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Opinion 2002-14
… 1038, 575 NYS2d 187; Reynolds v Village of Nyack , 258 AD 667, 17 NYS2d 714). In undertaking the necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Opinion 2000-12
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, 806: There is no provision in article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) that … for family members who serve as various town officers. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) … of the municipality (General Municipal Law §801), requires disclosure of certain interests in contracts (General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12DiNapoli: Audits Find Certain IDAs Lack Job Creation Data
… audits by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli have revealed a number of local Industrial Development … over a 12-year period. If not corrected, this would have increased to a projected $635,000 over the 20-year … when businesses apply for financial assistance and have not established adequate procedures for cost-benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audits-find-certain-idas-lack-job-creation-dataDiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… audit found significant deficiencies in the New York State Office of Mental Health’s (OMH) oversight of ESSHI, which was … Neighborhood Centers in Buffalo, Young Women’s Christian Association of Binghamton and Broome County in Binghamton, … months and prompted by the audit, the provider located the resident in a rehabilitation facility following a hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellDiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… assumed in the Financial Plan could force difficult decisions regarding the funding of important programs and … of which largely reflected monetary settlement receipts in recent years. The most recent Financial Plan projected a budget gap of $4.1 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risksDiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… federal programs and commercial banks. More than half (52 percent) of the city’s retailers were approved for PPP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemicState Agencies Bulletin No. 1101
… To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for processing the 2011-2012 PEF Deficit Reduction Plan. Affected Employees … number, pay period begin date and pay period end date for each pay type. New Earnings Codes OSC has created new … To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for processing the 20112012 PEF Deficit Reduction Plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1101-2011-2012-deficit-reduction-plan-employees-represented-public-employeesDepartment of Health (Department) Examination of Travel Expenses
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine if the travel expenses … claimed by a Department employee during the period of February 23, 2012 through December 31, 2017 were … Background State employees are eligible for reimbursement of actual, reasonable, necessary expenses for official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/20/department-health-department-examination-travel-expensesMid Island Therapy Associates, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Island Therapy Associates LLC (Mid Island), aka All About Kids, on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were properly … Mid Island Therapy Associates LLC Mid Island aka All About Kids on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports CFRs were pr …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/31/mid-island-therapy-associates-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Two Poughkeepsie Women Arrested for Stealing NYS Pension Checks From Deceased Pensioner
… totaling $8600 meant for one of the defendants deceased mother New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Dutchess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-two-poughkeepsie-women-arrested-stealing-nys-pension-checks-deceased-pensionerFormer Village of Candor Mayor Pleads Guilty to Stealing From the Village
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the New York State Police announced that former Village of Candor … to Tioga County District Attorney Kirk Martin and the New York State Police for their partnership in ensuring … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/former-village-candor-mayor-pleads-guilty-stealing-villageTravel Card Transactions
… was to assess the timeliness of reconciling credit card transactions against expense reports and the appropriateness of select travel card transactions at the Department of Economic Development … provide the information necessary to reconcile the travel card bill and dispute potentially fraudulent charges. When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/travel-card-transactionsThe Alcott School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by the Alcott School (Alcott) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report … calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including … To determine whether the costs reported by the Alcott School Alcott on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/25/alcott-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSocial Services Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… (DFTA) 9 percent (see Figure 1). FIGURE 1 – SSBG Uses, FY 2026 Preliminary Budget (in millions) SSBG Funds by Services … 30.4 30.4 Foster Care Services and Support 24.3 24.3 General Administration 19.1 19.1 All Other 9.1 9.1 Subtotal … $ 27.1 $27.2 Domestic Violence Services 17.8 17.8 General Administration 1.8 1.8 All Other 1.5 1.7 Subtotal $ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/social-services-block-grantComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of claims to be approved by the board for payment. Only the total amount of claims approved by the board for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsUpstate Medical University's Billing Practices
… Upstate Medical University (Upstate), central New York’s only academic medical center, specializes in research and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/17/upstate-medical-universitys-billing-practicesDiNapoli: Second Former Mechanic at State Police Garage Pleads Guilty to Felony
… Supply invoices found that between April 2015 and October 2020, there were over $54,000 in inappropriate purchases on … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-second-former-mechanic-state-police-garage-pleads-guilty-felonyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… $42,200 during the audit period. Village of Greenwich – Water and Sewer Financial Operations (Washington County) The Village lacked effective procedures to ensure water and sewer charges were accurately billed, collected and enforced. Board-adopted water rates were incorrectly set up in the billing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 89-18
… TAX LAW, §§310, 318; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: In the absence of express statutory authority, a town may … certain circumstances). Further, although Town Law, §116(1) authorizes a town to pay all actual and necessary expenses … wages. This Office, in interpreting Uniform Justice Court Act, §105, which provides for the reimbursement by a town or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18State Agencies Bulletin No. 1756
… Increases for Lifeguards Affected Employees Employees in PSNU, Bargaining Unit 68 in the following lifeguard titles … an employee is not in one of the above lifeguard titles or does not have a Payroll Status of Active or Leave With Pay on … Time Entry earnings codes that are submitted with an amount will not be adjusted automatically. Therefore, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1756-april-2016-april-2017-and-april-2018-retroactive-salary-increases-state