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Comsewogue Public Library – Cash Disbursements and Procurement (2013M-316)
… 2013. Background The Comsewogue Public Library, located in the hamlet of Port Jefferson Station in Suffolk County, is governed by a Board of Trustees which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/31/comsewogue-public-library-cash-disbursements-and-procurement-2013m-316Opinion 2002-2
… 219(b), 219-a(2)(b): A service award program may provide for a participant to earn service credit after attaining the … entitlement age, subject to the 40 year maximum provided for in article 11-A of the General Municipal Law. To … such payment. You ask whether a service award program for volunteer firefighters may permit a participant to earn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0DiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli along with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the jury conviction of New York … was instead redirected to a non-profit corporation called NY 4 Life, which Wills controlled. Wills withdrew the money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1250
… agency should forward the check to the NYS Department of Tax and Finance, Division of Treasury, per instructions in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1250-april-2012-management-and-confidential-mc-performance-advancesOpinion 89-16
… must determine how foreign fire insurance tax moneys are to be used for the benefit of the department or company. However, the treasurer having custody of these moneys should not permit expenditures for illegal or improper purposes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16VII.3 AP Adjustment Voucher Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… appropriate types of transactions and required Vendor ID to be used on each AP Adjustment Voucher. New York State … a return of a full or partial payment previously made to them. These returns of payments are called “Refunds of Appropriation” (ROA) and result in a credit to the appropriation expenditures from which the payment was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii3-ap-adjustment-voucher-overviewFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… and Daniel Laniado, while not employed by ICDC, was a self-described "investor" in ICDC. Kurman and Hoffman, who … York, the Department of Education contracts with private service providers to deliver services for those who require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedDiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… Committee, I remain committed to working with residents, my colleagues in the Legislature and stakeholders on all … and the neighborhoods immediately impacted. During my tenure, Buffalo leveraged $27 million to generate over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office … for refuse collection are improperly comingled with general fund revenues and expenditures. Village of Lisle – … decisions and commonly requested data. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 93-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … supra ; Opn No. 82-173, supra ; see also NY Const, article I, §11). There is, however, no statutory requirement that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29DiNapoli: Funds Dedicated for Highway & Bridge Capital Projects Continue to be Diverted for Operating and Debt Costs
… Highway and Bridge Trust Fund continues to be diverted for non-capital purposes, leaving critical highway and bridge … challenges and shrinking debt capacity, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … for the state’s capital program, debt becomes a burden when the payment of debt service becomes such a large use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-funds-dedicated-highway-bridge-capital-projects-continue-be-diverted-operating-and-debtState Agencies Bulletin No. 1842
… for recovery of funds, and authorizes the NYS salary payment to be sent to the designated financial institution(s) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1842-updated-direct-deposit-form-nys-employees-ac-2772Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (2025MS-1)
… individual reports for the following municipalities: City of Auburn , Town of Babylon , City of Batavia , Town of Big Flats , Town of Brookhaven , Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/06/physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-2025ms-1Access Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the implementation of the two recommendations … owns approximately 60 computer systems, which are used to support its activities. OCFS’ system infrastructure is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/29/access-controls-over-selected-critical-systems-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1550
… using an overpayment earnings code or an AC-230. In this case, the negative retroactive adjustment may be re-generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1550-april-2016-public-employees-federation-pef-retroactive-200-salaryFormer Avon Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal Funds
… U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that that Joseph Geer, … U.S. Attorney Nicholas M. Testani, who is handling the case, stated that in 2022, the Avon Central School … Geer violated his oath to protect his community,” said Matthew Miraglia, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/former-avon-police-chief-pleads-guilty-stealing-federal-fundsDiNapoli Estimates LIRR Strike Could Cause Up to $50 Million in Economic Loss Daily
… a reasonable settlement so we can avoid the costly impact of a strike and the millions of dollars in lost economic activity.” The Comptroller’s … office regularly examines and reports on the finances of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-estimates-lirr-strike-could-cause-50-million-economic-loss-dailyXIII.3 Record Retention – Travel and Expense – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Budget approvals where applicable The New York State Trip Calculator Any other documents the Business Unit requires to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii3-record-retention-travel-and-expenseOpinion 91-18
… §29(15) provides that the town supervisor of a town of the first class may designate a bookkeeper, a confidential … or both. In towns of the second class, the town board must first authorize the supervisor to make such designations … an "interest" in a contract with the municipality if the officer or employee has any of the powers or duties listed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18DiNapoli: State Could Face Tough Fiscal Decisions in Year Ahead
… funding for education, clean water, affordable housing and other programs, but authorizes more than $10.5 billion in new state debt and allows billions of dollars in lump sum spending with … be allocated, how recipients are selected or what public benefits are expected. Additionally, significant amounts of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-state-could-face-tough-fiscal-decisions-year-ahead