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Wadsworth Center Environmental Laboratory Approval Program
… which Wadsworth has taken corrective action. However, we did not find a significant amount of other non-compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/09/wadsworth-center-environmental-laboratory-approval-programAudit Response Timeframe
Relates to the timeframe for the implementation of recommendations included within final reports for corrective action
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/audit-response-timeframe-0DiNapoli: With 2 Million People Fishing and Hunting in the State, New York Ranks Third Nationwide
… Fishing and hunting bring a stream of cash to New York’s economy, generating the second-highest … P. DiNapoli. “Our 7,500 lakes and ponds, 70,000 miles of rivers, streams and coastline and millions of acres of forest and open space are a natural draw,” … Fishing and hunting bring a stream of cash to New Yorks economy generating the secondhighest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-2-million-people-fishing-and-hunting-state-new-york-ranks-third-nationwideDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook Improved
… through 2020. The MTA projects a year-end cash balance of $200 million in 2016 (two-thirds higher than previously … however, have yet to identify the sources for $9.2 billion of their $10.8 billion contribution, making it impossible to … city budgets, or taxpayers. The MTA is funding 40 percent of the cost of the capital program ($11.8 billion), including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-improvedComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. and Village of Croton-on-Hudson Police Chief Russel H. Harper announced … guilty to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as a crime of Public Corruption, a class B felony. The charge is related to the theft of more than $300,000 from the Croton-on-Hudson Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… A Staten Island preschool special education provider, Gingerbread … to provide these programs to children throughout Staten Island and neighboring boroughs. During the 2012-13 school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesDiNapoli: Former Pulteney Fire District Treasurer Sentenced in $6,800 Theft of Fire District Funds
… No. 2 was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay full restitution for stealing more than $6,800 in fire … Stone was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay full restitution for stealing more than $6800 in fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-former-pulteney-fire-district-treasurer-sentenced-6800-theft-fire-district-fundsControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… progress notes, we determined: 40 residents (49%) did not have completed ISPs. ISPs are meant to address each … lacking evidence of adequate case management. One provider did not meet as frequently as required for nine of its 11 … entry door was left unrepaired. While the provider did repair the door, it took 10 months. Only 32 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeOpinion 91-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (amount of salary increases for heads of police departments) … Whether the chief of police of the village police department may receive an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 90-62
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Removal (of elected official physically unable to perform the duties … fixed by the town board for his office for the balance of his term of office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 89-34
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Powers and Duties (authority to investigate misuse of highway equipment and discipline highway department … board is authorized to make inquiry into the activities of town highway department laborers suspected of using town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Changes in Federal Policies Pose Significant Risks for New York City's Budget
… difficult times may lie ahead, depending on the effects of what happens in Washington." The November update to the … fiscal years 2018 through 2021 projects budget gaps of $3.2 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2019, $2.3 billion in FY … than those projected in June, reflecting the impact of a citywide savings program and better-than-expected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/changes-federal-policies-pose-significant-risks-new-york-citys-budgetOpinion 92-43
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Policies and Procedures (inclusion of purchases by town highway superintendent); (supersession … to that statute that all purchases or leases in excess of $50000 by the highway superintendent be approved by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Opinion 93-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (computation of with respect to installment purchase contracts) PUBLIC … in that section applies to all outstanding indebtedness of the political subdivision without regard to whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-11DiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Sentenced For Gambling-Related Theft of $46,000
… The former treasurer of the Le Roy Fire Department and the Le Roy Fireman’s … fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free … , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State Comptroller, Division of Investigations, 14th …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-sentenced-gambling-related-theft-46000DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the very near future unless it secures … when bills must be paid before revenue is received to pay them. Cash shortfalls also happen when expenditures … The city of Lockport will run out of cash to pay for operations in the very near future unless it secures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsDiNapoli: Many Homeless Shelters in Poor Condition
… Many of the state’s homeless shelters outside New York City are in … a problem affecting communities in virtually every corner of the state,” DiNapoli said. “Despite our best efforts, … shelters that pose a real danger to the health and safety of families and individuals that have nowhere else to go. It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-many-homeless-shelters-poor-conditionControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… been missing for extended periods of time. The provider did locate one of the residents; however, the other … removed appropriately. The work plans for each contract did not always include attainable, measurable objectives that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/21/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeVirtual Currency Licensing
… example: Two of the eight sampled BitLicense applicants did not fully complete the fingerprinting process that DFS … for tax warrants but could not document this action and did not provide documentary evidence that it was sufficiently … information could be used to approve BitLicenses. DFS did not ensure that licensees submitted all required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/02/virtual-currency-licensingState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Death of Robert Slaughter
… Slaughter and her family as they mourn the death of Robert Slaughter. Louise and Robert shared a lifetime together and were an example to us all of what a dedicated, loving and committed couple could … Slaughter and her family as they mourn the death of Robert Slaughter Louise and Robert shared a lifetime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-death-robert-slaughter