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DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Theft of Cash, Questionable Spending by Minetto Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief
… and went on a spending spree with the fire company’s money,” said DiNapoli. “Residents trust public officials to … tax dollars and spend them appropriately. Far too often we find that without proper oversight in place, it can be easy … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-theft-cash-questionable-spending-minetto-volunteer-fire-dept-chiefState Agencies Bulletin No. 1347
… Education Department agencies must carefully review the payroll records of rehired retirees to confirm that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1347-retirement-plan-check-box-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-yearDiNapoli: Contribute to 529 College Savings Account by Dec. 31 for Tax Benefits
… Yorkers that not only are contributions to New York's 529 College Savings Program accounts tax deductible* but now … to save for continuing higher education. New York's 529 College Savings Program is an investment tool designed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-contribute-529-college-savings-account-dec-31-tax-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2208
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2024 Increases to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and provide … Pay (Earnings Code LMH). Effective Dates: The increases to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay will be paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/state-agencies/2208-april-2024-increase-location-pay-and-mid-hudson-location-pay-employees-represented-civilState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… controls, maintain complete and accurate inventory records for IT equipment or develop an IT contingency plan. Auditors … to ensure that all collections were accurately accounted for and to promptly identify discrepancies or review deleted … of revenue has not been posted in the financial software for 2022-23 or 2023-24. The 2024-25 tentative budget includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-362
… automatic processing of the July 2024 Increase to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and provide instructions for … are affected. Background: Chapter 189 of the Laws of 2023, which implemented the 2022-2026 Agreement between the State of New York and UUP, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-362-july-2024-increase-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudsonState Agencies Bulletin No. 2114
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the … Field on this report include EmplID, Employee Record Number, Employee Name, Earn Code, Grade, Salary Plan, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2114-april-2023-increase-location-pay-and-mid-hudson-location-pay-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 920
… Tax and Finance, Division of Treasury, per instructions in Payroll Bulletin No. 908 . Checks issued to eligible … be returned with a completed Next of Kin Affidavit ( Form AC 934-P ) and a Report of Check Exchange ( Form AC … where a Next of Kin Affidavit and Report of Check Exchange forms have been submitted, OSC will accept a photocopy of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/920-pef-firearms-training-and-safety-incentive-programOversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) and State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s public health procedures to ensure New York’s schools are adequately preventing, and are prepared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsXII.8.E Payment Assignments – XII. Expenditures
… to review the assignment and to advise the Offset Unit on the purpose of the assignment. Agency managers are … should respond to the Offset Unit by the date provided on OSC’s correspondence. The Offset Unit will suspend any payments due on the contract until the agency responds on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8e-payment-assignmentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… board’s annual audit of the justices’ books and records is inadequate because it primarily relies on the clerk to perform the review procedures. Also, auditors found none …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Police Bulletin No. SP-227
… only if the employee was subsequently returned to the payroll in an eligible bargaining unit prior to the automatic … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox. Questions regarding Taxes should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-227-april-1-2022-2-salary-increase-state-police-employees-representedConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… and not with the local government or school district’s money. Your travel and conference policy should clearly state … must be deducted from the employee’s salary or other money owed to the employee. If the cash advance was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesOpinion 91-42
… investment agreements (see 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-46, p 89), there is no similar statutory authority for a village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Seized Assets Program
… Purpose To determine whether the New York Division of State Police properly accounts for … determination is made. As of September 2013, the Division was tracking 5,047 pending seized assets valued at $2.012 … amounts it receives. For 13 assets, the difference between what the Division expected to receive and what it actually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/23/seized-assets-programDiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… nation in job growth since the Great Recession, according to a report examining upstate employment trends issued today … in upstate New York rose by 0.3 percent compared to 2.2 percent in the downstate region and 1.9 percent … rebounded from the Great Recession,” DiNapoli said. “But it should come as no surprise that a closer look reveals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively." Bolton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2215
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s … processed automatically. Affected Employees: All employees in Bargaining Units 06, 18, 46, 66, 78, 79, and 98 designated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2215-april-2024-increase-location-pay-and-mid-hudson-location-pay-employeesDiNapoli: Audit Finds Counties Are Not Checking Prices and Scales at Retailers
… the accuracy of retail prices or test scanners, scales and devices used to price, weigh or measure goods at grocery stores, gas stations and other retail locations to make sure that consumers were … gas or even mulch, they expect the retailers to be fair and the pricing or weighing devices they use to be accurate. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-counties-are-not-checking-prices-and-scales-retailersXI.5 Purchase Authorizations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… A copy of the signed signature page will be available for download in the EDSS. It will be the contracting entity’s responsibility to attach …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi5-purchase-authorizations