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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Town of Brandon – Financial Condition … fund balance declining from $58,241 on January 1, 2017 to $5,714 as of December 31, 2019.The highway fund’s … deficits. Auditors determined that the board does not have a policy to maintain a reasonable level of fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 91-27
… or government" of a county, we now believe, based on a review of subsequent court cases, that the existence of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27State Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Town of Delhi – Pool Project Donations and Disbursements (Delaware County) The board did not properly manage pool project donations or disbursements. … The board also inappropriately used town funds to pay at least $8,000 for fundraising activities. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsHomeless Outreach Services in the New York City Subway System
… population residing in subways by two-thirds of the 2013 NYC homeless census count (from 1,841 to 626). In July 2017, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/16/homeless-outreach-services-new-york-city-subway-systemState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and acupuncture-related services such as heat and massage therapy. A prior audit report, issued in October …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Opinion 95-23
… for audit under section 118 of the Town Law. Specifically, you ask whether the statement by the town officer whose … Town Law, §118(1) provides that, with certain exceptions not applicable here, no claim against a town may be paid … No. 79-202, p 36). It should be noted, however, that we do not believe that it would be appropriate for the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23New York Schools Reported More Than 32,000 Violent and Disruptive Incidents in the 2017-18 School Year
… and charter schools, with a combined student population of nearly 2.7 million, reported more than 32,000 violent and … law in 2000, a year after the tragic shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado. The SAVE Act requires all state … Incident rates climb with grade level: middle or junior high schools had 13.6 incidents per 1,000 students and senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-schools-reported-more-32000-violent-and-disruptive-incidents-2017-18-school-yearPublic-Private Partnerships Potentially a "Good Option" but Financial Risks for Taxpayers Must Be Addressed
… public-private partnerships based on experience in other states, but we have to ensure public assets are not squandered and taxpayers are protected.” Public-private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/01/public-private-partnerships-potentially-good-option-financial-risks-taxpayers-must-be-addressedReceiving Outbound Files from NYSLRS – Voluntary Credits and Deductions Program Guide
… After you send your file there are four possible files that you could receive from NYSLRS regarding your transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/third-party-organizations/vcdp/receiving-outbound-files-nyslrsOpinion 94-2
… disabled persons, and 1203-a, which provides for the distribution of parking permits for handicapped persons). … " (New York State Public Employees Federation v City of Albany, 72 NY2d 96, 102, 531 NYS2d 770, 773). The Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2Far Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… City’s largest providers of special education services to preschoolers with disabilities, has pleaded guilty for his … Island Child Development Center." "Government funds are not free money and those who treat such funds as their own … providers. In addition to this case, his investigations have resulted in multiple criminal convictions and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-311
… Allowance Payments and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees NYS Unified … to the OCA memorandum for a list of eligible titles); and Have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay, or Leave of … for employees in Negotiating Units SY, SR, and S9 who do not meet the eligibility criteria. The OCA must notify OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-311-december-2022-uniform-and-equipment-uniform-allowance-andState Agencies Bulletin No. 997
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for agency processing. Affected … Institution Extra Lag 4/29/10 6/3/10 Contract Provisions and Eligibility Criteria General Salary Increase The … provides for a 4% salary increase for employees in graded and NS (SG 600) positions, trainees (SG 800) and hourly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/997-2010-salary-increase-employees-represented-public-employees-federationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2213
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic … the following effective dates and check dates: Effective Date Pay Period Cycle Check date 03/28/2024 1 Current … Rate field on Job Data for affected records which do not have an existing row on the Job Data page with an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2213-non-leap-year-factor-change-fiscal-year-2024-2025Opinion 94-16
… of bank as depository when IDA governing board member and treasurer is stockholder) -- Stock Ownership (designation … of bank as depository when IDA governing board member and treasurer is stockholder) -- Industrial Development … of bank as depository when IDA governing board member and treasurer is stockholder) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. New York City Department of Housing … that New York City’s rules were limited in scope and did not encourage Linden Plaza officials to make purchases at competitive prices and none of the $10.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Compliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
… comparatively high rates of incidents to help ensure they have adequate violence prevention and response programs. Our … whose underreporting we were able to quantify. We were not able to determine the extent to which the remaining … school year, despite the SAVE Act requirement that it do so annually. Further, by not designating these schools, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/13/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-actEnvironmental Funding in New York State, December 2014
Created in 1970, the DEC is responsible for most of the State’s programs to protect wildlife, natural resources and environmental quality.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/environmental-funding-2014.pdfOversight of Student Immunization in Schools (2015-S-85)
To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) and the State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s public health procedures
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15s85.pdfUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-334
… payroll check, OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange. Questions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-334-december-2023-uniform-and-equipment-uniform-allowance-and