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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… not adequately manage and monitor fuel access and usage or account for fuel inventory. As a result, seven enabled fuel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Fiscal Stress Monitoring System - School Districts: Fiscal Year 2020-21 Results
This snapshot highlights the FSMS results for school districts that reported for school fiscal year (SY) 2020-21, which ended on June 30, 2021. Fewer school districts were scored in fiscal stress in this year, but the COViD-19 pandemic and the local, State and federal responses to it had a negative
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/fsms-school-districts-fiscal-year-2020-21-results.pdfState Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… Empire State Development Corp. (ESD), the entity in charge of doling out millions of dollars in tax credits to companies that pledge to expand in New York state, could not verify that many of the companies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programOpinion 2005-1
… STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: Towns may fix fees for ambulance services, to be paid by persons requesting the … Although the town, by rules and regulations, may provide for the collection of such fees by the entity providing … the town and may not be retained by the service provider for its own use. The town, by modification of the contract, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-1Opinion 88-22
… NYS2d 952; Cooper v Morin , 91 Misc 2d 302, 398 NYS2d 36, mod on other grounds 64 AD2d 130, 409 NYS2d 30, mod on other grounds 49 NY2d 69, 424 NYS2d 168). In applying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-22Retiring Before Age 62 – New Career Plan
… Tier 2, 3, 5 and 6 members who retire before age 62 will have their benefit reduced by the percentages shown below: Age at Retirement Percentage of Reduction 55 27 56 24 57 21 58 18 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/retiring-age-62Oversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters
… is adequately monitoring the security expenses at single adult and adult family homeless shelters and whether security equipment … held 93 registered contracts (140 locations) for single adult and adult family shelters with security budgets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/07/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-sheltersOpinion 95-9
… COMMISSIONERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of the fire district board of … (service credit for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited … that a meeting of the board of fire district commissioners does not constitute a meeting of a volunteer fire company. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9DiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… obtain addresses for some out-of-state drivers, resulting in potential lost revenue of $2.4 million. The lost revenue … the number of unbilled tolls increased dramatically. In the first eight months of 2017, there were nearly 200,000 … state's 145,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsOpinion 90-55
… a police officer injured in the line of duty his or her full salary or wages pursuant to General Municipal Law, … connection with an injured paid firefighter receiving his full salary pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-a. … rank of lieutenant was entitled to continue to receive his full salary as lieutenant, even after the municipality …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55SUNY Bulletin No. SU-337
… the new earnings codes mentioned above are included as salary for retirement purposes. Tax Information These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-337-change-overtime-processing-procedures-suny-employeesOpinion 89-62
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Elections (signing multiple … such a prohibition. You ask whether a qualified voter may sign nominating petitions for different candidates for the … Laurelton Fire District … Whether a qualified voter may sign nominating petitions for different candidates for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Schenectady City School District – Math Workbook Inventory (Schenectady County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… reconciliations and bank transfers, or compare receipts with deposits to help ensure cash was accounted for and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Oversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment ( 2014-S-50 ). Background The Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act) was enacted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/oversight-sex-offenders-subject-strict-and-intensive-supervision-and-treatment-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… An initial audit issued in April 2014, determined that NYC Department of Finance’s Court Assets Department could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsNewstead Fire Company –Internal Controls (2014M-92)
… was to assess the adequacy of Company financial controls for the period January 1, 2012 through February 18, 2014. … As a result, Company officials have no accountability for how much cash was actually collected, or how many prizes were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/06/27/newstead-fire-company-internal-controls-2014m-92Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… ended March 31, 2014, net assessable expenses for the acts total about $19.9 million. DMV has adequate procedures in … all material respects. Department of Transportation (DOT): Collection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight … resulting in a net understatement of $144,592 in the total assessment of about $204 million. The errors were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2013-MR-1)
… [read complete report - pdf] We also released 8 letter reports to the following … 1, 1998 through August 21, 2013. Background An EPC is an agreement with an energy services company in which energy … initiated between February 2002 and August 2012 with total capital project costs of approximately $20.6 million. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2013-mr-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. City of Little Falls – … officials could not provide reasonable explanations for their lack of corrective action. Scio Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0