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Efforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (2019-S-61) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance is making adequate efforts, in accordance with Department policy, to collect unpaid amounts—including taxes, interest, penalties, and fees—from delinquent individual and business taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s61-response.pdfEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (2019-S-61)
To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance is making adequate efforts, in accordance with Department policy, to collect unpaid amounts—including taxes, interest, penalties, and fees—from delinquent individual and business taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s61.pdfInternal Controls for Billed Receivables and User Charges Webinar Presentation
Please join us as we discuss internal control framework for billed receivables and user charges, and go through the elements of a control environment to help ensure these activities are appropriate and safeguarded.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/internal-controls-for-billed-receivables-and-user-charges-08-18-2021.pdfResponse Planning for Unexpected Events (2019-S-55)
To determine whether it has plans or procedures to address unexpected or unplanned events and whether those plans were followed, and whether the plans or procedures addressed the needs of its customers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s55.pdfTheresa Fire District – Board Oversight and Financial Management (2021M-60)
Determine whether the Theresa Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight to ensure that financial activities were properly recorded and reported and whether they properly managed fund balance.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/theresa-district-2021-60.pdfValley Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-154)
Determine whether the Board of Education (Board) and Valley Central School District (District) officials ensured the District’s information technology (IT) systems were adequately secured and protected against unauthorized use, access and loss.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/valley-central-2020-154.pdfHealth, Safety, and Accessibility in District 75 Schools (2019-N-7)
To determine whether the New York City (NYC) Department of Education (DOE) is providing a safe and healthy environment that is Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant for students attending District 75 schools.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19n7.pdfThe Tourism Industry in New York City: Reigniting the Return - April 2021
New York City must develop a proactive strategy that cultivates and attracts international and business travelers to restore the tourism industry to robust health and return to a path of continuous and shared growth.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-2-2022.pdfDiNapoli: State Correction Commission Falling Short in Tracking Problems or Inspecting Prisons
… 16 percent to 2,316 in 2016, and grievances increased 69 percent to 2,932. Auditors found that while the commission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-state-correction-commission-falling-short-tracking-problems-or-inspecting-prisonsRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael Barnett and Cyrus P.W. Rieck. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsComptroller DiNapoli Calls on Major Corporations to Report on Disability Inclusion
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that he has called on 49 of the largest U.S. companies, including Apple, … McDonald’s, Nike and Twentieth Century Fox, to report on their inclusion of people with disabilities across the … lack of information and disclosure of corporate policies on disability inclusion by creating a benchmarking tool that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/comptroller-dinapoli-calls-major-corporations-report-disability-inclusionDiNapoli: Report Finds Persistent Problems at Long Island Power Authority
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today recommended improvement of oversight of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) after a report by … noted that concerns regarding the cost and reliability of electric service on Long Island have driven repeated … Thomas P DiNapoli today recommended improvement of oversight of the Long Island Power Authority LIPA after a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-report-finds-persistent-problems-long-island-power-authorityOpinion 91-15
… park land fee upon subdivision plat already so assessed by town) TOWN LAW, §277(1); VILLAGE LAW, §7-730(1): When a town has approved a subdivision plat and collected a park … that the developer previously paid such amounts to the town when the original subdivision was approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15Opinion 90-57
… to receive fire protection from village with service award program) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (cost of service award program for village fire department); (need for referendum on contract with village having service award program) -- Villages (authority and procedure to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Opinion 91-30
… require direct involvement in the procurement of contracts with the town would have a prohibited conflict of interest if … require direct involvement in the procurement of contracts with the town. General Municipal Law, Article 18 (§800 et seq … officer or employee has an "interest" in any contract with the municipality if he or she receives a direct or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-30Opinion 90-49
… or official to determine, in the first instance, whether a claimant is entitled to the per day compensation in each … "per day" compensation of public officials is Stetler v McFarlane , 230 NY 400, in which the Court of Appeals … We note that the general rule set forth in Stetler v McFarlane , supra , is consistent with the rule in most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49Opinion 93-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … A "general law" is defined, in pertinent part, as a state statute which in terms and in effect applies alike to all counties (Municipal Home Rule Law, §2[5]; NY Const, art IX, §3). General Construction Law, §24 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10DiNapoli: Former Fulton County Snowmobile Club President Pleads Guilty to Stealing $17K from Nonprofit
… “Any violation of the public’s trust for personal gain is unacceptable. Thanks to our partnership with District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-former-fulton-county-snowmobile-club-president-pleads-guilty-stealing-17k-nonprofitIX.6.D HHS Payment Management System – IX. Federal Grants
… The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Division of Payment Management uses a custom-developed … disbursement activity for each account. They are used by HHS to monitor the amount of cash that has been drawn but not … from being processed until the report is filed. For HHS Grant Recipients Only: Effective 4/1/2022, HHS grant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6d-hhs-payment-management-systemOlean Firefighter Charged With Stealing Over $116,000 From City's Fire Department
… Pettit Rieman and the New York State Police announced the arrest of Terry Gaylor Jr., for allegedly stealing over … Pettit Rieman and the New York State Police announced the arrest of Terry Gaylor Jr for allegedly stealing over $116000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/olean-firefighter-charged-stealing-over-116000-citys-fire-department