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DiNapoli: DEC Needs to Improve Efforts to Control Invasive Species
… The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) needs to improve efforts … ecosystems and be harmful to people. They cause a loss of wildlife habitat, native plants, fish and animals as well … the last 10 years funding an Adirondack Park wide system of staffed boat inspection and decontamination stations," …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-dec-needs-improve-efforts-control-invasive-speciesOpinion 89-34
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to investigate misuse of highway equipment and discipline highway department employees); (authority to direct rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway … is authorized to make inquiry into the activities of town highway department laborers suspected of using town vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-343
… for employees represented by COBANC, in Bargaining Unit DR. Affected Employees: Employees represented by COBANC, in Bargaining Unit DR are affected. Background: Pursuant to the voting results … for employees represented by COBANC in Bargaining Unit DR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-343-court-officers-benevolent-association-nassau-county-cobancSelected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees (2016-S-64) 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority has taken action to collect unpaid tolls and fees, whether it has fully implemented the...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s64-response.pdfSelected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees (2016-S-64)
To determine whether the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority has taken action to collect unpaid tolls and fees, whether it has fully implemented the...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s64.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 2195
… of this bulletin is to inform agencies of processing requirements for employees who claim exempt from Federal, State, and/or Local tax withholding in tax year 2024. Affected Employees: Employees who claimed exempt from … who submit withholding certificates claiming exempt in 2024 are affected. Background: According to IRS Publication …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2195-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2024DiNapoli: Former Village of Chatham Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Village
… resigned in August of 2018. Henry pleaded guilty before Judge J. Borgia-Forster in Chatham Town Court who also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-village-chatham-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-defrauding-villageSusquehanna Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-95)
Determine whether District officials established information technology (IT) controls over user access to protect against unauthorized use, access and loss.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2020/pdf/susquehanna-valley-2020-95.pdfStockbridge Valley Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-13)
Determine whether the Board and District officials established IT policies and procedures to adequately safeguard personal, private and sensitive information.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/stockbridge-valley-13.pdfTown of Parish - Financial Condition and Supervisor's Records (2019M-58)
Determine whether the Board adequately managed the Town’s financial condition and received accurate financial reports to help it do so.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/parish-58.pdfProject Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations
… for the collection of relevant data to effectively manage and report on the economic assistance programs it administers and ensure programs meet desired outcomes. Our audit covered … development programs. Its mission is to promote a vigorous and growing State economy; encourage business investment and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/18/project-tracking-systems-and-economic-assistance-program-evaluationsFacility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to Complaints and Inmate Grievances (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial report, Facility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to Complaints and Inmate Grievances ( 2017-S-2 ). About the Program The … included in our initial report Facility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to Complaints and Inmate Grievances 2017S2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/18/facility-oversight-and-timeliness-response-complaints-and-inmate-grievances-followOpinion 91-40
… No. 86-61, supra ; see US Const, 14th Amd; 38 USC 2021; NY Const, art 1, §11). We based our conclusion on a 1977 … obligations for discriminatory treatment. October 4, 1991 John M. Hart, Jr., Esq., City Attorney City of Olean …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40Lead Service Line Replacement Program and Lead Service Line Inventory
… (DOH) is administering and monitoring the Lead Service Line Replacement Program to ensure funds are allocated … the water utility inventory is completed accurately and on time. The audit covered the period from March 2018 through … Law (Law), requiring DOH to implement a Lead Service Line Replacement Program (Program) to provide municipalities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/05/lead-service-line-replacement-program-and-lead-service-line-inventoryFuel Purchases
… To determine whether the whether the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (Authority) is purchasing … through March 31, 2014. Background The Authority’s eight regional subsidiaries provide public transportation services … and a private company to supply fuel to its six other regional subsidiaries. The Authority spent over $7.5 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/27/fuel-purchasesDiNapoli: NYC’s Restaurant, Retail and Recreation Sectors Continue to Struggle During Pandemic
… restaurants across the nation unfunded. In New York state, only 35% of the restaurants that applied for RRF funding … example, in Manhattan’s Chinatown and the Lower East Side, only 30% of RRF dollars made it to the 59% of businesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-nycs-restaurant-retail-and-recreation-sectors-continue-struggle-during-pandemicState Agencies Bulletin No. 1788
… The purpose of this bulletin is to provide instructions for processing payroll deductions for the SEFA Campaign for the 2020 calendar year. Affected Employees All New York … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide instructions for processing payroll deductions for the SEFA Campaign for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1788-2020-state-employees-federated-appeal-sefa-campaignCompliance With Navigation Law
… and 7,600 freshwater lakes and ponds, New York State is rich with opportunities for motorized water recreation. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/01/compliance-navigation-lawDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… requirements to provide accurate, annual reports of its real estate holdings, and has sold several for as little as … DiNapoli found. “ESD has to be more transparent about the real estate transactions it makes,” DiNapoli said. “That should start with an accurate accounting of its real estate portfolio and better disclosure explaining the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowQualified Personal Service Contracts (QPSC) Listing
… No. 6: Ensuring the Cost-Effectiveness of Contracts for Personal Services. Executive Order No. 6 requires that agencies report information regarding Qualified Personal Services Contracts (QPSCs) to a Task Force and on … can reasonably anticipate it will incur costs for the personal service component of $1 million or more over any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/qualified-personal-service-contracts-qpsc-listing