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Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs left three … to records and only permitted review of closed cases for abuse and neglect allegations in which charges had been … suspected offender should have a unique identification number to enable tracking of repeat offenders. Yet the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli: Former City of Dunkirk Festivals Coordinator Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
… former City of Dunkirk Festivals Coordinator Hector Rosas for using his public position to pilfer more than $50,000 … our community. No one should use their public office for personal gain.” Hector Rosas, 63, of Silver Creek, was … funds, he could produce no receipts, nor could he account for the money collected. As Festivals Coordinator, from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-former-city-dunkirk-festivals-coordinator-indicted-public-corruption-chargesXVII.2.C Transactions Against Lapsing Appropriations – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… Law, Vouchers and Expense Reports should not be submitted for payment against lapsing appropriations unless the … or services were rendered prior to the lapsing date. For more information on determining when the liability was … Appropriate Obligation and Accounting Dates on Vouchers . For more information on documents OSC may request to support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii2c-transactions-against-lapsing-appropriationsDiNapoli: Debt Adding to MTA's Financial Pressures With Riders and Fare Revenue Slow to Return
… Despite unprecedented federal aid and better-than-expected state tax revenues, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority … money to pay for services, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual report on the MTA’s … by 2026 and could reach $57 billion by 2030, including all bonds backed by congestion pricing revenues to pay for its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-debt-adding-mtas-financial-pressures-riders-and-fare-revenue-slow-returnXI.2.B Contract Numbering – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… the Legislature and funded through the Community Projects Fund. OP= One Time Purchase (Purchase Order Subject to OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2b-contract-numberingMiddletown Employee Charged With Theft
… the arrest of Thomas McKelevey, 70, of Middletown for allegedly stealing nearly $90,000 from the City of … overlapping hours on his time sheets when he worked for both the City of Middletown and the Town of Crawford from … he worked as the full-time water/sewer superintendent for Crawford, a neighboring town. From 2012-2019, McKelevey …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/middletown-employee-charged-theftDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… and help fund improvements in patient safety. DOH needs to do better.” The Patient Health Information and Quality … In addition, auditors found DOH was widely inconsistent in how it applied suspensions of penalties for repeat violators. … Patient Safety Center Activities and Handling of Revenues Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections in October Up Nearly 13% From 2020
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Collections for all localities totaled more than $1.5 billion, up $175 … 2020. Nearly every county saw year-over-year collections for October grow by double digits, with Monroe County having … against what had been reported by sales tax vendors for the reporting quarter and adjusts payments to local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-october-nearly-13-2020Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … IDA officials developed a uniform tax exemption policy for project selection, but the method of determining the … and did not develop an adequate recapture policy to allow for the recovery of previously granted benefits if job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… or questionable payments and made several recommendations for improving the program. “The state is facing budget gaps … disadvantaged or have special health care needs. For the State Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2019, New York’s … Care DOH uses two methods to pay health care providers for Medicaid pharmacy services: fee-for-service (FFS), where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsComptroller DiNapoli: IDA-Issued Tax Breaks Continue to Climb
… reported providing $751 million in net tax exemptions for local economic development efforts in 2017, up more than … 109 active IDAs. Through 2017, downstate areas accounted for 51 percent of the nearly 200,000 total net jobs gained … rest of the state with 57 percent of the total. “The need for close scrutiny of economic development efforts has never …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ida-issued-tax-breaks-continue-climbDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… COVID-19 report and the need for an independent commission to review the state’s pandemic response. The full op-ed is … those who died in nursing homes, the time is overdue for a full analysis of the state’s response to the pandemic. We … and plans can be improved to make us better prepared? How can we best protect the most vulnerable among us? The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Guilty Plea of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas
… and providing forensic auditing analysis was former Senior Auditor Investigator Alex Ozechowski, under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-guilty-plea-mount-vernon-mayor-richardOpinion 95-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … 606, 268 NYS2d 564; cf . Cherey v City of Long Beach , 282 NY 382 at 390). Accordingly, it is our opinion that a city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-19DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Hits Record $611 Million
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overtime increased in 2013 for the third straight year. “State employees logged 14.8 … should take a hard look at how they are using overtime and for what. To hold the line on state spending, state agencies … to reduce this expensive habit.” DiNapoli’s report found for the seven-year period ending in 2013, overtime earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-hits-record-611-millionDiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… ensure school districts are following state requirements for school safety planning, including whether those plans are … Education (SAVE) Act were being met by school districts. For instance, many of the school districts the auditors … school shootings across the country show the urgent need for schools to remain vigilant against threats to student and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… of the Fund’s 2015-2016 fiscal year was 2.88 percent for the three-month period ending Dec. 31, 2015, according to … and provide sustainable returns and retirement security for generations to come.” The Fund's estimated value … quarter of the Funds 20152016 fiscal year was 288 percent for the threemonth period ending Dec 31 2015 according to New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsDiNapoli: City of Troy's Finances in Precarious Position
… the city’s new mayor for agreeing to take immediate steps to remedy the multitude of problems identified in the audit. Auditors noted recent combined operating … cash balance from 2013 to 2014. According to the audit, many of the city’s issues during the audit period resulted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-city-troys-finances-precarious-positionNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: ExxonMobil Agrees to Assess Impacts of Climate Change
… "ExxonMobil's adoption of greater climate analysis is a win for shareholders and for the company's ability to manage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-exxonmobil-agrees-assess-impacts-climate-changeDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Problems with Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Program
… fire districts are not accurately calculating credits for Length of Service Awards Programs (LOSAP) and as a result … and municipalities across the state have established LOSAP for their volunteers. “The men and women who volunteer their … and the maximum number of points that can be earned for performing each activity over the course of a year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-problems-volunteer-firefighters-benefit-program