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Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls – Cash Collections (2022M-165)
… for or deposited. As a result, the School did not have access to the undeposited funds, the Board’s monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/03/albany-leadership-charter-school-girls-cash-collections-2022m-165Cantalician Center for Learning – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… reported by Cantalician Center for Learning (Cantalician) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were properly … audit covered the costs submitted by Cantalician to SED on its 2016 and 2017 CFRs for the fiscal year ended June 30, … rates set by SED. The reimbursement rates are based on financial information, including costs, that Cantalician …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/26/cantalician-center-learning-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… fiscal year ending on May 31, based on self-reported data for 2022. The scores also cover the 17 cities with … other challenges that might affect a local government’s or school district’s finances. This information includes population …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for October 2016
… $1.4 million for hospital sitter services at Central NY DDSO, including $336,000 to Total Healthcare Staffing of … LLC to expand Midway and RV Sites at the State Fair in Syracuse. $270,000 to Welliver McGuire Inc. to rehabilitate the front entrance at the State Fair in Syracuse. Department of Health $37.7 million to Maximus Inc. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-october-2016DiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… from $665 million to $594 million, a decrease of nearly 11%. In SFY 2020-21, only 17 cents of every dollar spent from … longer serves its original purpose of directly paying for road and bridge projects. Transfers to pay for debt surpassed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… receive tax benefits, the success of the programs hinge on the efforts of both the localities and DEC. DiNapoli’s … (33%) were not in compliance with its requirements and may have improperly received the local tax exemption. The … valued at a total of almost $8.2 million. The DEC did not have a comprehensive up-to-date data collection and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesModel Code of Ethics for Local Governments - Frequently Asked Questions
… before the local governing body. The Model Code expands on this requirement (Section 5). What is recusal and … any private organization in which he or she is deemed to have an interest. Does the Model Code require a municipal … before the town’s planning board when he or she is paid to do so. Can an officer of a non-profit who is also a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/model-code-ethics-local-governments-frequently-asked-questionsSelected Aspects of Collecting Outstanding Amounts Due for Parking Violations
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) identifies and collects fines and fees that … that can issue parking summonses within New York City (NYC). During fiscal years 2017 through 2019, DOF processed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/23/selected-aspects-collecting-outstanding-amounts-due-parking-violationsDiNapoli: Middletown Chiropractor Sentenced to Nine Years for Insurance Fraud
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced James “Jay” Spina was sentenced in federal court for running … held accountable." U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said : “James Spina led a sophisticated, widespread, and callous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-middletown-chiropractor-sentenced-nine-years-insurance-fraudDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions For December 2016
… Cumulatively for calendar year 2016, DiNapoli’s office approved 19,407 contracts valued at $51.5 billion … on his commitment to added transparency via his Open Book New York website. Highlights for December 2016: Legislative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-december-2016Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Financial Operations (2013M-321)
… 2013. Background The Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls is located in the City of Albany. The School is … as the services being provided do not have any bearing the number of students at the School or the State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/02/07/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-financial-operations-2013m-321EmblemHealth Plan, Inc.: Overpayments for Services Requiring Coordination of Benefits
… State employees and their dependents. The Department of Civil Service contracts with EmblemHealth Plan, Inc. (Emblem) to process and pay claims for services on behalf of the New York … (Dental Program). Coordination of benefits (COB) is a process health insurance companies use for paying health care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/08/emblemhealth-plan-inc-overpayments-services-requiring-coordination-benefitsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2015
… Plan, $3.7 billion to Hudson Health Plan Inc. and $2.4 million to Capital District Physicians Health Plan. $565 … legal services. Department of Transportation $122.4 million for 10 contracts for tree removal, pruning and … $22.2 million with Oakgrove Construction Inc. for Southern Tier Expressway I-86/NY-17 structural and pavement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2015DiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Father-In-Law's Pension Payments
… death. However, she predeceased him, so payments should have stopped upon his death in December 2020. No one from the … inquired about the stopped July payment in an effort to have payments resumed. LaBarr lived in the home with Burnett …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-sentenced-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Housing Cost Burdens for New Yorkers Among Nation's Highest
… cost burden of more than 50% of their income going to pay for housing, according to a report by State Comptroller … in Need” series. Previous reports focused on poverty and food insecurity. “For too many New Yorkers, finding and keeping an adequate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-housing-cost-burdens-new-yorkers-among-nations-highestDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… closely monitoring their financial conditions, as some may have tougher choices ahead. I encourage local governments to … the fiscal health of 519 villages, which predominantly have a fiscal year ending on May 31, based on self-reported data for 2023. The scores …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesUniversity Preparatory Charter School for Young Men - Payroll (2023M-123)
… Twelve employees received pay that was not consistent with their employment agreements, authorized pay rates or … Officials could not support they provided the Board with sufficient information for the Board to perform its … Recommendations Ensure employees are paid in accordance with employment agreements, approved salaries and pay rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/12/01/university-preparatory-charter-school-young-men-payroll-2023m-123DiNapoli: State Tax Collections Outperform Budget Division Projections for 2023-24
… totaled $106.4 billion, over $2 billion higher than forecast by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the most recent financial plan, according to the March State Cash Report … of payments. PIT collections exceeded the most recent Financial Plan projections by $1.6 billion, as receipts from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-outperform-budget-division-projections-2023-24DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2016
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his … on his commitment to added transparency via his Open Book New York website. Major Contracts Approved Unified Court System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-may-2016Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)
… Determine whether Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/22/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-72