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Operational Advisory No. 12
… 2014 Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) updated Guide to Financial Operations Sections that define … and Budget Dates in SFS. The following Sections were also updated due to references to Liability and/or Accounting … Accounting Date Chapter XII, Section 6.C - Paying Prompt Contract Interest Chapter XV, Section 11 - Journal/Revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/12-obligation-accounting-and-budget-datesXII.5.K Federally Reportable Payments – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to determine the federal reportability of payments as well as how to process payments subject to federal reporting, … This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to determine the federal reportability of payments as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5k-federally-reportable-paymentsLimitations – Forest Rangers Plan
… excluded from the computation of your FAS. Also, payment for up to 30 days of accumulated unused vacation will be … is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Payment for accumulated vacation is not included in the calculation … is excluded from the computation of your FAS. Payment for accumulated vacation is not included in the calculation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/limitationsDiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… of hate crimes based on an anti-LGBTQ+ bias targeted gay male victims, almost 12% of all incidents. Over the past five years, anti-gay male incidents have risen by 141% (54 to 130) and hate crimes … 47% of which were committed on an anti-Jewish or anti-gay male bias. Incidents against Jewish New Yorkers accounted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-yearsExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… for audit benefit payment requests and payments based on risk. We identified high risk payment requests and payments by analyzing the … The results contained in our report cover select high risk payment requests and payments DOL processed from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsIRS Pension Limitation – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… 1, 2012) in the State’s fiscal year (April 1st – March 31st). The amount is set by federal law and is periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/irs-pension-limitationOpinion 91-6
… consolidations, codifications or restatements of pre-1953 special or local laws applicable to a local … as expressly provided by the State Legislature or by a pre-1953 local law, it is our opinion that a local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62023 Annual Financial Report of the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund
The report includes: a description of the costs and damages paid by and recovered for the Fund; the monies spent pursuant to Section 186 (including amounts spent for oil spill prevention, training activities and equipment purchased), and the economic and environmental impacts on the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/about/pdf/oil-spill-annual-report-2023.pdfCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments (2022-N-2)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) Citywide Payments Services and Standards (CPSS) unit has controls in place to ensure that payments received by and processed on behalf of agencies are correctly matched with receivables and that agencies are appropriately advised ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22n2.pdf2024 Annual Financial Report of the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund
The report includes: a description of the costs and damages paid by and recovered for the Fund; the monies spent pursuant to Section 186 (including amounts spent for oil spill prevention, training activities and equipment purchased), and the economic and environmental impacts on the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/about/pdf/oil-spill-annual-report-2024.pdfAllocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (2021-F-3) 30-Day Response
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report Allocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f3-response.pdfOpinion 94-12
… DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to negotiate lease of unneeded real property) REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (authority to negotiate lease of unneeded real property) TOWN LAW, §176(14): A fire district may, without referendum, negotiate a lease of a portion of its vacant land with a not-for-profit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-12Review of Travel Card Expenses
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether all the travel expenses incurred by the Office of Mental Health’s (OMH) Director of Suicide Prevention (Director) were appropriate and made in … State travel rules and regulations. Background According to the New York State travel rules and regulations, the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/review-travel-card-expensesOpinion 92-3
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services (consulting engineer as creditor of planning board chairman) -- Interest … PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Ethics (consulting engineer as creditor of planning board chairman) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards (consulting engineer as creditor of planning board chairman) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Automated Phone Service
… Below is a list of the phone menu options available to NYSLRS retirees. Many of the … correspond to the numbers you will need to press on your phone for information. In most cases, if you are a retiree or … and general retirement information quickly and easily by phone with the NYSLRS automated phone service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/automated-phone-serviceReport on Estimated Receipts and Disbursements State Fiscal Years 2011-12 through 2013-14 - Mid-Year Update, November 2011
The following tables summarize the Office of the State Comptroller’s estimates compared to the estimates of the Division of the Budget.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-receipts-disbursements-addendum-2011-14.pdfDiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… in questionable costs that were paid by the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) to an Altamont, N.Y. company that … services through OMH and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to individuals who have … claimed costs totaling over $848,000. "The Office of Mental Health is not fulfilling its responsibility to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-providerMessage from the Comptroller – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… of the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying volatility in the State’s finances, New York ended the State Fiscal Year … aid provided 39 percent of the State’s All Funds receipts in SFY 2021-22. Federal funding supports health coverage for … nearly 9 million New Yorkers, and plays essential roles in programs including K-12 education, mass transit and social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/message-comptrollerLeaves of Absence – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… medical leaves of absence; or Unpaid leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. You will usually receive up to one year of service credit for each accident while on Workers’ Compensation leave. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/leaves-absenceOpinion 89-43
… an elective office, we note that Town Law, §176(2-a) sets forth a procedure for the conversion of the office of … the appointment. We note that subdivision 2-a also sets forth a similar procedure for changing the appointive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-43