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Public Safety – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… percent)—were held in 126 State and local correctional facilities, which include: 50 State correctional facilities; 63 county jail and correctional facilities; and 13 New York City correctional facilities. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-safetyDiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… New York students with disabilities lost partial or full special education … succeed in their educational goals.” Schools collaborate with service providers and a student’s family to create an … the COVID-19 crisis, programs and services for students with disabilities were disrupted by abrupt shutdowns in March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Robert Wiesner in Bid-Rigging Case
… Wiesner, the former Security Director for the Monroe County Water Authority, for working with others to rig the … indictment with a scheme to rig the bidding process for a number of multi-million dollar public works contracts in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-robert-wiesner-bid-riggingDiNapoli Restricts Investments in 21 Shale Oil & Gas Companies
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will restrict … producing companies, including Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Hess Corp. and Chesapeake Energy Corp., that have failed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-restricts-investments-21-shale-oil-gas-companiesOpinion 88-17
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING … supra , held that the subdivision statutes in the Town Law do not authorize a town to compel dedication of park land in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-17DiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… Transportation Authority (MTA) has not done enough to consolidate its procurements across its agencies to save money as was expected under its Transformation Plan, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneyVillage of Hamburg - Recreation Department Cash Receipts - Cash Shortage (2018M-104)
… public records from 2011 through 2017. She pleaded guilty to grand larceny, false filing and official misconduct … Adopt policies and develop procedures for the collection and accounting of Department cash receipts. Ensure … and accounted for. Village officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/05/10/village-hamburg-recreation-department-cash-receipts-cash-shortage-2018m-104Overview – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Payments made as a result of working your vacation; Any form of termination pay; Payments made in anticipation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/final-average-earnings/overviewLake George Fire Company - Cash Receipts (2015M-216)
… George Fire Company is a volunteer organization located in the Village of Lake George, Warren County. The Company, … audit committee. Consider the use of credit cards in place of debit cards or preauthorize purchases so the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/lake-george-fire-company-cash-receipts-2015m-216North Collins Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory (2023M-39)
… be assured that these assets are adequately accounted for and would be detected if lost, stolen, misused or if they … IT inventory records were incomplete and inaccurate, in part because the records were not always updated to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/north-collins-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentVillage of Waverly – Parks and Recreation Department Financial Activities (2021M-12)
… Director was arrested and pleaded guilty in December 2022 to official misconduct. As part of his plea, the former … resigned from his position in November 2022, was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge and paid the Village full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-waverly-parks-and-recreation-department-financial-activities-2021m-12Village of Holley – Financial Condition of the Water and Sewer Funds (2014M-334)
… financial condition of the Village’s water and sewer funds for the period June 1, 2009 through September 12, 2014. … a five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year total approximately $1.78 … not adopt realistic budgets or establish sufficient rates for water and sewer fund operations. The Board did not audit, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/03/village-holley-financial-condition-water-and-sewer-funds-2014m-334State Agencies Bulletin No. 1040
… Income Tax Credit (AEITC) is part of the Education, Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act signed into law by the President … will insert a row on the employee Federal Tax Data page and change the Earned Income Credit field by checking the … Access the Control-D report TAX113 for their agency and inform employees listed on the report of the elimination …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1040-elimination-advanced-earned-income-tax-credit-aeitcTown of Mentz – Board Oversight (2016M-403)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Board's oversight of financial operations for … adopt a multiyear financial and capital plan for a three- to five-year period and a fund balance policy. Adopt budgets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-mentz-board-oversight-2016m-403South Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… District (District) officials had prohibited interests in District contracts. Key Findings Three Board members had prohibited interests in contracts that the District awarded totaling more than $22 … to the District totaling $17,446. Due to deficiencies in the District’s conflict of interest disclosure forms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3Johnstown Public Library – Cash Receipts (2014M-304)
… 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014. Background The Johnstown Public Library is a Municipal Public Library located in the City of Johnstown, Fulton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/02/20/johnstown-public-library-cash-receipts-2014m-304Washingtonville Central School District – Reserve Funds (2014M-45)
… and part of the Towns of Cornwall, Hamptonburgh and New Windsor in Orange County. The District operates five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/washingtonville-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2014m-45Clymer Central School District – Payroll (2023M-168)
… in compliance with employment agreements. As a result, payroll errors went undetected and resulted in unnecessary and erroneous payroll payments. District officials: Made compensation … Key Recommendations Establish procedures for reviewing payroll to detect inaccurate pay rates and governing overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/clymer-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-168State Authority Contract Approval, Reporting and Filing
… as this information changes. Instructions Annual Report Form Submit Contracts and Amendments State authorities submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/state-authority-contract-approval-reporting-and-filingThe Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
… assuming the identity of another person to obtain goods, money, property, services or credit or to commit another … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money across the State by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline … at https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&leg_video=&bn=A04939&term=2001&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/increasing-threat-identity-theft