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DiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… Some residents of Mitchell-Lama apartments in New York City make far more than the program’s … (HPD) has not done enough to verify that residents are reporting their true income and are paying the correct … ranging from 5 to 50 percent of the individual’s monthly rent or co-op fees. Under state law, if a household’s income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingXII.3 Record Retention – Accounts Payable Vouchers and Land Claims – XII. Expenditures
… Salary and Fringe rates must be substantiated.) Certified payroll registers Time cards Overtime authorization and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii3-record-retention-accounts-payable-vouchers-and-land-claimsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Law. City of Cortland – Non-Contractual (NC) Employees’ Payroll Benefits (Cortland County) Two OSC audits issued in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsSelected State Agencies’ Roles in Financial Literacy
… Objectives To determine selected State agencies’ roles in providing financial literacy offerings, including how they … and vulnerable consumer groups and how they measure gains in individuals’ knowledge after participating in financial literacy offerings. We also sought to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/14/selected-state-agencies-roles-financial-literacyAllocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (2019-S-5) 90-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) is appropriately allocating, billing, and collecting the expenses of administering the Motor...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s5-response.pdfCUNY Bulletin No. CU-575
… Criteria Employees with a Pay Basis Code of HRY on or after the payment effective date and an hourly rate less … YAR , or ZAR . AJR ( XAR, YAR, or ZAR ) may be paid in a single lump sum amount or broken down into raise periods … taxable gross and will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2. Payroll Register and Employee’s Paycheck/Advice All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-575-minimum-wage-increase-hourly-employees-classified-staffDiNapoli: Problems Caused by Outdated System Left State's Unemployment Insurance Program Vulnerable to Fraud
… The state Department of Labor’s (DOL) failure to replace its long-troubled Unemployment Insurance (UI) system and ad hoc workarounds to compensate for the old system weakened oversight and ultimately contributed to an estimated billions of dollars in improper payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-problems-caused-outdated-system-left-states-unemployment-insurance-program-vulnerable-fraudNew York’s Agriculture Industry: A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies
… industry supports jobs and communities throughout New York State. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic … back into the farmer’s community, supporting a variety of businesses providing fuel, seed, equipment and veterinary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-agriculture-industry-resilient-part-state-and-local-economiesApproved State Contracts and Payments
… In November, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,566 contracts for state agencies … for multi-agency legal services related to investigations by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District. Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2316
… The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding the implementation of a … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding the implementation of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2316-temporary-overtime-and-pre-shift-briefing-rate-eligible-employeesOpinion 2000-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … though prior approval of the establishment or extension by the State Comptroller is not required. You also ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-3CUNY Bulletin No. CU-485
… Fine 425 Repay State Loans/Debt 426 Higher Ed Repay State Loan 445 HC Flexible Spending 582 CUNY SS/Med Deficiency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-485-retroactive-salary-increases-employees-title-elevatorOpinion 2002-6
Whether the highway may be so designated if there is sporadic usage mainly on weekends of certain camps that depend on the highway for access
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-6Opinion 2006-5
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … in excess of the amounts so specified in the notice of hearing on the preliminary budget, except by local law … to mandatory referendum. Town Law §27(1), relied upon by respondents, merely establishes the authority for the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Opinion 2007-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … “next subordinate officer”), is entitled to reimbursement by the village, under the terms of his collective bargaining … justice classes. General Municipal Law §207-m, as amended by chapters 404 and 443 of the Laws of 1999, provides, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-3Opinion 88-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24DiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… the nation’s highest debt levels, largely because measures to restrict the excessive use of debt have been circumvented … this debt is projected by the Division of the Budget to increase by $26 billion, or 42%, from $61.9 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 to $88 billion in SFY 2026-27. A new report by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformOpinion 2006-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to employees may not be made until after all work covered by the payroll period has been performed. The certification … provisions of section 120 may not be superseded by local law. This is in reply to your letter asking whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1Opinion 89-53
… firemen, holding that paid firemen are entitled to a pro rata share of the proceeds of the foreign fire insurance … the paid and volunteer firemen to be made "strictly on a pro rata basis from their active membership rosters" (115 … single [fire] department are to share in the funds on a pro rata basis..." (115 AD2d at 113, 114, 494 NYS2d at 920). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53Opinion 89-49
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … in reply to your inquiry concerning the imposition of fees by a Surrogate's Court. Specifically, you ask whether a fee … c.t.a. as the original fiduciary, and a fee provided by SCPA, §2401(1) would be chargeable. However, in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49