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State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Governor's Resignation
… the ongoing impact of COVID-19. My team and I stand ready to assist incoming Governor Hochul as we move the state forward.” … the ongoing impact of COVID19 My team and I stand ready to assist incoming Governor Hochul as we move the state forward …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-governors-resignationXI.4 Overview – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Although grant contracts are not specifically defined in legislation, they are typically referred to as “program” … Although grant contracts are not specifically defined in legislation they are typically referred to as program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4-overviewDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick announced today that three employees of the Syracuse City School District’s after-school Twilight Program were arrested for engaging in several schemes to … County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick announced today that three employees of the Syracuse City School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-scheme2019 Annual Audit
… totaling nearly $732 million from its four special funds in 2019 - the Uninsured Employers Fund, the Special Fund for … Information System to the Statewide Financial System in April 2018 and processed all claim payments in the SFS for all of 2019. Key Findings Our Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/19/2019-annual-auditSummit Security Services, Inc. (Summit)
… qualifications, such as the required Department of State registration, education, and/or work experience. Of those 27, 10 individuals worked without an active DOS registration, which requires individuals to pass background … for up to eight months prior to applying for their DOS registration, two individuals who never applied or obtained a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/03/summit-security-services-inc-summitNon-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment
… branches and extends from four major NYC terminals – Penn Station, Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, and Hunters Point Avenue – through a major …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/03/non-revenue-service-vehicles-and-rail-equipmentNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s overall return in the third quarter of the Fund’s 2015-2016 fiscal year was … of its third quarter. “The Fund experienced some recovery in the third quarter as markets continued to challenge … long term investor, however, the Fund measures its success in years and decades, not months. We’re focused on prudent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsDiNapoli: NYC's Fiscal Picture Improves Short Term, but Significant Risks Lie Ahead
… increasing the planned budget gap to about $8.9 billion in FY 2025 and $13.9 billion in FY 2027 (18% of city-fund revenues), even when adjusting … amid staffing challenges. Significant risks remain in the city’s financial plan, although its recent agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nycs-fiscal-picture-improves-short-term-significant-risks-lie-aheadControls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses
… OPWDD could take additional steps to monitor employee driving records and require training or counseling for … if properly followed, reasonably ensure the employee is no longer allowed to drive OPWDD vehicles. However, OPWDD … (e.g., speeding, disobeying traffic devices, driving while intoxicated). OPWDD could also improve controls to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expensesXI.12.A Toll-Free Services – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Numerous New York State agencies use toll-free telephone numbers to disseminate information and allow the public to … vendors only charge agencies for toll-free telephone numbers that belong to them. When initially procuring … its needs, the agency should procure toll-free telephone numbers in accordance with the State’s Procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12a-toll-free-servicesOpinion 90-8
… itself has failed to expressly so provide. March 30, 1990 Ralph W. Nash, Esq., City Attorney City of Ithaca …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8DiNapoli: Pleasant Valley Woman Arrested Stealing Funds From New York State and Local Retirement System
… the arrest of Bonnie S. Robertson, 63, of Pleasant Valley in the alleged theft of nearly $42,000 of her deceased … partnership." Robertson was charged with Grand Larceny in the 3rd degree, a class D felony. The investigation … discovered that Robertson's mother, a pensioner in the New York State and Local Retirement System, had passed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-pleasant-valley-woman-arrested-stealing-funds-new-york-state-and-local-retirement-systemState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Town of Moira , Town of Oxford and the Town of Somerset . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … there is a significant risk that payments could be made in error or for unauthorized purposes. Town of Moira – Fiscal … without complying with competitive bidding requirements. In addition, town justices did not establish adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Newark Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-60)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Newark Valley Central School District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Key Findings … not always seek competition for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/newark-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-60CUNY Bulletin No. CU-356
… of Civil Service to start, cancel or change rates for individual employees. Agencies will not have PayServ access to start, cancel or change rates for these deduction codes. The following deduction codes are … the New York State Department of Civil Service to provide for the deduction of Domestic Partner Health Insurance: Code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-356-certain-cuny-employees-eligible-new-york-state-healthBirch Family Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… June 30, 2013, Birch reported approximately $52.1 million in reimbursable costs for the SED preschool cost-based … (full-day and half-day Special Classes and a Special Class in an Integrated Setting). In addition to the preschool cost-based programs, Birch …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/20/birch-family-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the City and Town of Poughkeepsie Joint Water Project . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Town of Broome – … did not ensure purchases were made at the lowest cost, in compliance with the town’s procurement policy, and used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Developmental Disabilities Institute, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Special Classes and half-day and full-day Special Classes in an Integrated Setting. For the purposes of this report, … provided by these programs are based on fixed fees. In addition, DDI operated an SED-approved school-age special … DDI served about 577 preschool special education students in its cost-based programs. Local counties refer students to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/developmental-disabilities-institute-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualAudits
… good. We provide two versions of our audits: a concise summary called the Taxpayers’ Guides to Audits; and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/auditsKennedy Child Study Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… 30, 2014, Kennedy reported approximately $41.7 million in reimbursable costs for the SED preschool cost-based … fiscal years ended June 30, 2014, we identified $612,781 in reported costs that did not comply with the guidelines in the RCM, as follows: $583,400 in excessive compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/29/kennedy-child-study-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual