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Bethlehem Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity S9-22-1
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Bethlehem … bandwidth totaled: 1.0 Gigabits per second (Gbps) for primary Internet service at its middle and elementary … 500 Mbps, with the ability to burst to a total of 1 Gbps for its high school primary Internet Service. Overall, of 35 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2022/07/15/bethlehem-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9-22-1DiNapoli: New York Must Do More To Reduce Maternal Deaths
… The New York State Department of Health (DOH) needs to do more to ensure maternal deaths and morbidity rates … community resources to help support high-risk mothers. DOH is investing approximately $14 million between 2022 through … every 100,000 babies born. While DOH collects this data, it does little to utilize it. The audit found DOH needs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-new-york-must-do-more-reduce-maternal-deathsOversight of Select High-Technology Projects
… Objectives To determine if Empire State Development (ESD) adequately monitors selected … is the chief agency responsible for the coordination of New York State’s economic development programs and has approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/21/oversight-select-high-technology-projectsLowville Academy and Central School District – In-School Internet Conntectivity (S9-22-3)
… and Central School District (District) used resources to ensure the District’s Internet connectivity meets the … percent of the population),15 of 17 teachers responding to our survey were satisfied with their Internet … monitored bandwidth usage and provided a system for users to submit Internet connectivity issues for resolution. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-school-internetDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… A state agency’s failure to adequately monitor and inspect homeless shelters allowed … covered the period from April 1, 2013 to Aug. 5, 2015. “It is imperative that OTDA strengthen its oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureOpinion 91-11
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … (curtailing powers of elective officers subject to mandatory referendum) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §23(2)(f): … a longer term than presently provided in the city charter is subject to mandatory referendum. You ask whether a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 2005-4
… Reserve Funds (referendum requirement for transfer from unemployment insurance reserve fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … v Mann , 113 Misc 2d 980, 450 NYS2d 275; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-65, p 98; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-90, p 132). … specific direction as to the conduct of the referendum required by section 6-p, we believe it appropriate to look to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4Overtime Limits for Tier 5
… calculation of your final average earnings (FAE) , which is used to determine your NYSLRS pension. If you earn more than the annual limit, it will not be factored into your pension and your employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/overtime-limits-tier-5DiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… its long-term capital needs that pays particular attention to the growing threat climate change poses to transit, and … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s latest report . “The MTA is getting a large infusion of federal infrastructure funds, but its long-term finances are still in trouble as it wrestles with an overdue list of repairs and upgrades and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherCompliance With Requirements to Maintain Systems at Vendor-Supported Levels
… was complying with requirements to maintain its systems at vendor-supported levels. The audit covered the period January … must follow to secure and protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. This includes … requirements for ensuring systems are maintained at vendor-supported levels (i.e., systems continue to be updated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/compliance-requirements-maintain-systems-vendor-supported-levelsRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… M. Cecero, age 64, of Pittsford, New York, admitted today to unlawfully "double-dipping" and receiving state retirement … retirement benefits while remaining a public employee is informally known as "double-dipping," and is prohibited … Cecero. As part of the pretrial diversion agreement, it agreed that it would dismiss the charge if, within 18 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsOpinion 89-51
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … of a fire protection district, must specify a definite sum to be paid each year for all of the services to be rendered under the contract. There is no authority for the town to make additional payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Gov. Cuomo's Executive Budget Proposal
… the most difficult times faced by our state. The pandemic is far from over, and it continues to have damaging effects on our revenues and spending. While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-gov-cuomos-executive-budget-proposalOpinion 90-44
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … §5-508[3]) VILLAGE LAW, §5-508: The compensation proposed to be paid to members of a village board of trustees which … exclusive of the cost or value of fringe benefits. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the notice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44DiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
… Dennis Brown was sentenced to serve one to three years in a state prison. In June, Brown pleaded guilty to stealing … in public funds after his thefts were revealed through a joint investigation. “It is dismaying that any public … or abuse of public resources is intolerable. My thanks to DA Perfetti and the New York State Police for their continued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-town-supervisor-sentenced-prison-embezzlementDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism
… to be in school and learning, I urge the department to do even more and reexamine the guidelines provided to local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismEast Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
east quogue, audit, schools, statewide, IT asset management
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-s9-22-8.pdfGarden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
Determine whether Garden City Union Free School District (District) officials tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/garden-city-union-free-school-district-2023-161.pdfLaFargeville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-192)
… physical IT assets and non-student user account access to the District’s network. In addition to sensitive IT control … found: 235 IT assets costing $108,462 were not recorded in the District’s inventory records, and seven computers, two … found. No physical access or environmental controls over the server room. Improperly managed network user accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/lafargeville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-192Assessment and Collection of Selected Penalties
… Purpose To determine whether the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) is properly billing, collecting and promptly depositing, in … been submitted. WCB staff review the notification, and if it is determined that payment should have been made by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/24/assessment-and-collection-selected-penalties