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State Contract and Payment Actions in September
… In September, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,515 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.4 billion and approved nearly … the fire alarm system at Fishkill Correctional Facility in Dutchess County. $1.4 million with Greenway USA LLC to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberClaims Auditing – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… receipts and invoices should total the sum of the claim packet. Calculations for discounts should be verified when … competitive offering, and the requirements of the locality’s procurement policy? Competitive bidding is generally … awarded on the basis of "best value." 6 A locality’s procurement policy generally should establish requirements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/claims-auditingNew York’s Agriculture Industry: A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies
… payment of overtime for hours worked over 60 hours per week and one day of rest per week, and lowered the threshold … 56 hours weekly in 2024; hours worked above 52 hours in 2026; hours worked above 48 hours in 2028; hours worked above … food New Yorker’s need close to home. The disruption of national and global supply chains by the COVID-19 pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-agriculture-industry-resilient-part-state-and-local-economiesReporting Regulations 315.2 & 315.3
… the State, a participating employer, and any other unit of government or organization obligated or agreeing to make contributions to the retirement system on behalf of its employees. (b) The term employee shall mean an … employer has the right to control the means and methods of what work will be done and how the work will be done. (c) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-regulations-3152-3153Former Treasurer of Patterson Fire Department Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Embezzlement and Filing False Tax Returns
… of Investigation for partnering with my office on this case." On November 2, 2016, MELIN pled guilty to one count of … Office for its assistance in the investigation. This case is being handled by the Office's White Plains Division. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/former-treasurer-patterson-fire-department-sentenced-33-months-prison-embezzlement-and-filing-falseContributing Toward Your Retirement – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… however because you made post-tax contributions, a portion of your pension would be non-taxable. To begin making … you may be taxed on more than just the interest portion of your refund, and you may also be subject to a tax penalty. … questions. Tier 5 Members You must contribute 3 percent of your reportable earnings toward your retirement benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/contributing-toward-your-retirementState Agencies Bulletin No. 1559
… agency instructions for processing the 2017 Special Assignment to Duty Pay. Affected Employees Employees of the … Service Employees Association (CSEA), employees whose assignment constitutes an exposure to inherent danger by … within the highway Rights-of-Way are eligible for Special Assignment to Duty Pay. Upon expiration of the 2011-2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1559-2017-special-assignment-duty-pay-civil-service-employees-associationComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… a reserve for post-employment benefits that are not based on employees’ earned and unused leave time. If the funds were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Half Hollow Hills Community Library , City of Newburgh , Onondaga County Probation Department , Town of Skaneateles and the City of Tonawanda . "In today's fiscal … P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Half Hollow Hills Community Library City of Newburgh …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… DiNapoli today released a report on the progress regional land banks are making in helping communities fight blight and address zombie properties. New York currently has 15 active land banks throughout the state that acquire properties in an … DiNapoli today released a report on the progress regional land banks are making in helping communities fight blight and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightCity of Long Beach - Budget Review (B19-7-4)
… to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the City’s general fund and certain other funds as of June 30, 2012. Local … that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b19-7-4Opinion 96-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Fiscal Year (change only by … its fiscal year from a calendar year to a year ending in February or March. You indicate that the change would … the thirty-first day of December". There is no provision in the Town Law or any other State statute which authorizes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-12Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… appropriations. The adopted budget relies on a 16 percent property tax increase to finance the general fund. The board passed a local law which allows the village to override the tax levy cap. ### For access to state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… local government audits has been issued. Village of Fort Plain – Leave Benefits (Montgomery County) Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan, Warns of Federal Risks
… New York state is facing signs of increasing fiscal challenges, including lower revenue … DiNapoli. "The state's fiscal outlook is clouded because of uncertainty in Washington, falling revenues, and fiscal practices that obscure the level of spending," DiNapoli said. "If revenues continue to fall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-plan-warns-federal-risksState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York State Budget for SFY 2022-23
… businesses, boost wages for health care workers, make green investments and extend relief programs to assist those … small businesses boost wages for health care workers make green investments and extend relief programs to assist those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-state-budget-sfy-2022-23III.1 Statewide Financial System (SFS) Overview – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… In 2009, New York State (NYS) established the Statewide Financial System … (Program) through a partnership among the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the Treasury Division of the … of a standard financial management system (FMS) for State agencies. The consolidation of Treasury’s cash, debt, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii1-statewide-financial-system-sfs-overviewTioga Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-168)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2013 through May 5, 2015. Background … Central School District provides educational services for the Towns of Tioga, Nichols, Barton and Candor in Tioga … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $17.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/23/tioga-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-168Cost-Saving Ideas: Managing Your Travel and Conference Expenses
… When municipal employees travel on business, such as to … Tell employees to ask for the government rate when making reservations. Allow exceptions to maximum rates … to be approved in advance. Examples of exceptions include when lodging is unavailable at or below the maximum rate, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-managing-your-travel-and-conference-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1448
… record update process and provide data entry instructions for entering SRA and TDA deductions to ensure compliance with … regular annual contribution amount will remain at $18,000 for 2016. An additional deferment is available to employees … in addition to their regular contribution amount for a combined total contribution limit of $24,000 in 2016. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1448-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tda