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DiNapoli Audit Finds Amsterdam's Finances Hampered by Poor Record Keeping
Officials in the city of Amsterdam are unable to properly assess and monitor the citys financial condition due to inadequate inaccurate and incomplete accounting records according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-amsterdams-finances-hampered-poor-record-keepingComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Metro-North $991,208 in overtime and $216,128 in regular pay, and enriched certain staff and supervisors. In a … in other than personal service costs. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV): Internal Control System Components … of some of these components, particularly at the unit level. Public Service Commission: Pipeline Safety Oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0EDSS - Contract Reporter Exemption Request Help
… What information am I required to enter to create a new Contract Reporter … For more descriptive definitions about these terms, please see the Glossary of Terms . If my original contract was or will not be submitted electronically, can I submit a CRER through EDSS? Yes. Even if the original …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-contract-reporter-exemption-request-helpDiNapoli Announces Sale of $540 Million State of New York General Obligation Bonds
… The bonds are scheduled to be delivered on March 26, 2025. “These bonds, all of which have been approved by the … here: https://osc.ny.gov/press/docs/bond-sale-summary-2025 . The Series 2025A Tax-Exempt Bonds, the Series 2025B …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-announces-sale-540-million-state-new-york-general-obligation-bondsOpinion 88-63
… the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICEMEN AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Auxiliary Police (use of moneys received as … unit was established. The New York State Defense Emergency Act (L 1951, ch 784, as amended, McKinney's Unconsolidated … Atty Gen [Inf Opns] No. 87-8). Under the Defense Emergency Act, all civil defense expenditures of a county are, with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-63Opinion 91-61
… 1% fee, this mandatory language must be read together with, and harmonized with, the entire amendment to General Municipal Law, §99-m, … cent fee because the fee cannot be disbursed in accordance with the requirements of section 99-m. January 8, 1992 Melvin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61Opinion 96-10
… general fund prohibited) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-g: A fire district board of commissioners may not authorize the … the unexpended balance of a capital reserve fund into the fire district's general fund. It may, however, authorize a … with General Municipal Law, §6-g(8). You ask whether a fire district, subject to voter approval, may transfer the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10DiNapoli: Former Durhamville Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $92,000
… the trust of the community she served,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to Oneida County District Attorney Carville and the … wholly unacceptable and inexcusable. I would like to thank my Assistant, Assistant District Attorney Kurt Schultz, for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-former-durhamville-fire-department-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-92000DiNapoli Releases April State Cash Report
… increase in corporate franchise tax collections reflects a shift in collections from March to April resulting from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-releases-april-state-cash-reportDiNapoli & James: Former Throop Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing $11,000 From Town
… A former Town of Throop Supervisor was arrested and pleaded … A former Town of Throop Supervisor was arrested and pleaded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-james-former-throop-supervisor-pleads-guilty-stealing-11000-townXI.9 Intergovernmental Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… and should not contain standard contract provisions. In light of this opinion, OSC has recognized that, since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi9-intergovernmental-agreementsXII.8.D Contract Assignments and Sureties – XII. Expenditures
… outlines the process Business Units should follow to pay contract assignees and sureties. Business Units are … informing the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) of all contract assignments and sureties. Policies State Finance … contracts without previously receiving consent from contract Business Unit officials. State Finance Law, Article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8d-contract-assignments-and-suretiesXII.6.D Paying a Single Payment Vendor – XII. Expenditures
… agency-specific transaction. Refer to Chapter X, Section 5.B - Requesting a Single Payment Vendor ID of this Guide for … LAMBERT BACHMAN & CAREY LLC If the entity’s legal name contains initials, enter the initials with no spaces or … of the entity’s legal name, except when it is the first word of the legal entity name. Example: SAVE THE CHILDREN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6d-paying-single-payment-vendorDiNapoli: Chatham Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Pension Double-Dipping and Defrauding Village
… District Attorney Paul Czajka, and the New York State Police today announced the guilty plea of former Village of Chatham Chief of Police Peter Volkmann following a joint investigation. As a … District Attorney Paul Czajka and the New York State Police today announced the guilty plea of former Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-chatham-police-chief-pleads-guilty-pension-double-dipping-and-defrauding-villageDiNapoli: Former Bethel Tax Collector Arrested for Pension Fund Fraud
State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and the New York State Police today announced the arrest of Debra Gabriel the former tax collector for the Town of Bethel for allegedly stealing unearned benefits from the state pension fund
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-former-bethel-tax-collector-arrested-pension-fund-fraudMaintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Maintenance and Inspection of … memory capacity. As of December 31, 2020, the average weekday ridership was 2,040,580, and in 2019, the average weekday ridership was 5,493,875 – a 62.8% decrease in weekday …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/21/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-units-followOversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… regarding children in direct placement is tracked in CONNECTIONS, the system of record for child welfare in New York State. As of March 1, 2021, CONNECTIONS reported there were 3,738 children in New York … welfare services, such as foster care. Additionally, OCFS’ CONNECTIONS database contained numerous inaccuracies, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up)
… 2) Short Term Account, and 3) Tolls by Mail. The Open Road Tolling in-lane toll collection system captures up to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firms-followOversight of Drug Disposal
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) programs and the programs it oversees collect and dispose of unneeded drugs using environmentally sound methods. Our audit covered … To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/15/oversight-drug-disposalCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
… it to appropriately collect Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax, as required by relevant law and … on the product involved. Fuels subject to PBT include motor fuel and highway diesel motor fuel, among others. Effective January 1, 2020, the PBT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-tax