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… You can submit claims for a business or organization by mail. Enter the name of your business or organization in the "Search for Organization" box on our Search for Lost Money page. Select the item you wish to claim from the search results. Generate a claim form by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/claims-businesses-and-organizationsContacts for Audits and Reports
… Expenditures Holly Reilly … List of contacts by title name and email address for Division of State Government Accountability and Office of Operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/contacts-audits-and-reportsTown of Shawangunk - Sewer District Charges (2018M-122)
… charged the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) for sewer services. Key Findings The Town: Did not have a … rates charged to DOCCS for sewer services. Charged sewer district (District) users more than was necessary. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/22/town-shawangunk-sewer-district-charges-2018m-122Green Island Union Free School District - Separation Payments (2019M-55)
Determine whether separation payments were calculated correctly and supported by employee contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/green-island-55.pdfTown of Hopewell – Fund Balance and Budget Monitoring (2013M-231)
… and $10,000 in 2012. Because the Board considered that the tax levies were no longer sustainable without significant … a local law in 2012 to override the 2 percent property tax increase limit under the new tax cap law, thereby allowing the Town’s 2013 budget to exceed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/10/town-hopewell-fund-balance-and-budget-monitoring-2013m-231Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District – Board Oversight (2023M-117)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Otsego … or ensure that authorized disbursements were supported and for appropriate District purposes. As a result, District … excess tree purchases, late fees, interest, unused cell phone accounts, sales tax and lease payments for a copier …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2024/03/29/otsego-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-board-oversight-2023m-117Tax Data Verification Form
… has changed and can now be done in the OSC Online Services Portal. File Tax Data Verification Form Guidance Enrollment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/tax-data-verification-formPrograms for Little Learners – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Programs For Little Learners (PFLL) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports … (CFRs) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) … as needed. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest School for Language and Communication Development: Compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/24/programs-little-learners-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCollege Readiness
… Department of Education is adequately preparing students for post-secondary institutions. Our audit covered the period from September 2015 through March 2022 and included students who were expected to graduate high school by August 2019. About the Program According to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/04/college-readinessThe Retail Sector in New York City: Recent Trends and the Impact of COVID-19
… 8 Womply, a software services company that tracks credit card transactions from hundreds of millions of cardholders, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/retail-sector-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19Fiscal Responsibilities of the Town Clerk Presentation
OSC staff will discuss the collecting and depositing of money, the disbursement of money, maintaining adequate accounting records and reporting.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fiscal-responsibility-town-clerks-05-27-20.pdfOpinion 91-49
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Discontinuance of (county conveyance to other … a county legislative body "may, when satisfied that it is for the interest of the county... discontinue a county … provisions governing the disposition of unneeded county real property. Subdivision 5 of section 215 provides for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49School Districts and the Stimulus “Cliff”
School Districts and the Stimulus “Cliff”
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/1209snapshot.pdfSchool for Language and Communication Development - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2017-S-59)
To determine whether the costs reported by the School for Language and Communication Development on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were properly calculated ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s59.pdfDiNapoli, Erie Co. Da Keane and Erie Co. Sheriff Garcia: Former Erie County Deputy Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $320,000
… McDougall, 55, appeared in Erie County Court before Judge Sheila A. DiTullio. Sentencing was scheduled for Oct. 25. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-erie-co-da-keane-and-erie-co-sheriff-garcia-former-erie-county-deputy-clerk-pleads-guiltyOpinion 2012-1
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (purchases of highway related products from company … owned by a member of a town board of assessment review) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Board of Assessment … between the company and the town to sell products for use by the town highway department. That interest would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Criminal Conviction and False Claims Act Settlement with Bottini Fuel for Diverting Customers' Credit Balances for Their Own Benefit
… Attorney General Underwood also announced the company's civil settlement agreement resolving a qui tam action … Crimes Bureau, in conjunction with the New York State Office of the Comptroller, commenced a parallel criminal … deposited with the New York State Comptroller's Office of Unclaimed Funds, where they can be claimed in the future. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actSelected Financial Management Practices (Follow-Up)
… collection, procurement, investments, payroll, budgeting, and equipment inventories. Among the weaknesses identified, the … correctly; document the contractor selection process and contracts were awarded and modified by $16.9 million, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/15/selected-financial-management-practices-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… town for these extra payments and the town paid $58,858 to the supervisor’s wife for services she provided during … period. The board also did not authorize salaries paid to officers and employees totaling $145,671 or certain health … calculation of these exemptions to go undetected. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Nearly 14% of New Yorkers Live in Poverty; Surpasses National Average for Eight Straight Years
… New Yorkers, or 13.9% of the state’s population, lived in poverty in 2021, compared to 12.8% of all Americans, … in 2021. Families with female heads of household with no spouse experienced poverty at more than two times the rate … $115 billion in public resources from federal, state, and local governments are used each year to assist low-income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nearly-14-percent-of-new-yorkers-live-poverty-surpasses-national-average-eight-straight-years