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Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce the Arrest and Indictment of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… Letitia James today announced the arrest and indictment of the City of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel Lawrence Porcari for … engaging in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply of $365,000 to pay the personal legal … City of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel Lawrence Porcari was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-arrest-and-indictment-mount-vernonOpinion 92-15
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE … section 207-c benefits must be provided if the job-related accident caused or contributed to the disability in a … benefits, both retroactively to the time of the accident (see Opn No. 82-92, supra ) and prospectively (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-15Sag Harbor Union Free School District – Child Care Program (2016M-211)
… or reduced Program rates should be charged and whether registration fees were paid in full. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt … detailed records for each family, including a completed registration form for each child, any applications for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/02/sag-harbor-union-free-school-district-child-care-program-2016m-211State Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… New York City, ACS is responsible for ensuring the safety of children who are placed in foster care. The general rule … required to conduct regular visits to children in the care of foster parents. The interactions and observations are … child welfare information maintained by the State Office of Children and Family Services. Both ACS and the non-profit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenOpinion 2001-5
… DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (authority to offer rewards) -- Powers and Duties (authority to offer … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §91(1): A fire district may offer a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest … inconsistent. You ask whether a fire district may offer a reward for information leading to the conviction of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5Opinion 89-33
… paid to village officers and employees) VILLAGE LAW, §§5-524(2), (4), (5): The compensation of appointive … to officers who are compensated on an hourly basis. If payment may be made without prior audit by the board, you ask … whether board members could be held liable for a wrongful payment. Section 5-524 of the Village Law pertains to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… to be audited and approved before payment. Bellmore Union Free School District – Payroll (Nassau County) District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions For March 2014
… the Corning Tower elevators: Otis Elevator $8.9 million, Flex Electrical Constructors $852,000 and Gozzer Corp. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-march-2014DiNapoli Report Examines Post-COVID Trends in New York's Aging Prison Population
… points for the older incarcerated population to 48.6% of all releases. The share of releases for those aged 50 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-report-examines-post-covid-trends-new-yorks-aging-prison-populationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… accounts, establish physical controls, maintain complete and accurate inventory records for IT equipment or develop an … officials have an increased risk they may not recover data and resume essential operations in a timely manner. Town of … Justice Court Cash Collections (Wayne County) The justices and board did not provide adequate oversight of court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsGroton Central School District – Cash Management (2020M-124)
… officials did not maximize interest earnings. During the audit period, the District’s interest earnings totaled … interest rates. The Business Official did not: Develop and manage a comprehensive investment program or comply with the District’s Board of Education’s (Board) investment policy. Solicit interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/29/groton-central-school-district-cash-management-2020m-124DiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Pleads Guilty After Faking Retirement Benefits
… to any public employee who falsifies retirement records: You are risking arrest and tarnishing your reputation," …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-after-faking-retirement-benefitsLong Lake Central School District – Payroll (2016M-90)
Long Lake Central School District Payroll 2016M90
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/long-lake-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-90DiNapoli: The Mayor's Proposed Budget Takes Large Steps In Addressing Outstanding Labor Contracts
… The recent labor agreement between New York City and the United … But the city still faces challenges, including reaching labor agreements with the other municipal unions, obtaining … 2019 through 2021 could be larger because the cost of new labor agreements will be higher in those years, the city has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-mayors-proposed-budget-takes-large-steps-addressing-outstanding-labor-contractsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (March 18, 2021)
… March 18, 2021 Edition Economy Four Out of Five Small Businesses in NY Continue to Report a Negative Overall … year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York’s small businesses continue to suffer, even as the economy … and employment growth resumes. Seventy-eight percent of small businesses (with less than 500 employees) surveyed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-march-18-2021DiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… of the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) after a state audit found schools failed to report … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said today. “The SAVE Act was passed by the state Legislature in 2000 to boost … of the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act SAVE Act after a state audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawOpinion 2012-1
… assessment review) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 800 (3), 801, 803: A member of a town board of assessment review who is the … the interest in accordance with General Municipal Law § 803. You ask whether a member of a town board of assessment … interest or prospective interest (General Municipal Law § 803 [1]). The written disclosure must be included in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , Chateaugay Central School District , Deer Park Union Free School District , East Syracuse-Minoa Central School … – Management of Fund Balance and Reserves (Chenango County) District officials did not ensure that unrestricted … rights adequately. Edwards-Knox Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Reserve Funds (St. Lawrence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… $453,000 in inappropriate or questionable staff payments and repeatedly excluding the public from board deliberations. … school district demonstrate a neglect of sound fiscal and administrative practices and a disregard for the interests of taxpayers,” said … $453000 in inappropriate or questionable staff payments and repeatedly excluding the public from board deliberations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program
… housing crisis caused by the pandemic escalated the need for programs that provide housing stability. As such, the … for all five years during our scope and the utilization rate in rural Schuyler County decreased from 85% to 78% … (HQS) that were not remediated timely included: no gas, exposed electrical wires, and faulty carbon monoxide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-funding