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Opinion 90-25

… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract for water supply and hydrants) -- Taxes (authority to assess … FIRE HYDRANTS -- Fire Districts (authority to contract for) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Approval (effect of failure to … obligated to compensate a private water-works corporation for the rental of fire hydrants unless a properly authorized …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-25

Town of Bergen – Town Supervisor (2024M-30)

… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Bergen (Town) Supervisor maintained complete and accurate … in the 2022 AFR. Did not perform a periodic review of all journal entries and financial transactions as required … without oversight. Did not obtain timely reimbursement of $130,000 in payroll expenditures from the Byron-Bergen …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/14/town-bergen-town-supervisor-2024m-30

Charter School of Educational Excellence – Information Technology (2023M-174)

… since its ability to communicate during a disruption or disaster could affect the timely processing of its business … to employees.  Ensure all access to sensitive student data is based on needs and job responsibilities.  Develop a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/06/07/charter-school-educational-excellence-information-technology-2023m-174

Excessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans (Follow-Up)

… recipients in MMC or HARP who enroll in Medicare and do not need long-term services and support. However, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/05/08/excessive-premium-payments-dual-eligible-recipients-enrolled-mainstream-managed-care-and

Division of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City – Sunnyside Manor: Unauthorized Bank Account

… developments supervised by  Division of Housing and Community Renewal are provided safe and clean living … and supervised by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR).  Often, owners employ a managing … according to the property manager, included deposits of community room rental income. In addition to these deposits, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/03/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell

DiNapoli Announces $200 Million Commitment for Opportunistic Investments

… will further expand the state pension fund’s pool of talented money managers, help boost the new opportunistic … a commitment to expand the program making the Fund one of few state pension funds with an Emerging Manager Program in each of the major asset classes. To date, the Fund has committed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-announces-200-million-commitment-opportunistic-investments

XI.15.A Competitive Grants Procurement Record – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… the decisions made during that process ("the Procurement Record") must be submitted to the Office of the State … contracts for the program. OSC approval of the Procurement Record must be obtained before an agency submits the program contracts to OSC. Pre-approval of the Procurement Record is intended to reduce the amount of time needed for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi15a-competitive-grants-procurement-record

DiNapoli: New York's Medicaid System Improperly Paid Over $16 Million in Claims

… eMedNY computer system improperly paid $16.2 million in Medicaid claims during a six-month period that started in October 2023, according to an audit released today by … third-party insurance and should’ve been enrolled in Medicaid fee-for-service instead. As a result of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-new-yorks-medicaid-system-improperly-paid-over-16-million-claims

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-823

… is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by IBT, Local 237 in Bargaining … is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by IBT Local 237 in Bargaining …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-823-international-brotherhood-teamsters-ibt-local-237

DiNapoli & Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former MET Council Insurance Broker

… announced that Joseph Ross, the former insurance broker for the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (“Met … I thank Attorney General Schneiderman and his staff for partnering with us to recover millions of dollars in … against more than 60 public officials and their cronies for abusing state funds, and with through my partnership …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-insurance-broker

AFR Modernization – Uploading Financial Data with Bulk Load

This webinar is one in a series preparing local officials for the new Annual Financial Report (AFR) currently being developed by our staff at the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). In this session, attendees will learn how to upload Financial Statement data into the AFR using a newly developed b

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/afr-modernization-bulk-load-09-22-22.pdf

Identifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City (2021-N-2) 180-Day Response

To determine if the New York City Administration for Children’s Services and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development identify, report on, and provide services for victims of child sex trafficking and those at risk of child sex trafficking. The audit covered the period from Ja

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21n2-response2.pdf

First Quarter 2022 Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21 Percent

Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 21.1 percent, or $901 million, compared to the same quarter the previous year. This growth was at least partially driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March, most notably for g

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/2022/pdf/2022-sales-taxes-first-quarter.pdf

First Quarter 2022 Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21 Percent

Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 21.1 percent, or $901 million, compared to the same quarter the previous year. This growth was at least partially driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March, most notably for g

Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Program (2022-M-2) 180-Day Response

To determine whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has complied with Article 36-A of the State Executive Law for revenues received by and expenditures made from the Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Fund and from any other source for purposes of the Motor Vehicle

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22m2-response.pdf

Annual Report on Local Governments for FYE 2021

This report provides a summary analysis of the financial state of the local governments outside of New York City for local fiscal years ending in 2021. Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to present local officials with financial and operational challenges. In this report, we summarize these

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/annual-report-on-local-governments-for-fye-2021.pdf

Comptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Fourth and Final Guilty Plea in Monroe Co. Bid-Rigging Case

… P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea of Daniel Lynch, a … dollar public works contracts in Monroe County. Lynch today entered a guilty plea before The Honorable Dennis M. … Donnelly Act. Based on what was stated on the record in today’s court proceedings, it is expected that Lynch will be …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-fourth-and-final-guilty-plea-monroe-co-bid-rigging

State Audit Finds Rochester Transportation Authority Incorrectly Administered Compensation Program

… RGRTA, which provides public transportation services in Rochester and several surrounding counties, has had a … March 31, 2014, RGRTA distributed a total of $1.8 million in bonuses. The incentive program directed $1 million (or 57 … were not linked to specific work they performed. In fact, auditors found that more than 90 percent of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-audit-finds-rochester-transportation-authority-incorrectly-administered-compensation-program

DiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments

… support payments are languishing in government coffers. This is a persistent problem in New York that needs to be … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York … billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-payments

DiNapoli: Tax Collector Faked Her Personal Tax Payments

… pay their taxes. Yet she decided she deserved a free ride, in a blatant violation of her public duty,” DiNapoli said. “I … a pleasure working with our law enforcement partners in the Comptroller’s Office because they do such a thorough … as a prosecutor easier,” Rain said. “Finding corruption in government may be difficult, but it’s important to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-collector-faked-her-personal-tax-payments