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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer Who Embezzled Funds to Bankroll Personal Business
… her personal business. Cesternino was sentenced to 30 days in jail followed by five years’ probation, and ordered to pay $58,000 in … Division of Investigations and the Attorney General’s Public Integrity Bureau. This case is the latest joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-west-ghent-volunteer-fire-companyNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on McDonald's Agreement to Tie Executive Compensation to Diversity, Workforce Management
… Retirement Fund, released the following statement today in response to McDonald’s decision to disclose workforce … has taken a real step toward protecting its workforce by agreeing to our request that it tie its top executives’ … New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with an estimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mcdonalds-agreement-tie-executive-compensation-diversityImproper Medicaid Payments for Childhood Vaccines (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments for … state health departments and certain local and territorial public health agencies at no cost. These agencies then … no cost to physicians and public health clinics enrolled in the VFC Program. Because the federal government purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/23/improper-medicaid-payments-childhood-vaccines-followDiNapoli Announces State Contract And Payment Actions For October 2015
… and approved 1.7 million payments worth $5.8 billion in October. His office also rejected 45 contracts and related … for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public authorities and audits all state payments. This … about the number and types of contracts and payments by the state. This builds on his commitment to added …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-october-2015Plattsburgh City School District - Procurement (2019M-198)
… whether District officials procured goods and services in accordance with Board policies and applicable statutory … were not updated and deficient. All 10 purchase and public works contracts we reviewed totaling approximately $1.1 million were procured in accordance with the District’s purchasing policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/06/plattsburgh-city-school-district-procurement-2019m-198DiNapoli: Despite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists
… Median earnings for full-time working women in New York were 86 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2019, an annual wage gap of $8,821, according to a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-despite-progress-pay-gap-women-persistsDiNapoli Report Highlights Regional Education Trends
… DiNapoli issued a report today detailing regional trends in education funding, enrollment and conditions across the … outside of New York City. "Investments in New York's public schools are vital at both the state and local level," DiNapoli said. "By examining regional comparisons and trends in school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-regional-education-trendsHerkimer County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2022M-28)
… did not adequately monitor sales tax exemptions claimed by project owners. One project exceeded its authorized exemption amount by $6,155, and the Board and officials were unaware that two … action. Appendix D includes our comment on an issue raised in HCIDA’s response. … Determine whether the Herkimer County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/01/herkimer-county-industrial-development-agency-projectOpinion 2004-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Not Requiring Bidding … LAW §103(8); PUBLIC HEALTH LAW §2803-a: Purchases by a county on behalf of a "municipal hospital" or for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Approved State Contracts and Payments
… In October, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,722 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.39 billion and approved … Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to promote transparency in government and provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsShareholders Send Exxon a Strong Message on Climate Change
… the company to report on how its business will be affected by worldwide efforts to combat climate change, despite the … be affected by global efforts to limit the average rise in temperatures to below 2-degrees Celsius. The vote result … New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States, with $178.3 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-send-exxon-strong-message-climate-changeVillage of Hamburg - Recreation Department Cash Receipts - Cash Shortage (2018M-104)
… receipts were properly recorded, reconciled and remitted in a timely manner. Key Findings From August 1, 2011 through … $170,000 for deposit. OSC’s Division of Investigations in conjunction with the Erie County District Attorney’s … stealing more than $150,000 from the Village and altering public records from 2011 through 2017. She pleaded guilty to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/05/10/village-hamburg-recreation-department-cash-receipts-cash-shortage-2018m-104Online Services for Local Government
… Code Look-up Allows users to look up account codes used in governmental accounting and reporting. Audit Search Tool Allows users to search for audits by local government, year, class or county. Provides user … List of online service available to local officals and the public that you dont need login credentials for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/online-services-local-governmentNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New $50 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli was joined in Belfast by Joseph Kennedy III, U.S. Department of State Special Envoy … to announce a new $50 million commitment to invest in Northern Ireland companies from the New York State Common …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-50-million-investment-northern-irelandOpinion 2001-7
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Expenses (authority … charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking district) -- Extensions (authority to charge … of certain facilities of the parent district as determined by the town board. There is no similar authority, however, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7Mental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools (2020-N-7)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Education is providing mental health instruction to students as required by law. In addition, we also sought to determine the extent to which DOE proactively ensures schools have the mental health supports and services they need.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20n7.pdf2020 Census: Municipal Population Shifts in New York State
This report highlights the results of the 2020 Census for local governments in New York State and accompanies a new online interactive map that provides census population statistics by age, race and ethnicity, along with housing trends, for each city, county, town and village statewide.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2020-census-municipal-population-shifts-in-new-york-state.pdfDiNapoli: Feds Must Step Up or NYC Metro Region Faces End of Public Transit As We Know It
… Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today in response to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s … infusion of federal funds, the region faces service cuts in 2021 that would change public transit as we know it. It’s too late for federal help …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-feds-must-step-or-nyc-metro-region-faces-end-public-transit-we-know-itDiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… (LIRR) found they failed to properly manage overtime paid by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act … announced today. “There’s significant room for improvement in how Metro-North and LIRR monitor the hours their employees … The Metro-North audit examined whether $72.3 million in ARRA funds were used efficiently and for authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsDiNapoli: January Local Sales Tax Collections Down 5.9 Percent
… sales tax collections statewide were down 5.9 percent in January compared to the same time last year, State … calendar quarter to reflect final reported sales activity by location. The next reconciliation will be reported in … state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-january-local-sales-tax-collections-down-5-point-9-percent