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City of Mechanicville – Audit Follow-Up (2012M-162-F)
… in February 2013. Background The City of Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County and has approximately 5,200 residents. The City’s government is organized under a City Council, which comprises five elected Commissioners, one of whom is the Mayor. The City finances services mainly through real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/07/03/city-mechanicville-audit-follow-2012m-162-fOne-Year FAE – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Tier 2, 3 (Article 11) and 5 members are eligible for this benefit if your employer adopted it. Tier 6 members are only eligible for this benefit if your employer adopted it before April 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/one-year-faeHamlin Morton Walker Fire District – Pumper Truck Procurement (2023M-27)
… Board of Commissioners (Board) procured a pumper truck in accordance with statutory requirements and good business … Findings The Board did not procure a $748,676 pumper truck in accordance with statutory requirements and good business … officials have less assurance that the purchase was made in the most prudent and economical manner. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/05/26/hamlin-morton-walker-fire-district-pumper-truck-procurement-2023m-27State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Antisemitism and New York's Response
… campuses, on city streets, and online have no place in our society. Antisemitism, Islamophobia and hate directed at any community must be denounced in all their forms. We cannot and will not tolerate intimidation in any community or at any institution. "I fully support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-antisemitism-and-new-yorks-responseCheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District - Continuing Education (2019M-123)
… Fringe benefit costs were disproportionately charged to the community education program expenditure account … agreed with our findings and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/06/cheektowaga-maryvale-union-free-school-district-continuing-educationUnadilla Valley Central School District – Special Education Services (2016M-47)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the … District officials provided special education services to District students in a cost-effective manner and saved the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/unadilla-valley-central-school-district-special-education-services-2016mOverlapping Real Property Tax Rates and Levies - FAQs
… fire) purposes. Rates per $1000 of both assessed value and full value are presented, and aggregate rates are provided to … convey the full tax burden within each municipality. Full value tax rates enable the user to compare tax rates across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/overlapping-real-property-tax-rates-and-levies-faqsOther Bulletin No. 7
… The following message will appear: Position and job do not match If an employee appears on this report but is due an … rows as a result of the following: Position and job do not match NHRP704 Mass Salary Payment Report This report will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-7-april-1-2008-3-general-salary-increase-suny-constructionDiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes
… worthy causes through check-offs on their personal income tax forms, but these funds often sit unused, according to a … that New Yorkers can support through personal income tax check-offs including fish and wildlife programs, missing … dedicated fees, interest and other revenues. While the tax check-off funds are subject to the state’s “blanket …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1189
… to change the EMPLID from an SSN-based identifier to the NYS EMPLID The timeline for conversion to the NYS EMPLID Changes that will occur as a result of the … Payroll System Effective Date(s) Implementation of the NYS EMPLID as EMPLID in PayServ is targeted to impact the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1189-osc-changing-emplid-payserv-primary-employee-identifier-ssn-basedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… manage user accounts and permissions in financial and student information applications, leading to a significant … risk that network resources, financial data and student information could be inappropriately altered, … or properly restrict permissions in the financial and student information applications. West Webster Volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 93-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Apparatus and Equipment … of) REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (need for to sell fire truck in fire district) -- Permissive (need for to sell fire truck in fire district) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Disposition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-21DiNapoli: NYRA's Future Uncertain
… deficits. “NYRA relies on Video Lottery Terminals to stay in the black, but that revenue stream isn’t guaranteed to … a plan, NYRA’s long term solvency could be a long shot.” In September 2008, upon renewal of its exclusive franchise, … agreement conveying all rights, titles and interests in racetrack properties to New York state. In return, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-nyras-future-uncertainManagement and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles
… service vehicles (1,792 Transit and 158 MTA Bus) in its fleet. Non-revenue service vehicles (vehicles) are … the acquisition, maintenance, and disposition of vehicles in the fleet. The SFS Units operate independently but share … to detect or prevent the degradation of its vehicles in order to sustain or extend their useful life. At SFS, PM …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/26/management-and-maintenance-non-revenue-service-vehiclesDiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… bees and other pollinators. To address a drastic decline in the population of these essential pollinators, in 2016 the state created the Pollinator Protection Plan. The … Over the past three decades, the honey bee population in New York has declined drastically, in large part due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 884
… from State service prior to January 2, 2009 or from a represented position prior to April 1, 2009. Background Per … from State service prior to January 2, 2009 or from a represented position prior to April 1, 2009 and who had … the payment of the restored vacation credits on the Time Entry page: Salaried Employees Earn Code: LSA (Lump Sum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/884-restoration-and-payment-managementconfidential-mc-vacation-creditsDiNapoli: Preschool Special Education Provider Received Nearly $6 Million for Ineligible Expenses
… the State Education Department (SED) nearly $6 million for expenses that did not qualify for taxpayer reimbursement, State Comptroller … for Early Learning Inc. (NYL) focused on $138 million in expenses the school claimed for special education services … the State Education Department SED nearly $6 million for expenses that did not qualify for taxpayer reimbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-preschool-special-education-provider-received-nearly-6-million-ineligible-expensesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-677
… purpose of this bulletin is to describe new Earns codes for the Time Entry Panel to report overtime worked due to … activities. The new Earns codes are to be substituted for the original Earns codes, as noted: New Earn Code … used in the following circumstances: As an override code for annual employees To pay hourly employees for extra time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-677-cuny-reporting-overtime-related-covid-19DiNapoli: NYC IDA Needs To Improve Its Administration of Business Tax Breaks and Monitoring of Job Creation
… Agency (NYCIDA) approved tax breaks and other incentives for businesses even though it lacked required financial … selection and monitoring, there’s little accounting for the benefits the public gets from these tax breaks and … mortgage recording taxes, with some benefits continuing for up to 30 years. Companies have to show why they would not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-nyc-ida-needs-improve-its-administration-business-tax-breaks-and-monitoring-job-creationDiNapoli: Monster Beverage Needs To Diversify Board
… it is often symptomatic of larger, systemic problems in the company’s governance.” “For almost six years, Monster … Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier said. “In 2009, in response to investor pressure, it said diversity would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-monster-beverage-needs-diversify-board