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NFC Development Corporation – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-11)

… Corporation (Corporation) officials awarded projects in accordance with established guidelines and ensured … Key Findings Corporation officials awarded projects in accordance with established guidelines, but once funds … loans reviewed had delinquent payments totaling $39,000. In addition, the Board did not receive project status reports …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/05/28/nfc-development-corporation-project-approval-and-monitoring

Town of Lyndon – Town Clerk’s Collections (2021M-117)

… recorded, deposited, remitted and reported collections in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Clerk … recorded, remitted and reported collections accurately and in a timely manner. Collections were deposited accurately but the clerk did not always make deposits in a timely manner. Collections totaling $7,050 or 49 percent …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-lyndon-town-clerks-collections-2021m-117

DiNapoli: State Agencies Persistently Late with Not-For-Profits Contracts

… state were not processed until after the contract start date. DiNapoli’s report showed that no progress has been made … state were not processed until after the contract start date …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-state-agencies-persistently-late-not-profits-contracts

Wayne Central School District – Property Disposal (2021M-161)

… and indicated they would take corrective action. 1 Wayne CSD – Financial Management and Property Purchase and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/02/04/wayne-central-school-district-property-disposal-2021m-161

Valhalla Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-26)

… accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use, access and/or loss. Key Findings District officials did not … user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and/or loss. In addition to sensitive information technology … dates ranging from January 3, 2012, to September 3, 2021, and account for 15 percent of the District’s network user …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/valhalla-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-26

Dutchess County – Contract Monitoring (2023M-142)

… ensured that contracted vendors provided services in accordance with contract terms, and that payments were … certain services with contracted vendors were provided in accordance with contract terms and payments were … budget reports detailing services rendered were provided in accordance with contract terms. In addition, department …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/08/09/dutchess-county-contract-monitoring-2023m-142

Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)

… To determine whether the Department of State (Department) is complying with Executive Order 95 (EO 95), including … (ITS) under EO 95, and whether data posted under EO 95 is reliable and easily usable. The audit covered the period … publishable State data that it maintains. Therefore, there is limited assurance the Department provided a complete …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-0

Oversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services (Follow-Up)

… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services (2020-S-49) . About the Program The … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/10/30/oversight-chemical-dependence-residential-services-follow

Oversight of Building Construction Site Safety (Follow-Up)

… DOB has the authority to issue Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) Summonses and DOB Violations when …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/10/oversight-building-construction-site-safety-follow

Opinion 2008-2

… OF INTEREST -- Exceptions (contracts entered into prior to municipal service) -- Interests in Contract (town board … providing hauling services as sole proprietor) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 801, 802 (1) (h): A newly elected town board … member was elected to office, the exception in General Municipal Law § 802 (1) (h) applies and the interest is not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2

Whitesboro Central School District – Separation Payments (2020M-146)

… were properly supported and accurately calculated in accordance with Board-approved agreements. Key Findings … are accurately calculated, supported and disbursed in accordance with the terms of CBAs and individual … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/05/whitesboro-central-school-district-separation-payments-2020m-146

Do Not Call Enforcement Efforts (Follow-Up)

… included in our initial audit report, Do Not Call Enforcement Efforts (Report 2017-S-55 ). About the Program The New York State Do Not Call law (Law) allows consumers to register their personal … Commission collaborated to create the National Do Not Call Registry (Registry), and consumers’ phone numbers that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/19/do-not-call-enforcement-efforts-follow

Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former City of Rensselaer Department of Public Works Commissioner on Felony Charges For Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds

… Public Works (DPW) of the city of Rensselaer, for his role in teaming with two DPW employees to divert $46,000 from the … by The Honorable Judge Andrew Ceresia in Rensselaer County Court and must also repay one-third of the amount that … supervisor of two co-defendants, Ronald Foust and Jeffrey Clark. Surveillance videos from a local scrap yard showed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-city-rensselaer-department-public

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2259

… funds will be remitted to OUF in April 2025. Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money website to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2259-outreach-and-escheatment-2023-uncashed-nys-payroll-checks

Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Follow-Up)

… with State aid covering $2 billion. The New York State Education Law requires the State Education Department … to (a) determine and define the qualifications of drivers, monitors, and attendants and to make the rules and … training and safety technique requirements for school bus drivers and school bus safety training instructors and make …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/oversight-pupil-transportation-services-follow

Opinion 92-7

… incurred in the operation of a volunteer's business) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Relief" (meaning of for purposes of special … on the entire financial circumstances of the firefighter and his or her family, that the firefighter is indigent and … afflicts body or mind; especially, the partial removal of pain, grief, want, care, anxiety, toil, or anything …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7

Contract with Daytop Village, Inc. (Follow-Up)

… (OASAS) oversees programs for preventing and treating alcohol and substance abuse. Many of these programs are …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/contract-daytop-village-inc-follow

Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)

… for bail, which led to them retaining $14,793 in bail funds that could not be identified by payee. The Court clerks did not return unclaimed exonerated bail totaling $16,287 to the known … Program. Key Recommendations Review unidentified bail funds and identify to whom they should be paid. Make a good …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63