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DiNapoli: Finger Lakes Group Homes Overpaid for Food and Supplies, Wasting Taxpayer Money
… obtaining the state’s business and overpaid for hundreds of household items, according to an audit released today by … from the Comptroller’s office for purchases in excess of $50,000 because they applied the agency’s discretionary … showed that the DDSO could have purchased more than 300 of the 375 items from preferred sources or from another …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-finger-lakes-group-homes-overpaid-food-and-supplies-wasting-taxpayer-moneyAkron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… $5.3 million and did not use most of the debt reserve funds. Taxpayers might have realized $775,000 in cumulative … necessary and reasonably funded and use the debt reserve funds to pay related debt. District officials disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Oil Spill Fund
… Oil Spill Fund protects our air, soil and water supplies from toxic petroleum spills. Although the Oil Spill Fund … losses when the spiller won’t; and seek reimbursement from spillers for oil spill cleanup costs. Oil Spill Hotline … The Oil Spill Fund protects our air soil and water supplies from toxic petroleum spills …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/about/oil-spill-fundState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… still needed. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV): Traffic Ticket Surcharges (Follow-Up) (2016-F-12) An initial audit … DMV consistently accounted for and reported all traffic ticket surcharge revenue. However, auditors identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Opinion 89-27
… salary basis.' [Emphasis added]. Therefore, based on the express language of section 205, we now conclude that the … ..." [Emphasis added] It is our view, therefore, that the express language of section 200 referring to the board's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Woodgate Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Controls (2014M-120)
… totaled approximately $78,000. Key Findings The Treasurer does not provide written reports to the Board. The Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/07/03/woodgate-volunteer-fire-department-financial-controls-2014mPipeline Safety Oversight
… York’s pipelines transmit, gather, and distribute natural gas and hazardous liquids, including crude oil, refined … liquids. As of 2014, New York had 91,181 miles of natural gas pipelines and 1,153 miles of hazardous materials … do not verify the accuracy of the information on employee/contractor qualifications maintained by individual Operators, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/08/pipeline-safety-oversightSea Breeze Volunteer Fire Association Inc. – Board Oversight (2018M-273)
… not maintained; cash receipts were not properly accounted for or safeguarded; the Treasurer managed only one of the … or delegate someone to audit – and approve disbursements. For example, 380 disbursements totaling $120,217 had no … limited our ability to determine if funds were accounted for or used for proper business purposes. Key Recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/02/19/sea-breeze-volunteer-fire-association-inc-board-oversightDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2014
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his … $7.8 million due to fraud, waste or improprieties. As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2014Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-141
… Renewal of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 DC 37 Rent Regulation Services Unit (RRSU) Performance … Schedule (currently in effect). Effective Dates: The April 2025 DC 37 RRSU Performance Advances will be paid using the … Effective Date Check Date Administration 1 Lag 03/27/2025 04/23/2025 Eligibility Criteria: Performance Advance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-141-april-2025-district-council-37-dc-37-performanceControls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Vehicle Use and … required to negotiate costs with the private repair shops in its network and ensure costs are competitive and … $9.5 million to the Contractor and more than $10.2 million in commercial fuel purchases using the statewide refueling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expenses-followThe Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the … whether the Mitchell-Lama-financed units were assigned to eligible persons in compliance with properly established … observed inconsistencies in the methods used by HPD staff to place applicants on development waiting lists. Development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/23/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-lists-followRush-Henrietta Central School District – Credit Cards and Purchase Cards (2024M-122)
… School District (District) officials ensured credit card and purchase card charges were properly approved, supported and for appropriate District purposes. Key Findings District … Central School District District officials ensured credit card and purchase card charges were properly approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/03/rush-henrietta-central-school-district-credit-cards-and-purchase-cards-0Oversight 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 … May 10, 2018. Background Shelter operators are required to provide meals that are balanced, nutritious, and adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/29/oversight-certified-homeless-shelter-food-servicesTown of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)
… omitted from bid documents, but later added as a $60,000 change order, which should have been competitively bid in … Obtain an RFP and written/fax proposal for two other change orders totaling $43,115, which violated the Town’s procurement policy. Ensure contractors were properly monitored. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/07/town-butternuts-highway-facility-capital-project-2021m-94State Agencies Bulletin No. 840
… not need to be continuous. Job Rate in a higher graded or NS equated to grade position (on the NYS Position page) … ANN . PEF employees must be in grade 4 or 7 through 18 or NS equated to grade 4 or 7 through 18 (on the NYS Position … Salary field. RRSU employees must be in grade 18 or NS equated to grade 18 (on the NYS Position page) but must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/840-october-2008-merit-step-listings-and-payments-certain-graded-and-nsOpinion 2007-6
… in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to one-time payment made to next ranking … unit and is the highest ranking subordinate to the police chief in a village police department receives a one-time … amount for performing additional duties as “acting chief” for a period of one year, the police chief is entitled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-6XII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures
… Business Units for recovering moneys due and owing to the State from contractors. The State Comptroller has authority, as a function of his … an amount equal to any debt owed by the contractor to the State (see N.Y. Const. Article V, § 1; State Finance Law § … Business Units for recovering moneys due and owing to the State from contractors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveriesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2119
… 101-125) and NS positions (Grade 600) which are equated to a grade (Grade 101-125) and whose basic annual salary is … Security Performance Advance provided the employee: Is in a BU01, BU21, BU31, BU61 or BU91 position on the payment … Security Performance Advances. The report will be sorted by Department ID, then by employee name in alphabetical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2119-april-2023-security-performance-advances