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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits

… local government and school audits were issued. Town of Oxford – Procurement (Oswego County) Town officials did … process when purchasing goods or services, as required. Of the purchases totaling $1.7 million reviewed, town … obtained the most favorable terms in the best interests of its taxpayers. Randolph Academy Union Free School District …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits

University at Albany – Sabbatical and Other Paid Leave

… Purpose To determine whether the State University of New York (SUNY) … response also provides a detailed narrative explaining why each of the examples cited in the audit report is … We maintain that many of the examples cited in our report do represent non-compliance with existing policies and that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/30/university-albany-sabbatical-and-other-paid-leave

Wall Street Bonuses Rose In 2012

… Cash bonuses paid to New York City securities industry employees are forecast to … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Wall Street is still in transition, but it is slowly adjusting to changes in its …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/02/wall-street-bonuses-rose-2012

Wall Street Bonuses Declined in 2011

… Cash bonuses paid to New York City securities industry employees are forecast to … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Click here to view a video of Comptroller DiNapoli discussing this year’s Wall …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2012/02/wall-street-bonuses-declined-2011

DiNapoli: Clerk Pocketed Thousands in Fines

… Norfolk justice court clerk misappropriated nearly $10,000 in court fees paid by defendants. “Ms. Dillon was entrusted … grand larceny, third degree corrupting the government and first degree tampering with public records, all Class D … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-clerk-pocketed-thousands-fines

Oversight of Student Immunization in Schools

… of vaccine-preventable disease. Our audit focuses on schools outside New York City and covers the period … 2016. Background SED provides guidelines to assist schools in developing policies to prevent and prepare for outbreaks … out the enforcement and monitoring of immunizations in schools across the State and performs between 100 and 150 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schools

Wall Street Profits Up in 2016

… cash bonuses for the current year and bonuses deferred from prior years that have been cashed in. The estimate does … industry does not break out the cost of legal settlements from other noncompensation costs. The average salary … estimates of the bonus pool and average bonuses from 1987-2016. Chart showing Wall Street’s annual profits …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/wall-street-profits-2016

XII.6.S Paying a Vendor in a Foreign Currency – XII. Expenditures

… guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the Statewide Financial System. New York State … that a vendor requires checks to be paid in a foreign currency, the Business Unit must process a wire transfer to … Preparation: To process a vendor’s payment in a foreign currency, the Business Unit must first register the vendor in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6s-paying-vendor-foreign-currency

Payments Allowed in Advance of Audit – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process

… district generally may, by resolution, authorize payment in advance for public utility services, postage, freight and … electric, gas, water, sewer and telephone services. 10 In addition, the governing board may generally establish … petty cash funds and authorize petty cash payments in advance of audit. Most petty cash payments will involve …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/payments-allowed-advance-audit

Enroll in the Vendor Self-Service Portal

… and update contact and address information and enroll in various State programs and initiatives (for example, … and instructions from SFS. Following the instructions in the email, you can create your user ID to access your …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/enroll-vendor-self-service-portal

Labor Investigations in New York City

… is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City. The audit covered the period from January 2019 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-city

DiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union

… the very New Yorkers they are meant to help could be put in harm’s way. That is why my office has called on New York’s … technologies are used safely, fairly and responsibly. In a recent audit that examined the state’s use of AI, my … This means having rules, guidelines and practices in place that promote transparency from the start, address …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union

Procurement and Contracting in New York

… contract oversight to prevent procurement abuses in New York State. Comptroller's Oversight of State Contracts (Last … also includes data previously reported in the Office of General Services Emergency Construction Contracts Report and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts

Federal Employees in New York State – Federal Funding and New York

… more than 116,000 federal civilian employees working in New York in 2024, earning $11.2 billion in wages. Employment has … working in New York, and is likely to decrease in 2025 as a result of federal actions to downsize the federal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-employees-new-york-state

Shareholders to Exxon: It's Time to Address Climate Change

… including equities, real estate and alternative investment strategies. The Commissioners' work today supports the Church …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-exxon-its-time-address-climate-change

Opinion 91-3

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and … vehicles. Town Law, §§64(1) and (3), respectively, vest in the town board "the general management and control of the … such equipment "shall be used by the town superintendent in such manner and in such places in such towns [sic] as he …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3

Opinion 93-3

… services (see, e.g., People ex rel. Smith v Flagg , 17 NY 584). Generally, professional services which fall within … to these services (see People ex rel. Smith , supra , 17 NY, at p 589; 1A Antieau, Municipal Corporation Law, §10.33). …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3

DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improved Oversight of Nurse Licensing by State Education Department

… process but more is needed to identify the few bad actors from the many responsible professionals who've chosen nursing … were about 450,000 active professional nursing licenses – in the titles of licensed practical nurse, registered … restrictions imposed under state law prevented auditors from independently determining what led to the delayed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improved-oversight-nurse-licensing-state-education-department