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Approved State Contracts and Payments
… and $938,000 to the city of Buffalo. $1.5 million to the New York State Federation of Lake Associations Inc. to assist … State Park, Niagara County. $194,000 with LCS Companies of New York Inc. for Denning’s Point trail improvement at Hudson … Department of Environmental Conservation $500,000 to New England Interstate Water Pollution Commission to implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2017
… via his Open Book New York website. Contract and payment actions for July 2017: MAJOR CONTRACTS APPROVED … including $139,000 for high speed rail design services. PAYMENT REJECTIONS AND OTHER COST RECOVERIES The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2017MetroPlus Health Plan: COVID-19 Enrollment Trends
… workers of City agencies, and private plans through NY State of Health (NYSOH, the State’s online marketplace) for over 670,000 members. Changes in MetroPlus enrollment have a direct impact on H+H's financial stability. As more of its members choose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/metroplus-health-plan-covid-19-enrollment-trendsApproved State Contracts and Payments for August 2017
… In August, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,737 … Environmental Education Center at Green Lakes State Park in Onondaga County, including $5.2 million to SJ Thomas Co. … an 82,500 square foot LED lighting manufacturing facility in Dewitt, NY. $20 million to Fort Schuyler Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/approved-state-contracts-and-payments-august-2017Opinion 89-64
… NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §247; VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): When purchasing … terms, including price, in the public interest. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning a village which … In the absence of a statutory procedure for determining what a municipality may pay to purchase real property, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County) Auditors found that four employees in 2013 and six employees in 2014 did not receive the correct gross pay. … the court clerk properly accounted for all issued parking tickets. Town of Sand Lake – Justice Court (Rensselaer … ensure the clerk is pursuing collections of unpaid traffic tickets. As a result, the court had 17 unpaid tickets during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Amityville Union Free School District , Chester Union … made to eight employees was paid without pre-approval of the overtime hours worked. Overtime payments also included work of a routine nature that may have been avoidable. Chester …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and abuse. New York’s school districts annually spend approximately $60 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… found it charged the State Education Department SED for $26 million in expenses that were not allowed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesOpinion 92-25
… extent inconsistent herewith. September 21, 1992 Joseph Frank, Esq., Attorney Elmont Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Great Neck Park District – Capital Assets (2025M-27)
… controls and safeguards. Such processes should be outlined in detailed policies and procedures. The recorded historical … tag equipment or record tag information on the inventory list. We reviewed all 30 equipment assets purchased during … that these items were generally recorded on the inventory list. We also selected 50 assets categorized as machinery and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2025/12/12/great-neck-park-district-capital-assets-2025m-27State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… not yet developed a written, comprehensive statewide plan for implementing the program. In a follow up, auditors found … $2.6 million in inappropriate payments made to providers for evaluation and management services for surgery patients … claimed for state reimbursement including $122,966 in salary costs that were improperly charged directly to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… audits were issued. Town of Lake Luzerne – Procurement (Warren County) The board did not enforce the provisions of … and economical manner. Town of Lake Luzerne – Payroll (Warren County) The supervisor did not ensure payroll payments … Town of Johnsburg – North Creek Water District Charges (Warren County) Town officials did not effectively manage the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (Schuyler … an unauthorized payment for unused leave totaling $13,293 when she left employment. The former clerk-treasurer also … 392.54 days worked to the New York State and Local Retirement System. The release of this report was held due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… certain types of discretionary expenses were proper, what would be considered reasonable amounts for such … diligence and care over general school fund accounts. In a follow-up report, auditors found DoE and John F. Kennedy … ten discretionary payments totaling $14,814 as it is unclear how the authority determined the reasonableness of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 88-46
… and ask our opinion as to whether such an agreement would be proper. While it is not a function of this Office to … your inquiry. The agreement contemplated by your inquiry would be entered into by participating school districts and … moneys for the participants (the "lead municipality") would be authorized to contract with an investment consultant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-46Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-26
… for the Merit Step payment and to provide instructions on how to add eligible or to delete ineligible employees from … base salary. An employee’s Geographic Pay Differential is not reduced by the amount of the Merit Step payment (see … of Discipline (NOD) for the previous three (3) years. It does not include NODs dismissed by an arbitrator or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-26-october-2007-merit-step-eligibility-informationFormer Newburgh City Fire Chief Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL J. VATTER pled guilty today to wire fraud in … court. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Michael Vatter, the former Newburgh City Fire Chief, cheated … New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said "Michael Vatter duped the public by stealing $95,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/former-newburgh-city-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsCoalition of 41 Investors Call on U.S. Companies to Oppose President Trump's Actions on Immigration
… Led by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, a coalition of 41 investors today urged … companies to embrace inclusive immigration policies and stand against President Trump’s divisive actions that … Led by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Scott M Stringer a coalition of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/coalition-41-investors-call-us-companies-oppose-president-trumps-actions-immigrationPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… he/she decide to contest a Notice of Violation (NOV or summons). TAB also handles the actual processing of the NOVs, … efforts on uncollected violations 18 months after a summons issue date, although a substantial amount of fines … months of 2015, TAB purged $66.8 million of uncollected summons fines and fees because their 20-year limit had been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-fees