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Niagara Falls Housing Authority – Compensation-Related Payments to the Executive Director (2012M-199)
… and/or the Authority’s personnel policy. We found that 70 payroll checks totaling $290,460 were paid in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/18/niagara-falls-housing-authority-compensation-related-payments-executive-directorDiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft of Public Funds
… Former Town of Potter Clerk Julie Brown pleaded guilty yesterday after pocketing public funds … office and Yates County Sheriff Ronald Spike’s office. Brown, 49, admitted before Judge Cook in Yates County Court … took place between January 1, 2018, and May 21, 2019, when Brown resigned. She pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theft-public-fundsDiNapoli: Second Former Mechanic at State Police Garage Pleads Guilty to Felony
… time of his arrest. Rapasadi retired from state service on Nov. 12, 2020. He was employed by the state police for at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-second-former-mechanic-state-police-garage-pleads-guilty-felonyProcurement and Payroll-Related Matters Pertaining to the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… benefit corporation providing transportation services in and around the New York City metropolitan area. The MTA … also operates the Staten Island Railway and buses in all five boroughs. In 2009, the federal government passed the … fraud, waste, and abuse. In addition, the expenditure of all funds is to be transparent to the public, and the public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/18/procurement-and-payroll-related-matters-pertaining-use-certain-federal-fundsDiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… Carla Freedman; Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); John Pias, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office, Department of Homeland … (DHS-OIG); and Christina Scaringi, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsFormer Village of Candor Mayor Pleads Guilty to Stealing From the Village
… the New York State Police announced that former Village of Candor Mayor Eric Halstead plead guilty to stealing … State Police Superintendent Steven G. James said, “Today’s guilty plea by former Village of Candor Mayor Eric Halstead … 2012 until he resigned shortly after his arrest in July 2024. He pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/former-village-candor-mayor-pleads-guilty-stealing-villageTown of Clifton Park – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-27)
… taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 47 components identified in this report. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/07/town-clifton-park-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-27Village of Floral Park – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-34)
… taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 83 components identified in this report. Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/14/village-floral-park-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-34Town of Big Flats – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-37)
… Big Flats (Town) officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services … Town officials could consider taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility at selected facilities. … assess the feasibility of taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 100 components …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/14/town-big-flats-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-37City of New Rochelle – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-38)
… taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 171 components identified in this report. City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/21/city-new-rochelle-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-38City of Long Beach – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-36)
… physical accessibility for the 86 components identified in this report. City officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/21/city-long-beach-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-36Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations … warning to employees—defined as at least 90 days' advance notice (Notice)—of a mass layoff, relocation, or employment … Key Recommendation DOL officials are requested, but not required, to provide information about any actions planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/10/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-act-followTown of Grand Island – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-44)
… physical accessibility for the 103 components identified in this report. Town officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-grand-island-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-44DiNapoli Releases Report on State Spending to Implement Raise the Age Law
… associated with implementation of RTA. To qualify for reimbursement, counties must adhere to the state property tax … of the Budget. New York City does not participate in the reimbursement program and was therefore not included in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-report-state-spending-implement-raise-age-lawDiNapoli: State Budget Boosts Education Aid and Enacts Paid Family Leave but Falls Short on Ethics Reform and Transparency
… include $240 million in proposed funding for retroactive salary increases at CUNY senior colleges, related to CUNY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-state-budget-boosts-education-aid-and-enacts-paid-family-leave-falls-short-ethics-reform-andIX.12.O Refunds – IX. Federal Grants
… Transaction Threshold Interest will be calculated on the federal percentage of all refund transactions executed by … In order to minimize the state’s interest liability and pursuant to Section 121 of the State Finance Law, … transfer occur less than semimonthly. State agencies that do not remit refunds to the federal funds appropriation on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12o-refundsOpinion 96-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief … chief of police so as to entitle the chief to an increase in salary depends on the intent of the parties to the … ask whether a "signing incentive" paid to each lieutenant in the village police department pursuant to a collective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 989
… To ensure this requirement is met, OSC and agency Payroll/Personnel Officers will reconcile social security … proof of updated information to the agency Personnel or Payroll Office as soon as possible. (A sample letter which agencies may use is provided.)Agency payroll officers should retain a copy of each letter and any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/989-verification-employee-social-security-numbers-and-names-reportedControls Over Selected Expenditures (Follow-Up)
We have followed up on the actions taken by officials of the Office of Victim Services to implement the recommendation contained in our audit report Controls Over Selected Expenditures Report 2017S72
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/controls-over-selected-expenditures-followOperational Advisory No. 2
… denied or rejected will be deleted throughout the fiscal year by the Bureau of State Expenditures based on the last … This is an effort to clean up vouchers prior to fiscal year end. Vouchers will be deleted according to the following … vouchers will be cleaned up throughout the Fiscal Year by the Bureau of State Accounting Operations according …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/2-sfs-transaction-deadlines