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DiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes
… cancer check-off and the volunteer firefighting and EMS fund. Nearly $2.9 million remains unspent in the prostate … $500,000 has accumulated in the volunteer firefighting and EMS fund, founded in 2009. The total amount contributed by … The breast cancer and the volunteer firefighting and EMS funds require that money be spent in the year in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2124
… Pursuant to section 5 of the Legislative Law, Legislators’ salaries cannot be paid until legislative passage of the NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2124-paycheck-distribution-april-12-2023-administration-cycle-paychecksDepartment of Labor Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payments January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
… Purpose The objectives of our examination were to determine whether: (i) … Insurance (UI) benefit payments approved by the Department of Labor (Department) were appropriate; and (ii) the … current and prior year data analytics. Background As part of our Office’s audit of the Department’s UI program, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/19/department-labor-examination-unemployment-insurance-benefit-payments-january-1-2017Opinion 91-25
… to salary increments or steps based on longevity and to holiday pay); (employment restrictions) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … to longevity salary increments or steps, but not to holiday pay. A firefighter receiving payments pursuant to … Municipal Law, §207-a(2) is entitled under the statute to holiday pay and to salary increments or steps based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25Town of Franklinville – Procurement (2024M-56)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Franklinville (Town) officials complied with the … Determine whether Town of Franklinville Town officials complied with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-franklinville-procurement-2024m-56Town of Henrietta – Financial Management and Purchasing (2013M-208)
… budgeting practices and the level of unexpended surplus funds to maintain. The Board has adopted budgets that were … has accumulated a significant amount of unexpended surplus funds in the general and drainage district funds. The Board did not provide sufficient oversight over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/24/town-henrietta-financial-management-and-purchasing-2013m-208Cortland Enlarged City School District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2012M-230)
… Ensure that the Treasurer establishes procedures to bill home districts for foster care children who are enrolled in the District. Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/02/01/cortland-enlarged-city-school-district-oversight-financial-operationsTown of Delhi - Highway Department Leave Records (2020M-53)
… records. Leave balances for the former Deputy Highway Superintendent (Deputy) from 2015 through 2019 were … from those who earn and use leave, such as the Highway Superintendent (Superintendent), maintains the leave records and properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-delhi-highway-department-leave-records-2020m-53DiNapoli: Agricultural Activity Brings $37.6 Billion Into New York’s Economy
… fueled by agricultural activity and the production of food,” DiNapoli said. “Farms in New York are 98 percent … Farmland Protection Program, which can pay 75 percent of purchase costs for conservation easements to municipalities; … and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable programs, which bring farm food to communities and fund school purchases of fresh …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-agricultural-activity-brings-376-billion-new-yorks-economyDiNapoli: NYC Budget Faces Uncertainty Without More Federal Relief
… far during the COVID-19 pandemic, largely as a result of tax revenue from the financial services sector, but the city … was adopted in June 2020. Higher-than-anticipated business tax collections and personal income tax collections were the driving forces behind the increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-budget-faces-uncertainty-without-more-federal-reliefMedicaid Program - Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans (2015-S-9)
To determine whether the Medicaid program made inappropriate capitation payments to Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation plans for recipients who were no longer enrolled in these plans.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15s9.pdfOversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health's monitoring and inspection of … Department of Health (Department) oversees nursing homes in New York State through its Division of Nursing Homes and … in the State. The Division assesses and certifies nursing home compliance through unannounced, on-site inspections, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/19/oversight-resident-care-related-medical-equipment-nursing-homesSelected Aspects of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
… (Department) is taking appropriate actions to ensure that commercial carriers whose vehicles or drivers have been found … severity of crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving commercial motor vehicles. Roadside inspections of commercial vehicles are a primary part of the Department's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/22/selected-aspects-motor-carrier-safety-assistance-programNorth Greenbush Common School District – Budgeting (2016M-112)
… The North Greenbush Common School District is located in the Town of North Greenbush, Rensselaer County. The … incurred operating surpluses totaling more than $900,000 in these three years and did not use any of the $500,000 … Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that result in the appropriation of fund balance that is not used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112DiNapoli, Stringer Lead Investors Calling on Olympic Sponsors to End Their Silence, Defend Russian LGBT Rights
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the $160.7 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund, … coalition of 19 investors, today released letters written to four major corporate sponsors of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia that failed to respond to an earlier request …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-stringer-lead-investors-calling-olympic-sponsors-end-their-silence-defend-russian-lgbtOversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services
… To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) properly monitored residential services to ensure conditions are safe and secure for patients. The audit covered the period from April 2017 through February 2021, and also included the most recent recertification review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/03/oversight-chemical-dependence-residential-servicesTown of Patterson - Information Technology (2020M-37)
… officials ensured the Town’s information technology (IT) systems were adequately secured and protected against … Determine whether Town officials ensured the Towns IT systems were adequately secured and protected against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-patterson-information-technology-2020m-37DiNapoli and Scarpino Announce Guilty Plea & Sentencing in Theft of $60K in Pension Payments
… P. DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced the sentencing of Rochelle … District Attorney: Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. leads the largest district … Thomas P DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A Scarpino Jr announced the sentencing of Rochelle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-and-scarpino-announce-guilty-plea-sentencing-theft-60k-pension-paymentsOpinion 89-22
… You ask whether a town is responsible for the design, installation, maintenance and upgrading of traffic signals at … Whether a town is responsible for the design installation maintenance and upgrading of traffic signals at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-137
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of increases to Judicial Longevity Payments paid in April … 13L, paychecks dated 10/15/08 Background Chapter 276 of the Laws of 2008, which implements agreements between the State and … To explain OSCs automatic processing of increases to Judicial Longevity Payments paid in April 2008 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-137-april-2008-retroactive-judicial-longevity-bonus-jlo-adjustment