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Town of Big Flats – Financial Management (2013M-170)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial management for the period January 1, 2010, to May 1, 2013. Background … revenues, expenditures, and fund balance available for appropriation. Adopt a fund balance policy governing the … establishing authorized reserves to accumulate money for a future purpose. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-big-flats-financial-management-2013m-170Opinion 88-21
… constructed with park trust funds should be sufficiently near the developments which generated the recreation fees so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-21Opinion 98-13
… activity (see, gen., 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-40, p 103; New York Tel. v City of Amsterdam , 200 AD2d 315, 613 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-13Opinion 95-19
… affirmed 17 NY2d 606, 268 NYS2d 564; cf . Cherey v City of Long Beach , 282 NY 382 at 390). Accordingly, it is our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-19Investors Ask SEC to Reject Exxon's Attempt to Silence Questions on Climate Change
… be impacted by public policies seeking to rein in climate change. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New York State Common … assessment of the impact on its business of public climate change policies, including how lower demand for its products … its peers who have publicly supported reining in climate change,” DiNapoli said. “As investors, we need to know how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/investors-ask-sec-reject-exxons-attempt-silence-questions-climate-changeComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction and Sentencing of Florida Man For Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… pension benefits were being direct deposited into a bank account held in a trust for the benefit of Petschauer; … for his brother and had exclusive access to the bank account. When Petschauer died, Schusteritsch concealed his … from the bank and the Retirement System and kept the trust account open to maintain the direct deposits. He then …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-and-sentencing-florida-man-theft-overComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Halfmoon Town Supervisor For Stealing Campaign Funds
… States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York. “New Yorkers have every right to expect their public officials … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-halfmoon-town-supervisor-stealingDiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… These reports include photos, fingerprints and setting up electronic monitoring when applicable; Initial interviews …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersDiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… not show that caseworkers contacted children in foster care within the first 30 days of their placement and lacked … and supervises child welfare services, including foster care and adoption, through its Division of Child Welfare and … Services (counties). These entities administer the foster care program, including placing children in foster care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightDiNapoli: Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Medicaid Cost Savings
… provides a wide range of medical services to those who are economically disadvantaged or have special health care … transplant to stay alive. Medicaid recipients with ESRD are eligible for Medicare coverage if they receive regular … certain requirements. When Medicaid recipients with ESRD are also enrolled in Medicare, Medicare becomes the primary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-more-16-million-medicaid-cost-savingsHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up)
… four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program ( … ). About the Program HCR is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingOpinion 91-3
… is to be used so long as the equipment is being used for lawful town highway purposes (1983 Opns St Comp No. … p 25, regarding the liability of a highway superintendent for his personal use of highway equipment). The board, … improper use of town equipment and property, such as use for private purposes. Further, a requirement that the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3Voluntary Compliance Program
… penalties and interest associated with the reported items if the holder complies with the terms of the program. … NYS APL, including foreign corporations not authorized to do business in NYS (§1312). Unclaimed funds due to an … items that may be reportable as Abandoned Property. You can request an invitation by contacting VCU if you have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/voluntary-compliance-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… oversight of fuel, including procuring fuel in compliance with competitive bidding requirements and the town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 98-17
… 3 See Corning v Village of Laurel Hollow , 48 NY2d 348, 422 NYS2d 932; Schulz v Doetsch , 217 AD2d 861, 629 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Opinion 94-30
… remitted to State) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8018(a); JUDICIARY LAW, §39(2)(e): County clerks outside of the City … Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) and section 39(2)(e) of the Judiciary Law. The county clerk has been collecting an index … of New York in accordance with section 39(2)(e) of the Judiciary Law. You ask whether, under section 39(2)(e), the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30Opinion 94-24
… LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §35.00: If a town board adopts separate resolutions to purchase land for a town hall with current … it is our opinion that if a town board adopts separate resolutions to purchase land for a town hall with current … Law, §35.00, with certain exceptions, provides that bond resolutions of the town shall be subject to permissive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24DiNapoli: Majority of Contracts with Not-For-Profit Organizations Still Approved Late
… State agencies were late 61 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit providers … reporting contracts as late as 90 to 100 percent of the time, according to a report released today by State … In addition, some agencies were late 100 percent of the time, including the Education Department, the Department for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-majority-contracts-not-profit-organizations-still-approved-lateOversight of Child Protective Services
… the SCR and determining actions for the calls, we found closure codes for non-report calls could more accurately reflect the nature of closure and why the call did not result in a report. … the retention period for the call recording and updating closure codes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… DiNapoli today released an audit that found the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) cannot … cybersecurity threats,” DiNapoli said. “There are a lack of forward-thinking strategies, widespread training, and … attacks continue to rise, I encourage the state’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to take quick …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authorities