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DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to keep track of the gift cards they received during the holidays. Unused gift card balances can be turned over to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) after … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to keep track of the gift cards they received during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsDiNapoli: Former Bemus Point Clerk Arrested for Theft of Over $60,000
… of Jennifer Jaeger, former Bemus Point village clerk, for the alleged theft of more than $60,000 in village funds. … Additionally, Jaeger used the village bank account to pay for herself and her family’s personal cell phones and car … Jaeger also used a village gasoline credit card to pay for fuel for her personal vehicle. She was employed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-former-bemus-point-clerk-arrested-theft-over-60000True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School – West Campus – Employee Fingerprinting (2013M-286)
… The True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School – West Campus, located in the City of Rochester, is governed by … True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School West Campus Employee Fingerprinting 2013M286 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-west-campus-employeeAccountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges (Follow-Up)
… Traffic Violations Bureaus (TVBs) were established to run the State’s administrative adjudication program, which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/08/accountability-traffic-ticket-surcharges-followExploration Elementary Charter School for Science and Technology – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-100)
… The audit also determined: 112 disbursements or credit card charges totaling $504,506 did not have both an itemized … School purposes. Officials said they purchased 300 $100 gift cards totaling $30,975 for students for achieving … in December 2024 for the alleged theft of $1,100 in gift cards. On July 2, 2025, the former Operations Manager …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/10/24/exploration-elementary-charter-school-science-and-technology-non-payrollTown of Brant – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-23)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Brant (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) financial records and … Did the Town of Brant Town Board Board conduct or provide for an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/03/20/town-brant-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-23Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… As a result, the district cannot properly account for how much fuel is pumped into specific vehicles and by whom. For access to state and local government spending and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 90-62
… duly elected to and holding office (see Sullivan v Taylor , 279 NY 364, 18 NE2d 531; cf . former Highway Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 98-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of … Whether a board of fire commissioners in its discretion may provide that … newlyappointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Oversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans
… Response Plan (ERP) and a Vulnerability Assessment (VA). In the VA, Water Systems identify any vulnerabilities that could be … if publicly disclosed, such as the content of the VA, is exempt from this requirement. DHSES’ Critical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/27/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plansPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-012
… number of Additional Pay (Addl Pay) Adjustments required when there is a change in Addl Pay effective in the middle of … status immediately before and on the transaction effective date : Derived Biweekly earnings (e.g, Location Pay, … Annual earnings amount of Addl Pay changes Note: Future End dating an Addl Pay If an end date is entered on a derived …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-012-changes-mid-pay-period-additional-payCost-Saving Ideas: Evaluating Solid Waste Collection Options
… garbage collection Local governments providing solid waste collection should periodically evaluate these services … station may include one or more large containers for solid waste in a centralized location. Transportation costs can … The NYSDEC also has general information about solid waste composition and characterization in New York State. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluating-solid-waste-collection-optionsCaledonia Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-12)
… compensating controls are implemented to safeguard funds, and reviewing records and reports to detect discrepancies. The Department is composed of volunteer members and is governed by its bylaws and seven-member Board. The … or compensating controls implemented to safeguard funds and auditing records and reports to detect discrepancies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/05/02/caledonia-volunteer-fire-department-inc-board-oversight-2025mOpinion 89-42
… is issued, the security being evidenced only by an account master record and a description of the security in a … provide that every "owner" of a security must establish an account master record before the owner may deposit a security … or corporation established by law" (31 CFR 357.21[e]). The account master record will include, along with other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-191
… employees. Affected Employees Unrepresented employees in Bargaining Units 86 and 88 who had an increase in salary deferred effective 3/29/12 or later Effective … the State of New York (UCS) and various unions, increases in basic annual salary for employees earning $115,000 or more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-191-unified-court-system-ucs-salary-restorations-unrepresentedFormer Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-in-Law Also Convicted
… Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Stephanie W. Cowart, 58, of Grand Island, NY, pleaded guilty to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/former-head-niagara-falls-housing-authority-pleads-guilty-stealing-government-funds-son-and-daughterOpinion 97-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (requirement that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-25Medicaid Program: Excessive Payments for Durable Medical Equipment Rentals (2021-S-36) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid managed care organizations inappropriately paid for durable medical equipment beyond allowed rental limits, and whether the Medicaid program could achieve cost savings by implementation of a rental cap on oxygen equipment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s36-response.pdfExcessive Payments for Durable Medical Equipment Rentals (2021-S-36)
To determine whether Medicaid managed care organizations inappropriately paid for durable medical equipment beyond allowed rental limits, and whether the Medicaid program could achieve cost savings by implementation of a rental cap on oxygen equipment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s36.pdfAccountability and Surplussing of Vehicles (Follow-Up) (2021-F-1) 30-Day Response
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report Accountability and Surplussing of Vehicles (2018-S-42).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f1-response.pdf