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Opinion 89-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … for six years may be transferred into the county's general fund. Alternatively, if the salary check remains unclaimed … and pay them into the general fund (see 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-14, p 23). Alternatively, after holding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Opinion 92-37
… which requires the Comptroller's approval. The procedures for merging a fire protection district into an adjoining fire … in section one hundred seventy-three of this chapter for the extension of a fire district". Subdivision 2 of Town … the resolution must be submitted to the State Comptroller for approval. Subdivision 1 of section 173, on the other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37DiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is on … unanticipated resources now expected to be available over the course of the financial plan period, yet it still plans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improvesDiNapoli: NYC Parks Can Do More to Correct Barriers to People With Disabilities
… New York City Parks Department facilities have barriers to people with disabilities and many don’t meet ADA standards, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Federal law demands equal access to public spaces, but we found hundreds of barriers to people …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nyc-parks-can-do-more-correct-barriers-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… P. DiNapoli. “Thousands of New Yorkers, many of them in need of mental health care or drug addiction services, are in desperate need of permanent housing and other support,” … DiNapoli said. “My auditors, however, found as we have in previous audits, the Office of Temporary and Disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… or timely. The board also did not receive accurate monthly cash balances for the audit period and did not … $356,000 were not competitively procured, as required by state law and the village’s procurement policy. In … Tax Exemptions Administration (Schoharie County) The assessor did not properly administer forest land, religious …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Better DEC Oversight of Dams Recommended To Prevent Failures and Safeguard Communities
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Dam failures are rare in New York, and we want to keep it that way,” DiNapoli said. … emergency plans and proof they are operated and maintained in a safe condition at all times.” DEC has regulatory … the law requires dam owners to operate and maintain dams in a safe condition. Dam failures can occur for a host of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-better-dec-oversight-dams-recommended-prevent-failures-and-safeguard-communitiesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… government audits have been issued. Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2017M-199) The Board did not regularly … records to ensure that receipts were properly recorded and deposited in the bank and that disbursements were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsBorough of Manhattan Community College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… 23 bank accounts that CUNY Central officials identified for BMCC, seven required such a notification. CUNY Central did not have the required notification form for one of these accounts, which was opened in May 2014. Additionally, we identified two accounts, for the BMCC Foundation, that were not on CUNY Central’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/06/borough-manhattan-community-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followWyandanch Union Free School District - Budget Review (B19-7-1)
… 2019-20 budget. Background The Wyandanch Union Free School District, located in Suffolk County, adopted budgets of $68.8 … million adopted 2017-18 budget were not reasonable. The District’s audited financial statements for the period ending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b19-7-1Circleville Fire District – Board Oversight (2013M-343)
… 2013. Background The Circleville Fire District is located in the Town of Wallkill in Orange County. An elected five-member Board of Fire … documentation. The District’s use of credit cards was not in accordance with Board policy. The Board has not adopted an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/07/circleville-fire-district-board-oversight-2013m-343CUNY Bulletin No. CU-356
… of Civil Service to start, cancel or change rates for individual employees. Agencies will not have PayServ access to start, cancel or change rates for these deduction codes. The following deduction codes are … the New York State Department of Civil Service to provide for the deduction of Domestic Partner Health Insurance: Code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-356-certain-cuny-employees-eligible-new-york-state-healthDiNapoli: Hamburg Employee Admits $150,000 Theft of Recreation Fees
A village recreation attendant admitted stealing more than $150000 by skimming village fees and altering public records from 2011 to 2017 State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Erie County District Attorney John J Flynn announced today
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-hamburg-employee-admits-150000-theft-recreation-feesDiNapoli Estimates LIRR Strike Could Cause Up to $50 Million in Economic Loss Daily
… a reasonable settlement so we can avoid the costly impact of a strike and the millions of dollars in lost economic … that about 300,000 riders rely on the railroad every day when traveling between Long Island and New York City, and … The impact of a strike would affect even those who do not rely on the LIRR because roads, subways and buses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-estimates-lirr-strike-could-cause-50-million-economic-loss-dailyCaton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2013M-237)
… and reported and that Company moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012, through July 12, 2013. … and five Directors. The Company’s revenue and expenditures for 2012 totaled approximately $6,100 and $9,500, … the Board is not certain of the Company’s status as a not-for-profit organization. Key Recommendations Revise the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/01/caton-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $24.2 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… to be paid this month. The Comptroller's auditors work with the state's Department of Taxation and Finance to stop … to unscrupulous tax preparers filing false returns. Other popular scams uncovered by DiNapoli's office include the use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-242-million-suspicious-tax-refundsYouth Facility Chargeback Rates to Localities (Follow-Up)
… rates used by the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) were calculated appropriately, and whether OCFS had been collecting the appropriate reimbursements from localities. We found that OCFS calculates juvenile facility chargeback rates correctly. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/youth-facility-chargeback-rates-localities-followNew York Psychiatric Center – Controls Over State Resources (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/new-york-psychiatric-center-controls-over-state-resources-followOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report: Oversight of Persons Convicted … by the New York City Department of Probation (Probation). In New York City, persons convicted of DWI are monitored by … that only a small percentage of the IIDs were installed in the cars of persons cited for alcohol-related motor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/15/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicated-followSecurity and Effectiveness of Division of Criminal Justice Services' Core Systems (Follow-Up)
… that ITS did not have established policies and procedures for backup of key Division systems. Also, ITS does not have … regional backup site, and Division systems are at risk for total data loss in the event of a regional disaster. We … policies and did not establish adequate processes for monitoring and oversight of user access of Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/07/security-and-effectiveness-division-criminal-justice-services-core-systems-follow