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Opinion 96-7
… Const. art IX, section 1[c]; see also e.g., 1993 Opns St Comp No. 93-6, p 10; 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-14, p 53). Fire districts are established for the … Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law, §5[1]; 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-41, p 105; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-34, p 55). In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-7Assessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014
… Purpose The purpose of this performance audit is to determine whether the Workers’ Compensation Board … 2014. Background The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure that employees who are unable to work due to … Coverage for these benefits, with limited exception, is to be provided by their employers. The Board is also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/26/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-fiscal-year-ended-march-31-2014State Agencies Bulletin No. 1543
… Instructions for Form W-4 (Employees Withholding Allowance Certificate) employees who claimed exempt from Federal … Federal, State and/or Local Tax Data pages as follows: Home>Payroll for North America>Employee Pay Data USA>Tax … State and/or Local tax Data pages as follows: Go to: Home>Payroll for North America>Employee Pay Data USA>Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1543-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2017State Agencies Bulletin No. 1456
… Instructions for Form W-4 (Employees Withholding Allowance Certificate) employees who claimed exempt from Federal … Federal, State and/or Local Tax Data pages as follows: Home>Payroll for North America>Employee Pay Data USA>Tax … Federal, State and/or Local tax Data pages as follows: Home>Payroll for North America>Employee Pay Data USA>Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1456-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2016State Agencies Bulletin No. 1379
… Instructions for Form W-4 (Employees Withholding Allowance Certificate) employees who claimed exempt from Federal … Federal, State and/or Local Tax Data pages as follows: Home>Payroll for North America>Employee Pay Data USA>Tax … Federal, State and/or Local Tax Data pages as follows: Home>Payroll for North America>Employee Pay Data USA>Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1379-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2015UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York – Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs
… To determine whether UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York appropriately reimbursed physician-administered … Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the Department of Civil Service (Civil Service), provides health insurance … Service contracts with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York (United) to administer the Medical/Surgical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/unitedhealthcare-insurance-company-new-york-overpayments-physician-administered-drugsTown of Worcester – Claims Audit (2022M-145)
… report – pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Worcester (Town) Town Board (Board) effectively audited … and/or improper claims and not in the best interest of the taxpayers. In our sample of 199 claims totaling $824,330, 166 claims totaling $601,662 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-worcester-claims-audit-2022m-145Rabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… has been sentenced to up to three years in prison for stealing $5 million in City and State funding between 2005 and 2012 – money that was intended for special needs students between ages three and five. … Island Child Development Center (ICDC), a private not-for-profit company that is now defunct, was located at 1854 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeTown of Freetown - Records and Reports (2018M-213)
Determine whether the Supervisors maintained complete accurate and uptodate accounting records and reports to allow Board to properly manage Towns finances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/18/town-freetown-records-and-reports-2018m-213Naples Central School District – Online Banking (2015M-143)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls related to … The Naples Central School District is located in the Towns of Bristol, Canadice, Canandaigua, Naples, Richmond and South …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/11/naples-central-school-district-online-banking-2015m-143Town of Oxford – Procurement (2024M-88)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Oxford (Town) officials used a competitive process to … Section 103 or the Town’s procurement policy (Policy). Of the purchases totaling $1.7 million that we reviewed, Town … most favorable terms and conditions in the best interests of its taxpayers. Recommendations The audit report includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-oxford-procurement-2024m-88Savings Programs: NY 529 and NY ABLE
… Residents can take advantage of two savings programs with tax benefits that help pay for college or disability expenses: NY's 529 College Savings … the Direct Plan component of the college savings program with the New York State Higher Education Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/savingsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… management company to facilitate the school’s procurement of IT assets and services and to maintain inventory records, … County) The board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations, placing department resources at risk of waste and theft. The board generally did not review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… DiNapoli said. “The MTA needs to come up with billions of dollars to pay for operations in the coming years and that … 2022, transit ridership continued to lag at the low end of MTA’s projections, forcing it to revise projections downward and to plan spending of federal relief funds faster than expected to cover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenStatewide Compliance With Administrative Requirements for Retail Liquor License Approvals, Renewals, and Enforcement Actions
… approved new and renewed licenses in accordance with the State’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (ABC Law) and … audit also sought to determine if the Authority complied with the administrative protocols related to enforcement … of liquor licenses. Our audit focused on compliance with certain provisions of the ABC Law and related rules and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/21/statewide-compliance-administrative-requirements-retail-liquor-license-approvals-renewalsDiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is not … sex offenders, often failing to make the minimum number of required monthly contacts and not performing mandated … sex offenders’ compliance with court-ordered conditions of their release. The Act applies to offenders who have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersDiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The analysis is based on data from his office’s Agency Services Monitoring … displays funding, staffing levels and service performance for 36 city agencies. This data is updated regularly and … and the public can see what progress is being made with city services.” Key Highlights: Staffing Has Not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyShareholders to Exxon: It's Time to Address Climate Change
… to vote on this motion at this week's annual meeting, in spite of ExxonMobil's best efforts to deny them that … Shell agreeing to report on climate risk, the company is in danger of being increasingly out-of-step with the … business impact of the global effort to limit the rise in temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius or less. Specifically, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-exxon-its-time-address-climate-changeTown of Cicero - Procurement (2020M-8)
… Complied with competitive bidding requirements for 15 of 18 tested purchase and public works contracts totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/13/town-cicero-procurement-2020m-8Avoca Central School District – Procurement (2025M-29)
… (district) purchases should be made in the best interest of the taxpayers. One method for ensuring that goods and … do not solicit competition during the procurement of goods and services, taxpayers have less assurance that … also did not develop procedures governing the procurement of goods and services not subject to New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-29