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DiNapoli: Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Grandmother's State Pension Payments
… grandmother, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced today. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-buffalo-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-grandmothers-state-pension-paymentsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-175
… To explain OSC’s automatic processing of Uniform Allowance and Uniform Blazer Allowance Payments and Time Entry … Uniform Allowance and Uniform Blazer Allowance Payments for employees in Negotiating Units DR, F8, S9, SR, SY and 87 … in a separate check dated 1/18/12. Background Uniform and Equipment Allowance Payments to eligible employees are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-175-december-2011-unified-court-system-ucs-uniform-allowance-andOpinion 91-7
… AMBULANCE DISTRICTS -- Contracts (authority to contract with village fire department) AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by town with fire department rescue squad) -- Fire Districts (when … The town may not, however, enter into such a contract with an emergency rescue and first aid squad of a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Livonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
Determine whether the Livonia Joint Fire District’s (District) Board was transparent when funding and purchasing fire apparatus.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/livonia-fire-district-2021-97.pdfOversight of Afterschool and Summer Youth Employment Contracts
… contracts with Ridgewood. Specifically, the Department should: Develop a mechanism to match youth with vacant SYEP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/28/oversight-afterschool-and-summer-youth-employment-contractsChild Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School – Financial Management (2013M-98)
… Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) for the period July 1, 2011, to February 27, 2013. Background … by a seven member Board of Trustees. The School’s revenues for the 2011-12 fiscal year were approximately $3.2 million. … appointed FREE to serve as the designated representative for the Treasurer of the School. FREE performs virtually all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/05/child-development-center-hamptons-charter-school-financial-managementGet Credit for All Your Public Service
… or military service might qualify NYSLRS members for additional service credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/get-credit-all-your-public-serviceOversight of Chronic Absenteeism (Follow-Up)
… absenteeism is a widespread problem, defined by the State Education Department (Department) as a student missing … 2,620,000 K–12 public school students enrolled in New York State’s 732 public schools. Nationally, 7 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/06/oversight-chronic-absenteeism-followOrleans County Soil and Water Conservation District - Claims Audit (2018M-105)
… Determine whether claims were properly audited prior to payment. Key Findings The Board has not adopted a cash … sample, were not audited and approved by the Board prior to payment. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt a cash disbursement policy to ensure all claims are subjected to an independent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2018/08/03/orleans-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-claims-audit-2018m-105State Agencies Bulletin No. 2032
… agencies that the pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 6 TRS members for school year 2022-2023 is $18,233.00. Affected Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2032-school-year-2022-2023-tier-6-pensionable-overtime-ot-earnings-limitCoeymans Hollow Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-211)
… (Board) ensured it had an adequate service contract in place, annual financial reports were filed in a timely manner and disbursements were supported and … Hollow Volunteer Fire Corporation (Company) was adequate in addressing what periodic financial reports the Company had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/06/24/coeymans-hollow-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-211Practices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the 11 recommendations included in our initial report, Practices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees (Report 2015-S-33 ). Background The … (TAB) is an administrative tribunal that provides a forum for processing and adjudicating summonses for violations of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/07/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-fees-followSpecial Plan for Greene County Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs and Correction Officers (Sections 89-o and 603(k))
… (Return to Top) VO1825 (Rev. 6/12) © 2012, New York State and Local Retirement System … Information for members about A Special Plan for Greene County Sheriffs Undersheriffs Deputy Sheriffs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/special-plan-greene-county-sheriffs-undersheriffs-deputy-sheriffs-and-correction-officers-sectionsOptional Retirement Plan for County Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs and Correction Officers (Sections 89-p and 603(l))
… and Local Retirement System (Return to Top) … Information for members about An Optional Retirement Plan for County Sheriffs Undersheriffs Deputy Sheriffs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/optional-retirement-plan-county-sheriffs-undersheriffs-deputy-sheriffs-and-correction-officersMedicaid Program – Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services
… of Health (Department) administers the Medicaid program in New York State. Medicaid provides a wide range of medical … public oversight authorities of the matters addressed in this report. Key Findings We found numerous violations and … identified five additional Medicaid recipients who had a business or personal connection to a member of the Provider’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/21/medicaid-program-eye-care-provider-and-family-inappropriately-enroll-recipients-andWelcome Center and Rest Area Planning and Implementation
… to ensure its customers – those who live, work, and travel in New York State – have a safe, efficient, balanced, and … on interstate highways. The Rest Area Plan, last issued in July 1998, is the Department’s comprehensive Statewide … our audit fieldwork, several Welcome Centers were opened in fall 2018. Three of them (Western, Capital Region, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/20/welcome-center-and-rest-area-planning-and-implementationFormer Treasurer of Putnam Engine & Hose Co. of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $38,000
… public corruption and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-treasurer-putnam-engine-hose-co-port-chester-volunteer-fire-dept-pleads-guilty-embezzling-moreTown of Dover – Fire Protection and Ambulance Services (2016M-413)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board is monitoring the fire and ambulance companies that provide emergency services to the Town for the period January 1, 2015 through September … five-member Town Board, contracts with a fire company to provide services in its fire protection district and with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-dover-fire-protection-and-ambulance-services-2016m-413DiNapoli: Loss of Federal Deductions in Trump Tax Plan Could Hurt New York's Middle Class Taxpayers
… Major changes to the federal tax code being considered by the President and Congress would … of the more than $67 billion in state and local tax deductions reported by New Yorkers on their federal … for New Yorkers if these changes are made to the federal tax code," DiNapoli said. "There is a distinct possibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-loss-federal-deductions-trump-tax-plan-could-hurt-new-yorks-middle-class-taxpayersKing Center Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-215)
… was obtained. We reviewed 12 disbursements associated with three capital projects that totaled approximately $1.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/king-center-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-215