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Jamestown Board of Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Recycling Programs (2018M-155)
… efficiency and recycling rebates and credits were issued in accordance with program guidelines. Key Findings The Board … Recycling credits were not processed accurately resulting in 1,004 customer accounts being under credited by $2,050 … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the BPU’s response. … Determine whether energy efficiency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/12/14/jamestown-board-public-utilities-energy-efficiency-and-recycling-programs-2018m-155Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Brooklyn Man for Allegedly Pocketing over $23K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefits
… Jimmie Buie, a resident of Brooklyn, with Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony. Jimmie Buie is alleged to have stolen over $23,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local … Schneiderman for his continued partnership in rooting out public corruption." "It is simply reprehensible to exploit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-brooklyn-man-allegedly-pocketing-over-23kDiNapoli: NYC Pre-K Special Education Provider Claimed Nearly $3 Million In Ineligible Expenses
… worked as administrators for other programs, such as the Women, Infants, and Children program, a Fitness Center, Early …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-nyc-pre-k-special-education-provider-claimed-nearly-3-million-ineligible-expensesComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman and U.S. Attorney Hartunian Announce Arrest and Indictment of New York State Assemblyman William Scarborough
… Scarborough with improperly claiming “per diem” expenses in excess of $40,000 for travel that didn’t take place. If convicted on all charges, he faces up to 37 years … shatters that trust. Each time my office arrests a corrupt public official, it sends the message that there must be one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-and-us-attorney-hartunian-announce-arrest-and-indictment-newPassenger Vehicle Fleet Management
… fleet, and to determine whether agencies have controls in place that ensure vehicles are used in the most economical … the period April 1, 2012 to March 3, 2015. Background Public employees in many agencies are routinely required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/17/passenger-vehicle-fleet-managementDiNapoli: Former School District Treasurer Sentenced for Stealing Funds
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Kristina Hand was sentenced in federal court for stealing $34,000 from the Morris Central School District in Otsego County. Hand, 47, of Morris, pled guilty last … FBI for their continued partnership in the fight against public corruption.” Hand admitted she stole about $24,000 by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-school-district-treasurer-sentenced-stealing-fundsXI.18.E Public Officers Law – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State employees. CONTRACTING WITH FORMER NYS EMPLOYEES In accordance with Public Officers Law §73(8)(a) (POL 73), former State … or practicing before their former agency/authority in an effort to influence a decision of, or action by their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18e-public-officers-lawTown of Cortlandville - Improving Private Property (2018M-219)
… maintain a Board member’s property with no lease agreement in place. Key Recommendation Consider the legal implications of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/22/town-cortlandville-improving-private-property-2018m-219Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney … benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased mother, Sandra Buie, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceasedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1991.1
… establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by C82 working at OPWDD. … OPWDD, the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), the Public Employees Federation (PEF), the New York State … 08/31/2022, the overtime rate shall revert to the rate in place prior to implementation of the pilot program unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19911-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 1991.2
… establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by C82 working at OPWDD. … OPWDD, the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), the Public Employees Federation (PEF), the New York State … 11/30/2022, the overtime rate shall revert to the rate in place prior to implementation of the pilot program unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19912-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 1991.3
… establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by C82 working at OPWDD. … OPWDD, the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), the Public Employees Federation (PEF), the New York State … 12/31/2022, the overtime rate shall revert to the rate in place prior to implementation of the pilot program unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19913-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainOversight of Public Water Systems
… is providing effective oversight of the State’s public water systems to ensure water is suitable for people … – referred to as Maximum Contaminant Levels, or MCLs – in drinking water in an effort to ensure that it is safe for human consumption, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/24/oversight-public-water-systemsDiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges
… One in 10 locally owned bridges in New York state is rated in poor condition, according to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-new-york-sees-improvement-condition-local-bridgesExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds
… Examples from GASB Statement 34 included in this bulletin, copyright by the Governmental Accounting … City Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances Governmental Funds For the Year Ended … $55,853,628 Franchise taxes 4,055,505 4,055,505 Public service taxes 8,969,887 8,969,887 Fees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-1DiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… the State Education Department (SED) for $2.6 million in expenses that were not allowed. “The State Education … determines how special education providers can use public funds to make certain that children get the greatest … required. The audit initially examined the $16.4 million in reimbursable costs the school reported to SED for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli Audit Praises Waterville Central School District
… Waterville Central School District, located in Oneida County, is conducting necessary background checks … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “I commend school officials in Waterville for putting proper safeguards in place to protect their students,” said DiNapoli. “By …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-audit-praises-waterville-central-school-districtNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement in Response to Majority Support at Exxon Annual Meeting
… Retirement Fund, released the following statement today in response to a majority shareholder vote of 62.3 percent in support of the Fund’s request that ExxonMobil do more to … New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States, with an estimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-response-majority-support-exxon-annual-meetingDiNapoli: MTA Faces Worst Financial Crisis in History
… Authority (MTA) is facing the greatest crisis in its long history, with few viable options without federal funding … $200 million annually starting in 2021, but the July Plan does not reflect this. It has not detailed how it will achieve this reduction. Also not reflected in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-worst-financial-crisis-historyPublic Authorities by the Numbers, December 2022
The scale of authority operations is enormous, with more than 1,000 State and local entities spending more than $78 billion per year, employing more than 166,000 full- and part-time staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/public-authorities-2022.pdf