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DiNapoli: Stony Brook University Hospital Failed to Comply With Contracting and Hiring Rules
… Stony Brook University Hospital’s Health Information Management Department repeatedly failed … records and hiring and promotion practices. DiNapoli’s auditors found the department repeatedly engaged in … a 70 percent salary increase without meeting the position’s minimum qualifications. Six of 24 employees audited had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-stony-brook-university-hospital-failed-comply-contracting-and-hiring-rulesDiNapoli Releases Report on Environmental Funding in New York State
… staff has declined while funding has barely kept pace with inflation and now is projected to decline,”DiNapoli … and hazardous materials and cleaning up contaminated sites. Since 2003, several new programs have been added to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-releases-report-environmental-funding-new-york-stateComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… limit of 4 percent. Byron-Bergen Central School District – Online Banking and Information Technology (Genesee County) District officials did not establish adequate online banking internal controls to ensure sufficient … of the district’s assets. The district unnecessarily has online banking access for all of its bank accounts. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsFormer Village of Candor Mayor Pleads Guilty to Stealing From the Village
… to never run for public office again. His sentencing is scheduled for April 14. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/former-village-candor-mayor-pleads-guilty-stealing-villageDiNapoli: Audit Finds Additional $150,000 Stolen by Beekman Town Official
… the town’s American Express card for vacations and other family expenses. Knapp and two of his family members had credit cards that were directly billed to … report, which can be viewed here: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/towns/2015/beekman.pdf . DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-additional-150000-stolen-beekman-town-officialOpinion 89-14
… persons paying their taxes by mail who desire a tax receipt to include a self-addressed stamped envelope with … that persons paying their taxes by mail and desiring a tax receipt include a self-addressed stamped envelope with their … officer shall deliver or upon request forward by mail a receipt to each person paying a tax... Subdivision (2) of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-14DiNapoli Announces Guilty Plea in Town of Crawford Embezzlement Case
… conceal the thefts. An investigation by the New York State Police, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the … District Attorney Hoovler thanked the New York State Police for their investigation and the arrest of Roy, as well as the Town of Crawford Police Department and the New York State Comptroller’s Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-announces-guilty-plea-town-crawford-embezzlement-caseState Agencies Bulletin No. 2166
… allowing employees to update their addresses and payroll options in NYSPO. Affected Employees: All active employees of … address types, as well as make changes to their Payroll Options, which determine where pay statements and … allowing employees to update their addresses and payroll options in NYSPO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2166-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-employee-address-updateUnnecessary and Potentially Illegal Consultant Contract With Former New York State Council on the Arts Executive Director
… and compliance with State law and ESDC's internal contracting guidelines. The contract covered the period … with its own procurement guidelines in many steps of the contracting process, including assessing contractor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/26/unnecessary-and-potentially-illegal-consultant-contract-former-new-york-state-council-artsOversight of Homeless Shelters
… and safety violations, rodent and vermin infestations, and mold conditions. We also found numerous examples of other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/12/oversight-homeless-sheltersQuality of Internal Control Certification
… Purpose To determine whether the Division of State Police (Division) … submitted timely a quality Internal Control Certification to the Division of Budget (DOB) by April 30, 2012. Background … To determine whether the Division of State Police Division submitted timely a quality Internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/quality-internal-control-certificationInmate Sentence Calculation and Release Practices
… 2013 through October 21, 2016. Background The Department is required to comply with the relevant laws and regulations … such as courts or local jails. Since the Department is compelled to honor the terms of the orders and the local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/07/inmate-sentence-calculation-and-release-practicesOversight of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
… collected in accordance with requirements and in support of CWSRF goals, including ensuring projects meet their … provides communities low-cost financing for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects. The Corporation … rate financing to municipalities to support a variety of eligible water quality improvement projects. Since the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/oversight-clean-water-state-revolving-fundOversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Follow-Up)
… additional relationships between schools. The Program is intended to connect schools with local farms and food … of cost, project benefits, and plans of work. Each project is divided into objectives and tasks, each of which must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-farm-school-program-followCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… EO 95, issued March 11, 2013, established an online Open Data Website (Open Data) for the collection and … Open Data into its ongoing core business planning and strategies. In response to our findings, DEC subsequently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataOversight of Telemental Health Services
… service. Key Findings OMH has opportunities to improve TMH access and oversight, as follows: As of December 23, 2020, … health care providers operating 1,677 programs eligible to offer TMH; however, 307 of those 448 providers operating … use of TMH is focused on the initial approval, and OMH does not have defined processes after this approval to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/06/17/oversight-telemental-health-servicesLow-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (Follow-Up)
… through December 11, 2013. Established as a public benefit corporation in 1985 under Section 45-a of the Private Housing Finance Law, the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (Corporation) administers the Program. The Corporation’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/02/low-income-housing-trust-fund-program-followMonitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs
… of violent crime – such as aggravated assault, forcible rape, and robbery – in the State, excluding New York City. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/24/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programsEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (Follow-Up)
… cause to abate. The Department publishes a monthly list of both the top 250 individual and top 250 business tax debtors for whom it filed at least one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/01/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxes-followEquine Health and Safety
… 1, 2013. The law merged the Racing and Wagering Board with the Division of Lottery to form a single State agency. … operates the latter three under a franchise agreement with the State. The Commission also supervises seven … However, we found the Commission could better document daily operating policies and procedures; improve how incident …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/13/equine-health-and-safety