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DiNapoli: Audit Finds Inadequate Oversight of Student Grade Changes
… changes. “When proper controls are not in place, there is the possibility of student grades being inappropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-inadequate-oversight-student-grade-changesCost-Saving Ideas: Reviewing Your Revenue Collection Process
… revenue collection alternatives, using measures such as: How long does it take to process a tax or fee payment? How … By becoming more efficient, your local government can possibly increase collections, lower processing costs and … service fee to be charged for each transaction. Determine whether your local government will absorb the cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-reviewing-your-revenue-collection-processDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Cash, Drugs, Weapons Missing from Police Custody
… audited, only two – Elmira and Irondequoit – were able to account for each item tested. The inventories reviewed … proceedings. Some of the items the agencies were unable to account for included biohazard materials, cash, drugs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-cash-drugs-weapons-missing-police-custodyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … of the town-wide general fund were reasonable as compared to the actual revenues and expenditures. However, the board … or review the bank statements and supporting documentation to ensure debit card transactions are for appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Rochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… M. Cecero, age 64, of Pittsford, New York, admitted today to unlawfully "double-dipping" and receiving state retirement benefits to which she was not entitled. She agreed to pay back those benefits, with interest, as part of a … Diane M Cecero age 64 of Pittsford New York admitted today to unlawfully doubledipping and receiving state retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsOpinion 98-12
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … all funds raised or collected by the authorities in a city for school purposes or to be used by the board of education … that the school fund is a "fund" of the city within the meaning of section 9-a. Ordinarily moneys in a city's general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 2004-1
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … aid squad) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §209-b; TOWN LAW §176: A fire district may not impose fees for emergency rescue … letter dated March 24, 1964 from Senator Eustis Paine to Hon. Sol Neil Corbin, referring to acquisitions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1Opinion 91-29
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … -- Treasurer's Powers (liability for tax moneys) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105; NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, … Association of Lakeview may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to pay for an eye care plan, hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 90-43
… children shall have attained age eighteen or sooner die, then to 2. His or her child or children under age eighteen, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43Opinion 95-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- Public Burial Grounds (duty of town to erect fences around certain cemeteries and burial … if the cemetery is in fact subject to the provisions of section 291 the town must erect a fence entirely around …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Environment, Energy and Agriculture – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) In SFY 2020-21, DEC All Funds spending totaled $991.8 … from SFY 2019-20 due to COVID-19 related reductions in activity and spending. Compared with SFY 2019-20, spending was reduced in all areas except personal service. The largest reduction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendants in Elaborate Multi-Million Dollar Bid-Rigging Case Involving Public Contracts
… computers, and a residential alarm system. This case and investigation were conducted as part of Operation … General’s Public Integrity Bureau are prosecuting the case, with assistance from analysts Morgan McCollum and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendants-elaborate-multi-million-dollarDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for June 2016
… $3.9 million with Bank of America for banking and debit card services for child support collection. $2.9 million with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-june-2016DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2016
… the playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. These independent audits also … York website. Highlights for September 2016: Legislative Travel and Per Diem Expenses Legislative travel and per diem … Chisholm State Office Building in Brooklyn. Department of Health $1.2 billion for four Medicaid Advantage Plus Managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2016Opinion 2010-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Law § 176 [21]; see e.g. 2008 Ops St Comp No. 2008-3; 2003 Ops St Comp No. 2003-4, at 10; cf . Wells v Town of … General Municipal Law § 2 [defining the term "municipal corporation," as used in the General Municipal Law, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4New York City’s Uneven Recovery: Youth Labor Force Struggling
… FIGURE 2 – Unemployment Rates for Workers Aged 16 to 24 by Race and Ethnicity in New York City White Black Hispanic … March 2022, at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/reports/nyc-sectors/arts-entertainment-and-recreation . 5 OSC, New … at https://tracktherecovery.org/ . 7 New York City Mayor Eric Adams, press release (Summer Youth Employment), February …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-citys-uneven-recovery-youth-labor-force-strugglingOpinion 93-22
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BAIL MONEYS -- … authority of law and which it was beyond its power to do" ( id .). In the latter case, the requirements of CPL, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22Opinion 92-55
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … 11-1120, 11-1122: A village may not contract to provide, at the expense of the private owners, a village employee to … whether the village may enter into a contract to provide, at the expense of the private owners, a village employee to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-55Opinion 95-31
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (entitlement of incoming police chief where prior chief declined salary increases) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (compensation of incoming …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31Opinion 92-34
… AND PENALTIES -- Mandatory Surcharge (partial payment of parking fines and surcharges) -- Remission to State … Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1809-a. You ask if a surcharge is to be considered paid in whole or in part when a court or … that has received only partial payment, as when there is a refusal to pay the surcharge. Vehicle and Traffic Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-34