New York Public Personnel Law: Selected reports and information published by New York State's Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli during the week ending June 13, 2015

June 13, 2015

Selected reports and information published by New York State's Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli during the week ending June 13, 2015

Selected reports and information published by New York State's Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli during the week ending June 13, 2015

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Employee paid for the same "work time" claimed in two different school districts

A Buffalo City School District technician was sentenced June 11, 2015 for claiming simultaneous work hours at two public school districts, according to an audit [see http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/schools/2015/buffalo.pdf] and investigation released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/june15/061115.htm?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061115release

Comptroller released municipal audits for the following political subdivisions of the State:

Dunham Public Library

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/libraries/2015/dunham.pdf?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061015release

Town of Berlin

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/towns/2015/berlin.pdf?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061015release

Town of Galen

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/towns/2015/galen.pdf?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061015release

Town of Huron

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/towns/2015/huron.pdf?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061015release

Town of Inlet

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/towns/2015/inlet.pdf?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061015release

Village of Johnson City

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/villages/2015/johnsoncityjc.pdf?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061015release

Lake Ronkonkoma Fire District

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/firedists/2015/lakeronkonkoma.pdf?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061015release

Town of Louisville

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/towns/2015/louisville.pdf?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061015release

Town of Princetown

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/towns/2015/princetown.pdf?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061015release

and the

Town of Virgil

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/towns/2015/virgil.pdf?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061015release

Finger Lakes Group Home overpaid for food and supplies

The State’s Office for People with Developmental Disabilities’ Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Service Office (DDSO) skirted state procurement laws for more than 1,400 purchases worth more than $1 million, gave one vendor an unfair advantage in obtaining the state’s business and overpaid for hundreds of household items, according to an [see http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/bseaudits/bse20150612.pdf] released June 12, 2015 by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/june15/061215.htm?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061215release

NYC projects $3 billion surplus for 2015

New York City is projecting a surplus of $3 billion for fiscal year (FY) 2015 and a balanced budget for FY 2016 with relatively small gaps in the following three years, according to a review [see http://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt1-2016.pdf] of the city’s updated financial plan released June 8, 2015 by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/june15/060815b.htm?utm_source=weeklynews20150614&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=060815brelease

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