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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
… expenses were not appropriate. This includes lodging, meal, and fuel expenses for which there was no business purpose, meal allowance expenses the employee was not entitled to receive, meal per diem expenses that exceeded the maximum allowable …
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