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Town of Minetto – Financial Condition (2013M-284)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012, to July 31, 2013. Background … elected Board members, is the legislative body responsible for managing Town operations. The Town’s budgeted appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year are approximately $473,000 in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-minetto-financial-condition-2013m-284Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects
… notify the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) within one week. NYSTA has six weeks to take appropriate … action to ensure that the bridge is safe to use). In addition, NYSTA must provide DOT with the written determinations from bridge inspections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defectsTown of Big Flats – Financial Management (2013M-170)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial management for the period January 1, 2010, to May 1, 2013. Background The Town of Big Flats is located … Key Findings Even though the Board received monthly budget-to-actual reports from the Supervisor, it did not develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-big-flats-financial-management-2013m-170Improper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider (Follow-Up)
… report, Improper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider (Report 2018-S-10 ). About the Program The State’s Medicaid program provides … or false, any Medicaid payments will be recouped and the provider may be subject to other statutory or regulatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/improper-medicaid-payments-transportation-provider-followCheektowaga Central School District - Capital Project Management (2022M-90)
… sufficient oversight and managed the District’s Union East Elementary School capital project(Project) in a transparent manner. Key … did not ensure change orders were submitted timely to the New York State Education Department (SED) for approval. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/16/cheektowaga-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2022m-90Village of Mount Kisco – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-18)
… l Reported the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board … for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023 was not presented to the Board until March 2024, more than nine months after … 30. Report the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public, as required by GML Section 30 and New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-mount-kisco-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-18Freeport Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-49)
… to close projected budget gaps totaling $51.4 million for fiscal years 2019-20 through 2022-23. However, none of … million without demonstrating they were reasonably funded. For example: retirement contribution reserve has about $18.9 million, enough to pay annual expenses for almost 13 years. Recommendations The audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-49Opinion 95-25
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Tax Limit (withholding State aid as penalty for levy in excess of) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- State Aid (applicability of … section 54-a of the State Finance Law to payments provided in the aid to localities budget) WORDS AND PHRASES -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-25Opinion 90-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the time the obligations are outstanding. This is in reply to your letter concerning the dredging of a pond within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4Opinion 90-27
… or they may be elected pursuant to the provisions of article 11 of the Town Law. This is in response to your … establishment of joint fire districts without petition. Article 11-A of the Town Law (§189-a et seq. ) and article … and town police departments; NY Constitution, art 9, §[1][h], relative to certain transfers of functions or duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27DiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… incidents and 88% of religious-based hate crimes targeted Jewish victims, the largest share of all such crimes. Hate crimes against Jewish and Muslim New Yorkers rose by 89% (253 to 477) and … 72 felony assaults, 47% of which were committed on an anti-Jewish or anti-gay male bias. Incidents against Jewish New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-yearsOpinion 92-7
… of tax moneys to pay debts incurred in the operation of a volunteer's business) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Relief" … may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to aid a volunteer firefighter in the running of his business. You … 342). Similarly, we have previously concluded that the phrase "indigent fireman", as used in special acts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Opinion 97 - 12
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (planning board secretary as employee of … or to which he or she has appointment power (see 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-28, p 65). Further, General Municipal Law, … the firm appears before the planning board. May 22, 1997 Joseph A. Reinschmidt, Executive Secretary Town of Parma, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12DiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… outlook for the MTA’s operating budget has improved with the economy, its 2015-2019 capital program is facing a … $3.5 billion by 2019, $1 billion more than in 2014. Even with planned biennial fare and toll increases of 4 percent, … revenues during the financial plan period, compared with 17 percent in 2014. The MTA’s current four-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism
… up efforts to combat chronic student absenteeism, but an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … the extent to which districts implemented strategies to address chronic absenteeism. DiNapoli's auditors examined 18 … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismDiNapoli Announces New $7 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… Belfast Máirtín Ó Muilleoir. “His latest investment in the cream of our entrepreneurial talent will not only underpin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-new-7-million-investment-northern-irelandDiNapoli: Financial Plan Outlook Has Improved; State Should Now Commit to Further Increasing Reserves
… reduction was fueled by the receipt of substantial new resources, including $15.2 billion in federal assistance and … and programs established in the budget to support pandemic recovery for New York’s struggling individuals, families and … on high-income earners, combined with volatility of capital gains and the possibility of taxpayer migration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-financial-plan-outlook-has-improved-state-should-now-commit-further-increasing-reservesNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (July 1, 2021)
… 1, 2021 Edition Have Personal Income and Earnings Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in New York? Recently released data … of wages, income earned by business owners or members of a partnership (“proprietors’ income”), dividends, interest … updated on the State’s economy and finances. Subscribe to get the latest update. Subscribe … Recently released data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-july-1-2021Opinion 2001-14
… Social Services , 195 AD2d 808, 600 NYS2d 349). James E. Maher, Esq., Town Attorney Town of Harrietstown December 28, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14DiNapoli and Scarpino Announce Guilty Plea & Sentencing in Theft of $60K in Pension Payments
… A. Scarpino, Jr. announced the sentencing of Rochelle Rose to five years’ probation after her guilty plea to grand larceny in the third degree in April. Rose also paid $22,000 in restitution toward the $60,288 she … the NYS & Local Retirement System after her mother died. Rose, 41, stole the funds by keeping her deceased mother’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-and-scarpino-announce-guilty-plea-sentencing-theft-60k-pension-payments