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Former President of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $120,000
… GARCIA, the former president and chief of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department in Briarcliff Manor, New York (BMFD), pled guilty to embezzlement of more … writing checks to himself for $122,000 from the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department. Thanks to my ongoing partnership with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/former-president-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-pleads-guilty-embezzling-more-120000DiNapoli Releases August Cash Report
… Total receipts through the first five months of the state fiscal year were $59.9 billion, $609 million higher than the state Division of the Budget’s August projections, according to the monthly … has improved further in recent months, largely because of higher than projected revenues and lower than projected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-releases-august-cash-reportState Agencies Bulletin No. 1735.1
… , converted to an hourly rate, is less than the Division of the Budget (DOB) approved minimum wage. Affected Employees … employees whose job location is within the five boroughs of New York City (NYC), $12.00 for State employees whose job location is within the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, or Westchester, or $11.10 for State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17351-minimum-wage-differential-annual-employeesDiNapoli: Audit Shows Health Department Overpaid Certain Medicaid Managed Care Premiums
… overpaid managed care organizations nearly $19 million for the state fiscal year 2014-15, in part, because of a flaw … costs in check and save taxpayers millions of dollars.” For the state fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, New York’s … managed care. Medicaid pays MCOs a monthly premium payment for each enrolled Medicaid recipient and the MCOs arrange for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-audit-shows-health-department-overpaid-certain-medicaid-managed-care-premiumsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… following local government audits have been issued. Town of Chateaugay – Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (Franklin County) Of the 224 granted exemptions reviewed (approximately $6.2 million of assessed value), 136 exemptions (61 percent), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1735.2
… , converted to an hourly rate, is less than the Division of the Budget (DOB) approved minimum wage. Affected Employees … employees whose job location is within the five boroughs of New York City (NYC), $12.00 for State employees whose job location is within the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, or Westchester, or $11.10 for State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17352-minimum-wage-differential-annual-employeesDiNapoli: NYC Pre-K Special Education Provider Claimed Nearly $3 Million In Ineligible Expenses
… special needs children must properly account for their use of public funds,” DiNapoli said. “We have found too many schools that fall short of state education requirements, which is why we are auditing … findings to the State Education Department for recovery of the misspent funds.” Yeled is one of many preschool …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-nyc-pre-k-special-education-provider-claimed-nearly-3-million-ineligible-expensesNYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Are Growing
… The New York City Mayor’s preliminary executive budget for FY 2020 is balanced, but there are risks, including proposed drops in … in FY 2023. The gaps reflect the cost of wage increases for the municipal work force, higher costs for debt service … The New York City Mayors preliminary executive budget for FY 2020 is balanced but there are risks including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-budget-balanced-risks-are-growingDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Rose Sharply in 2009
… industry employees rose by 17 percent to $20.3 billion in 2009, according to an estimate released today by State … industry profits could exceed an unprecedented $55 billion in 2009, nearly three times greater than the previous all-time record. In 2008, the industry lost a record $42.6 billion. “Wall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2010/02/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-rose-sharply-2009State Agencies Bulletin No. 343
… or Bargaining Unit 61, Council 82 Security Services Unit: Environmental Conservation Investigator 1 Environmental Conservation Investigator 2 Environmental … Trainee 2 Sp L Forest Ranger 1 Forest Ranger 2 Park Patrol Officer Park Patrol Officer Sp L Park Patrol Officer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/343-new-bargaining-unit-31-council-82-agency-law-enforcement-services-unitState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… officials reduced surplus fund balance from 19% as of June 30, 2015 to 8% as of June 30, 2023, they consistently appropriated fund balance … and overfunded reserves, primarily through transfers of surplus fund balance. These practices lack transparency, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… economic development, business investment and job creation in New York. The Public Authorities Law (PAL) requires it to publish, at least annually, a report … published a detailed report on its real estate portfolio in December 2022 after the current audit began. Before that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowState Agencies Bulletin No. 879
… To describe the process of changing bargaining units for affected titles and employees. Affected Employees Payroll Bargaining Unit Code 68 has been established for Annual and Hourly employees who are currently in … any other earnings. OSC Actions OSC has created new codes for the following new data elements: The Payroll Bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/879-new-bargaining-unit-and-establishment-new-payroll-bargaining-unit-codesEDSS - General Help for All Transactions
… Once submitted, the transaction will go into a status of In Progress (OSC). In Progress (OSC) – OSC acknowledges the receipt of the transaction. Additional Information Requested – More … has been submitted? Your transaction will be in a status of In Progress (OSC). How do I find out if my transaction is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-general-help-all-transactionsVillage of Hudson Falls – Information Technology (2025M-10)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Did Village of Hudson Falls (Village) officials adequately secure and … and adopt an IT contingency plan to help minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious interruption of services, periodically test backups or provide IT security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/25/village-hudson-falls-information-technology-2025m-10Town of Wawayanda – Financial Operations (2024M-160)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Wawayanda (Town) Town Board (Board) and officials properly … for all funds and the surplus fund balance at the end of 2023 totaled $7.7 million. Audit Summary The Board and … approximately $5.2 million and appropriated $2.2 million of fund balance that was not needed to fund operations during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-wawayanda-financial-operations-2024m-160Opinion 89-45
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Compensation (fixed amount plus hourly rate for attorney employed as counsel to zoning board of appeals) … in connection with defending proceedings commenced under Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-45How to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… capacity and controls; appropriate legal authority to do business in New York; a satisfactory record of … contracts. You should consider any information that comes to your attention and work with the vendor to address any negative information. Things to keep in mind: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationOpinion 89-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … of a fire district located within the town. We are in receipt of your letter concerning the town's code of … powers and duties of another municipality. Accordingly, in responding to your inquiry, we cannot comment upon the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20State Agencies Bulletin No. 1369
… record update process and provide data entry instructions for entering SRA and TDA deductions to ensure compliance with contribution limits. Background Pursuant to IRS … contribution amount will increase from $17,500 to $18,000 for 2015. An additional deferment is available to employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1369-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tda