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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… In addition, while department officials made CCAP payments for eligible families within required timeframes, they … officials did not properly procure, monitor or account for fuel. Specifically, the highway superintendent and town … not secure access to the fuel pumps or maintain records for fuel usage or inventory. Because officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 2003-6
… TOWN LAW §150(1): Taxable properties in all portions of a town, except that part containing a portion of a village having its own police department … as may be needed. Section 150(1) further provides, with two exceptions not here applicable, that "no assessment on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6Opinion 2006-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Procedural Requirements (procedures … 12 district, the proposed maximum amount of the water improvement to be constructed for the district must be stated … Under article 12-A, the proposed maximum amount of the improvement must be set forth in the notice of hearing (Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2XII.4.A Vendor Requests for Payment – XII. Expenditures
… a vendor certified Statewide Financial System (SFS) Claim for Payment Form ( AC 3253-S ). Business Units may use AC … payments, State Aid payments, or discretionary payments for materials, equipment and services. It is the … paper documents to OSC, with the exception of payments for the purchase of land. Instead, OSC will accept electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4a-vendor-requests-paymentInvestment and Funding Choices Facing the MTA
On June 5, 2024, the Governor of the State of New York paused the implementation of the Central Business District Tolling Program (colloquially referred to as congestion pricing).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-7-2025.pdfNew York City’s Uneven Recovery: Mothers in the Workforce
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic placed an outsized strain on parents as schools and child care centers closed to mitigate the spread of the virus.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/nyc-mothers-in-the-workforce.pdfThe Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
Identity theft cases surged in New York State in 2020, inflicting financial losses on individuals and threatening disruption to government programs as well as private financial institutions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/increasing-threat-of-identity-theft.pdfImproper Medicaid Payments involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers (2019-S-22) 180-Day Response
To determine if improper Medicaid payments were made on behalf of recipients with multiple Client Identification Numbers (CINs) where at least one CIN was enrolled in fee-for-service.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s22-response.pdfNew York State Common Retirement Fund - Responsible Contractor Policy
The New York State Common Retirement Fund (CRF”or the Fund) has a deep interest in the condition of workers employed on behalf of the CRF and its advisors.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/common-retirement-fund/resources/pdf/responsible-contractor-policy.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1591
… employee’s taxable gross wages. This income is reportable on the employee’s Form W-2 and is subject to income and … compliance with IRS Rules and Regulations. Agencies should have an established process in place requiring employees to … period of less than the full 12 months, then employees have the option of using the Prorated Annual Lease Value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1591-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedOpinion 90-27
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- … adopted under article 11-A of the Town Law would have to be submitted to the qualified electors of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27Sign up for emails DiNapoli: Former Tupper Lake Fire Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $30k Theft
… is a warning to officials who would blur the line between public duty and private lives,” State Comptroller Thomas P. … taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/sign-emails-dinapoli-former-tupper-lake-fire-treasurer-pleads-guilty-30k-theftComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… unrestricted fund balance to exceed statutory limits for the past three fiscal years. As of June 30, 2015, the … 4 percent statutory limit each year during this period. For access to state and local government spending and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2City of Lockport -- Budget Review (B18-1-10)
… that resulted in a budget shortfall of $23,074. Based on the results of our review, except for matters described in … they prepared cash flow estimates for 2019, which would have allowed the City to determine if unrestricted fund … Two of the City’s collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) have expired and 36 City employees are retirement eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b18-1-10Reimbursement of Social Services Costs (2013MS-3)
… reimbursement of costs related to the administration of social services programs for the period January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012. Background The Department of Social Services (DSS) incurs both direct and indirect program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/12/13/reimbursement-social-services-costs-2013ms-3DiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Charged With Stealing Deceased Father-in-Law's Pension Payments
… charged with grand larceny. She was arraigned before Judge Carol Cocchiola in Broome County Court. She is due back in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-charged-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsDiNapoli Report Spotlights New York's Veterans
… of the approximately 890,000 veterans living in New York served during wartime, including 31 percent in the Vietnam War-era, according to a snapshot released … our freedom,” DiNapoli said. “Across the country and in our state, we’ll be forever indebted to our veterans for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-report-spotlights-new-yorks-veteransDiNapoli: Fire Chief Charged In Alleged $2,700 Gasoline Theft
… Chief Duane Royal was charged with grand larceny Sunday for allegedly stealing gas from the fire association for his private use, according to an audit and investigation … implemented. Their response is included in the final audit report, which can be viewed here: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-fire-chief-charged-alleged-2700-gasoline-theftOpinion 97-5
… (imposition of assessment for construction of private road) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Private Roads (construction of … and Duties (construction of and assessment for private road) VILLAGE LAW, §§6-622, 22-2200: A village may not, … or alley "which the public have a right to use" (see also NY Const, article VIII, §1). A private road, therefore, does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-5Controls and Accountability of Court, Trust and Bail Funds
… Purpose To determine if New York City Department of Finance accurately accounts for … Department of Finance (Finance). These moneys include bail postings made on behalf of defendants, trust funds from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/controls-and-accountability-court-trust-and-bail-funds