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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … Tax Refunds (2015-1A-001) The department processes all New York state personal income tax returns. During the audit … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsUniversity at Albany – Sabbatical and Other Paid Leave
… purposes consistent with the needs and interests of the school. There are several specific guidelines and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/30/university-albany-sabbatical-and-other-paid-leaveQuality Services for the Autism Community – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… is approved by SED to provide Preschool Special Education (SC) and Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) program … with autism between three and five years of age. Both the SC and SEIT programs are located in Douglaston, Queens. For … 2015, QSAC served 164 students, which consisted of 140 in SC and 32 in SEIT, with 8 children enrolled in both Programs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/quality-services-autism-community-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCUNY Bulletin No. CU-837
… Bonus Payments. Affected Employees: Part-time employees in one of the bargaining units below who meet the eligibility … RBP Ratification Bonus Payment Agency Actions: Agencies can begin submitting transactions to process the Ratification … dated March 13, 2025, for specific instructions on how to prorate the ratification bonus payments for part-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-837-professional-staff-congress-psc-part-time-ratificationNew Suffolk Common School District - Board Oversight and Local Finance Law (2018M-177)
Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of financial operations and whether they and officials complied with Law when using a line of credit.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/new-suffolk.pdfTioga Central School District – Health Insurance and Special Education Cost Savings (2020M-84)
Determine whether District officials could achieve cost savings by offering health insurance buyout incentives and providing select special education services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2020/pdf/tioga-2020-84.pdfSherrill City School District - Future Farmers of America Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2019M-251)
Determine whether the District established adequate internal controls to ensure Future Farmers of America (FFA) extra-classroom activity (ECA) cash receipts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/sherrill-2019-251.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System - School Districts in Stress Fiscal Year Ending 2020 List
This list (sorted in order of fiscal stress score) reflects a fiscal year end date of June 30, 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/2020-schools-stressed.pdfDansville Central School District - Information Technology and Non-Instructional Employee Leave Benefits (2018M-169)
Determine whether ensured information technology (IT) assets were safeguarded and if District officials accurately maintained leave records.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/dansville.pdfDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for November 2015
… valued at $500 million and 900 payments valued at $3.7 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. … for traditional lottery products such as Mega Millions, Power Ball and scratch-off tickets. $388,000 to Taft Stettinius & …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-november-2015Opinion 2000-11
… vacant. Upon reconsideration, we believe the express language of section 32(2) and the legislative history of that … appointed by the town board, the deputy, under the express language of former section 32(2), served at the pleasure of … St Comp, 1977, p 133, in which we interpreted analogous language in Town Law §42, relative to a deputy supervisor. 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-11Opinion 92-36
… of an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system in an area encompassing less than the entire county. You ask … fathers have spent the money to upgrade their 911 service area should pay the surcharge". County Law, §303(1) provides … local exchange access service within a 911 service area". "911 service area" means "...the area within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-36Opinion 2000-5
… -- Snow and Ice Removal and Road Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys from the highway fund to) -- Highway Fund (transfer of moneys from to a snow and ice removal and road … same tax bases. There is no general authority, however, to transfer moneys from section 141 accounts into any other fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5DiNapoli: $10 Million Ponzi Scheme Unraveled Following Nassau County District Attorney Investigation
… of Investigation and the United States Postal Inspection Service for their continued partnership and diligence in … (a C felony) Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree (an E felony) Two counts of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree (an E … in an elaborate Ponzi scheme that included a bogus online portal showing fabricated investment growth," DA Singas said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-10-million-ponzi-scheme-unraveled-following-nassau-county-district-attorney-investigationOpinion 90-54
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … other person. We have been asked to discuss the procedures for the equitable distribution of retirement benefits payable … Concerning the procedures for the equitable distribution of retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 91-30
… §800(2): A town board member who is employed as a sales representative for a corporation which holds State and county contracts and whose duties as sales representative require direct involvement in the procurement … ask whether a town board member who is employed as a sales representative for a corporation which holds State and county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 94 - 23
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (of district located within two … TOWN LAW, §§170, 172-d: In the case of the extension of a fire district located within two towns, if the proposed … If the area of proposed extension is within an adjoining fire protection district, the town board of the town within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-23Opinion 90-49
… . We think the statute means that a supervisor acting in good faith, shall be paid for every day upon which service is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49Opinion 88-56
… and Sales (fire district commissioner an employee of firm doing business with district) -- Exceptions … district commissioner, who is a salaried employee of a firm doing business with the district, does not have a … conflict of interest in purchase contracts between the firm and the district if the exception contained in General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56DiNapoli Seeks Increased Diversity at Pension Fund's Portfolio Companies
… a shareholder proposal seeking an independent audit of the company’s practices related to civil rights, racial equity, diversity and inclusion, and how these affect the company’s business. Last year, the proposal won 36% support … filed at two Fortune 500 health care companies — Centene Corporation and Molina Healthcare, Inc. — ask the companies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-seeks-increased-diversity-pension-funds-portfolio-companies