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Length of Service Award Programs (2014-MS-1)
… complete report - pdf] We also released ten letter reports to the following: Belgium Cold Springs Fire District [pdf] , … 5 [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if fire districts and municipalities were … Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) service credits to volunteer firefighters accurately for the period January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/02/06/length-service-award-programs-2014-ms-1DiNapoli Appoints Government Relations Staff
… DiNapoli said. "The Office of the State Comptroller deals with New Yorkers and community and elected officials from across the state on fiscal, policy and other issues. We need staff that can … for McCarthy, who was a member of the House Committee on Education. In 2002, she shifted her work to the city where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-appoints-government-relations-staffChanging Employers – Membership and Enrollment
… Some special retirement plans require service in a particular title. A special plan allows for retirement … position, or considering a job change that would result in a change in their retirement plan, we strongly recommend any employees … count toward retirement under a 20 or 25year special plan In some instances PFRS members may be eligible to join and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/changing-employersWelcome Center and Rest Area Planning and Implementation
… projects to construct and improve Rest Areas located on interstate highways. The Rest Area Plan, last issued in July … Areas. Rest Areas are defined as facilities that: exist on interstate highways; are built to American Association of … Three of them (Western, Capital Region, and Mohawk) are on Interstate 87 (New York State Thruway), and the Adirondack …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/20/welcome-center-and-rest-area-planning-and-implementationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Management of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma
… asthma triggers is one objective of the Department’s Healthy Neighborhoods Program (HNP). The HNP is designed to … including low-income and minority families, living in homes and neighborhoods with a disproportionate number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/02/management-indoor-air-quality-individuals-asthmaPark Accessibility for People With Disabilities (2021-N-7)
To determine if New York City Department of Parks & Recreation facilities were accessible for people with disabilities, as required. Our audit covered the period from January 2015 to October 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21n7.pdfPark Accessibility for People With Disabilities (2021-N-7) 180-Day Response
To determine if New York City Department of Parks & Recreation facilities were accessible for people with disabilities, as required. Our audit covered the period from January 2015 to October 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21n7-response.pdfOpinion 2004-2
… If real property owned by a town board member's spouse is leased to a vendor which supplies gravel from the property … If the contract between the vendor and the town is permissible under article 18 and the code of ethics is silent, the board member should recuse himself or herself …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-2DiNapoli: Former Lake Luzerne Trustee Arrested for Stealing More Than $127,000 From South Warren Snowmobile Club
… Attorney Jason M. Carusone and the New York State Police, today announced the arrest of former Lake Luzerne trustee Mark McLain for allegedly swindling … advantage of his volunteer position and the citizens of Lake Luzerne’s trust to line his own pockets at the expense …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-former-lake-luzerne-trustee-arrested-stealing-more-127000-south-warren-snowmobile-clubEconomic and Policy Insights: Food Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic
Food insecurity is increasing in New York, with one-in-nine household unable to get enough food at some point during 2020 through 2022 because they lacked money or other resources.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemic.pdfCheektowaga Central School District - Capital Project Management (2022M-90)
Determine whether the Cheektowaga Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials provided sufficient oversight and managed the District’s Union East Elementary School capital project (Project) in a transparent manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/cheektowaga-central-school-district-2022-90.pdfDownsville Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2022M-130)
Determine whether the Downsville Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured that goods and services were procured in accordance with the procurement policy and claims were approved prior to payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/downsville-fire-district-2022-130.pdfOpinion 91-11
… the term of the county manager from four years, subject to removal only for cause, to an indefinite term, subject to removal at the pleasure of the county legislature, was void … county legislature broader authority by permitting it to remove the manager at will, a referendum was required because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Commack Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-9)
… or exemption. We reviewed the test results for 40 of the 135 water outlets that exceeded the lead action level and … conducted in Cycle Two, including the results showing 135 of 765 (18 percent) water outlets were above the lead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/commack-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-9CUNY Bulletin No. CU-751
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic union dues increase for employees represented … Local 3. Affected Employees: Employees represented by the IBEW, Local 3 in Bargaining Unit T4 are affected. … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-751-international-brotherhood-electrical-workers-ibew-local-3XI.18.D Sales and Compensating Use Tax Documentation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… backdrop contract. The law also does not apply to grants, intergovernmental agreements, or purchases of … to the DTF website where they can obtain more information on Publication 223 and ST-220-TD . A second certification … Taxation and Finance's (DTF) website at http://www.tax.ny.gov/ Questions regarding scope and applicability of Tax Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18d-sales-and-compensating-use-tax-documentationVillage of Walton – Bio-Digester Capital Plan (2016M-378)
… Walton is located in the Town of Walton in Delaware County and has a population of approximately 3,090. The Village is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. General, water and … and operate the bio-digester by sufficient amounts to warrant the substantial risks involved in the project. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-walton-bio-digester-capital-plan-2016m-378Disposal of Electronic Devices
… electronic devices (laptops, desktop computers, tablets, cameras, cell phones, and a printer) ready for disposal … certain health-related data. The printer hard drive and cameras also contained retrievable data, and the cell phones …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/25/disposal-electronic-devicesDiNapoli & James: Former Throop Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing $11,000 From Town
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Attorney General Letitia James and the New York State Police announced. William Tarby … being held accountable. I’d like to thank Attorney General James and the New York State Police for their work in … violating the basic trust that New Yorkers put in them,” James said. “William Tarby stole from the people he was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-james-former-throop-supervisor-pleads-guilty-stealing-11000-town