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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1886
… the two-year look back. Affected Employees Tier 6 New York State employees who are members of the VDC are affected. … State Agencies Bulletin No 1886 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1886-two-year-look-back-tier-6-voluntary-defined-contribution-program-vdcState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… local government audits have been issued. Citizens Hose Company – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (Ontario County) Auditors determined Citizens Hose Company did not have adequate controls in place to ensure that company funds were safeguarded. The company’s bylaws were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Daughter Allegedly Stole Over $240K in Deceased Father's NYS Pension Payments
… steadfastly guard the pension system from fraud.” “As not only a law enforcement agency, but as taxpayers, we take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-daughter-allegedly-stole-over-240k-deceased-fathers-nys-pension-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… agreements. Rye Neck Union Free School District – Health Insurance Cost Savings (Westchester County) District … cost-savings by offering a buyout in lieu of health insurance coverage. Total savings could range between approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOversight of Building Construction Site Safety
… of Buildings (DOB) adequately monitors New York City (NYC) building construction sites to ensure compliance with … of more than 1 million buildings and construction sites in NYC through enforcement of, among other laws and rules, the NYC Building Code (Building Code). This requires construction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/01/oversight-building-construction-site-safetyDiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… auditors found that $18,586 in park and recreation fees, $4,146 in code enforcement fees and $800 in town hall rental … recommendations to the town, including: Adopt written policies over cash receipts that address collection, … taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500Local Sales Tax Collections up 10.2% in Third Quarter of 2022
… Local government sales tax collections grew by 10.2% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last … Local government sales tax collections grew by 102 in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022Complaint Processing
… Enhance formal processes to assess the extent to which various causes of delays affect the timeliness of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/05/complaint-processingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… after the checks had cleared the bank. The claims auditor approved one claim packet totaling $13,613 which had … for nine claims totaling $18,628. Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District – Procurement of Goods and Services … inventory list. District officials were unable to locate 26 fixed assets with a combined cost of $57,516, and 31 fixed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsCompliance With Jonathan’s Law (Follow-Up)
… non-verbal autistic and developmentally disabled boy, died while in the care of a State facility operated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/25/compliance-jonathans-law-followXI-A.7 Electronic Purchase Order Authorization and Purchase Order Dispatch – XI-A. Purchasing
… (SFS) to create, approve, and dispatch Purchase Orders (PO). The purpose of this section is to describe (i) how the … internal policies and procedures for guidance regarding PO dispatch. Process and Transaction Preparation: Electronic … POs. Online agencies are not required to physically sign a PO prior to sending it to a vendor. Instead, POs created and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a7-electronic-purchase-order-authorization-and-purchase-order-dispatchXII.10.A Lapsing and Year-End Procedures for Payment Processing – XII. Expenditures
… appropriation lapses, the funds are no longer available to pay the liabilities from the prior fiscal year. To ensure … as their own Business Unit “Unused/Open Appropriation” or “Voucher Pending” reports. It is the responsibility of each … identify the exact date a Business Unit must process a voucher by, depending on the appropriation lapsing date. It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10a-lapsing-and-year-end-procedures-payment-processingEnforcement of Commission Orders and Other Agreements (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2018-S-27 ). About the Program The Public Service Commission (Commission) regulates 650 utilities … to ensure affordable, safe, secure, and reliable access to electric, gas, steam, telecommunications, and water services … gas moratorium in Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn. For electric and gas utilities, the Department employs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/01/enforcement-commission-orders-and-other-agreements-followHow to Obtain Your Personal Records Under the Personal Privacy Protection Law
… The New York State Personal Privacy Protection Law (PPPL), which is set forth in … in which State agencies collect, maintain and disseminate personal information about you. The PPPL also enables you to … The New York State Personal Privacy Protection Law is intended to protect your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/how-obtain-your-personal-records-under-personal-privacy-protection-lawDiNapoli: Lagging Ridership Leaves MTA With Hard Choices, Must Adjust to Changing Demand
… planned deficit in its operating costs. While borrowing only covers one or two years of expenses, it will increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-lagging-ridership-leaves-mta-hard-choices-must-adjust-changing-demandHeat and Hot Water Complaints (Follow-Up)
… recommendations in our initial audit report, Heat and Hot Water Complaints (Report 2019-N-3 ). About the Program The … which includes providing adequate heat and hot water (HHW). In accordance with the Code, residential … all New York City tenant-occupied dwellings to provide hot water 24 hours a day at a minimum temperature of 120°F. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/13/heat-and-hot-water-complaints-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… in January 2020 identifying areas of improvement related to disbursements, including payroll. In a follow-up review, … They did not prepare monthly bank reconciliations to ensure all collections were accurately accounted for and … $214,871 were highway fund expenditures. $1,441,751 in transfers were recorded in the payroll fund cash account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… from July 2016 to June 2019, the Department utilized only a small fraction of compliance record reviews that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/oversight-pupil-transportation-services-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fund balance only in amounts that are actually available, after retaining a reasonable amount for the next year. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-009
… all agency PayServ users will be granted access to a test environment for PayServ v 9.2. Agency users will be able to test activities they deem to be important and will be required to test a set of activities OSC Payroll has identified as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-009-agency-testing-and-training