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Opinion 94-33

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Service Award Programs (participation by retired members of fire department) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§215(1), 217(a): … active life retired members and life retired members of a fire department for which a volunteer firefighters …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33

Automated Phone Service

… Below is a list of the phone menu options available to NYSLRS retirees. Many of the options allow you to access your records, find general … menus, you will be asked to enter the last four digits of your Social Security number and your date of birth. We …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/automated-phone-service

XI.18.F The Iran Divestment Act of 2012 – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… subunit, or parent. OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES’ (OGS) LIST The Act requires that the Office of General Services develop a list of persons who engage in investment activities in Iran and update it every 180 days. The list is available on the OGS website at …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18f-iran-divestment-act-2012

City of Lockport – Budget Review (B21-1-9)

… an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2022. Background Chapter 332 of the Laws of 2014, as … Comptroller each year, beginning January 1, 2015, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the debt … to finance the deficit is outstanding, the proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings Based on …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/11/05/city-lockport-budget-review-b21-1-9

VI.2.B Policies/Laws – VI. Budgets

… will be fully segregated. There are two kinds of segregations within SFS – available and reserve. Any … available can be used for expenditures or the encumbering of purchase requisitions and/or purchase orders. Any amount in the reserve is not available for any type of financial transaction. Only DOB can authorize segregating …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2b-policieslaws

DiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Evaluation of Nearly $2 Billion of Economic Development Programs

… the public authority responsible for administering many of New York state’s economic development programs, has failed to fully evaluate most of its programs to determine if they are boosting the state’s … not use the data it collects to assess the effectiveness of its programs and see if the billions of dollars spent are …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-evaluation-nearly-2-billion-economic-development-programs

Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)

… included in our initial audit report, Compliance with Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Report 2019-S-39 ). … 95 implementation was phased in beginning in March 2013, with covered entities required to be in full compliance by … provide the Office of Information and Technology Services with a catalogue of its publishable State data, along with a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/27/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-follow

XII.6.O Paying Retainage – XII. Expenditures

… Unit deems it prudent to retain a certain percentage of contractual payments until such time as it is evident that … retainage. The vendor should invoice for the full amount of goods or services provided, including any amounts that the … order in two lines: one to liquidate the full amount of the payment as a charge (positive amount), and a second …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6o-paying-retainage

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… invoices and/or other documentation. However, none of these claims were independently reviewed and approved … expectations for the claims audit process. City of Hornell – Business Improvement District (BID) (Steuben … County) The council did not provide sufficient oversight of the BID and the BID Plan lacked sufficient detail to allow …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0

DiNapoli and Orange County DA Hoovler Detail Guilty Plea in Pension Fraud Case

… defendant would be held accountable for her actions.” The case is prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Tanja …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-and-orange-county-da-hoovler-detail-guilty-plea-pension-fraud-case

Overlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services

… Workforce Development Dashboard Objectives To determine what workforce development programs and services … requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among … To determine what workforce development programs and services …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/19/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-services

XII.10.D Monitoring Moving Services – XII. Expenditures

… familiar with these requirements. The moving services contract is a multi-award contract that requires agencies to … of eligible contractors by region. Services available under these contracts include planning and preparation, … (Section 3 of the Contract Award Document) Process and Transaction Preparation: The moving services contract is a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10d-monitoring-moving-services

DiNapoli: NYS Office for the Aging Falling Short Funding Program for Seniors

The New York State Office for the Aging NYSOFA failed to spend millions of dollars on programs geared to support senior citizens even during the COVID19 pandemic when the need was greater according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-nys-office-aging-falling-short-funding-program-seniors

Mitchell-Lama Vacancies

… the New York City (NYC) Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is ensuring that vacant apartments at … timely. Our audit covered apartments that were vacant, and those that became vacant, in calendar year 2019 and actions taken by HPD through March 12, 2021. About the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/13/mitchell-lama-vacancies

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1908

… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the amended state finance law which requires the State … to their electronic pay stub with the option to opt out of receiving a paper pay stub. Affected Employees All active …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1908-nys-payroll-online-rollout-all-state-employees

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… one OCFS facility, cash receipts from a small café, which is part of a training program for residents to learn to operate a small business, are commingled with advance account funds prior to transfer to the state … at one OCFS facility cash receipts from a small café which is part of a training program for residents to learn to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits

New York State Comptroller DiNapoli & Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado Announce Appointment as Lead Plaintiffs in Boeing Shareholder Lawsuit

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund), and the Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado (FPPA) announced that they have been appointed … current and former directors and executive officers of The Boeing Company. The order appointing DiNapoli and FPPA …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-fire-and-police-pension-association-colorado-announce-appointment

Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-004

… queries for PayServ version 9.2. Affected Employees PS Query users who write queries or who will test queries … The information in the Data Dictionary will be accurate in PS Query at Go Live. The Data Dictionary may be used for … and record changes may impact agencies’ saved queries in PS Query. PS Query will be updated as part of the upgrade. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-004-payroll-improvement-project-92-query-data-dictionary