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Contract Participation of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… and the Authority set annual goals of 20 percent to 26 percent for the 2011-12 through 2014-15 fiscal years. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/08/contract-participation-minority-and-women-owned-business-enterprisesState Agencies Bulletin No. 708
… (NPAY779) that will list potentially eligible employees for the Merit Step payment and instructions to add or delete … negotiated agreement between PEF and the State of New York for 2003-2007 and a GOER side letter dated January 10, 2005 provide for the payment of a merit step to eligible PEF employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/708-public-employees-federation-pef-and-rent-regulation-services-unit-rrsuDistribution of Utility Arrears in New York State
One impact of the devastating job losses incurred during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic is a significant increase in the number of households in arrears on utilities bills for 60 days or more.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/distribution-of-utility-arrears-in-nys.pdfDiNapoli Presses Worst Greenhouse Gas Emitters to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Goals
… Hathaway Inc. Calpine Corp. Delta Air Lines Inc. Next Era Energy Inc. Entergy Corp. Southern Company The Paris … troller-dinapoli-emission-reduction-targets-paris-agreement.pdf About the NYS Common Retirement Fund The New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-presses-worst-greenhouse-gas-emitters-meet-paris-climate-agreement-goalsGlen Cove City School District – Portable Electronic Devices and Conflict of Interest (2016M-285)
Glen Cove City School District Portable Electronic Devices and Conflict of Interest 2016M285
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/glen-cove-city-school-district-portable-electronic-devices-and-conflictCitizens Hose Company – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2015M-157)
… report ] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Company’s internal controls over its financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 … The Company did not have adequate controls in place to ensure that Company funds were safeguarded. The Company’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/12/11/citizens-hose-company-board-oversight-financial-operationsDiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000
… Ambulance Corp. today was charged with stealing over $26,000 from the company, State Comptroller Thomas P. … to commit financial crimes will be held responsible for their actions,” Pearson said. “I would like to personally … From April 2023 to October 2023, she allegedly stole $26,456.04 from the company. Investigators found that she also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-former-cfo-st-johnsville-volunteer-ambulance-corp-arrested-stealing-over-26000Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-198
To inform the Office of Court Administration Payroll Operations of OSCs automatic processing for Pay Period 20C and to explain those areas for which the agenc
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-198-impact-27-pay-periods-calendar-year-2013-judges-and-justicesDiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… Irene,” said State Comptroller DiNapoli. “Thanks to my partnership with United States Attorney Carla Freedman and … obtain $24,915 in grant proceeds under the New York Main Street Program. United States Attorney Freedman stated: “The New York Main Street Program was designed to make sure that grant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew in 2025
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state … following the Great Recession and before the pandemic. “Local sales tax growth ticked up last year,” said DiNapoli. … funding, as well as the continued impact of tariffs, local officials must budget carefully to safeguard the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-2025Opinion 99-14
… opinion. PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition of (by exchange for work performed for municipality) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … this transaction is more appropriately characterized as a sale by the town of unneeded personal property, or as a … p 84; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-78, p 124). The method of sale chosen is within the sound discretion of the governing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-14XII.8.E Payment Assignments – XII. Expenditures
… agencies should follow to approve the assignment of contract payments to an individual or entity other than the original contract holder. Payment assignments are commonly due to … liabilities to subcontractors or other creditors of the contract. For guidance specific to Contract Assignments, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8e-payment-assignmentsDiNapoli: Former Beekman Tax Collector Sentenced for Theft of Over $86,000
… announced that Jennifer Colucci, a former tax collector for the town of Beekman, was sentenced to pay full … My thanks to District Attorney Parisi and the State Police for their assistance in ensuring justice was served in this … the law and stealing from town funds that were meant for the residents and schools within the town. We will always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-former-beekman-tax-collector-sentenced-theft-over-86000Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (2022-S-11) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is providing appropriate and timely services to workers affected by closings and layoffs that are covered under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, and is effectively overseeing employer compliance with the Act.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s11-response.pdfServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (2022-S-11)
To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is providing appropriate and timely services to workers affected by closings and layoffs that are covered under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, and is effectively overseeing employer compliance with the Act.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s11.pdfOversight of Certified Homeless Shelter Food Services
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) are adequately monitoring the food … To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance New York City Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/29/oversight-certified-homeless-shelter-food-servicesOpinion 2002-10
… deemed historical property) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§119-aa, 119-bb(2), 119-dd(3): A town, after due notice and public … Article 5-K of the General Municipal Law (§119-aa et seq .) relates to historic preservation in local … 5-K to mean "any building, structure, district, area, site or object, including the underground and underwater …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Meals Provided at Meetings (2023M-183)
… Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials ensured meals and refreshments (meals) provided at BOCES meetings and events (meetings) were … Key Findings BOCES officials did not adequately support meals provided at meetings were appropriate, which increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/washington-saratoga-warren-hamilton-essex-board-cooperative-educational-servicesPutnam Northern Westchester County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Overtime (2023M-82)
… included $22,091 additional pay for working overtime on a Saturday. However, the BOCES Classified Employees’ … bargaining agreement (CBA) supports a Tuesday through Saturday work week. Therefore, this overtime may have been avoided if some employees worked Tuesday through Saturday, as outlined by the CBA. Paid $5,445 to employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/11/17/putnam-northern-westchester-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-overtimeXII.9.G Reissuing or Cancelling a Refund Check – XII. Expenditures
… submit a new single payment refund voucher in the SFS to pay the next of kin. Uncashed Checks Pursuant to §102 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9g-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-check