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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… resulting in unrestricted fund balance in the general and highway funds that exceeded the town’s fund balance policy … budgets that planned for using $228,000 of fund balance to offset projected operating deficits in the general fund. … fund and $168,000 to $225,000 in the highway fund. Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen – Disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… New York City is planning significant steps to reduce city-funded spending … years ahead. However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has discretion and control over, … very real fiscal and operational challenges. The city is limited in where it can make adjustments, and all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesDetermining the Ex-spouse's Share – Divorce and Your Benefits
… According to New York State law, pension benefits earned during a marriage are marital assets subject to equitable distribution in the event of a divorce. A member and ex-spouse may establish … property and may be divided when a marriage ends Guide to Domestic Relations Orders The Exspouses Share …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/determining-ex-spouses-shareDiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… and Distribution, Supply Chain Strategy, and Rolling Stock Strategy. As of May 2022, MTA had approximately 1,050 … use car parts are using category management to negotiate a price reduction from a major supplier. Supply Chain Strategy … purchases, but it could not document the savings. Rolling Stock Strategy officials indicated that, partly due to lack …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneyCost-Saving Ideas: Reviewing Your Revenue Collection Process
… using measures such as: How long does it take to process a tax or fee payment? How many total collections are … What is the cost per transaction? How convenient is the process for residents? By becoming more efficient, your local … and increase interest earnings. Use a Bank Having a bank process payments on behalf of your local government can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-reviewing-your-revenue-collection-processState Agencies Bulletin No. 2343
… and Emergency Services instructions for processing the 20242025 PEF Office of Fire Prevention and Control OFPC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2343-2024-2025-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued. Fairview Fire District – … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsChild Care and Development Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… will decline by more than a third from FY 2025 to FY 2026. However, the City will likely incorporate additional CCDBG funds during FY 2026. The FY 2025 Adopted budget assumed CCDBG funds of … of these costs with the balance funded by the State. In FY 2026, CCDBG is currently expected to fund 71 percent of child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/child-care-and-development-block-grantManagement of Invasive Species
… was effectively managing invasive species to prevent and mitigate the harmful effects of invasive species … 22, 2019. About the Program Many species of plants and animals currently found in New York State are not … risks to public safety, human illness, or damage to crops and livestock and are deemed "invasive." Invasive species …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/23/management-invasive-speciesDiNapoli Audit: State Thruway Authority Has Improved the Accuracy of Toll Collections
… 92,000 tolls couldn’t be charged because vehicles’ license plates were unreadable. At one exit, interchange 25A near … examination of 50 cases, 20 were for toll-related issues on the Thruway. Of those, 12 received fee reductions that … Of those, 21 were for New York and Massachusetts plates and instead of resolving the problem, the vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-audit-state-thruway-authority-has-improved-accuracy-toll-collectionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1964
… is to notify agencies of a new process for requesting a stop payment for a replacement, reversal, or exchange of a … through the Uncashed NYS Payroll Checks mailbox for a stop payment, replacement, reversal, or exchange of a NYS … process, state agencies must submit a payroll check stop payment, replacement, reversal, or exchange request …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1964-new-process-request-stop-payment-replacement-reversal-or-exchange-newXII.6.Q Paying and Reconciling State Credit Card Charges – XII. Expenditures
… This Section provides Business Units with guidance on how pay and reconcile charges to the State Procurement, Travel and Net Cards within the … within the Statewide Financial System (SFS). In addition to the guidance contained in this section, agencies and State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6q-paying-and-reconciling-state-credit-card-chargesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2052.2
… health care and mental hygiene worker bonuses (Health Care Bonus) for eligible State employees of the Executive Branch, … No. D-1200 (Rev). Effective Dates: The Health Care Bonus for State employees is effective on the applicable … the following criteria to be eligible for the Health Care Bonus payment. Agencies should evaluate whether the employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20522-health-care-and-mental-hygiene-worker-bonuses-state-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2052.1
… health care and mental hygiene worker bonuses (Health Care Bonus) for eligible State employees of the Executive Branch, … DOB Bulletin No. D-1200. Effective Dates: The Health Care Bonus for State employees is effective on the applicable … the following criteria to be eligible for the Health Care Bonus payment. Agencies should evaluate whether the employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20521-health-care-and-mental-hygiene-worker-bonuses-state-employeesOpinion 88-33
… the opinion. SEWER DISTRICTS -- Construction (of laterals to serve previously unserved properties within the district) … your letter concerning the authority of a sewer district to install, at the expense of the district or the town, … constructed, it was determined that it was impractical to install the laterals to serve two properties and that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-33Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments (Follow-Up) (2023-F-40)
To assess the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f40.pdfMonitoring of Select Programs (Follow-Up) (2023-F-2) 30-Day Response
To assess the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Monitoring of Select Programs (Report 2020-S-47).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-23f2-response.pdfOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs (Follow-Up) (2023-F-6)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Adult Protective Services Programs (2020-S-2).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-23f6.pdfOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (Follow-Up) (2023-F-21)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Mental Health Education in Schools.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-23f21.pdfPurchases and Procurement Practices (Follow-Up) (2023-F-31)
To assess the extent of implementation of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report, Purchasing and Procurement Practices (Report 2020-S-67).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f31.pdf