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Protection of Child Performers
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Labor (Department) adequately ensured that … System database (System) to maintain permit and certificate information since 2004. Information from annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/27/protection-child-performersComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendant For Stealing Over $148k in NYS Pension Benefits
… County Supreme Court today to 6 months incarceration and 5 years of probation, $45,000 in restitution and a judgment in … to collect his pension benefits for approximately five years. During this time period, Kanas lived off of the stolen money and, among other things, took multiple cruises, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendant-stealing-over-148k-nys-pensionOpinion 2004-6
… from making gifts or loans of municipal property or money to or in aid of private individuals, corporations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6Opinion 91-35
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation … of a negotiating unit is entitled to a salary increase in at least the same dollar amount as that received by the … of the village police department may receive an increase in salary equal to that given to the sergeant of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 90-35
… bid the purchase of that commodity unless an exception to competitive bidding requirements is applicable. We are in … of your letter asking what monetary threshold applies to the purchase of fuel oil by a fire district. You state … by act of the Legislature or by local law adopted prior to September 1, 1953, all purchase contracts involving an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… IT contingency plan. Auditors identified 181 accounts for students no longer in the district, six accounts for two former employees, two former board members and two … board, nor the treasurer, provided oversight to compensate for these incompatible duties. As a result, 61 of 254 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Local Government Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school and local government audits have been issued. Town of … save funds for asset replacement. Middle Country Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity (ECA) Funds (Suffolk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-local-government-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Financial Plan Improved From June
… to rise to $109.4 billion (adjusted from $104 billion after surplus transfers), reflecting continued improvement in … delivery amid changing staffing trends, and building up reserves should enable the city to better insulate itself … due to unanticipated federal grant funds. The plan also does not yet include more than $1.4 billion in already …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nyc-financial-plan-improved-juneOpinion 89-57
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … negotiated contracts." ( Sinram-Marnis Oil Co. v City of New York , 74 NY2d 13, at pp 17-18, 544 NYS2d 119, at p 120). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57Opinion 94-3
… AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements (financing expenses for street improvements against abutting owners); (necessity to … owners or upon the board's own motion, to improve a street, highway, private road or right-of-way, and assess the … gutters and culverts, or the construction or paving of the street, highway, private road or right-of-way. In the case of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3Opinion 90-2
… town within which the village is located (see 1970 Opns St Comp No. 70-502, unreported). Although a village may … services provided to village residents (see 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-117, p 146). In the instant case, however, the … villages (see Education Law, §§255[1], 259[1]; 1972 Opns St Comp No. 72-918, unreported) and town residents who also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… 2016, ESSHI is part of the Executive’s comprehensive plan for affordable and supportive housing to ensure all New … Health (Office) serves as the lead procurement agency for ESSHI, which provides up to $25,000 annually per individual toward supportive housing for vulnerable populations experiencing homelessness. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/21/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… State Comptroller DiNapoli said. “Thankfully, through my Operation Integrity partnership with Attorney General … by taxpayers statewide, and the fact that these funds were stolen from a deceased parent makes this all the more … pension benefits intended for Mr. Yudenfreund for almost five years after his death, until January 2015. In total, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… A pattern of poor budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School District to accumulate excessive fund balance as well as … district policy, most notably in the search for a new superintendent. “This audit revealed some troubling decisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtMental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… to staff. Key Findings The 20 Districts we examined did not provide mental health training to all staff for the … and services.” Six of 20 Districts (30 percent) either did not offer training or offered training that did not include any of the 12 recommended mental health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The board also did not audit district claims prior to payment and conduct an annual audit of the treasurer’s … Town officials did not always use a competitive process to procure goods and services. Officials did not develop … County) The board did not provide adequate oversight to ensure that financial activities were properly recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… totaling $1.3 million, as required by the school’s policy. In addition, school officials made 26 purchases totaling … County) The board appropriated approximately $929,100 in fund balance from 2016-17 through 2018-19 and did not use … statutory limit by approximately $535,000, or 5 percent. In addition, auditors determined that when unused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Corrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Jump 49.2 Percent in Second Quarter
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in New York state rose by 49.2% in the second quarter (April to June … sales. In addition, two major changes that required many out-of-state vendors to collect and remit state and local sales taxes may have prevented steeper declines. The first change …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-jump-49-point-2-percent-second-quarterDiNapoli: NYC Tourism Approaches Full Recovery, Still Top Major U.S. Tourist Destination
… New York’s tourism sector is approaching a complete recovery as … from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The city estimates it will exceed pre-pandemic levels and welcome … sector wages. DiNapoli’s report notes that major upcoming events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-tourism-approaches-full-recovery-still-top-major-us-tourist-destination