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Opinion 2000-18
… FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Villages (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to joint … -- Fire Department and Fire Protection (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to joint fire district) -- Powers and Duties (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… any of the separation payment calculations before payment was made. As a result, three employees were paid $4,850 more … the district’s recalculated unrestricted fund balance was more than 5.5 percent of the ensuing year’s budget in … the annual budget, but more than 90 percent of this amount was not needed due to operating surpluses. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Opinion 98-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … we note that the board of fire commissioners may adopt rules and regulations governing all fire companies and fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2New York State Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street Profits Rose in 2018, But Bonuses Fell
… 2015. Bonuses declined in 2018, but the average bonus was still double the average annual salary in the rest of the … to an estimated $27.5 billion. The bonus pool in 2017 was $32.1 billion, the largest since the 2007 financial … by almost 17 percent to $153,700 in 2018 because the pool was shared among a larger number of employees. In 2017, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-street-profits-rose-2018-bonuses-fellComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Fourth and Final Guilty Plea in Monroe Co. Bid-Rigging Case
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … in the Second Degree in violation of Penal Law § 155.40(1) and two counts of the class “E” felony charge of Combination in Restraint of Trade and Competition in violation of General Business Law §§ 340 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-fourth-and-final-guilty-plea-monroe-co-bid-riggingDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for July 2014
… $1.6 billion and approved more than 1.3 million payments worth more than $7.6 billion during the month of July. His … at $16 billion and approved more than 13 million payments worth more than $76 billion during the month of July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-july-2014Opinion 94-1
… of the salaries of county employees who perform services for the administration and operation of a county sewer … charge to the cost of establishing a district an allowance for services rendered by salaried town employees when such … to the expense of maintaining a district an allowance for services rendered by any town officer or employee when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Bohemia Fire District , Village of Candor , Town of East Hampton , Islip Housing Authority , Jefferson Community … and goals for using the accumulated funds. Town of East Hampton – Budget Review (Suffolk County) Auditors found … audits of Bohemia Fire District Village of Candor Town of East Hampton Islip Housing Authority Jefferson Community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli, Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYU Director of Finance for Major Fraud
… Jr. today announced the guilty plea of CINDY TAPPE, 57, for orchestrating an approximately $3.5 million 6-year fraud … her position as the Director of Finance and Administration for NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and Transformation of Schools (the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyu-director-finance-major-fraudSelected Programs to Assist Businesses in New York City
… To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services provided available services under the Energy Cost Savings Program and the Business Preparedness and Resiliency Program, and whether Small Business Advocates and Compliance Advisors provided services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/14/selected-programs-assist-businesses-new-york-cityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… identified in the initial report. Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS): Access Controls Over Selected … Health Insurance Program: Empire Plan Members with Dual Family Coverage (2019-S-23) New York state does not allow two family coverages for its employees. Other public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in the Medicaid program and prevent improper payments for services. As a result of these weaknesses, six eye care … who did not fully comply with the DOH’s Medicaid policies for provider enrollment and revalidation were able to obtain … Two managed care organizations reported medical costs for services procured through a corporate affiliate that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… grants "preferred source" status to Corcraft and not-for-profit organizations that serve and employ the blind, … central procurement agency. The New York State Industries for the Disabled (NYSID) is the agency designated to facilitate orders among agencies for the severely disabled and veterans workshops. SED is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-750
… Comptroller of the City of New York and the Plumbers Local Union No. 1, U.A. for retroactive increases for employees in … provides for a retroactive increase to the hourly rates effective 01/01/2019, 01/01/2020, and 02/01/2021. The … 11, 2022, provides for retroactive increases to the hourly rates effective 01/01/2019, 01/01/2020, and 02/01/2021 as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-750-cuny-retroactive-salary-rate-increases-plumbers-supervisorNYS Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker, and NYS Police: Former Addison Official to Be Sentenced to Prison and Will Forfeit State Pension After Million Dollar Public Corruption Conviction
… “The magnitude, scope, duration and pervasiveness of this criminal activity is absolutely stunning,” Baker said. “For … payroll, maintained manual leave records, and processed health insurance buyouts and unused leave payments with no … her resignation letter, she wrote herself a final check for $26,613, which was not authorized by the board. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-nys-police-former-addisonDiNapoli Report Looks at New York's Social Insurance Programs for Unemployed and Injured Workers
… The benefits from four major social insurance programs provide crucial financial support during … and how they compare with peer states. “New York’s social insurance programs play a vital role in helping hundreds of … from slipping into poverty.” New York’s four major social insurance programs are: unemployment insurance (UI), workers’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-report-looks-new-yorks-social-insurance-programs-unemployed-and-injured-workersTown of Hempstead – Information Technology Access Controls (2021M-158)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Hempstead (Town) officials established adequate access … and those related to acceptable computer use, protection of PPSI, application and network controls, password security, … and indicated that they were in the process of implementing corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/08/19/town-hempstead-information-technology-access-controls-2021m-158DiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… from various social welfare programs and almost $325,000 in state unemployment insurance (UI). The inappropriate benefits were caused by deficiencies in how four of the five counties monitored the eligibility of … to March 1, 2013. Auditors found 313 inmates at the jails in Chemung, Onondaga, Orange and Schenectady counties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsHealth and Safety of Children in Foster Care
… are required to be documented as progress notes in CONNECTIONS – a statewide system for collecting and recording … State Office of Information Technology Services, maintains CONNECTIONS. Key Findings For the period of July 1, 2014 … evidence that 16 of the foster children (33 percent) and 18 of the foster parents (38 percent) were visited, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/09/health-and-safety-children-foster-careDiNapoli: New York City's Tech Sector Is Booming
… New York state's technology sector is the third largest and among the fastest growing in the … The opening of the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island is an exciting example of the public and private sectors … jobs report demonstrates just how critical diversity is to New York's employment success, and particularly in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-new-york-citys-tech-sector-booming