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DiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… on state revenues may require more action. While rainy day funds were increased, building more robust reserves should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plansDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Problems with Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Program
… credit. State law outlines what activities can be included in the point system. In most instances, the law also specifies the number of … teaching fire prevention classes and participating in a variety of drills and other events. DiNapoli’s auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-problems-volunteer-firefighters-benefit-programDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Hits Record $611 Million
… by 27.3 percent. Overtime represented 3.9 percent of total payroll in 2013, the highest share in the years analyzed for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-hits-record-611-millionDiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… Department (SED) needs to improve its efforts to ensure school districts are following state requirements for school safety planning, including whether those plans are … on the plans, appointed some required personnel to district-wide safety teams or trained employees on the plans. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… this effort identified, disrupted, and dismantled criminal activity that affected every citizen and taxpayer of New York state.” “The disruption of this criminal behavior and associated kickbacks for fraudulent … involving extensive surveillance and the execution of a search warrant on company headquarters. These are the first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeState Agencies Bulletin No. 2062
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for submitting new Time Entry overtime and Pre-shift Briefing earnings codes to be used for overtime … (SSPU) provides for the change to the overtime denominator from 2,000 hours to a denominator of 2080 hours, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2062-changes-calculation-overtime-and-pre-shift-briefing-eligible-employeesDiNapoli: Two Former Oramel Fire Officials Charged With Theft of More Than $11,000 From Oramel Fire Department
… as their own personal bank account,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to Allegany County District Attorney Slep and the State Police for partnering with my office to make sure that those who engage in public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-two-former-oramel-fire-officials-charged-theft-more-11000-oramel-fire-departmentNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: ExxonMobil Agrees to Assess Impacts of Climate Change
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … might impact its business. The request, co-filed by the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-exxonmobil-agrees-assess-impacts-climate-changeXVII.1 Overview – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… The purpose of this Chapter is to explain the procedures for contracts, purchase orders, … and expense reports against appropriations scheduled to lapse pursuant to Sections 40, 99-d and 99-e of the State Finance Law. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii1-overviewDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Pleads Guilty in $50,000 Theft
Former Riverside clerktreasurer Kristina Johnson will do jail time and pay $50000 in restitution after admitting Friday to repeatedly pilfering village coffers to pay for white water rafting and dating through Matchcom State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-pleads-guilty-50000-theftDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Onondaga County … Fitzpatrick announced today that three employees of the Syracuse City School District’s after-school Twilight Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeGrand Gorge Fire District – Conflict of Interest and Claims Auditing (2020M-151)
… ensured officials did not have prohibited interests in District contracts. Determine whether claims were for … required by law. A Commissioner had a prohibited interest in the contracts between the District and his snow plowing … Board ensured officials did not have prohibited interests in District contracts and whether claims were for appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/01/grand-gorge-fire-district-conflict-interest-and-claims-auditing-2020m-151NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street’s 2021 Bonuses Set a New Record
… itself reflected 25% growth over the previous year, an increase that was historically unique in the wake of a … record after 2009 (which saw $61.4 billion). In 2021, the increase in profits were driven by low interest rates and a … work performed in 2022 will decrease by 16.8%. The average salary (including bonuses) in the city’s securities industry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-streets-2021-bonuses-set-new-recordDiNapoli: New Yorkers Could Lose $72B in Reported State and Local Tax Deductions Under Trump Plan
… . For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 140,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-yorkers-could-lose-72b-reported-state-and-local-tax-deductions-under-trump-planXI-A.8 Payment Tolerances – XI-A. Purchasing
… (tolerances) in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) for preferred source, centralized contract, and discretionary purchases; … Note: This section does not pertain to purchases made from Business Unit Contracts. Tolerances are not applied to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a8-payment-tolerancesDiNapoli: Mount Vernon Officials Failed to Establish Basic and Routine Financial Policies
… of the city’s finances during this difficult time. It is my hope that other city officials will work with the Mayor on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-mount-vernon-officials-failed-establish-basic-and-routine-financial-policiesOpinion 95-19
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Improper Uses (prepayment of certain … paid) CITIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to issue bonds to prepay certain employer retirement contributions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-19Opinion 91-37
… Law, which occur while a motor vehicle is parked on a public highway, should be retained by the city as parking … Law which occur while a motor vehicle is parked on a public highway. Section 306 prohibits, inter alia , the operation or parking of a motor vehicle on a public highway without a certificate of inspection. Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37Opinion 88-53
… for working vacations from calculation of final average salary) RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§302(9)(d), 431: … includable in the calculation of one year final average salary. You ask whether compensation paid to police officers … agreement indicate that a purpose for the benefit is to increase the member's final average salary. Common examples …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53DiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… said. "We need better reporting to ensure transparency in economic development spending and to promote an informed … on the return of the investments state taxpayers make in these programs." Under various state laws and regulations, … were not completed (see Exhibit C in the report). In most cases, auditors were not provided an explanation by ESD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programs