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Maximus, Inc.
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine, on a test basis, whether Maximus, Inc. (Maximus) charged the Department of Health (DOH) for expenses that were adequately supported, … under contract C025147. We examined vouchers as part of our daily pre-audit function beginning with the service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/06/maximus-incNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Beware Text Message Scam Targeting Retirees
… to trick recipients into making a payment for “an upgrade” in exchange for reduced taxes, additional money added to … Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with estimated assets of $254.8 billion … ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ends March 31. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-beware-text-message-scam-targeting-retireesCapital – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… bridges, but also facilities for education, government, health, housing, environmental conservation and recreation. … spending increased from 1.3 percent to 4.5 percent. Mental Health, Health and Social Welfare purposes, up $523.9 million (83.4 … and bridges but also facilities for education government health housing environmental conservation and recreation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/capitalLe Roy Fire Department Inc. – Oversight of Fire Department Finances (2014M-025)
… Inc. provides fire protection services to the Village and Town of Le Roy in Genesee County. The Board of Directors … of five members, with one person from each fire company and two at-large members. The Department’s revenue for the … fiscal years 2011 through 2013 averaged about $3,400, and the average expenditures for the three years were $2,400. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/06/le-roy-fire-department-inc-oversight-fire-department-finances-2014m-025West Seneca Fire District #6 – Financial Management (2013M-14)
… internal controls over District financial operations for the period January 1, 2009, through November 28, 2012. … Board of Fire Commissioners. The District’s budget for the 2012 fiscal year was $617,920, which was financed … cards and seek reimbursement from responsible officials for any personal, unauthorized or inappropriate activity. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/27/west-seneca-fire-district-6-financial-management-2013m-14Opinion 2005-4
… 1951: A BOCES is subject to the permissive referendum requirements of General Municipal Law §6-p for the transfer … reserve fund. To comply with the permissive referendum requirements, a BOCES should apply the petition procedures … section 1804 of the Education Law and the voter approval requirements provided by section 1951 of the Education Law. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4More About This Retirement Plan – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… This retirement plan summary describes the benefits available to Tier 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 Police and Fire Retirement System members covered by the Non-Contributory Plan. (There is no Tier 4 in the Police and Fire Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/more-about-retirement-planAltona Fire District – Claims Auditing (2016M-162)
… February 29, 2016. Background The Altona Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … Town of Altona in Clinton County. The District is governed by an elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. … Key Findings Not all claims for payment were supported by documentation. Not all claims contained supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/07/01/altona-fire-district-claims-auditing-2016m-162Granville Hook and Ladder Volunteer Fire Company – Financial Operations (2017M-105)
… of Granville in Washington County. The Company is governed by an eight-member Board of Trustees, elected by the Company’s membership. For 2016, revenues totaled … records to account for all money received and disbursed by the Company. The Company’s controls over cash receipts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/01/26/granville-hook-and-ladder-volunteer-fire-company-financialPayroll Users Group Organizational Charter
… issues of common concern. Develop and support the payroll profession in State government by: Surveying the condition of … of payroll in the enterprise; and Developing the payroll profession as an identified career option in State … office’s vote, no agency shall have more than one vote on a Steering Committee issue. Section 2.Standing Committees: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/payroll-users-group-organizational-charterOpinion 90-20
… custody of foreign fire insurance tax moneys to an unincorporated firemen's association. The firemen's … We are not aware of the precise purposes for which the unincorporated firemen's association in question was … custody of foreign fire insurance tax moneys to an unincorporated firemens association …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20Opinion 89-26
… annual statement of financial disclosure for its officers and employees, but if it fails to do so there is no … the officers or employees of the fire district complete and file annual financial disclosure statements. You ask … whether fire district officers are required to complete and file annual financial disclosure statements. Chapter 813 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26Former Perry Ambulance Service Manager Pleads Guilty To Larceny
… Former Town of Perry Ambulance Service Business Manager Darcy J. Conaway … from December 2014 to August 2017. Conaway, 50, of Silver Springs, was released after her first court … fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/former-perry-ambulance-service-manager-pleads-guilty-larcenyTown of Lancaster – Town Supervisor's Financial Duties (2024M-32)
… review or oversight. The Supervisor also compromised the security of the Town’s resources by granting unrestricted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-lancaster-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2024m-32Gingerbread Learning Center Executive Director and Wife Convicted in Nearly $800,000 Theft of Public Funds
… “Stealing funds designed to help special needs children is abhorrent,” State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/gingerbread-learning-center-executive-director-and-wife-convicted-nearly-800000-theft-public-fundsHamburg Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2015M-32)
… are not met. Agency officials did not have a system to track the amounts directly billed and collected by taxing … the recapture of financial assistance if businesses fall short of their performance goals. Monitor whether PILOTs are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/06/19/hamburg-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-andComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the sentencing of former New … investigators and auditors working with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Mr. Wills has been brought to justice," … – and he'll now pay the price," said Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. "We will continue to ensure that public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenCollection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight Permit Fees
… of oversize and overweight vehicles and loads on the State highway system through a permitting process that helps maintain highway safety and protect the integrity and reliability of … or other item that exceeds legal dimensions for the highway but cannot be broken down into smaller shipments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/collection-special-hauling-and-divisible-load-overweight-permit-feesComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer for Allegedly Embezzling Fire Company Money
… General's Public Integrity Bureau. This case is the latest joint investigation under the Operation Integrity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-west-ghent-volunteer-fire-companyThe Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists
… The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the nation’s largest municipal housing preservation and development agency. Its mission is to make strategic investments that will improve and strengthen neighborhoods while preserving the stability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/29/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-lists