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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … providers each year rather than issue a formal request for proposal because the providers have a long history with … balance in the unemployment insurance reserve could pay for unemployment insurance costs for more than 27 years. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … the private funds account prior to their payment. This increases the risk that errors or irregularities would not be … Auditors found the former mayor increased his annual salary without the board’s formal authorization. For access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… a decline in unemployment and the projected downward trend in Medicaid enrollment. Overall Medicaid spending in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-november-12-2020State Agencies Bulletin No. 917
… regarding the following: Contract Pay and Additional Pay for Contract Pay teachers Submitting Salary Withholding for 21P employees Reporting Time Entry … cause the contract to be automatically added. Reporting Retroactive Changes in Pay Basis Code Retroactive Changes in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/917-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-21p-institution-teachersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Cost Manual (2021-S-31) Step Up, a New York City-based not-for-profit organization, is approved by the State Education … who are between the ages of three and five years. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, Step Up … reported approximately $7.4 million in reimbursable costs for the SED preschool cost-based program. Auditors identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… supervisor, to control almost all of the process for the procurement of textiles. The inadequate separation of incompatible duties and lack of compensating controls increases the risk of favoritism in the award process. … to the housing program. These charges included unsupported salary allocations and inappropriate overtime payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 91-51
… a county chief fiscal officer may temporarily utilize for general county purposes moneys collected as user fees and … parcel of land at the time and in the manner ..." provided for the levy of county taxes (County Law, §271[1]). Section … in the same manner and at the same time as taxes levied for general county purposes. The county treasurer, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 2000-9
… AGENCIES -- Officers and Employees (compensation for executive director); (performance evaluation program) … program) WORDS AND PHRASES -- Compensation (as including salary and certain other payments) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW … rendered and fully compensated, such as a bonus or a retroactive pay increase, generally constitutes a mere …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 2002
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions … PEF provides for an annual stipend of $5,500 for employees who are assigned by DHSES to be a canine handler and who … Code: HSC Effective Date: The pay period begin date of the first full pay period the employee is eligible. Please note: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2002-annual-stipend-canine-handlers-represented-public-employees-federationOpinion 89-62
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … the secretary of the fire district at least ten days prior to the date of such fire district elections and in addition … in addition provide proper blank spaces for each office to be filled at such election. If any such resolution shall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Anniversary of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
… the terrorist attacks: "On September 11, New Yorkers come together to voice the sorrow and the anger that we still … to give all they had to give,” DiNapoli said. “We come together on this tragic anniversary, in New York and across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-anniversary-september-11-terrorist-attacksXI.8.B Multi-Agency Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… from and not to be confused with centralized contracts for commodities and services procured by the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) for use by all agencies and other authorized users (see Section 8.A - Centralized Contracts of this Chapter for information regarding OGS centralized contracts). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi8b-multi-agency-contractsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence Of Former Met Council Chief Financial Officer For Role In Stealing $9m In Kickback Scheme
… be prosecuted and punished. I thank Comptroller DiNapoli for his continued partnership in our efforts to root out … protected. I also thank the Met Council board of directors for cooperating with our investigation.” State Comptroller … protect public money." Met Council is a New York State not-for-profit organization that provides the poor and elderly in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-former-met-council-chief-financial-officerState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were for appropriate district purposes, charges were not properly approved or adequately supported. All 230 … card use, including approximately $38,000 in charges were not properly approved prior to the card being used; and approximately $12,000 in charges did not have adequate support to show what was purchased. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 94-5
… of the town, it does not, in our view, provide authority for the publication of articles by individual members of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5More State Investment and Policies Can Create New Opportunities in Hudson Valley Which Saw Unique Gains
… New York cannot be overstated, both as an economic engine for their communities and an essential part of our food … includes an analysis of state programs and tax benefits for farmers. Some of the important findings for the Hudson Valley: There were 2,280 farms in the Hudson …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/more-state-investment-and-policies-can-create-new-opportunities-hudson-valley-which-saw-unique-gainsXI.5 Purchase Authorizations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… When a State agency awards a term contract that allows for the purchase of commodities on an as-needed basis, the … the State Comptroller (OSC) funds reservation requirements for Purchase Authorizations, instructions for numbering Purchase Authorizations and forms/templates to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi5-purchase-authorizationsDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft
… Department of Health (DOH) contract employee George Dunkel for padding his bills and stealing more than $110,000 from … pleaded guilty to one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, a Class E felony, in Albany … more than $1.5 million from 2006 to 2013 in state funds for immunization grant contracts. As a result of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theftComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges Over Alleged Theft of $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… Schneiderman. "Many New Yorkers count on their pension for a secure retirement, and those who cheat the system are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-over-alleged-theft-78000-new-yorkOpinion 93-12
… member) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Reimbursement for Expenses (travel expenses - spouse of school board member … any officer or employee to attend a conference conducted for the betterment of the municipality. Authorization must be … (General Municipal Law, §77-b[2]). Section 77-b provides for the payment by the municipality of all actual and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12