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Audit of the Tuition Assistance Program at CUNY Medgar Evers College
… To determine whether Medgar Evers College complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education's Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State-funded Tuition Assistance … To determine whether Medgar Evers College complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Educations Rules …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/audit-tuition-assistance-program-cuny-medgar-evers-collegeDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… Food insecurity is increasing in New York, with one-in-nine households (11.3% or 875,000 … children when schools are closed in the summer. It is estimated the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program … Food insecurity is increasing in New York with oneinnine households 113 or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyTown of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning and Recreation Departments' Collections (2024M-6)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of DeWitt (Town) officials effectively managed the Planning … not confirm that all collections received were deposited. Of the 40 Planning and Zoning Department fees reviewed … structure, and 16 were not deposited in a timely manner. Of the 463 Recreation Department fees reviewed totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/26/town-dewitt-planning-and-zoning-and-recreation-departments-collections-2024m-6Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Clerical Overtime (2023M-124)
… pandemic timeline, which BOCES officials indicated as the cause for overtime, the BOCES practice of verbally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-clerical-overtime-2023m-124DiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… State agencies were late more than 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit … improvement from 2013 when contracts were late 87 percent of the time, a review of the trend for more than two decades indicates that late … State agencies were late more than 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with notforprofit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Passage of Final State Budget
… includes increased spending and policy changes on issues of importance to New Yorkers, including housing, health care, … to be significant, reserves are to be maintained at 15% of spending, consistent with recommendations I have long … the final budget does not limit the Comptroller’s review of terms and conditions of backdoor debt by public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-passage-final-state-budgetTown of Shelter Island – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-22)
… the CPF bank account during the audit period, we reviewed 10 deposits totaling $3.5 million. All 10 deposits we reviewed were properly receipted, deposited … $6 million paid during the audit period, we reviewed 10 disbursements totaling $4.9 million. All 10 disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-shelter-island-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-22Town of East Hampton – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-23)
… Hampton (Town) officials properly administered the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) to ensure that all … Hampton Town officials properly administered the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund CPF to ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-east-hampton-peconic-bay-community-preservation-funds-p7-23-23DiNapoli: Local Governments Should Improve Enforcement of State Fire Code Regulations
… The audit reviewed enforcement of the state’s Uniform Fire Code in seven cities and three villages. “Local officials … should a fire or other emergency occur.” The state’s fire code requires every city, county, town and village to maintain a system of records that supports its code enforcement activities. Buildings that contain an area …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-local-governments-should-improve-enforcement-state-fire-code-regulationsDiNapoli: 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-86000St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-99)
… had evidence that the hard drives were sanitized prior to disposal, and 11 other computers were sanitized and disposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/01/st-lawrence-lewis-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-99Risk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… to its system and developed plans to mitigate the effect of extreme weather conditions and flooding. We also … that, with rising sea levels, the range and depth of storm surge will increase across New York City. With the … due to heavy rain, which is harder to predict in terms of timing and location of impact. Therefore, protective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsEastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2023M-93)
… managed user account access to the network and financial application. Key Findings Although BOCES officials restricted user account access to the financial application, they did not adequately manage user account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/10/13/eastern-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technology-2023mUlster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … access, or loss. As a result, BOCES had an increased risk of inappropriate access by users with malicious intent. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… announced that David Cohen, former executive director of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council), … from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization as part of a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. Cohen … "This sentencing concludes a distressing and lengthy theft of funds meant to help New York's neediest citizens," said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorDiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft
… announced today that the former court clerk for the Town of Marion, Eileen Steurrys, pleaded guilty to stealing over … went to great lengths to try and cover up her theft of public funds. She now faces the consequences of her actions because of my office’s investigation and our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftTown of White Creek – Disbursements and Annual Financial Reports (2023M-41)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of White Creek (Town) Supervisor provided proper oversight of disbursements and filed the annual update documents (AUDs) … Findings The Supervisor did not provide proper oversight of disbursements or ensure the required AUDs were filed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-white-creek-disbursements-and-annual-financial-reports-2023m-41State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Death of Maya Angelou
… millions and whose works of poetry and prose transcended race, gender and eras. As an artist, actress, college … millions and whose works of poetry and prose transcended race gender and eras …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-death-maya-angelouTown of Seneca Falls – Information Technology Audit Follow Up (2018M-218-F)
… town seneca falls information technology audit follow up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/17/town-seneca-falls-information-technology-audit-follow-2018m-218-fTown of Seneca Falls – Financial Management Audit Follow Up (2018M-266-F)
… of Seneca Fall’s (Town) progress, as of September 2022, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in April 2019. Background The Town is located in Seneca County and has a population of approximately 9,000. The Town is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/17/town-seneca-falls-financial-management-audit-follow-2018m-266-f