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Management of Capital Projects (2018-S-70) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project management process that its employees and contractors/consultants are required to follow; and whether LIRR followed the capital project management process and was successful in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-18s70-response.pdfMonitoring of Construction Management 2020-S-42
To determine if the Office of General Services is adequately monitoring construction management contracts to ensure they meet the terms and requirements, and if the oversight and administration costs associated with carrying out this function are supported and related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s42.pdfLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools (2019-S-68) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the State Education Department’s Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision is verifying that schools have sufficient resources before initial licensing and is adequately monitoring schools and utilizing its database to look for warning flags of future closings.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s68-response.pdfTransformation of the MTA (2022-S-5) (180-Day Response)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority established a working plan for implementing Transformation with completion dates and the savings to be achieved. We also determined whether MTA has implemented any aspect of the Transformation Plan that resulted in improved ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-22s5-response.pdfDiNapoli: Technology Changing How Local Governments Serve Residents
… new technologies to save money, communicate with residents and allow taxpayers to make payments, according to a report … Mayor Gary R. McCarthy, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara and National Grid Eastern New York Regional Executive Laurie … recently began installing energy saving LED street lights and expanding wireless connectivity to certain neighborhoods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-technology-changing-how-local-governments-serve-residentsDiNapoli, Erie County DA Keane and Erie County Sheriff Garcia Announce Former Deputy Clerk Sentenced for Stealing More Than $320,000
… Former Deputy Erie County Clerk Alexander McDougall was sentenced today to 1 1/3 … in county funds, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane, and Erie … Former Deputy Erie County Clerk Alexander McDougall was sentenced today to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-erie-county-da-keane-and-erie-county-sheriff-garcia-announce-former-deputy-clerk-sentencedMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools
… is providing mental health instruction to students as required by law. In addition, we also sought to determine the … and services for all students (currently, these are only required if specified in a student’s individualized education … DOE is providing mental health instruction to students as required by law In addition we also sought to determine the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/18/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schoolsMitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… Brooklyn, and to Hunterspoint Avenue in Queens. The LIRR is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, with an … can create hazardous travel conditions throughout the LIRR region and can hamper the LIRR’s ability to provide regular … this book detail each involved department’s procedures for what is required before, during, and after all levels of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/13/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingOpinion 89-51
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts … of the services of private contractors engaged by the fire company in connection with fighting a fire within the fire … town is authorized to make payments to the volunteer fire company in addition to the annual sum specified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51Opinion 89-50
… TOWN LAW, §§64(11-a), 68; STATE CONSTITUTION, Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on … Article VIII, §1 generally prohibits the expenditure of municipal moneys for the benefit of private parties unless it … agents that inaction could lead to harm; (3) some form of direct contact between the municipality's agents and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Auditors found most Medicaid MCOs (42 of 52) were not ready to submit Medicaid encounter data to the new Encounter Intake System (EIS) by the Sept. … and subsequently reported that the number of Medicaid MCOs ready to submit encounter transactions to the EIS improved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsXII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures
… Units for recovering moneys due and owing to the State from contractors. The State Comptroller has authority, as a … Unit may determine that there are moneys due and owing from a contractor to the State. Upon making the … check, process a credit memo voucher, obtain a check from the contractor, or obtain a check from a third party to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveriesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 51
… guidance to assist agencies in determining whether claims for payment from vendors and state employees are appropriate … agencies to certify to the Comptroller that claims for payment are just, true and correct and therefore … 6.7 of the NYCRR requires agencies to support any claim for payment entered in to the Statewide Financial System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/51-supporting-informationSUNY Bulletin No. SU-110
… The UUP contract provides a list of eligible titles for Recall. Employees who are on standby and are recalled to work are entitled to receive the appropriate overtime or recall compensation in addition to the approved Standby …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-110-review-standby-pay-eligible-employees-represented-unitedState Agencies Bulletin No. 884
… M/C employees in Negotiating Unit Codes 06, 13, 18, 40, 46, 52, 66, 79 and 96 who had elected to participate in … beginning in Pay Period 25L, paychecks dated March 26, 2009 (Institution) and April 1, 2009 (Administration) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/884-restoration-and-payment-managementconfidential-mc-vacation-creditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 502
… Arrears Mandatory Retirement Contributions Note : When a deduction is not taken due to insufficient gross salary, all … priority will not be taken as well. Retirement Credit and Deduction While an employee is covered under this benefit, … are also included in the calculation and the resulting deduction is reported to the Employees’ Retirement System. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/502-eligibility-and-processing-instructions-workers-compensationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1089
… agencies of a new Time Entry Earnings Code to process lump sum payments for vacation accruals to employees in … Code LSA , which is currently being used to pay a vacation lump sum payment to employees in Bargaining Unit 01, does not … code LSR (LSP Vacation BU01) to replace earnings code LSA (Lump Sum Payment–Vacation) for employees in Bargaining Unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1089-new-vacation-lump-sum-payment-earnings-code-employees-bargaining-unitXII.6.J Paying a Refund – XII. Expenditures
… with “02”. A list of refund types and valid Vendor ID’s is included in Chapter X. Business Units needing a type … Vendor Management Unit to request a single payment vendor ID for before processing those refund payments in the SFS. … Units will be assigned a different single payment vendor ID for each type of refund their Business Unit processes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6j-paying-refundPublic Officers – Membership and Enrollment
… Public officers are eligible for membership in NYSLRS. This … of whether individuals are elected or appointed as public officers. You must give them the opportunity to join NYSLRS. A public officer is a person either elected or appointed to a … Public officers elected or appointed to government positions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/public-officersNYS 529 Program, Scholarships and Grants
… Comptroller DiNapoli's Legislative Program Legislative Session 2023-2024: NYS 529 Program, Scholarships and Grants – S.9700 (Stavisky) – Authorizes the State to open 529 accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/nys-529-program-scholarships-and-grants