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DiNapoli: Clerk Admits Writing Nearly $5,000 in Village Checks for Herself
… Barnes pleaded guilty on Thursday after pocketing $4,788 in public funds for her personal use. Her thefts were brought … office. Barnes, 44, admitted before Judge Richard Gumo in Delhi Town Court that she issued four checks to herself … $500 to cover the village of Delhi’s insurance deductible in lieu of three years’ probation plus one year conditional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-clerk-admits-writing-nearly-5000-village-checks-herselfEcoNews, Winter 2018
Over 10 years ago, I established a Green Initiative in the Office of the State Comptroller.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/environmental-econews-2018.pdfCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B20-6-12)
Determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s 2021 proposed budget.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2020/pdf/newburgh-br-20-6-12.pdfDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Over 14% in February Compared to Last Year
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 14.1% in February compared to the same month in 2022, according to an analysis released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-over-14-february-compared-last-yearCompliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Education (DOE) complies with the … nationwide to plan for the unthinkable. Since 2000, New York State schools have been required to develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 52
… of acceptance, receivers must enter receipts in SFS for purchases from preferred sources, centralized contracts, … contracts and, with limited exceptions, open market purchases. This requirement applies to purchases where the agency issued a purchase order and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/52-gfo-receiving-section-xi-a9Town of Dayton – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-189-F)
… report – pdf] [read complete 2020 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Town of Dayton’s (Town’s) progress, as of November 2024, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-dayton-audit-follow-2019m-189-fOversight of Direct Placement of Children (2017-S-30) (90-Day Response)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has effective controls in place to ensure that children placed in the direct care of ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-17s30-response.pdfOversight of Direct Placement of Children (2017-S-30)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has effective controls in place to ensure that children placed in the direct care of...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-17s30.pdfSales Tax Growth Strengthens for a Third Year: 2018 Collections Up 5.3 Percent
Local sales tax collections in New York State were $17.5 billion in 2018, a 5.3 percent increase over the previous calendar year and the third consecutive year
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2018-local-sales-tax-collections.pdfTown of Waterford - Town Clerk Collections (2018M-265)
Determine if collections in the Town Clerk’s (Clerk) office are adequately accounted for, reported and deposited intact, in a timely manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/waterford-265.pdfCayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-270)
… whether professional services were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in … some form of competition, and provide guidance as to how competition should be solicited. Ensure that BOCES has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2019/03/22/cayuga-onondaga-board-cooperative-educational-services-procurement-professionalDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-88
… contained in the 2011-2016 Agreements between the State of New York and the District Council 37 (DC-37), employees are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-88-2017-rrsu-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outState Agencies Bulletin No. 1216
… Purpose To notify agencies of increases in the maximum contribution … Compensation Plan for calendar year 2013, pursuant to IRS Section 457 Regulations. The regular yearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1216-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2013State Agencies Bulletin No. 1113
… agencies of increases in the maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in the Deferred Compensation Plan for calendar year 2012, pursuant to IRS Section 457 Regulations. The regular yearly contribution amount for Deferred Compensation has been increased from $16,500 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1113-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2012Opinion 91-23
… in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Membership (right to be member of more than one company) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS … membership in more than one fire company apply only to membership in fire companies within the same fire … §10-1006 and Town Law, §176-b contain provisions relating to the qualifications and appointment of volunteer members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-23Lifeline Center for Child Development, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/lifeline-center-child-development-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualLittle Meadows Early Childhood Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… directly related to the special education programs, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education … Preschool Special Education services to children with disabilities who are between the ages of 3 and 5 years. … 2018, Little Meadows reported approximately $10.2 million in reimbursable costs for the SED preschool cost-based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/07/little-meadows-early-childhood-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualFormer Chief of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzling More Than $120,000
… by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel to 12 months in prison for charges arising out of his embezzlement of more than … the BMFD, after his prosecution by United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman. … Bureau of Investigation and the New York State Police for their continued partnership in rooting out fraud." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-chief-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-sentenced-12-months-prison-embezzling-more-120000DiNapoli: Proposed Budget Holds the Line on Spending, Gives Executive Wider Discretion
… areas. For example, the proposal lacks individual public school district funding estimates and includes measures to bypass …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-proposed-budget-holds-line-spending-gives-executive-wider-discretion