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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits have been issued. Village of Red Hook – Information Technology (Dutchess County) Officials did not adequately secure and protect the village’s information technology (IT) systems against unauthorized use, access and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… cities and nine towns, marks the third-straight decline in the overall number of municipalities listed in stress. The … prudent long-term planning." The latest round of scores is based on 2017 financial information provided to DiNapoli's … all counties and towns, 44 cities and 10 villages have a calendar-based fiscal year – a total of 1,043 communities. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresState Agencies Bulletin No. 414
… OCA will review this report and certify employees directly in the payroll system and will, if applicable, update the … Emp Job Certification page and will be used by OCA and OSC in the certification process. The NHRP715 Transactions Not … UCS employees who had a certifiable transaction entered in the current payroll period and the status on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/414-employee-certification-process-unified-court-system-ucsDiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed at Homeless Shelters
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) continues to provide inadequate oversight of homeless shelters, allowing unsafe conditions that pose significant health and safety risks. Out of the 159 shelters DiNapoli’s auditors visited in the spring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-homeless-sheltersMedicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits
… adequate controls to prevent duplicate and excessive Medicaid payments to clinics and outpatient facilities … from December 1, 2008 through May 29, 2013. Background The Medicaid program reimburses outpatient services using the APG … surgery centers on September 1, 2009. Key Findings Medicaid made $32.1 million in actual and potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/29/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excessDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Adds $350 Million to Investment Funds Geared to New York Companies
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) is committing another $350 million to two investment funds through its In-State Private Equity … The New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund is committing another $350 million to two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-adds-350-million-investment-funds-geared-new-york-companiesOpinion 2002-1
… -- Mandatory (content of proposition to establish a service award program for volunteer firefighters); (need … here relevant (see General Municipal Law §216-a), there do not appear to be any other provisions of article 11-A … benefits (see General Municipal Law §§ 218[e], 219[f]), it does not expressly provide for the use of life insurance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-1Conferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… by officers and employees while attending conferences. A “conference” is defined as a convention, conference, or school conducted for the betterment of any local government or school district. A conference also includes any convention or conference of … A conference is defined as a convention conference or school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… bill for nonresident students placed in the district. Hyde Park Central School District – Fixed Assets (2019M-103) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Contact Update and Online Help for Local Officials
… Contact Update The Division of Local Government and School Accountability, in the Office of the New York State … log in with your username and password. Online Services School Districts and BOCES will continue to update their … . Contact Update Online Help NAVIGATING THE SITE Once you've logged into the system, a list of your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/contact-update-and-online-helpVillage of Ballston Spa – Audit Follow-Up (2017M-256F)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Village’s progress in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in October 2018.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/ballston-spa-follow-up-2017-256f.pdfOpinion 92-4
… -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised physical fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay for supervised physical fitness training sessions for its active volunteer … expend fire district moneys to pay for supervised physical fitness training sessions for active volunteer firefighters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… generally prohibits the expenditure of town money for the benefit of private parties. Typically, a town would … to spend funds to improve private property. Town of Eden – Real Property Tax Exemptions (Erie County) Auditors reviewed … and senior citizen exemptions, totaling $2.9 million, on properties with a total assessed value of $7.7 million and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsPocatello Fire District - Audit Follow-Up (2016M-301-F)
… assess the Fire District’s progress, as of September 2019, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in January 2017. Background The Pocatello Fire District is a … of our review was to assess the Fire Districts progress in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/12/27/pocatello-fire-district-audit-follow-2016m-301-fOpinion 95-31
… Municipal Law, §207-m. You ask whether the starting salary for the new chief must be fixed at an amount equal to that … in this matter (see Memorandum of the Association of Towns for L 1977, ch 827, enacting section 207-m, dated July 22, … Whether the starting salary for the new chief must be fixed at an amount equal to that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued. Rensselaer County … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fund by the end of 2024. The board also did not adopt a written multiyear financial plan and written fund balance … actions to maintain the city’s fiscal stability. As a result, the city has significant fiscal stress. Auditors … to officials. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsPopulation Data, Resources and Publications
… [xls] 2020 Census Interactive Dashboard Resources Entities Map/Table Inventory of Local Government Entities: Interactive Map and Downloadable Excel file. Fiscal Stress Monitoring … in New York State and accompanies a new online interactive map that provides census population statistics by age, race …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/population-data-resources-and-publicationsOversight of Building Construction Site Safety
… of more than 1 million buildings and construction sites in NYC through enforcement of, among other laws and rules, … managers, contractors, and subcontractors engaged in construction or demolition operations to institute and … From 2018 through 2020, 26% of all worker deaths in NYC were construction related. DOB reported that 2,003 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/01/oversight-building-construction-site-safetyShareholders Cheer Lowe's New Green Energy Initiatives
… with the carbon reduction objectives outlined in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, Lowe's is showing its commitment to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/shareholders-cheer-lowes-new-green-energy-initiatives