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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… (IT) controls to protect against unauthorized use, access and loss. District officials did not properly manage user accounts including periodically reviewing and disabling unneeded network user accounts. Auditors also … district officials did not maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date hardware and software inventory. Officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsFund Financial Data – 2021 Financial Condition Report
Fund financial statements provide a shortterm view of finances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/fund-financial-dataDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Sentenced for $35,000 Embezzlement
… Former Mayfield Town Clerk Dorothy Hart was sentenced today to 250 hours of community service … and Fulton County District Attorney Chad Brown we exposed Hart’s fraud and she has been convicted of a felony and forced to repay the money she stole.” Hart, 64, of Mayfield, who was the elected town clerk, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-sentenced-35000-embezzlementFund Financial Data – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Special Revenue Fund, the General Debt Service Fund and all nonmajor governmental funds. ** The beginning fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/fund-financial-dataDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Nearly 12% in July
… Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial … track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-nearly-12-percent-julyDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to $35,000 Embezzlement
… larceny, a class E felony. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 23, 2019. While she served as the elected town clerk, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-35000-embezzlementState Agencies Bulletin No. 1706
… Purpose To notify DMNA agencies of a new deduction code for pre-tax contributions to the New York State Deferred … Comp DMNA) in PayServ to be used to process deferrals for DMNA employees who receive earnings that are not exempt … Taxes. The NYSDCP vendor will submit all transactions for enrollments, cancellations and/or changes in a bi-weekly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1706-new-deferred-compensation-eligibility-division-military-and-navalCUNY Bulletin No. CU-338
… instructions. Affected Employees Eligible employees in Bargaining Units T8 and TC Effective Date Institution Pay … apply Increments to annual salaried employees in grade 980 who are Active or on a Paid Leave of Absence … to Job Rate: Increment Code will be changed to 7708 .(In preparation for the implementation of a new increment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-338-cuny-increment-payments-effective-july-1-2008Opinion 93-3
… 1965, p 516; 19 Opns St Comp, 1963, p 430; cf ., e.g., 29 CFR 1910.134[b][10], 1910.156[b][2], pertaining to federal … State Legislature (see, e.g., General Municipal Law, §§103[4], 104), there are also several well-established common law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3New York City Airport Lease
… Purpose To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was in compliance with certain key terms of the lease and ancillary agreements with New York City for the municipal airports. The audit covers … To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was in compliance with certain key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/19/new-york-city-airport-leaseUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP
… Purpose To determine whether Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, … Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by United HealthCare … To determine whether Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/08/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-hudson-valley-bone-and-joint-surgeons-llpComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction and Sentencing of Florida Man For Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… the Pooling and Audit Review Section of the New York Metro Milk Marketing Area in approximately 1986. He passed away on … his pension benefits were being direct deposited into a bank account held in a trust for the benefit of Petschauer; … trustee for his brother and had exclusive access to the bank account. When Petschauer died, Schusteritsch concealed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-and-sentencing-florida-man-theft-overOpinion 94-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … a special assessment to pay the cost of snow removal in excess of the amounts appropriated, but it may issue budget notes to finance such excess costs. In addition, a village has temporary authority to issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-20Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-322
… MC (Bargaining Unit 86) or unrepresented (Bargaining Unit CT or 88), collectively referred to as Salary Administration … and Unrepresented employees in Bargaining Units 86, 88 and CT. Article 2, Section 37.3 of the New York State Judiciary … and Unrepresented employees in Bargaining Units 86, 88 and CT. Affected employees may be entitled to a new salary and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-322-reintroduction-unified-court-system-csea-longevity-stepsArea #4 – Contracts and Service Level Agreements for IT Services – Information Technology Governance
… what format it will be returned and/or whether, when and how it will be destroyed). How shared PII will be protected … quality of those services. Such vaguely worded agreements can, among other things, contribute to confusion over who has … responsibility for various aspects of the IT environment (i.e., the local government/school or service provider), which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-4-contracts-and-service-level-agreements-it-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 280
… with information and procedures regarding the processing of Vacation Exchange payments Eligible Employees … and employees whose salaries are prescribed by Section 169 of the Executive Law or whose salaries were prescribed prior to the enactment of Chapter 55 of the laws of 1979 are ineligible for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/280-vacation-exchange-paymentDiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… tenant and applicant treatment, and high vacancy rates in public housing, according to New York State Comptroller … to others. For years, the authority has not operated in a fair and equitable, efficient or transparent manner and … housing to this community." The authority, located in the city of Tonawanda in Erie County, manages a 257-unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityState Agencies Bulletin No. 1812
… Subject Summary of Tax Related Changes for 2020 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the updated IRS tax withholding requirements for 2020 and other tax related topics. Affected Employees Employees meeting the … of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the updated IRS tax withholding requirements for 2020 and other tax related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1812-summary-tax-related-changes-2020Rabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … and Borough Park in Brooklyn. District Attorney Brown said, "The betrayal of the public trust by this … in partnership with Queens County District Attorney Brown, this offender has been brought to justice and millions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeOversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… compliance with safety training requirements for school bus personnel and instructors to help ensure safe … is monitoring school districts’ compliance with school bus monitor and attendant qualifications. The audit scope … The Department sets qualification requirements for school bus drivers, monitors, and attendants; and it has established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-services