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Cost-Saving Ideas: Managing Your Travel and Conference Expenses
… board should provide guidance for managing travel and conference expenses to avoid any problems arising, such as: … extends business travel beyond the time required for a conference Explain the rules related to travelling with a … other non-employee (In some instances, reimbursements for conference and other travel expenses may be governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-managing-your-travel-and-conference-expensesState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County D.A. Michael E. McMahon: President of Staten Island Special Needs Pre-School and Wife Indicted for Stealing Approximately $771,000 in Public Funds
… through five years on Staten Island. Throughout the course of the scheme, the defendants diverted public funds to … October 25, 1947 58 Brookwillow Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ Elsie Mosesman D.O.B. October 23, 1946 58 Brookwillow Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-richmond-county-da-michael-e-mcmahon-president-staten-islandOpinion 98-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §18; PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, §30: A town board, by local law or resolution, may agree to confer … for the costs incurred under section 18. You ask whether a town may confer the benefits of Public Officers Law, §18 upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Opinion 91-44
… in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Compensation (health insurance) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and … (authority to cover fire district fire commissioners under State health insurance plan) CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §§160, 163(2),(4), 167(2); TOWN LAW, … of fire commissioners of a fire district may be provided health insurance through the State health insurance plan at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of the departments examined had an effective system for reporting and recording time and attendance. Some county … the court is not properly reporting unresolved traffic tickets to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Town of Norwich … Condition (Tioga County) Officials have relied heavily on appropriated fund balance to cover the shortfall between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Attorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… abusing his position as a public official to engage in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply … state and local law to Board of Water Supply purposes. The scheme continued into the fall of 2018 with payments from the … firm later retained for Thomas’s defense. To further the scheme, Porcari submitted memorandums to the Board of Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonDiNapoli Releases Economic Report on Greater Flushing Area
… steady growth in its immigrant population. As of 2019, 55.9% of residents (134,100) were immigrants, the fourth-highest … From 2000 to 2019, total businesses grew 81.8% to 9,250, faster than Queens (44%) or NYC (29.6%). In 2019, … Queens overall, which had the highest rate of job loss (25.2%) in NYC. The pandemic’s impact underscored existing local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-releases-economic-report-greater-flushing-areaState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… be overfunded. During fiscal years 2012-13 through 2014-15, district officials have increased the tax levy by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 90-61
… districts) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Assessments (authority to impose benefit assessments in water supply district) -- Water Supply Districts (authority to impose benefit assessments) WATER SUPPLY AND … district); (authority to impose benefit assessments or user fees) TOWN LAW, §§202(3), 202-a(1): A town may assess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… issues identified in the initial report. Office of General Services: Passenger Vehicle Fleet Management (2014-S-30) In … to most efficiently meet agency missions. Department of Health (DOH): Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims … Administration of the Contract With the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) (2014-N-5) DOHMH did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsMontrose Fire District – Claims Auditing (2025M-53)
… (District) Board of Commissioners (Board) properly audit claims? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area The claims audit is often the last line of defense for preventing … documentation indicating that the services outlined in the rental agreement were rendered. A claim totaling $17,812 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/17/montrose-fire-district-claims-auditing-2025m-53State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… . State Comptroller DiNapoli has made it a priority to audit school district, BOCES and charter school finances … (Steuben County) The board and district officials have not adopted realistic budgets or effectively managed … soliciting competition, but the district chose not to do so. East Moriches Union Free School District – Claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… is approved by the State Education Department to provide preschool special education itinerant teacher services to children with disabilities who are between the ages of … – Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (Follow-Up) (2023-F-3) Many of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … service fee. Other states already use this approach and New York uses this approach to limit payments for certain … the highest levels of the agency, that disregarded the New York State Finance Law, the state's procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsXI.8.B Multi-Agency Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… contract under its respective Business Unit and Department ID. The Awarding Agency contract and amendments thereto and … in SFS under its Business Unit (BU) and Department ID and ensures PO defaults are selected for all Participating … contract under its respective Business Unit and Department ID. For CM contracts, the Awarding Agency contract and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi8b-multi-agency-contractsDiNapoli: Former Assistant Clerk Charged with Stealing Nearly $4,000 from Village of Horseheads
… York State Police. “Ms. Miele allegedly used her position to defraud the Village of Horseheads for her personal gain and altered Village records to cover her theft. My office’s investigation and our … for her actions,” DiNapoli said. “I extend my thanks to District Attorney Wetmore and the State Police for helping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-former-assistant-clerk-charged-stealing-nearly-4000-village-horseheadsSUNY Maritime College Review of PCard Transactions and TCard Expenses
… are responsible for making PCard transactions. The card is used to purchase business related goods and services … are within the guidelines of New York State’s Procurement Card program. The cardholder’s supervisor must review the monthly card statement and receipts and authorize those charges by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/07/suny-maritime-college-review-pcard-transactions-and-tcard-expensesVillage of Granville - Financial Condition of the Sewer Fund (2018M-49)
… budgets for the sewer fund and took appropriate action to maintain the Village’s overall fiscal stability. Key … water and sewer fund all experienced cash flow issues due to the sewer fund’s financial problems. The Board has not … Adopt budgets that include adequate recurring revenues to finance recurring expenditures. Formulate a plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/06/29/village-granville-financial-condition-sewer-fund-2018m-49King Center Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-61)
… King Center Charter School Information Technology 2018M61 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/07/20/king-center-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-61Westchester County Department of Social Services - Contract Monitoring (2018M-35)
… Department officials monitored community-based agencies to ensure that services provided and payments made were in … officials obtained and reviewed backup documentation to verify that services were performed as required before … with this agency did not have clear guidelines for actions to take upon the agency’s failure to perform as agreed. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/05/18/westchester-county-department-social-services-contract-monitoring-2018m-35