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Oversight of Smart Schools Bond Act Funds (2019-S-13) 180-Day Response

To determine whether the State Education Department is monitoring the use of Smart Schools Bond Act funds to ensure that school districts have appropriately utilized them for their intended purpose.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s13-response.pdf

Fairview Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2025M-75)

Determine whether the Fairview Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and officials procured goods and services in a cost-effective manner and ensured claims were audited for accuracy and completeness.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/fairview-fire-district-2025-75.pdf

Selected Aspects of Toll Collections (2023-S-25) 180-Day Response

To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority ensures that New York State Thruway users are accurately billed for the correct amounts and that customer billing issues are addressed.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s25-response.pdf

Comptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Fourth and Final Guilty Plea in Monroe Co. Bid-Rigging Case

… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea of Daniel Lynch, a Rochester-area businessman, for working … Monroe County Court to four felonies, including two counts of the class “C” felony charge of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree in violation of Penal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-fourth-and-final-guilty-plea-monroe-co-bid-rigging

DiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments

… Administration Gail S. Ennis today announced that Sandra Smith, a resident of Georgia, has pleaded guilty to the … justice was served and restitution was made in this case.” Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of government … to the SSA. The defendant’s late-mother-in-law, Minnie Smith, was an employee of the New York State Insurance Fund …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-payments

XI.6.B Quick Contracting – Construction – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… To participate in the Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Quick Contracting Program … and established policies The specifications were written to solicit and encourage competition. The agency uses the … To participate in the Office of the State Comptrollers OSC …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi6b-quick-contracting-construction

XI.18.H The Infrastructure Investment Act – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… including guaranteed maximum pricing and professional fee for services OSC is committed to timely review of … I, Section 5 - OSC Bureau Contact Information of this Guide. 1 Part F of Chapter 60 of the laws of 2015, as amended … on Authorized Projects/Entities. Projects/Entities. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 11/19/2020 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18h-infrastructure-investment-act

Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman & DOI Commissioner Peters Announce The Sentence of Non-Profit Executive In Theft Scheme

… to defraud the city of New York, New York state and the United States by using her not-for-profit corporation, … stole from these government grants to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial property she owned, make … all of the program grant funds to pay the mortgage and utilities on a commercial building she owned through a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-doi-commissioner-peters-announce-sentence-non-profit-executive

Opinion 95-14

… computer for fire department); (ceremony to dedicate fire house and apparatus) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless … purposes and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. You ask whether a volunteer … purposes, and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. Sections 9104 and 9105 of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14

Comptroller's Oversight of State Contracts

… Comptroller DiNapoli's procurement experts and legal team are sensitive to agency deadlines and the State’s … While reviewing the cost reasonableness, the Comptroller’s team identified more advantageous pricing in the open market … Psychiatric Center. The review by the Comptroller’s team identified that the contract value was established based …

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

XVI.1 Financial Reporting Overview – XVI. Financial Reporting

… through the Internet-based Agency Financial Reporting Package (AFRP) . The AFRP completion process is noted where …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi1-financial-reporting-overview

State Public Health Emergency Medical Stockpile

… Objective To determine what steps the Department of Health (DOH) and the Office of General Services (OGS) have taken during the procurement process for medical equipment for public health emergencies to ensure usability of the … have taken during the procurement process for medical equipment for public health emergencies to ensure …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/11/state-public-health-emergency-medical-stockpile

DiNapoli: School District Budget Voter Participation More Than Tripled During COVID-19 Lockdown

… Voter participation for school district budgets statewide more than tripled to 1.6 million votes cast amid the COVID-19 lockdown for the 2020-21 school budget year, after in-person voting was temporarily suspended and replaced with absentee … Voter participation for school district budgets statewide more than tripled to 16 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-school-district-budget-voter-participation-more-tripled-during-covid-19-lockdown

Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman and U.S. Attorney Hartunian Announce Arrest and Indictment of New York State Assemblyman William Scarborough

… – cases like that are made possible only through the great collaboration of our law-enforcement partners.” … into his personal account, according to the indictment and court papers. Additionally, Scarborough deposited five checks … The state indictment, filed in New York State Supreme Court in Albany, accuses Mr. Scarborough of then spending …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-and-us-attorney-hartunian-announce-arrest-and-indictment-new

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-775

… the modified payment schedule. Affected Employees: CUNY campus security titles who meet the eligibility criteria are … authorizes the December 2023 Uniform Allowance payment for campus security titles and modifies the payment schedule. The … Title Eligibility Requirement Amount Campus Security Officer (full-time) Campus Peace Officer (full-time) Campus …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-775-cuny-december-2023-uniform-allowance-payment-and-modified

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-775.1

… income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method. Yonkers income tax withholding will be calculated using the Flat Rate method …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-7751-cuny-december-2023-uniform-allowance-payment-and-modified

Cuba-Rushford Central School District – Cafeteria Purchases (2025M-28)

… District purposes? Audit Period July 1, 2022 – January 17, 2025 Understanding the Program The Superintendent of Schools … is responsible for ordering food and supplies to provide meals and refreshments for students, sell a la carte items in the District’s two cafeterias, and cater meals and refreshments for allowable District meetings and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/cuba-rushford-central-school-district-cafeteria-purchases-2025m-28