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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … not grant the appropriate number of points to volunteers for participation in department responses nor accurately … Norwich – Budgeting (Chenango County ) The adopted budgets for the highway fund were not structurally balanced, as they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCopiague Fire District – Procurement (2020M-114)
… conflicts of interest existed. No competition was sought for professional services. Officials paid the 12 providers … The District has been contracting with the company for about 10 years. Key Recommendations Provide guidance for procuring professional services through a competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/16/copiague-fire-district-procurement-2020m-114Kirkwood Fire Company District No. 1, Inc. – Collections and Disbursements (2021M-73)
Determine whether the Kirkwood Fire Company District No.1 Inc. (Company) officials established adequate controls over collections and disbursements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/kirkwood-fire-company-2021-73.pdfTax Cap Tightens As Inflation Drops: Local Governments Will Need to Prepare for Little or No Levy Growth
Tax Cap Tightens As Inflation Drops: Local Governments Will Need to Prepare for Little or No Levy Growth
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/taxcaptightens0715.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Town of Ripley and the Sauquoit Fire District No. 1 . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … allowed the highway superintendent to use $6,000 in proceeds from the sale of town scrap metal to fund … between District 1 and District 2. If costs were allocated in accordance with regulations, District 1 would have had a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans (Follow-Up)
… the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans (Report 2015-S-9 ). Background Enrollment in a Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plan is mandatory for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/improper-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-managed-long-term-care-partial-capitationSecurity Self-Assessment: Questions – Information Technology Governance
… Security Self-Assessment Questions A fillable form is available for download and completion online at … changed from the factory default? Yes No N/A What is/are the SSID(s)? 9c Is the most secure encryption … unusual or sensitive access activity identified? What process is followed to determine whether any security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/security-self-assessment-questionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 14 and the Village of Morris . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 91-18
… or bookkeeper. The town's code of ethics, however, should address the subject of employment of relatives or dependents of town officers and the town supervisor should abstain from discussions and votes of the town board … or dependents of town officers is one of the subjects that should be addressed by a code of ethics. Therefore, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18DiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
… on taxpayers. This time, failure to effectively monitor money allowed $701 million worth of improper spending, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-behind-700-million-improper-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 14 and the Village of Morris . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Middletown No. 1 Fire District – Annual Financial Reports (2020M-160)
Determine whether the Middletown No. 1 Fire District (District) Treasurer filed the required annual financial reports with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/middletown-no1-district-2020-160.pdfOpinion 97-20
… Uses (remodeling and purchasing appliances for firehouse kitchen) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise … to remodel and purchase appliances for the firehouse kitchen. You ask whether a volunteer fire department may … to remodel and purchase appliances for the firehouse kitchen. Sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law govern …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20MWBE Waivers Granted
… Compliance Rule Under Executive Law 313(6)(b), State agencies must … previous five quarters. Period Waivers April-June 2024 No waivers granted July-September 2024 No waivers granted October-December 2024 No waivers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/resources/mwbe-waivers-grantedOpinion 91-46
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … our views in light of the decision of the Court of Appeals in National Westminister Bank v New York , 76 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Opinion 2004-6
… HISTORIC PRESERVATION -- Contracts (by village with historical society) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Consideration (services by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6Opinion 2005-2
… officer of the fire department, or if the fire department does not have a treasurer or other fiscal officer, to the … act is applicable here. 2 This requirement, however, does not preclude a company from paying all or a portion of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Opinion 2004-5
… officer of the fire department, or if the fire department does not have a treasurer or other fiscal officer, to the … act is applicable here. 2 This requirement, however, does not preclude a company from paying all or a portion of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Opinion 99-7
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular … fire department has no treasurer. Except as provided by special act, foreign fire insurance tax moneys may be … other than an illegal purpose or a purpose contrary to public policy, which the members of the fire department or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-7Internal Pension Fund Investigation & Actions, April 2017
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is committed to ensuring accountability and the highest standards of ethics, with absolutely no tolerance for self-dealing.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/internal-pension-fund-investigations-2017.pdf