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Controls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals
… (Individuals) with access to tablets and kiosks (tablet program). Department-issued directives (Department … Directives) contain policies and procedures governing the tablet programs available to incarcerated individuals. … limited access to two types of tablets: a law library tablet that contains access to law library material and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individualsDiNapoli: Contribute to a NY 529 College Savings Account and Deduct Up to $10,000 From Your State Taxes
… P. DiNapoli today reminded New Yorkers that contributions to a New York State 529 College Savings Program account are … grandparents and others can use the program to save money to help cover qualified higher educational costs … government and provide taxpayers with better access to the financial workings of government. … New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-contribute-ny-529-college-savings-account-and-deduct-10000-your-state-taxesContract Advisory No. 4
… Subject: Corrective Action for Contract Transactions Created in the Statewide Financial … with Invalid Business Unit and Department IDs Guidance: Agencies may have multiple Business Unit/ Department ID …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/4-business-unit-and-department-id-combinations-used-create-contracts-statewideXI.5 Purchase Authorizations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Authorization). This section provides information related to Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) funds reservation … for numbering Purchase Authorizations and forms/templates to use when establishing Purchase Authorizations. FUNDS … In most cases, the State agency is not required to create a funds reservation for anticipated fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi5-purchase-authorizationsOpinion 94-4
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … a town justice may affix a signature stamp upon his or her docket books (30 Opns St Comp, 1974, supra), but that, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and signed checks without adequate review or approval by the mayor or board. The board did not receive or review … manage the town’s financial condition, which resulted in the town-wide general fund having unassigned fund balance … state's 170,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. … Village of Maybrook – Financial Condition (Orange County) The board did not adequately manage the village’s financial … financial records was not performed since 2012, and the length of service awards program that started in 1990 was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… been issued. Binghamton City School District – Information Technology (Broome County) Officials did not regularly review … the board did not have an adequate contract and separate service level agreement for information technology. Brasher … for 312 eligible services totaling $11,896 and service providers did not document 948 scheduled services totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 2010-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by fire district for "back up" services with private ambulance company) -- Fees (imposition of by fire districts for "back up" services provided under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4X.3.A Agency Vendor Registration – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… vendor add process, such as debt service, advance account, payroll or eminent domain vendors. These vendors require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3a-agency-vendor-registrationPandemic Impacts on NYC Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed priorities for governments across the country, including New York City’s. This report examines how the City’s spending priorities shifted during the pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-15-2023.pdfChild Care Stabilization Grants
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Children and Family … has established and maintained adequate internal controls to enable it to oversee and monitor child care stabilization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsNew Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
… ACS results for similar jurisdictions, and it is used for county-level analysis. The Office of the State Comptroller … 14.0 14.5 15.9 15.7 15.5 14.2 15.2 15.2 12.6 13.2 13.2 Oswego 16.9 19.3 16.7 18.6 19.6 17.4 17.2 16.3 16.1 15.6 14.2 … 55 11.0 56 Orange 10.6 42 15.7 33 Orleans 13.2 15 20.1 13 Oswego 14.2 12 19.2 18 Otsego 12.8 19 16.8 26 Putnam 5.7 61 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-look-poverty-trends-new-york-state-last-decadeComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and transferred nearly the entire operating surplus to the reserve funds, leaving the district with virtually no … and enforcement of water and sewer charges. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1NYSARC, Inc. – NYC Chapter (School-Age Program): Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by NYSARC, Inc. – NYC Chapter (NYSARC), also known as AHRC NYC, on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/nysarc-inc-nyc-chapter-school-age-program-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 93-19
… fees in adoptions was in accord with the efforts of the Judicial Conference to attain uniformity in practice and procedure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-19Opinion 2001-8
… of tax rates so that owners of multiple parcels would pay at a lower rate." Article 11 of the Town Law (§170 et seq …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
This session will assist local officials in learning how to establish an effective and efficient claims processing system. A well-designed system ensures proper use of municipal resources, provides local officials with useful information and complies with all applicable laws and regulations.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/improving-effectiveness-claims-processing-020724.pdfMultiyear Financial Planning Webinar Presentation
This session will help local governments create an effective multiyear financial planning process that helps identify and manage potential fiscal difficulties before crises emerge. We will discuss suggestions on how to make good long-term revenue and expenditure projections; measure expected benefit
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/multiyear-financial-planning-07-27-22.pdfImproving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
This session will assist local officials in learning how to establish an effective and efficient claims processing system. A well-designed system ensures proper use of municipal resources, provides local officials with useful information and complies with all applicable laws and regulations.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/improving-effectiveness-claims-processing-2-8-23.pdf