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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … board was not transparent with taxpayers and levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. As of Dec. 31, 2021, … budget for 2022-23, an increase of 3.8%. The city relies on nonrecurring revenue of $141.5 million, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Arrested in Tupper Lake Fire Department Theft
… grand larceny charges Monday after allegedly stealing up to $20,000 as he spiraled into credit card debt. "From plane … the Boston Duck Tour, using volunteer department money. I thank the Tupper Lake Police Chief Eric Proulx, Acting … He is due back in Tupper Lake village court on April 13. "I cannot begin to say how many times I took cash from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-treasurer-arrested-tupper-lake-fire-department-theftState Agencies Bulletin No. 1162
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of the increase. Affected Employees Non-Arbitration eligible … Effective 3/31/11, the guaranteed minimum biweekly amount of Pre-Shift Briefing for members of BU21 shall be increased to $60 for full time employees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1162-retroactive-increase-guaranteed-pre-shift-briefing-minimum-nonAvailable Options – Article 14 Benefits
… or sooner, after retiring), nothing will be paid to any beneficiary. Joint Allowance — Full* This option will provide … for the balance of the five- or ten-year period. You may change your beneficiary within the five- or ten-year period. … You can designate only one beneficiary and you cannot change your designation after your retirement. If your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/available-optionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1628
… job location is within the five boroughs of New York City (NYC), $11.00 for State employees whose job location is within … Agency Minimum Hourly Wage Other (job location outside of NYC) $10.40 Other (Nassau, Suffolk or Westchester county) $11.00* Other (job location in NYC) $13.00* *The increase to $11.00 for employees whose job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1628-december-2017-minimum-wage-increase-hourly-employeesOpinion 88-75
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … Services (contract with city attorney's profit corporation law firm) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801, 802(1)(b), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75XI.18.A Executive Law Article 15-A- Participation by Minority Group Members and Women with Respect to State Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… (DMWBD) to promote employment and business opportunities for minorities and women on state contracts. The mission of … DMWBD is “to promote equality of economic opportunities for MWBEs and to eliminate barriers to their participation in … to administer rules and regulations promulgated by DMWBD for implementing the program. Among other things, the rules: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18a-executive-law-article-15-participation-minority-group-members-and-women-respect-stateNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on NYC Finances
… remarks at the New York City Financial Control Board: “Federal relief and higher revenues in City Fiscal Year (FY) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-nyc-financesOpinion 2005-8
… of to generate revenue in excess of cost) CITIES -- Fees (for ambulance service) FEES -- Rates (for ambulance service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §122-b: A city may not set fees for the provision of emergency medical transport services in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-8DiNapoli: Trouble Ahead for Local Governments and Schools
… be severe for many municipalities’ finances, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … or delayed, DiNapoli called on the federal government to provide aid to local governments before drastic service … Revenue Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-trouble-ahead-local-governments-and-schoolsRichford Fire District – Long-Term Planning and Board Oversight (2024M-55)
… will not be available. The Board did not: Adequately plan for long-term capital and financial needs totaling $5.6 … information it received was accurate, complete or timely. For example, the final monthly budget-to-actual reports on record for each fiscal year from 2019 through 2022 did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/09/06/richford-fire-district-long-term-planning-and-board-oversight-2024m-55Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… money that should be returned to the general fund. For example, officials increased the unemployment reserve to … three years and sufficient to fund applicable expenditures for about 500 years. District officials overstated the … management and did not provide adequate justification for the levels of accumulated fund balance including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Town of Baldwin – Claims Auditing (2023M-113)
… (Board) properly audited and approved claims prior to payment. Key Findings The Board did not always properly audit claims before approving them for payment. Due to insufficient documentation, we were unable to … the Board was unable to support it approved claims before payment. We reviewed 71 claims (out of 353 claims) totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-baldwin-claims-auditing-2023m-113DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… services available to them, the audit found. From January 2019 to October 2023, there were 1,384 confirmed human … assessments. Providers said they often did not have clear guidance from OTDA on required documentation and experienced … 39% of funds allocated to 11 providers was used as of June 2024 – approximately three years into their five-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingUse of Federal Funding for Election Technology and Security (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the one recommendation included in our initial audit report, Use of Federal Funding for … responsible for administering and enforcing election laws in the State. To fulfill these responsibilities, the BOE … the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to aid in the administration of federal elections. The EAC provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/use-federal-funding-election-technology-and-security-followDiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Mother's NYS Pension Checks
… of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-sentenced-stealing-deceased-mothers-nys-pension-checksSackets Harbor Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-208)
… whether the District’s network was adequately secure to protect the student management system (SMS) against … user accounts and adequately restrict user permissions to the network and user computers based on job duties. … disaster recovery plan. Sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/sackets-harbor-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-208Oversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls (Follow-Up)
… signal patterns to smooth traffic flow. The TMC operator can override the MiM proposed changes. According to DOT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controls-followIX.5.B Billing for Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… Enterprise Services Automation (ESA) is a group of PeopleSoft modules that includes Project Costing, Grants … expenditures systematically for Federal and State share of costs. Are required to set up Funds Distribution to … the Federal Billing Process (See Chapter XIV, Section 15.E of this guide on how to set this up in the Project Guide) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5b-billing-onboarding-agenciesMonitoring of Select Programs (Follow-Up)
… (EISEP) and Community Services for the Elderly Program (CSE). Both EISEP and CSE aim to provide support and/or services to older adults … included about $77 million and $38 million to EISEP and CSE, respectively. Of the total 2023-24 budget appropriation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/12/monitoring-select-programs-follow