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Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Follow-Up)
… accounts and whether the money is properly accounted for and used for appropriate business expenses. We concluded that these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/controls-over-cash-advance-accounts-followOpinion 90-56
… MILITARY LAW, §242(5); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92(1); NY CONST, art VIII, §1; 38 USC §2024(d): A school district, … Law may be denied or diminished" ( Williams v Walsh , 289 NY 1, at p 6). For purposes of section 242, the term "public … competent service (see, e.g., Hoyt v Broome County , 285 NY 402; Teachers Association, Central High School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-56Town of Lake Pleasant – Credit Cards (2016M-432)
… the Town's credit card purchases to determine whether the cards were used for appropriate purposes and in compliance … establish policies and procedures over the use of credit cards. The Town had a total of 24 credit cards during our audit period, and the credit limits on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-lake-pleasant-credit-cards-2016m-432DiNapoli and Scarpino Announce Guilty Plea & Sentencing in Theft of $60K in Pension Payments
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. … car loan. The Mount Vernon resident was prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office Investigations … 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. About the Office of the Westchester County District Attorney: Westchester County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-and-scarpino-announce-guilty-plea-sentencing-theft-60k-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… Highway and Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) to pay down debt from past projects and cover the operating costs for state … between state fiscal year (SFY) 2012-13 and SFY 2020-21 from $665 million to $594 million, a decrease of nearly 11%. In SFY 2020-21, only 17 cents of every dollar spent from DHBTF supported a new capital investment. “New York is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offVillage of Smyrna – Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties (2013M-114)
… the Board’s adopted budgets. For example, found that 20 out of 43 of the 2011-12 adopted budget expenditure lines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/19/village-smyrna-clerk-treasurers-duties-2013m-114Oversight of the Early Intervention Program
… Objective To determine whether the New York State Department of Health (Department) is effectively … and timely access to services for children across the State. The audit covered the period from July 2018 through … both the Program and contracts with the 57 counties in the State and New York City (referred to as “municipalities”) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/28/oversight-early-intervention-programDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… (Franklin County), Sackets Harbor (Jefferson County), South Dayton (Cattaraugus County), and Whitehall (Washington … 28 and July 31. DiNapoli’s office evaluated the fiscal health of 519 villages, which predominantly have a fiscal … the fourth consecutive year. The villages of Huntington Bay and Wappingers Falls were both designated in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesChenango Valley Central School District – Capital Project Management (2016M-58)
… The Chenango Valley Central School District is located in the Towns of Chenango, Colesville, Dickinson, Fenton and Kirkwood in Broome County. The District, which operates three schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/17/chenango-valley-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2016mDobbs Ferry Union Free School District – Reserve Funds (2015M-264)
… Background The Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District is located in the Village of Dobbs Ferry in Westchester … operates three schools with approximately 1,470 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/dobbs-ferry-union-free-school-district-reserve-funds-2015m-264Dunham Public Library – Claims Processing (2015M-15)
… the Library’s claims auditing process for the period October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. Background The Dunham Public Library is a school district public library, located in the Village of … of Trustees, each of whom is elected by Whitesboro Central School District voters. Appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/06/05/dunham-public-library-claims-processing-2015m-15State Agencies Bulletin No. 1038
… and Internal Revenue Service Publication 525, the recovery of wages in the current year for an overpayment occurring in … year. In order to comply with this regulation, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has created new Additional Pay … information regarding the withholding and reporting of taxes for recovered overpayments, refer to Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1038-new-additional-pay-earnings-codes-and-procedures-recoveringEconomic and Demographic Trends – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… NYS GDP Nearly $1.5 Trillion in 2021 A state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the value of production originating … Provides information about the States Gross Domestic Product wages unemployment rate and population growth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/economic-and-demographic-trendsIndependent Oversight: OSC's Contract Review Safeguards Public Funds
… Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 allowed at least $11 billion in spending without a competitive process or the benefit of … an OSC review. These actions build on exclusions adopted in prior budgets that have significantly eroded the Comptroller’s vital role in independent review and approval of contracts. OSC’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/independent-oversight-osc-contract-review-safeguards-public-fundsDiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages
… A state Office of Mental Health (OMH) contractor hired to provide janitorial services failed to pay its workers prevailing wage rates and tried to hide its non-compliance with state law by misrepresenting … A state Office of Mental Health OMH contractor hired to provide janitorial services failed to pay its workers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-state-contractor-failed-pay-prevailing-wagesOpinion 92-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … city bridge project) -- Proceeds (payment to State Comptroller) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements … by L 1991, ch 330, §9: A city may deposit with the State Comptroller the proceeds of bonds and notes issued by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-8Other Bulletin No. 1
… Purpose To provide instructions for processing of the Lump Sum Bonus … dated 10/20/04, Administration Background Pursuant to The State University Construction Fund Resolution and … Payment will be $800.00 for eligible full-time employees. To be eligible, employees must: Be in Active full-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-1-lump-sum-bonus-payments-suny-construction-fund-employeesIndian Lake Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-150)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Indian Lake Central School District (District) maximized … Determine whether the Indian Lake Central School District District maximized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/indian-lake-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2021m-150DiNapoli: NYC’s Restaurant, Retail and Recreation Sectors Continue to Struggle During Pandemic
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The losses accounted for 41% of total private sector jobs lost in the city during … where jobs declined by 40% compared to an average of 13% for the other boroughs. While slow growth can be attributed … funding. The SBA was so overwhelmed with applicants for RRF awards, for example, that the money ran out quickly, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-nycs-restaurant-retail-and-recreation-sectors-continue-struggle-during-pandemicDiNapoli: New Federal Funds Give New York a Chance To Expand Broadband, Close Digital Divide
… The recent announcement that New York state will get nearly $665 million in federal funding to invest in improvements to broadband availability gives the … The recent announcement that New York state will get nearly $665 million in federal funding to invest in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-new-federal-funds-give-new-york-chance-expand-broadband-close-digital-divide