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Opinion 89-4
… (purchase of bonds and notes when town supervisor is director and stockholder of bank); (designation of bank as depository when town supervisor is director and … has a prohibited interest in the designation of the bank as a town depository unless the exception in General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4Opinion 89-28
… capacity); (payment of the cost of preparing a general map, plan, and report); (of preliminary study) WATER … to serve new users. The developer of a subdivision in an area adjacent to an existing water district has expressed a … its supply or distribution mains outside the service area previously approved by DEC. To the extent that any of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-28State Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.3
… Request Direct Deposit record are affected. Background Form AC 2772, Direct Deposit Form for NYS Employees is … When responding to Direct Deposit requests received via email, OSC recommends agencies are cautious and send a … Direct Deposit submissions are most often received via email or fax. Home Address: The home address field has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19713-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-queryOther Bulletin No. 39
… the State University Construction Fund instructions for new overtime earnings codes to be used for Time Entry overtime payments Affected Employees Employees … Association (CSEA), signed 10/06/2017, which provides for a change in the calculation of overtime for all eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-39-new-overtime-earnings-codes-overtime-eligible-employeesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … audits of the Village of Dansville , Town of Moreau , New Hope Fire Department , Real Property Tax Exemptions … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 145,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… being spent appropriately and effectively. The Comptroller’s audits are designed to help schools improve their financial … taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and abuse. New York’s school districts annually spend approximately $60 billion … event ticket inventory to account for the number of tickets sold. As a result of these discrepancies, district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Wyandanch Union Free School District . "In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … amounts were not used as presented to the taxpayers in the annual budgets. In addition, the district did not remove unnecessary funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … realistic budgets based on historical or known trends for the town’s three sewer districts. As a result, the sewer … deficit of $160,150 and its accumulated deficit for 2013 was approximately $249,000. Hughsonville Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Releases Profile of State's Economic Development Agency
… information for many of its 168 subsidiaries and limited public reporting on results of the economic development … the state during the year. But the authority makes little public assessment of whether its programs work effectively … report suggests developing more detailed and consistent public reporting for each program. In addition to economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-releases-profile-states-economic-development-agencyNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Files Suit Against Wynn Resorts' Board of Directors
… as fiduciaries of the company. Among its requests for relief, DiNapoli's lawsuit seeks to have Wynn Resorts' … of $30,435,442. The Fund will vote its shares against all incumbents and all insiders nominated to serve on Wynn … in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ends March 31, 2018. For access to state and local government spending and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-files-suit-against-wynn-resorts-board-directorsOpinion 91-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (retention of moneys … ask whether moneys raised by a volunteer fire company that is part of a village fire department is property of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-12Medicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s audits identified a … and taxpayer dollars are not squandered.” The state expects to transition the majority of Medicaid … to perform its mandated financial oversight functions. In state fiscal year 2015-2016, the Division of the Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-wasteComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal … to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Center … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Selected Financial Management Practices
… utilization of its facilities for local economic benefit of the community, and to minimize the costs of … and spending to identify costcontainment opportunities. Contact DOB to determine the status of its accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/09/selected-financial-management-practicesOpinion 89-17
… DISTRICTS -- Reserve Fund (authority to establish fund to pay tax certiorari claims) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND … for school district to establish reserve fund to pay certiorari claims) EDUCATION LAW, §3651: A school … to a court order determining the amount of a judgment or claim. At the time the opinion was rendered, subdivisions (1) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-17Area #8 – Online Banking – Information Technology Governance
… Fraud involving the exploitation of valid online banking credentials is a significant risk facing any … government or school that processes financial transactions online. Some of the more popular types of electronic fraud targeting online banking are phishing 15 and malware. 16 In a typical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-8-online-bankingDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… to substantial budget gaps fueled by escalating costs in the years ahead. However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report urges the city to use greater transparency for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Atlanta, Ga Resident in Pension Fraud Case
… in the Third Degree, for stealing over $204,000 in state pension benefits issued to his deceased mother. As part of … in January 2016, Cook admitted to stealing $204,315.76 in pension benefits issued to his deceased mother, Yvonne … in March 2009. “Hiding the death of a loved one to steal pension benefits is not only shameful, it is crime," State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-atlanta-ga-resident-pension-fraud-caseMonitoring of Select Programs (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Monitoring of Select Programs … of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report Monitoring of Select Programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/12/monitoring-select-programs-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Watervliet City School District and the White Plains City School District . “In an era of limited … deficit in the capital projects fund in that amount. White Plains City School District – Procurement of … School District Watervliet City School District and the White Plains City School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits