fees higher maximum balances and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-contribute-529-college-savings-account-dec-31-tax-benefitsDiNapoli:Two Fortune 500 Retailers Agree to Increased Use of Renewable Energy
… 78 Fortune 500 companies sourcing renewable energy from solar, wind, geothermal and other resources that offer the … fund in the United States, with estimated assets of $178.3 billion as of Dec. 31, 2015. The Fund holds and invests the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapolitwo-fortune-500-retailers-agree-increased-use-renewable-energyAbout Statement No. 68 – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
… Reporting for Pensions : Requires employers participating in state and local government pension plans to report their … share of the collective Net Pension Liability in their financial statements, as well as pension expense and … compensation package. The employer’s participation in a pension plan provided by a separate entity or pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/gasb/about-statement-no-68DiNapoli: Former Durhamville Fire Department Treasurer Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Over $92K
… DiNapoli, Oneida County District Attorney Todd Carville, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James … Simchik was sentenced to serve 1-3 years in state prison and pay $92,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to … of trust for their own financial gain. We will find you and you will be held accountable for your actions,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-former-durhamville-fire-department-treasurer-sentenced-prison-theft-over-92kNYS Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker, and NYS Police: Former Addison Official to Be Sentenced to Prison and Will Forfeit State Pension After Million Dollar Public Corruption Conviction
… Stone gave herself unauthorized pay raises, took time off without deducting it from her leave credits and wrote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-nys-police-former-addisonNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports First Quarter Results
… DiNapoli. “One of the strongest rebounds in modern history lifted the Fund’s value well above what it was at the close …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-first-quarter-resultsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… for services. Officials paid $135,000 to 10 of the 14 service providers reviewed without seeking competition. … also paid $6,410 to an employee’s private business for lawn care services without public written disclosure of his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Center (PSC) regarding data reporting, collection, and analysis and the dissemination of health care information, … all revenue due. Department of Labor (DOL): Selected Wage Investigation Procedures (2019-S-46) Auditors reviewed wage investigation activities for a sample of 150 cases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… have been issued. Town of Chateaugay – Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (Franklin County) Of the 224 … building exemptions and incorrectly received $15,231 in tax reductions. In addition, agricultural building exemptions … not supported and they incorrectly received $80,126 in tax reductions. Finally, the assessor did not have any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Stealing $121K in Pension Checks Sent to Her Late Grandmother
… A Rochester woman, Elona Roberts, was arrested today for the alleged theft of more than $121,000 in … in addition to making cash withdrawals. Roberts was arrested this morning on charges of Grand Larceny in the … A Rochester woman Elona Roberts was arrested today for the alleged theft of more than $121000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-stealing-121k-pension-checks-sent-her-late-grandmotherHomeless Outreach Program at the Long Island Rail Road
… one unannounced visit, we observed the SUS outreach team drive up to a train station parking lot and sit in the vehicle for approximately … The team neither walked the platforms nor visited the station waiting room. Immediately after the outreach team …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/16/homeless-outreach-program-long-island-rail-roadState Agencies Bulletin No. 1906
… is to inform agencies of procedures for reporting line number changes and to explain how chartfield strings will be … Add/Update Position Info page using the following path: Main Menu > Organizational Development > Position Management … the Job Action Request page using the following path: Main Menu > Workforce Administration > Administer Job Change …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1906-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2021-2022DiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to SNAP Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food
… because they lacked money and other resources. New York is one of eleven states with a statistically significant … or reconstitution of the Thirty Food Plan, which is the minimum adequate monthly food budget defined by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-proposed-congressional-cuts-snap-program-mean-more-new-yorkers-without-enough-foodDiNapoli: New York City's Government Workforce Expected to Increase for First Time Since Pandemic
… a result of uneven turnover, some categories of government jobs experienced higher percentage declines. The largest declines included public safety jobs like police and correction officers, dispatchers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-new-york-citys-government-workforce-expected-increase-first-time-pandemic