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DiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… and high vacancy rates in public housing, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The … applicants and seemingly gave preferential treatment to others. For years, the authority has not operated in a … or transparent manner and has not been fulfilling its duty to provide low-cost housing to this community." The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2021
… Objective To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the … adequate insurance coverage, or are financially secure, to compensate those persons they might injure or whose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/25/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleXII.6.F Paying Deceased Legislator Benefits – XII. Expenditures
… State will provide the beneficiary with a benefit equal to the remainder of the legislator’s annual salary. In the … a legislator’s death, the appropriate Business Unit needs to submit an accounts payable claim. In order to do so, the Business Unit must establish the beneficiary as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6f-paying-deceased-legislator-benefitsMessage from the Comptroller – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… the resilience demonstrated by New Yorkers in responding to the multitude of challenges. The impact of the economic … risks and challenges, and opportunities for changes to improve the long-term outlook for State finances. Federal … stimulus funding authorized by the federal government to continue supporting COVID-19 response costs, economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/message-comptrollerOversight of Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Radioactive Materials Facilities and Radiation Equipment Facilities
… Objectives The objectives of this audit were to determine if the Department of Health (Department) is … can be used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, to test new drugs and to study cellular functions, and in various industrial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/23/oversight-registration-licensing-and-inspection-radioactive-materials-facilities-andSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Department, Aviation, World Trade Center, and Leasing of Properties
… Objectives To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New … November 21, 2019. About the Program PANYNJ was created to promote and protect the commerce of the Port District – a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/04/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-department-aviation-world-trade-center-andIX.12.C State Responsibility – IX. Federal Grants
… of the state’s implementation of CMIA was assigned to the Division of the Budget (DOB), which partners with the … DOB contracts with a certified public accounting firm to assist state agencies with CMIA implementation on an … agency’s CMIA program(s). Such individuals are expected to: Bring any potential CMIA issues associated with their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12c-state-responsibilityDiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… would also require public authorities’ decisions to fund projects with state appropriations to be based on clear, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityTown of Wappinger – Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2020M-130)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Wappinger (Town) officials developed adequate controls to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/03/05/town-wappinger-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2020m-130Opinion 90-63
… -- Appropriations and Expenditures (recognition dinner for volunteers); (holding party for senior citizens) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations … library workers); (miscellaneous expenses - holiday party for senior citizens) VOLUNTEERS -- Compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63Opinion 90-6
… for the purpose of providing day care services pursuant to the Social Services Law on the condition that a day care … building in a manner which identifies the grantor, subject to the board's power to rename the room. You ask whether a county social services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Opinion 90-50
… (approval of Department of Transportation contracts to construct municipal highways) HIGHWAY LAW, §10(27); STATE … contracts by the State Department of Transportation to perform municipal highway construction in connection with … and appropriated the necessary funds. This is in reply to your inquiry regarding the legal requirements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50Opinion 95-10
… opinion. CEMETERIES -- Public Burial Grounds (duty of town to erect fences around certain cemeteries and burial grounds) … of fences around certain cemeteries and burial grounds); (to maintain cemetery) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Around" (meaning … of cemeteries and burial grounds. A town has a duty to erect a fence encircling a cemetery or burial ground in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 94-25
… of the General Municipal Law does not authorize credit to be granted towards a year of firefighting service under a … General Municipal Law, §217(c)(v) authorizes credit to be granted towards a year of firefighting service under a … having control of fire departments and fire companies to organize within such departments or companies emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Opinion 93-27
… When a town and the villages within the town all elect to receive their shares of county sales tax in cash, the town may not use its share to reduce townwide taxes in the area of the town outside villages. A town may not adopt a local law to provide that its cash share be so used. You have asked us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Opinion 89-1
… PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to convert employee's accumulated leave time into cash upon death in service) -- Leave time generally (authority to convert into cash upon death in service) -- Sick Leave (authority to convert into cash upon death in service) -- Vacations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1DiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Father-In-Law's Pension Payments
… Joy LaBarr, a 58-year-old Binghamton woman, was sentenced to pay full restitution of $32,000 and serve five years’ … “Ms. LaBarr’s conviction should serve as a warning to those who try to defraud the New York State Pension system,” DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-sentenced-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Springport Town Clerk Faces Criminal Charges
… today for allegedly trespassing on a town computer to boost her retirement benefits with the New York State and … and benefits and prevented Waldron from receiving money to which she was not entitled. "This town clerk marred a 25-year career as a public servant by allegedly trying to pad her hours," DiNapoli said. "Hopefully, her arrest will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-springport-town-clerk-faces-criminal-chargesDiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Sentenced for Pocketing Justice Court Fees
… court clerk – his mother – was on sick leave, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Eric Fleury, 44, was sentenced in Dickinson Town Court to three years’ probation and ordered to pay full restitution after his February 1 guilty plea to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-sentenced-pocketing-justice-court-feesDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Decreased 11.6% in 2023, First Decline Since 2016
… decrease in total overtime earnings since 2016, according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … with declining responsibilities for emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic and an overall increase in the size … the toughest times during the pandemic and the state needs to continue its efforts to attract and retain a range of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-decreased-116-2023-first-decline-2016