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Oversight of School Safety Planning Requirements
… Objective To determine whether the State Education Department … is monitoring schools, districts, and other programs to ensure they are complying with legislation and regulations … To determine whether the New York State Education Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/08/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirementsHealth, Safety, and Accessibility in District 75 Schools
… in case of allergic reaction emergencies. Disabled door alarms, which could result in students leaving school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/12/health-safety-and-accessibility-district-75-schoolsPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments
… $163,862 were: $114,288 in non-mandated bonus payments, holiday events, and gratuities $49,574 in expenses that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/15/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developmentsPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments
… (Queens), Arlington Terrace/North Shore (Staten Island), and York Hill (Manhattan). Key Findings Our audit found that HPD does … for parties, meals, and gifts, including a $9,037 Rolex watch provided as a retirement gift for a building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/30/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developmentsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against New Jersey Woman in Alleged Theft of Over $162,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… was a New York State pensioner, who retired from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Miller died in 2006, … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-new-jersey-woman-alleged-theft-overOpinion 98-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of … Whether a board of fire commissioners in its discretion may provide that … newlyappointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20XI.18.E Public Officers Law – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… FORMER NYS EMPLOYEES In accordance with Public Officers Law §73(8)(a) (POL 73), former State employees are subject to … whether a vendor is a State employee. Public Officers Law, section 73 (4)(a) states that: [n]o statewide elected … legislative employee or political party chairman or firm or association of which such person is a member, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18e-public-officers-lawRefunding Local Debt
… be sold at private (interpreted to include negotiated) sale if the terms and conditions of the sale are approved by the Comptroller. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/refunding-local-debtDiNapoli: Florida Man Charged with Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Benefits Issued to His Deceased Father
… father’s pension funds to which he was not entitled,” said DA Donnelly . “The state’s retirement system is built to … of thousands of retirees and their beneficiaries.” DA Donnelly said that, according to the charges, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-florida-man-charged-stealing-nearly-80000-pension-benefits-issued-his-deceased-fatherOversight of Waste Tire Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our initial audit report, Oversight of Waste Tire Site Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (Report … hazard with the potential for devastating consequences. In 2003, the Waste Tire Management and Recycling Act (Act) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/oversight-waste-tire-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-fees-followDiNapoli: Majority of Contracts with Not-For-Profit Organizations Still Approved Late
… half of all agencies reporting contracts as late as 90 to 100 percent of the time, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … in the timeliness of contract approvals, more needs to be done so delays are avoided and taxpayers don't foot the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-majority-contracts-not-profit-organizations-still-approved-lateFormer Avon Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal Funds
… program, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney … Nicholas M. Testani, who is handling the case, stated that in 2022, the Avon Central School District and the Village of Avon entered into a School Resource Officer Contract, in which the Village of Avon agreed to provide an off-duty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/former-avon-police-chief-pleads-guilty-stealing-federal-fundsLow-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (Report 2013-S-32 ). About the Program Our … August 25, 2014, examined whether Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (Program) funds were being awarded and disbursed … 45-a of the Private Housing Finance Law, the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (Corporation) administers the Program. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/02/low-income-housing-trust-fund-program-followOpinion 88-36
… 492, 14 NE2d 805; Tillinghast v Merrill , 151 NY 135, 45 NE 375). This rule of strict liability for public funds is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 91-15
… homes, a portion of the subdivision remained undeveloped for a variety of reasons. The developer has applied to the … pay money in lieu of park land as a result of the request for resubdivision, notwithstanding that the developer … cases" that a proposed plat show a park or parks suitable for recreation or, if that is not practical, the planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15Opinion 89-40
… for wages lost because the commissioner was subpoenaed to testify in a case in which the fire district was the … and, in that capacity, eligible for reimbursement pursuant to General Municipal Law, §72-o. (2) A volunteer officer or … may not be reimbursed for actual lost wages pursuant to General Municipal Law, §72-o. You ask whether a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-40Request for Retirement Allowance Data for Firefighters Paid Pursuant to Section 207-a of the General Municipal Law (PF6302)
To obtain information concerning the Accidental and Performance of Duty Disability Retirement Benefits as a basis to adjust the salary being paid to a firefighter pursuant to Section 207-a of the General Municipal Law, NYSLRS employers use form PF6302.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/pf6302.pdfCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… S. Berman announced that Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for … as a court-appointed administrator. Bayard had pled guilty to one count of wire fraud on October 23, 2018. U.S. District … and pocketed $1.4 million from an estate he was appointed to protect,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to our investigation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementOversight of School Safety Planning Requirements (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of School Safety Planning Requirements 2018S34
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/13/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirements-followXI.4.A Not-for-Profit Prompt Contracting – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of 1991 added Article XI-B (The Prompt Contracting Law) to the State Finance Law, promoting prompt contracting with … directives, waivers of interest, advances, and loans to NFPs when those time frames cannot be met; and requires interest payments to NFPs when contract payments are late due to untimely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4a-not-profit-prompt-contracting