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How to Obtain Your Personal Records Under the Personal Privacy Protection Law
… 6-A of the Public Officers Law (§§91-99), is intended to protect your privacy by regulating the manner in which … information about you. The PPPL also enables you to access and/or correct information the Office of the State … symbol, mark, or other identifier such as an address). How to Make a Request Requests for access and corrections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/how-obtain-your-personal-records-under-personal-privacy-protection-lawState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … (DoITT): Controls Over and Revenues From .nyc Generic Top-Level Domains (2020-N-3) A top-level domain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0IV.1 Overview – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… The Statewide Financial System (SFS) provides for the preparation of financial statements prepared on both … of Financial Statements The General Ledger is the basis for financial statement preparation. It consists of a chart … of resources, fund balance, revenues, and expenditures for each fund. The State’s financial statements will only be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv1-overviewDiNapoli: 27 NY Local Governments Persistently Delinquent in Filing Required Financial Data to the State
… financial reporting requirements. “While the vast majority of local governments complete their financial filings as … or more years calls into question the financial position of the locality as well as the effectiveness of the local government’s financial management. When a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-27-ny-local-governments-persistently-delinquent-filing-required-financial-data-stateComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… not seek competition by obtaining oral or written quotes for 18 of those purchases (75 percent) totaling $81,500. District officials also did not seek competition for services from five of the six professional service … auditor reviewed and approved claims. As a result, claims for 213 check disbursements totaling $845,215 were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli: Audits Reveal Millions in Lost Revenue for Local Water Systems
… loss, inaccurate meters or improper billing, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … are straining municipal finances and increasing costs for taxpayers. If these problems aren't addressed, the issues plaguing water systems will only get worse." Of the audits, 22 pointed to water loss as an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-audits-reveal-millions-lost-revenue-local-water-systemsControls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Transportation … (Department) has established adequate controls to effectively monitor and ensure accountability over its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expensesDiNapoli: Chatham Police Chief Sentenced for Pension Double-Dipping
… Former Village of Chatham Chief of Police Peter Volkmann was sentenced to pay $92,829 in … 200 hours of community service today for defrauding the New York State pension system by concealing his unlawful …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-chatham-police-chief-sentenced-pension-double-dippingDiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Delayed Access to Emergency Home Repairs for Elderly New Yorkers
… across our state whose homes may be at risk if they can’t make urgent repairs,” DiNapoli said. “Homes and Community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-lack-oversight-delayed-access-emergency-home-repairs-elderly-new-yorkersCompliance With Special Education Regulations for the Provision of Services
… IEPs in a timely manner. State Regulations do not define how long this should take. A report issued in August 2019 by New York … action(s). Develop guidelines for the length of time it should take for students to start receiving recommended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/compliance-special-education-regulations-provision-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… adopted investment policy or state law. Town of Chester – Property Tax Exemptions (Orange County) The town assessor did not … that the assessor granted but were included in the real property service software system with incorrect codes and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYC Council Member Ruben Wills
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the guilty … taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyc-council-member-ruben-willsHazard Mitigation and Coordination (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Hazard Mitigation and … one of the most damaging hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States. Over the course of 48 hours, Hurricane Sandy inflicted an estimated $19 billion in damages and lost economic activity across the City, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/05/08/hazard-mitigation-and-coordination-followOversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the 11 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Selected Aspects of … with its Office of Emergency Response, the New York City Police Department, and the New York State Department of … DOT monitored traffic flow at intersections but did not address the concerns of its customers in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controls-followComplaint Processing
… Objective To determine if the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) has an appropriate and … cases. Furthermore, CCRB did not always follow its own complaint processing policies and procedures. For example, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/05/complaint-processingOversight of Building Construction Site Safety
… (DOB) adequately monitors New York City (NYC) building construction sites to ensure compliance with applicable … compliance. As the DOB website states, “construction is a dangerous business.” From 2018 through 2020, 26% of all … the time of our visits, and 16 of the 18 sites (89%) had a total of 77 safety issues, including: not having a site …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/01/oversight-building-construction-site-safetyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… his office completed audits of the Town of Ellicot , Geneva Housing Authority , Town of Hadley , High Falls Water … manipulate court records and admitted to embezzling funds. Geneva Housing Authority – Cash Receipts (Ontario County) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… The former bookkeeper in the town of Altona in Clinton County altered cash receipts … to embezzle $23,500 in public funds, according to an audit and investigation released today by State Comptroller Thomas … P. DiNapoli. “This individual controlled town finances with little oversight and had no difficulty in pocketing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500DiNapoli: Former Citizens Hose Fire Company Treasurer Arrested for Stealing More Than $100,000
… needed improvements in oversight, this is the second theft my office has found by this company’s officials in six years. Thanks to my partnership with District Attorney Ritts and Sheriff … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-former-citizens-hose-fire-company-treasurer-arrested-stealing-more-100000XI.7.B Repayment Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… into the Customer Contracts Module. All agencies, both Online and Bulkload, must create Repayment Agreement contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7b-repayment-agreements