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Opinion 2000-18
… service award program by joint fire district); (authority for service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for activities performed under auspices of village fire … -- Villages (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to joint fire district) VILLAGES -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18Opinion 88-78
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Contract for (additional protection by … -- Financing (exemption of village from town tax for town police services) -- Police Chief (necessity for in village) … pending proposals in connection with the provision of police services in a village and a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-78Membership Milestones for Police & Fire Retirement System (PFRS) Members
… and whether you are in a 20- or 25-year retirement plan from the Contents on the left or scroll down to see how your … certain job-related death and disability benefits. After 90 days of service credit, you are covered by a non-job-related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/membership-milestones-police-fire-retirement-system-pfrs-membersCUNY Bulletin No. CU-843
… employee’s taxable gross, and reported on the employee’s Form W-2. The retroactive payments are supplemental taxable … payroll check, OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange. Questions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-843-2023-2024-professional-staff-congress-psc-retroactiveNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… 39,024 2,208 6.0% Onondaga 68,681 4,184 6.5% Ontario 8,547 226 2.7% Orange 38,438 415 1.1% Orleans 5,418 292 5.7% … Suffolk 11,507 415 3.7% Sullivan 1,132 134 13.4% Tioga 547 33 6.4% Tompkins 1,119 62 5.9% Ulster 1,580 (26) -1.6% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-5-2020State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… totaling $94,562 and inappropriate and unauthorized payroll payments totaling $341,992. She also did not maintain … needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by state law and Department of … (DOH) regulations. Auditors determined 61 of the 322 (19%) water outlets identified at select areas were not sampled or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… following audits and examinations have been issued: Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA): Wage Subsidy … Joint routinely waived Empire Plan members' required out-of-pocket cost-sharing obligations for services provided. The … benefits plan for NYSHIP. The New York State Department of Civil Service contracts with United HealthCare (United) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsCincinnatus Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2014M-191)
… towns in Cortland County, five towns in Chenango County and one town in Broome County. The District is governed by a … District operates one school which has about 645 students and 190 employees. The District’s general fund budgeted … almost $1.5 million between the fiscal years ended 2010-11 and 2012-13. Instead, the District used less than $51,000 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/cincinnatus-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2014m-191State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… 2021 records. While the treasurer is required to sign all checks, she signed only six of the 247 checks issued … transactions or prepare the required annual reports. Bank reconciliations were not prepared monthly, 43 deposits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Ryan K. Buchanan and Inspector General for the Social … S. Ennis today announced that Sandra Smith, a resident of Georgia, has pleaded guilty to the federal crime of theft of … 2005. To be closer to family, she moved from Brooklyn to Georgia afterward and passed away there on Sept. 14, 2006. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B22-6-6)
… the current and future years. Background The Office of the State Comptroller, as Fiscal Agent for the City of Yonkers … revenue of $142.7 million, such as fund balance, one-time State and federal funding and sale of property, to balance … New York Office of the State Comptroller City of Yonkers Budget Review B2266 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/06/10/city-yonkers-budget-review-b22-6-6XII.8.H Voucher Mass Approval – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides online agencies with guidance on how to request voucher mass approval functionality for use on … This section provides online agencies with guidance on how to request voucher mass approval functionality for use on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8h-voucher-mass-approvalDowntown Ithaca Business Improvement District (DIBID) – Disbursements (2012M-252)
… of the downtown Ithaca area. The DIA is governed by a 24-member Board of Directors (Board) which comprises 10 members … who represent commercial tenants, one residential tenant member, three City members, one County member, and four … Review the payroll to ensure that all employees are paid at proper Board-approved rates and for hours actually worked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/04/05/downtown-ithaca-business-improvement-district-dibid-disbursements-2012m-252Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid managed care organizations inappropriately paid for durable medical … are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients receive their services through managed care, whereby the Department pays managed care organizations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-managed-care-payments-durable-medical-equipmentWestchester County Sisters Charged With Hiding Their Mother's Death to Steal From Retirement System
… and we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.” Westchester County District Attorney’s Criminal … City. The office employs more than 200 assistant district attorneys, criminal investigators and support staff. The … New York State Police, as well as other state and federal law enforcement agencies. Contact us at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/westchester-county-sisters-charged-hiding-their-mothers-death-steal-retirement-systemDiNapoli: Middletown Chiropractor Sentenced to Nine Years for Insurance Fraud
… announced James “Jay” Spina was sentenced in federal court for running a large-scale health care insurance fraud scheme. … systematically double-billed insurers, charged for services never rendered, created shell companies and … Spina and three others were charged with billing insurers for medically unnecessary services and procedures, submitting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-middletown-chiropractor-sentenced-nine-years-insurance-fraudDiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Sentenced to Jail Time and Full Restitution of Nearly $27,000
… of Potter Clerk Julie Brown was sentenced to six months in Yates County jail today for stealing nearly $27,000 in public funds for her personal use. Her thefts were … 21, 2019, when Brown resigned. She agreed to pay $26,729 in restitution as part of her plea agreement in March, of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-sentenced-jail-time-and-full-restitution-nearly-27000Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… of State (Department) is complying with Executive Order 95 (EO 95), including providing, in a timely manner, publishable … Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) under EO 95, and whether data posted under EO 95 is reliable and … the Department of State is complying with Executive Order 95 including providing in a timely manner publishable State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-0III.7 Data Quality – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
The Statewide Financial System software provides enterprise information to Agency decision makers
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii7-data-qualityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… determined, district officials did not fix leaks in the heating, cooling and ventilation system requiring buckets in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits