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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed an audit of the Town of Cohocton , a budget review for the City of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1

DiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $4,000 From Town of Lincoln

… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Chenango County District Attorney Michael Ferrarese, and the New York State Police today announced the plea and sentence of Amy Becker, former Clerk for the Town of Lincoln, for … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.ny.gov/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-4000-town-lincoln

DiNapoli: Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Grandmother's State Pension Payments

… woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $54,715 in state pension payments meant for her deceased grandmother, … to defraud the state pension system and its members.” “By defrauding the state retirement system, this defendant … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-buffalo-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-grandmothers-state-pension-payments

Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects

… Purpose To determine whether the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) (1) effectively managed service diversions due to scheduled track maintenance and capital projects and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/18/service-diversions-maintenance-and-capital-projects

Schuyler County – Court and Trust Funds (2021-C&T-1)

… made pursuant to court orders commonly involve surplus money from foreclosures and contract disputes resulting in a … (Clerk) office when payments are deposited as required by court order. Pursuant to New York State Finance Law, county treasurers are required to submit a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2021/12/10/schuyler-county-court-and-trust-funds-2021-ct-1

Oversight of Smart Schools Bond Act Funds

… whether the State Education Department (Department) is monitoring the use of Smart Schools Bond Act funds to … the Review Board. The Department’s Plan approval process is lengthy, taking an average of 290 days, which can affect … … To determine whether the State Education Department is monitoring the use of Smart Schools Bond Act funds to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/06/10/oversight-smart-schools-bond-act-funds

Title IV-E Foster Care – Federal Funding and New York

… 2022 to FY 2024, the City added an average of $100 million annually in City funds to make up for a shortfall in IV-E … 21.2 21.1 Total IV-E Funding $ 298.8 $ 295.4 Sources: NYC Office of Management and Budget; OSC analysis FIGURE 2 – Foster Care Census Sources: NYC Open Data; OSC analysis … Title IVE of the Social …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-iv-e-foster-care

Opinion 91-52

… apprenticeship training program as pre-condition to) -- Bids (restricting bids only to bidders employing prescribed … part, the proposal would require any bidder on a county construction project to certify that (1) at least 50% of the … 506 NYS2d 287 and 69 NY2d 601, 511 NYS2d 1027; see also NYS Asphalt Pavement v White , 141 Misc 2d 28, 532 NYS2d …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52

DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December

… Repair Approved a $1.3 million grant for the village of Greene and $1 million grant for the town of Babylon to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-december

Overlapping Real Property Tax Rates and Levies - FAQs

… presents real property taxes and assessments levied at the city, town, and village levels for county, municipal (city, town, … district (including fire) purposes. Rates per $1000 of both assessed value and full value are presented, and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/overlapping-real-property-tax-rates-and-levies-faqs

Cost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs

… promptly and completely. Claims are charged to your account and could increase your tax rate in future years if … all wages were reported properly. Check your DOL Employer Account Balance and then calculate the balance yourself: Take the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costs

Opinion 93-16

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award … to respond to fire alarms does not alter the periods when, in fact, the volunteer is ordinarily expected to be at work. This is in reply to your letter concerning the accrual of credit …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16

DiNapoli: New York City Budget Surplus on Pace to Grow Another $2.4 Billion from April Projections

… federal grant revenue from relief programs, savings in pension contributions from extraordinary asset gains in FY … spending on education and MTA subsidies, and unbudgeted housing costs. These risks collectively could exceed $1.8 … of lower-than-anticipated market returns on the city’s pension contributions, and the impact of escalating cost …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-new-york-city-budget-surplus-pace-grow-another-24-billion-april-projections

DiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, United States Attorney … to ensuring justice is served and that the stolen money is recouped,” said Thomas DiNapoli, New York State … District (SCSD) received federal grant funds administered by the U.S. Department of Education to operate a high school …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecards

Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-003.1

… by January 25, 2021. The migration will be effective at Go Live on March 15, 2021. Background OSC is preparing to … their designated queries in a test database prior to Go Live as some of the queries may not work in version 9.2 and … Testing and Training and update as necessary after Go Live. An updated Query Data Dictionary* listing PayServ …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-0031-payroll-improvement-project-ps-query-updates-and

DiNapoli: NYC Tourism Approaches Full Recovery, Still Top Major U.S. Tourist Destination

… levels, according to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The city estimates it … levels and welcome a record 68 million visitors by 2025. “The number of tourists is nearly back to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-tourism-approaches-full-recovery-still-top-major-us-tourist-destination

MTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget

… later than expected, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Time and again, the … expected to serve 160,000 riders daily, reducing commutes by up to 40 minutes. New tunnels will connect the LIRR main …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budget

Corrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million

… Attorney Hoovler. “I thank State Comptroller DiNapoli for all the work his office did in this investigation, and for working with us on this report. I hope this report will … to receiving $90,000 in payments from Cozzolino’s firm for merely attending 20 meetings and “a couple” of phone …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-million