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New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Reimbursement for Multi-Year Financial Planning for Stressed Local Governments
… Legislative bill S.7352/A.09823 was signed into law on Dec. 17. The … the importance of this legislation and signing the bill into law. I also want to thank bill sponsors Senator Jack Martins and Assemblymembers … Legislative bill S7352A09823 was signed into law on December 17 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-reimbursement-multi-year-financial-planningOpinion 2003-4
… a proper charge against the fire district (17 Opns St Comp, 1961, p 315; see, also, e.g., In Re White , 51 App … (see, e.g., Seif v City of Long Beach , supra ; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-25, p 58). Under the doctrine of ratification, … Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law, §5[1]; 2000 Opns St Comp No. 2000-20, p 53; 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-41, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4CUNY Bulletin No. CU-606
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the January 2018 Increments and provide agency … eligibility criteria Background Pursuant to Section 6220 of New York State Education Law, yearly increments are to be … This bulletin informs agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the January 2018 Increments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-606-january-2018-city-university-new-york-cuny-incrementsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… actually did. Auditors also found improvements are needed to the Department of Health’s automated claims processing and … Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up) (2024-F-21) Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) receives … Those subject to the law are also required to send any updates, revisions, and new information to DFS annually for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… today announced his office completed audits of Town of Berkshire , Chestertown Fire District , Town of DeKalb , Town … is being spent appropriately and effectively." Town of Berkshire – Justice Court Operation s (Tioga County) Justices … today announced his office completed audits of Town of Berkshire Chestertown Fire District Town of DeKalb Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMiddletown Employee Charged With Theft
… the City of Middletown and the Town of Crawford from 2012 to 2019. In addition to allegedly defrauding the municipalities, McKelvey’s deception allowed him to falsely inflate his retirement benefit and defraud the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/middletown-employee-charged-theftState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… the Board of Education did not adopt written policies to ensure that all overtime hours worked were pre-approved, … In addition, officials did not maintain documentation to justify compensatory time earned. New Rochelle City School … over network and financial application user accounts to prevent unauthorized use, access and/or loss. In addition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-711
… (full-time) Campus Peace Officer (full-time) Campus Public Safety Sergeant Be in Active pay status for at least …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-711-cuny-june-2021-uniform-allowance-paymentDiNapoli: Finger Lakes Group Homes Overpaid for Food and Supplies, Wasting Taxpayer Money
… group homes across eight counties. Employees at each group home routinely purchase food and household items necessary to … local retailers and, six months later, from Finger Lakes Home Supply (Home Supply) without competitive bidding. In addition, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-finger-lakes-group-homes-overpaid-food-and-supplies-wasting-taxpayer-moneyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… result, the transportation supervisor did not update fuel prices in the system and the bills were calculated based on the outdated prices resulting in billing errors totaling $9,176. Officials … use approximately $23,000 of appropriated fund balance to cover operating costs during the period. It also reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… practices and ensure proper policies and procedures are in place to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and … school districts annually spend approximately $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background … policy. BOCES generally procured goods and services in accordance with its purchasing policy. However, the policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft
… Bureau. Prosecuting the case is Senior Counsel Darren Miller, with support from Public Integrity Deputy Bureau …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theftOrange Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-154)
… internal controls over nonstudent network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key … adequate internal controls over network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/01/27/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-nonstudent-network-userLisbon Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-180)
… Medicaid reimbursable services for speech, occupational or physical therapy and special transportation to 11 students likely to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/lisbon-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-180Village of Franklinville – Police Payroll and Water Accountability (2014M-262)
… Perform periodic reconciliations of water produced with amounts billed and develop a plan to address the causes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/03/13/village-franklinville-police-payroll-and-water-accountability-2014m-262Town of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings One Board member is the … the Board member had a prohibited conflict of interest in the welding company’s contracts with the Town pursuant to … Adopt procedures to help prevent prohibited interests in contracts. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148Evergreen Charter School – Employee and Independent Contractor Fingerprinting (2016M-225)
… of the local school board. The School, which is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, is governed by an … officials allowed employees to be hired and have contact with students prior to receiving fingerprint clearances and allowed independent contractors to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2016/09/16/evergreen-charter-school-employee-and-independent-contractorEastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2023M-93)
… to BOCES officials, we found that officials did not: Disable 681 network user accounts (18 percent) that were not … review all enabled network user accounts for necessity and disable unnecessary network user accounts in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/10/13/eastern-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technology-2023mWhite Plains City School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2014M-240)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s process and procedures for … for professional services and did not have documentation to support why contract providers were chosen for all … The District did not have adequate documentation to support the payment of certain claims made to professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/31/white-plains-city-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2014mTown of Liberty – Justice Court Operations (2016M-336)
… disbursement checks. The Justices did not reconcile unpaid tickets between the DMV and Court records to ensure … DMV records are accurate and fines are collected or tickets are referred to the DMV Scofflaw program. Key … checks. Periodically review and reconcile the DMV pending tickets report to the Court records to ensure that tickets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-liberty-justice-court-operations-2016m-336