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Monitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… if the Environmental Facilities Corporation (Corporation) is effectively monitoring projects awarded under the Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP), and if grant … through September 20, 2017. Background The Corporation is a public benefit corporation whose environmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programEnforcement of Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… Purpose To determine whether surcharges are being appropriately … preservation and development agency. Its mission is to make strategic investments that will improve and … stock. The Mitchell-Lama program was created in 1955 to provide affordable rental and cooperative housing to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisionsPublic Health – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Nearly 9 Million New Yorkers Benefited from Medicaid, Essential Plan or Child Health Plus In March 2022, nearly 9 … 45 percent of New Yorkers were enrolled in Medicaid, the Essential Plan or Child Health Plus (which provides coverage … accounted for 55.2 percent of DOH Medicaid claims costs. Essential Plan Enrollment Nears 1 Million Enrollment in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-healthOversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… (b) establish training and safety technique requirements for school bus drivers and school bus safety training … Department’s regulations set qualification requirements for school bus drivers, monitors, and attendants statewide, … Districts’ compliance with safety training requirements for school bus personnel and instructors to help ensure safe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/oversight-pupil-transportation-services-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… DCAP and HRA for the 2014-15 through 2020-21 plan years to BOCES. As a result, all forfeited funds were not annually … them in January 2022. BOCES lacked adequate procedures to ensure the administrator returned all forfeited funds from … question whether the change orders may have been split to avoid having to seek competitive bids for the additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli Op-Ed: The Double-Edged Sword of Pandemic-Driven Technological Acceleration
… at an accelerating pace. New York City and state agencies, for example, have experienced a broad expansion of AI … AI systems designed or implemented irresponsibly. For instance, a faulty automated fraud detection system in … insurance recipients of fraud, causing financial ruin for many. Similar issues have plagued other systems related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-op-ed-double-edged-sword-pandemic-driven-technological-accelerationDiNapoli Reaches Agreement With Mattel Inc. on Political Spending Disclosure
… one of the world's largest toy manufacturers, has agreed to the New York State Common Retirement Fund's (Fund) request that they publicly report on … stockholders' meeting. "I commend Mattel for agreeing to voluntarily disclose its political spending," said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-reaches-agreement-mattel-inc-political-spending-disclosureComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … work performed raises potential issues under The New York State Constitution, because no contract was in place at the … to ensure the exemptions remained in compliance with state or local laws. Town of Holland – Real Property Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… determined the town clerk did not issue duplicate receipts for any collections during the audit period which totaled … board did not require adequate supporting documentation for all claims or annually audit the supervisor’s records and … manner. The justices also did not adequately account for bail, which led to them retaining $14,793 in bail funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… $1,165,418 as of Jan. 1, 2018 to $403,003 as of Dec. 31, 2020.If the board continues to use fund balance at the … at the end of 2019, and officials had to rely on loans for cash flow. Errors in the 2020 accounting records also make it difficult for officials to accurately assess the city’s current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Police Bulletin No. SP-171
… Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence with an Action/Reason code of Leave of Absence/MLS (Mil Stip), Leave of Absence/MTS … the eligibility criteria on 11/01/16 as follows. Earnings Code: HZS Effective Date: 11/01/16 OT Eff Date: 11/01/16 … Date on the employee’s Additional Pay page for Earnings code HZS. If an employee is appointed to an ineligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-171-2016-state-police-hazardous-duty-payCharlotte Valley Central School District - Budget Review (B4-15-6)
… independent evaluation of the District’s proposed budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Background The Charlotte Valley … Otsego and Schoharie Counties, has a tentative budget for fiscal year 2015-16 of approximately $8.9 million. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/09/charlotte-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-15-6West Sand Lake Fire District #1 - Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-398)
… The West Sand Lake Fire District No. 1 is located in Rensselaer County. The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) … Key Recommendations There were no recommendations in this report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/21/west-sand-lake-fire-district-1-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsOpinion 90-27
… of a village located within the town are authorized to establish a joint fire district by resolution subject to a permissive referendum. The members of the board of fire … village board of trustees or they may be elected pursuant to the provisions of article 11 of the Town Law. This is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27Opinion 90-4
… Uses (financing dredging of pond within village) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4Opinion 95-25
… LAW -- Tax Limit (withholding State aid as penalty for levy in excess of) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- State Aid … "Notwithstanding Any Other Provision of Law" (meaning of for purposes of the aid to localities budget) STATE … added). Section 54 of the State Finance Law provides for an annual apportionment and payment of State aid to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-25DiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… areas, including education, mental health services, and online safety, where action could be taken to help prevent … bigotry in all its forms so our friends and neighbors can live without the fear of unthinkable violence.” “We commend … amplified by both anonymous and public figures —be it online and on the campaign trail—are fueling this dangerous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-yearsOpinion 2001-14
… by the village to the town would fall within the literal definition of a "contract" under section 800(2). In addition, based on a literal reading of the definition of "interest", it would appear that, as an … not intend to include intermunicipal agreements within the definition of "contract" in General Municipal Law §800 (see, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14DiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… or higher fares and tolls.” While the short-term outlook for the MTA’s operating budget has improved with the economy, … state and the city have not yet approved the MTA’s request for additional resources. As a result, it is not yet possible … increases of 4 percent, the capital program would account for 21 percent of operating revenues during the financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallOpinion 97 - 12
… whereby the recording secretary of the town planning board is employed by a consulting engineer who regularly represents … Law, §800[3]). In addition, an officer or employee is deemed to have an interest in contracts of, inter alia , a … information acquired in the course of his or her official duties or using such information to further his or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12