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Jefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
Determine whether Jefferson Central School District (District) officials sought competition when procuring services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/jefferson-central-2021-42.pdfPlainedge Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-189)
Plainedge Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-189)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lgsa-audit-school-2018-plainedge.pdfStaying Ahead of the Curve: School Districts Responding to Fiscal Challenges - Regional Profiles
Staying Ahead of the Curve: School Districts Responding to Fiscal Challenges - Regional Profiles
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/regionalprofiles.pdfBecoming Eligible for a Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… you are vested. This means you have earned the right to receive a retirement benefit, even if you leave public employment. Vesting is automatic; you don’t need to fill out any paperwork or file an application to become …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/becoming-eligible-benefitOpinion 98-15
… requirements of General Municipal Law, §119-dd(4) and such sale is not subject to the permissive referendum … government programs for the preservation, restoration and maintenance of the historical, architectural, … of statutory construction that a prior general statute yields to later more specific statutes (see, gen., McKinney's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15Responsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to New York City Nightlife Establishments
… period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2015, a total of 713,264 noise complaints were called in to NYC’s 311 … elevated blood pressure; cardiovascular disease; loss of sleep; increased heart rate; and increased sensitivity to … responsible for handling noise complaints. For purposes of this audit, which focuses on noise complaints pertaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/09/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-new-york-city-nightlife-establishmentsOpinion 90-42
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether a city is liable for a fee for filing a list of properties affected by unpaid tax liens to be foreclosed … by actions in rem pursuant to title 3 of article 11 of the Real Property Tax Law RPTL and whether a city housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-42Selected Financial Management Practices
… that without the $1.7 million, it incurred operating expenses which had to be paid from its LOC and that it was … plan to ensure that the budgets are balanced, operating expenses are closely scrutinized during the year, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/09/selected-financial-management-practicesDiNapoli: Daughter Allegedly Stole Over $240K in Deceased Father's NYS Pension Payments
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York … Alayne Bertolino for allegedly stealing more than $240,000 in New York state pension payments made to her deceased … fuel an extravagant lifestyle,” DiNapoli said. “I thank Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-daughter-allegedly-stole-over-240k-deceased-fathers-nys-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… New York City is planning significant steps to reduce city-funded spending … years ahead. However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has discretion and control over, … very real fiscal and operational challenges. The city is limited in where it can make adjustments, and all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesDiNapoli: Former Chatham Rescue Squad Business Manager Charged With Stealing Over $17k From Squad
… She was arraigned today before Columbia County Court Judge Jonathan D. Nichols and is due back in court on July 24, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-former-chatham-rescue-squad-business-manager-charged-stealing-over-17k-squadVII.10.B Establishing and Increasing a Cash Advance – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… a Special Use Vendor ID of this Guide. Submit AP Voucher (For a New Advance or Increase to an Existing … advance bank account, the agency must submit a regular voucher in AP using the designated Special Use Vendor ID … codes are used, BSE contacts BSAO for approval. If the voucher is related to the approved establishment or increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10b-establishing-and-increasing-cash-advanceDiNapoli: 27 NY Local Governments Persistently Delinquent in Filing Required Financial Data to the State
… governments – two cities (Mount Vernon and Rensselaer), 11 towns and 7 villages – that have not submitted their AFR … public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-27-ny-local-governments-persistently-delinquent-filing-required-financial-data-stateDiNapoli: Son Left Father’s Body in Morgue to Steal His Pension and Social Security Payments
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the pending sentencing of a Queens man for concealing his father’s death so he could continue to unlawfully collect pension payments of $7,542 and social … were electronically deposited into a checking account in the name of his father. Christopher Bunn, 49, is scheduled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-son-left-fathers-body-morgue-steal-his-pension-and-social-security-paymentsFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… Coalition, was sentenced today in Warren County court to 8-24 years in prison after a jury convicted him of 6 … including grand larceny in the second degree, scheme to defraud in the first degree and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, related to his diversion of federal and state grant funds meant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateDiNapoli Op-Ed in Buffalo News Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… Help States and Localities Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-op-ed-buffalo-news-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19DiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Pled Guilty for Over $48,000 Theft
… it to the board, but also made the illicit payments and then falsified records to cover for her daughter. Hoffman …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-pled-guilty-over-48000DiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… by stealing funds that were meant to help the town recover from Hurricane Irene,” said State Comptroller DiNapoli. … all of the money. O’Hara, who was Town Supervisor at the time, then submitted the false invoices and checks to … A misdemeanor, and the federal charges against him were dismissed. This case was investigated by the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsDiNapoli: Lagging Ridership Leaves MTA With Hard Choices, Must Adjust to Changing Demand
… Overall ridership on New York City’s regional transit system is not recovering … these gaps in the coming years will likely impact riders on subways, buses, Metro-North and Long Island Railroad. The … or maintenance and reduced capital spending are all on the horizon without additional contributions from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-lagging-ridership-leaves-mta-hard-choices-must-adjust-changing-demandDiNapoli Reaches Agreement With Mattel Inc. on Political Spending Disclosure
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that Mattel Inc., one of the world's largest toy manufacturers, has agreed to … Retirement Fund's (Fund) request that they publicly report on and adopt board oversight of all direct and indirect … State and Local Retirement System on behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-reaches-agreement-mattel-inc-political-spending-disclosure