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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… generally prohibits the expenditure of town money for the benefit of private parties. Typically, a town would need a leasehold interest, or at least a license for town use, to spend funds to improve private property. … town supervisor and county treasurer in a timely manner. For example, in 2017 the Clerk collected $929,290 from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts
… the enforcement and collection provisions of New York’s Do Not Call Law. The audit covers the period January 1, 2014 … is responsible for enforcing the Law, which took effect in 2001. Initially, New York consumers registered … recent years. While Registry complaints by State residents have more than doubled since 2014, the number of cases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/28/do-not-call-enforcement-effortsComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Guilty Plea of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas
… the guilty plea of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas for stealing campaign funds and lying about those funds on a … a class A misdemeanor, and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor. The … of Richard Thomas, during his 2015 mayoral candidacy, for his own personal use. Thomas also admitted that he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-guilty-plea-mount-vernon-mayor-richardCost-Saving Ideas: Overtime Planning and Management
… be able to reduce or eliminate overtime through the use of alternate work schedules. Alternate Work Schedules Alternate work schedules (AWS) may allow employees to work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-overtime-planning-and-managementState Agencies Bulletin No. 1399
… Purpose To explain OSC and agency procedures for the use of the Leap … 29th falls, the biweekly salary calculation is changed to calculate the biweekly payment based on 366 days in that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1399-leap-year-salary-calculation-fiscal-year-2015-2016Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… (Follow-Up) (2015-F-6) An initial audit report issued in November 2012 examined whether the Bureau of Narcotic … combating prescription drug diversion and abuse in New York state, in large part through its analysis and use of prescription …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1061
… explain OSC and agency procedures for the use of the leap year salary calculation. Affected Employees All employees in … 1C and 5/5/11, Pay Period 1L Background In any fiscal year in which February 29 falls, the biweekly salary … the biweekly payment based on 366 days in that fiscal year. Since this fiscal year beginning 4/1/11 and ending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1061-leap-year-salary-calculation-fiscal-year-2011-12NYS Comptroller DiNapoli Files Suit Against Wynn Resorts' Board of Directors
… as fiduciaries of the company. Among its requests for relief, DiNapoli's lawsuit seeks to have Wynn Resorts' … in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ends March 31, 2018. For access to state and local government spending and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-files-suit-against-wynn-resorts-board-directorsOpinion 90-59
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans … may not be used for purely private purposes (1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-41, p 81; 1983 Opns St Comp, No. 83-103, p 127; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 762; 16 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-59Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… BOCES , East Moriches Union Free School District , Fishers Island Union Free School District , Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES , Indian …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the White Plains City School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Brewster Central … unrestricted unappropriated fund balance levels are in accordance with statutory requirements, and budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsXII.6.E Making an Emergency Payment – XII. Expenditures
… does not constitute an emergency. The Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Bureau of Contracts’ approval must … Business Unit is seeking a waiver from advertising in the New York State Contract Reporter, OSC must approve the exemption. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6e-making-emergency-paymentAll My Children Day Care – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… ended June 30, 2015, AMC reported approximately $8 million in reimbursable costs for its SEIT program. Key Findings AMC … commingling program funds – a practice that is not in compliance with its own stated policy. For fiscal year … ended June 30, 2015, we recommend SED disallow $5,300,127 in reported costs that did not comply with the requirements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/08/all-my-children-day-care-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 1724
… Purpose To explain OSC and agency procedures for the use of the Leap … 29th falls, the biweekly salary calculation is changed to calculate the biweekly payment based on 366 days in that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1724-leap-year-salary-calculation-fiscal-year-2019-2020DiNapoli: Retired Westchester County Police Officer Indicted for Forging State Records to Illegally Double-Dip From State Pension Fund
… Department and the State Police for their partnership in holding accountable those who think they can swindle the … After retiring from the Westchester Police Department in 2005, Sciacca was hired as an instructor at Ulster County … Sciacca was not allowed to earn more than $30,000 annually in other public employment while continuing to receive his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-retired-westchester-county-police-officer-indicted-forging-state-records-illegally-doubleDiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… steps to protect children from harm. “The findings in this audit should be a sobering call to action to ensure … and Family Services (OCFS) consistently finds flaws in child abuse investigations that preceded a child’s death. … or regulatory compliance failures and deficiencies in practice, the local departments of social services (LDSS) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalitiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2113
… Date: 03/29/20223 Earn Code: SAD (PEF) SDC (CSEA) Units: 1 Payroll Register and Employee’s Paycheck/Advice The Earnings … SAD or SDC and the amount paid will be displayed on the Payroll Register. The Earnings Description Special Assignment … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox. … The purpose of this bulletin is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2113-2023-special-assignment-duty-pay-calendar-year-2022State Police Bulletin No. SP-226
… Affected Employees Employees of the Division of State Police in the State Police Investigators Unit (BCI) – BU62 who meet the … and Investigator Specialists: Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN who are in BU62 The attached April 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-226-april-1-2022-2-salary-increase-state-police-employees-represented-newState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Public Protection Grant Programs (Follow-Up) (2021-F-21) An audit released in April 2020 found that the … (TLD) is the last part of an Internet address, such as .com, .net, or .org. In March 2012, DoITT entered into a … why. Auditors also found DoITT’s Franchise Administration Team, tasked with managing the contract and collecting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Town of Bethlehem – Information Technology (2025M-25)
… for Internet access, email, receiving online payments and to maintain various records, such as financial and personnel … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. As a result, the Town’s IT systems and its … and sensitive information (PPSI) 1 may be accessible to unauthorized use, access and loss. Officials also have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-bethlehem-information-technology-2025m-25