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DiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages
… A state Office of Mental Health (OMH) contractor hired to provide janitorial services … support for treatment and transition programs of the South Beach Psychiatric Center in Staten Island. It contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-state-contractor-failed-pay-prevailing-wagesMaintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units
… – New York City Transit complied with maintenance and inspection requirements pertaining to Event Recorder Units … Transit was not in compliance with its ERU maintenance and inspection policy, as detailed below: Train car inspections … not being able to effectively track the maintenance and inspection of the ERUs or work orders through its system. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/18/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-unitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Town of Binghamton , Jamestown Board of Public Utilities , Liverpool Public Library , Monroe County , Village of Nelliston and Town of Plattsburgh . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Cash, Drugs, Weapons Missing from Police Custody
… municipalities: Herkimer and Madison counties, the cities of Auburn, Elmira, Troy and Watertown; the towns of Hamburg, … property is missing, it can jeopardize the prosecution of criminal cases and could result in dangerous items, such as … listed in current inventory that were no longer in their possession, including a Ford Explorer, Dodge Durango, Jeep …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-cash-drugs-weapons-missing-police-custodyMedgar Evers College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… adequately assured that all Medgar Evers College (MEC) bank accounts were authorized and used only for appropriate … 2015. As of July 31, 2015, MEC had 17 active accounts with a total balance of $1.02 million. CUNY’s Cash Management and … Fully comply with prescribed procedures for opening new bank accounts and the monitoring of existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/medgar-evers-college-controls-over-bank-accountsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … June 30, 2016. New York State Health Insurance Program: UnitedHealthcare (UHC): Improper Payments for Medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and approved prior to payment. Auditors also found credit card claims, paid by wire transfers, were not audited and … but only used approximately $218,000. The tax certiorari reserve was overfunded by nearly $1.9 million as of June 30, … When unused appropriated fund balance and the overfunded reserve were added back to the surplus fund balance, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0How to Obtain Your Personal Records Under the Personal Privacy Protection Law
… to or correct the information, or deny access. How to Appeal a Decision You will be notified in writing if the … correction requested. You then have 30 business days to appeal. An appeal must be filed in writing, and submitted to OSC in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/how-obtain-your-personal-records-under-personal-privacy-protection-lawLocal Sales Tax Collections up 10.2% in Third Quarter of 2022
… quarter that year-over-year growth did not keep pace with inflation for counties and cities outside of New York City. … growth, even as they struggle with higher costs from inflation just like consumers and businesses. We will continue to monitor how inflation is affecting local governments and the state’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022Protection of Managed Pollinators (Honey Bees) (Follow-Up)
… sale of nucs and queens as well as all those requested for transport for the 5-year period ending December 2021. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/12/protection-managed-pollinators-honey-bees-followSchenectady County – Investment Program (2025M-5)
… and yield. A comprehensive investment program is used to establish basic procedures, assure that investment assets … funds (monthly average of $112 million) in a money market account at a banking institution. The account … procedures to provide specific actions to take – including how much of the available funds to invest – officials missed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/08/08/schenectady-county-investment-program-2025m-5UCPA of Cayuga County d.b.a. E. John Gavras Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… reported by UCPA of Cayuga County d.b.a. E. John Gavras Center (Gavras Center) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were … audit focused primarily on expenses claimed on the Gavras Center’s CFRs for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/05/ucpa-cayuga-county-dba-e-john-gavras-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 2007-1
… with the county’s procurement policies and procedures. You ask whether the procurement of paratransit services by a … service” for eligible customers. The eligible customers do not have the functional capability to ride fixed-route … required. Use of a fair and open competitive RFP process should help ensure that the contracts in question are awarded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-1DiNapoli Releases Sunset Park Economic Snapshot
… residents to the benefits of economic growth. The good news in the Sunset Park Economic Snapshot can be sustained … advance that goal.” “Comptroller DiNapoli reports welcome news about the economic health and vitality of Sunset Park,” … State Senator Jesse Hamilton . “While we celebrate the news of increased employment and higher salaries, we must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-sunset-park-economic-snapshotUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-263
… processing of the Retroactive Adjustment to the April 2017 Judicial Longevity Bonus (JLO) payment. Affected Employees … the eligibility criteria and received payment for the 2017 Judicial Longevity Bonus. New York State Court Officers Association Bargaining Unit SR New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-263-unified-court-system-state-new-york-ucs-retroactive-adjustmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 741
… Employees whose Job Data or Additional Pay history is incorrect Background Restricted access for agencies to … Date Immediately Agency Actions Agencies should submit a DTA/COR request for the following JOB actions: Hire, … The agency must indicate in Status Reason comments what transaction is waiting to be submitted. The PCTST will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/741-data-changecorrect-history-dtacor-procedureOpinion 90-29
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … forth in section 420.10(7) of the Criminal Procedure Law. A county whose probation department is a designated … court requires that restitution or reparation be made by a defendant, the official or organization to whom payments are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-29Opinion 98-14
… TOWN LAW, §§104, 106; HIGHWAY LAW, §141; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): The town highway superintendent's annual … an estimate by the designated date, the budget officer is required to prepare an estimate for the administrative … regulation, a local law regulating the same subject matter is considered inconsistent and will not be given effect ( …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14DiNapoli: Problems Persist at Many Hotels and Motels Used to House Homeless
… across New York state with significant problems including mold, water damage, exposed wiring, missing smoke detectors … facilities were in poor condition. Shelters contained mold, unsanitary restrooms and vermin. The audit released … problems, such as exposed electrical wiring and mold. The agencies' full responses are included in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-problems-persist-many-hotels-and-motels-used-house-homelessOpinion 88-60
… discussion of Miller , supra , that a lease of park land to a private organization is valid so long as the land is to be used for or the lease serves a public purpose). … a revocable right to be exercised over the grantor's land without possessing any interest therein but the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60