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Hammond Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-151)
… whether the Hammond Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) adequately monitored the … Reports (AFRs) were filed timely. Conduct an annual audit of the Secretary- Treasurer’s financial records. As a result, … reported. Furthermore, although the Board adopted a code of ethics, it did not adopt the required procurement or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/21/hammond-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-151Wallace Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-126)
… financial operations. We determined that: District funds are not adequately safeguarded and not spent in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/wallace-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-126Village of Catskill – Accounting Records and Reports (2024M-66)
… errors and/or irregularities could occur. Properly account for three bank account balances totaling $1.1 million at May …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/27/village-catskill-accounting-records-and-reports-2024m-66Village of North Syracuse – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-11)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of North Syracuse (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): Conducted … Determine whether the Village of North Syracuse Village Board of Trustees Board Conducted an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/12/20/village-north-syracuse-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-11Town of Babylon – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-30)
… mats at accessible entrances. Three components at the Recycling Center, such as adequate clearance on the latch …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/01/31/town-babylon-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-30State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following audits were issued. Arkport … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… exceeded the statutory limit by $1.5 million and resulted in higher tax levies than necessary. Find out how your … spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1669
… to saving the transaction: Agency Actions Agencies should run the following Locked Query to monitor their employees … on NYSPO: LQ_NYSPO_002_FED_EXEMPT The query can be run at any time and will display the employee’s Dept ID, Empl …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1669-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-warning-message-federal-exemptionNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Former Orange County IDA Officials Guilty Plea
… Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement on three former Orange County Industrial Development … Thomas P DiNapoli issued the following statement on three former Orange County Industrial Development Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-former-orange-county-ida-officials-guilty-pleaState Agencies Bulletin No. 297
… Purpose To explain an automatic dues and agency shop fee increase. Affected Employees Employees represented … in Bargaining Units 02, 03, 04, 35, 41, 42, 47, 79, 87, and 97. Effective Date(s) Administration checks dated January … To explain an automatic dues and agency shop fee increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/297-csea-dues-and-agency-shop-fee-increase-deduction-codes-201-and-212Opinion 2008-2
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … was elected or appointed. This exception, however, does not apply to any renewal of such a contract. Moreover, … Law, article 18 (General Municipal Law § 806 [1]). We believe that a municipal code of ethics could include a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Opinion 88-31
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … law [§500.10 et seq .] or the provisions of the family court act [§§153, 155, 155-a], a sum of money deposited in … bail or a partially secured bail bond is received by a court or other authorized public servant or agency, such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31DiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk
… Rental Assistance Fund, reflecting payments and support for the program. With unemployment in New York City close to … evictions. New York’s Congressional delegation has pushed for more efficient distribution of funds, while lawmakers … groups not caught up on rent payments. Rent arrears for Black households have grown fastest in the period since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-riskDiNapoli Report Identifies Trends in Causes of Subway Delays
… Subway on-time performance (OTP) last year and in the first half of 2025 remained better than in 2019, but the causes of delays have changed as riders have … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “As the MTA prioritizes work in its capital program and brings back riders, it’s important …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-report-identifies-trends-causes-subway-delaysObtaining Information about a Member’s Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Law and Rules Section 2307, a Subpoena Duces Tecum to be served on a bureau or department of the State of New York … Subpoena Duces Tecum must be “So Ordered” and personally served on the New York State and Local Retirement System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… with a share of the COLA, unless otherwise indicated. For example, NYSLRS will interpret DRO that define the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentPress Conference on the Flushing Snapshot Report
… NYC. Tragically the pandemic hit the region particularly hard, stalling economic progress and exacerbated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/flushing-snapshotDiNapoli: City Property Tax Assessments Show Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels Ahead of Schedule
… component of which are office buildings , are expected to increase by 11.7% in FY 2023, reaching levels just short … 8%, allowing the city’s total overall market values to grow by nearly 8.2% and exceed pre-pandemic levels. “The … in property taxes in FY 2023. Given the tentative increase to taxable assessed values of more than 8%, city revenues are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-city-property-tax-assessments-show-return-pre-pandemic-levels-ahead-scheduleUncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… outstanding accounts routinely had no collection activity for two years or more and were often deemed uncollectible. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followOutstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… quickly. As a result, some Class 1 violations remained open for as long as six months before the Department followed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-follow