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Next Generation 911 Services
… if the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) is effectively overseeing the development … 911 plan, and whether the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) has controls in place to ensure that data used … and implementation of policies, plans, standards, and services related to interoperable and emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/next-generation-911-servicesFormer Avon Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal Funds
… U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that that Joseph Geer, 40, of Caledonia, NY, pleaded guilty before … covered Geer’s SRO duties was approximately $6,866.84. “Joseph Geer was entrusted by the people of his community to … “As the Chief of Police for the Avon Police Department, Joseph Geer knew that his behavior was wrong,” said U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/former-avon-police-chief-pleads-guilty-stealing-federal-fundsDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… of the DME, as well as preventive maintenance and repairs on certain equipment. Auditors found that the … equipment will need more costly repairs or will not be ready for emergency distribution or function if needed. … a strategic plan for DME preventive maintenance so it is ready to use during public health emergencies; Develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringDiNapoli: Federal Funding Uncertainty Jeopardizes Impact of Inflation Reduction Act for New Yorkers
… and funds to support incentive programs; however, only a small amount of this funding has been received. Since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-federal-funding-uncertainty-jeopardizes-impact-inflation-reduction-act-new-yorkersOpinion 89-45
… plus hourly rate for attorney employed as counsel to zoning board of appeals) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Zoning Board of Appeals (paying fixed amount plus hourly rate … a town may pay an attorney employed as counsel to the zoning board of appeals a fixed annual amount for certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-45Opinion 92-21
… for legal and administrative reasons to dismiss the cases en masse . With mass dismissals, there is no thoughtful … in situations when the dismissals are, as described, done en masse . July 29, 1992 Melvin I. Rosenblat, Director …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-21Opinion 92-49
… land for recreational trail) TOWN LAW §§81,220: A proposed lease of real property for use as a town recreational trail … referendum at a special or biennial town election, if the lease payments are to be paid from moneys appropriated from … sections 81 and 220, we have previously concluded that a lease of real property for purposes authorized by sections 81 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49DiNapoli: Better Monitoring of "Leandra’s Law" Enforcement Needed
… the .025 allowable level preset into the IID. The law is named after Leandra Rosado, an 11-year-old who was killed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-better-monitoring-leandras-law-enforcement-neededOpinion 95-17
… DISTRICTS -- Property (transfer of property from a town to a district without consideration) PERSONAL PROPERTY … consideration) TOWN LAW, §§198, 202, 202-a; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): A town board is without authority to gratuitously transfer personal … general fund the town board may transfer the sand to a town sewer district without consideration The town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Town of Hanover – Procurement (2025M-58)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Hanover (Town) Town Board (Board) use a … Audit Period January 1, 2024 – April 1, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area Professional services generally require … The Board did not always seek competition when procuring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-hanover-procurement-2025m-58Oversight of the Practice of Funeral Directing
… and burial or cremation. In New York State, only a licensed and registered funeral director may make … or cremation of a deceased person, and these services may only be provided by firms that are also registered with DOH. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/26/oversight-practice-funeral-directingRochester Prep Charter School 3 – IT Asset Management (2025M-36)
… information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period? Audit Period July 1, 2023 – … of Operations supervise the special project managers, for the respective middle or elementary school, who can order IT assets and are responsible for receiving the IT assets at the School. The Regional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/08/29/rochester-prep-charter-school-3-it-asset-management-2025m-36West Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-44)
… fire insurance (FFI) tax proceeds annual report with the New York State Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) until after … purposes, such as purchasing approximately $4,000 in gift cards for some active members. Because the Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/08/29/west-sparta-independent-volunteer-fire-department-companyDiNapoli: Priceline Commits to Improve Gender and Racial Diversity on its Board of Directors
… to commit to board diversity, the company had just one female director. In January, it added a second female … encourage our portfolio companies to commit to a diversity of experience and thought on their boards because it is an … proposals seeking board diversity commitments at a number of companies including FleetCor Technologies and LinkedIn. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-priceline-commits-improve-gender-and-racial-diversity-its-board-directorsMaternal Health
… made progress in comparison to other states: once ranked 46th among other U.S. states in 2010, it climbed to 15th with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/30/maternal-healthState Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… created Dedicated Infrastructure and Investment Fund, only $857 million was actually moved, which significantly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesGreenburgh Central School District – Procurement (2024M-147)
… School District (District) officials procure time and materials contracts in a cost-efficient manner and provide … by the district on an as needed basis. Time and materials contracts may be used by districts when the … function. District officials entered into time and materials contracts with multiple vendors to perform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/greenburgh-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-147DiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… in Sept. 2021 to 11.9% in July 2022 and experienced the only percentage decreases in such costs in February and March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyDiNapoli: State Budget Boosts Education Aid and Enacts Paid Family Leave but Falls Short on Ethics Reform and Transparency
… enacted fiscal year 2016-17 state budget includes a $1.4 billion increase in school aid, as well as increases to … this fiscal year will total $155.6 billion to $156.1 billion in All Governmental Funds and $96.2 billion in … unrestricted aid program for local governments, level at $715 million. Other Budget provisions that may benefit certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-state-budget-boosts-education-aid-and-enacts-paid-family-leave-falls-short-ethics-reform-andDiNapoli: Livingston County Woman Arrested for Theft of Deceased Mother's Pension Payments
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Livingston … County District Attorney Gregory J. McCaffrey, and the New York State Police today announced the arrest of Patricia Chatley, 59, of Nunda, New York for allegedly stealing over $34,500 of her mother’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-livingston-county-woman-arrested-theft-deceased-mothers-pension-payments