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Real Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… The State’s property tax cap limits the amount of property taxes that local … A) law [pdf]. Determines How Local Governments Report Tax Cap Information Local governments and school districts are … in a reserve fund if a local government: exceeds the tax cap due to clerical or technical errors; or exceeds the tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerState Agencies Bulletin No. 1702
… City Education Board Retirement System (7T) for the 2019 plan year is $16,779 Affected Employees Tier 6 NYCERS, … compensation and/or limited to the Governor’s Salary cap limit of $179,900 are affected by the overtime limit … calendar year (January 1st to December 31st) for Tier 6 pension fund administration. Effective Dates Institution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1702-2019-tier-6-ot-limit-and-plan-year-changes-nyc-retirement-systemsControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… it oversees to ensure the money is properly accounted for and used for appropriate business expenses. The audit covers the … Finance Law, cash advances are issued to State agencies for purposes such as petty cash, travel, and other funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsWhat to Report – Legacy Reporting
… Note: Do not take contributions from any overtime that is not reported. Continue to report normal salary. Public … payments General Municipal Law (GML) Section 207-a and 207-c payments *As of July 1, 2019, public safety overtime that is paid by a public entity and meets other requirements must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/what-reportComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Halfmoon Town Supervisor For Stealing Campaign Funds
… Wormuth, the former town of Halfmoon Supervisor, on state charges for stealing several campaign contributions … public corruption case arose out of a cooperative federal-state partnership between the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the Federal Bureau …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-halfmoon-town-supervisor-stealingOversight of Child Protective Services
… New York Social Services Law, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and received roughly 300,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesNewburgh Enlarged City School District – Financial Management (2025M-32)
… funds, officials reduced the surplus fund balance in all five years reviewed to make it appear officials were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/06/newburgh-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-management-2025m-32State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… factor,” a budgeting technique used by the city to account for open personnel positions, which may not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and cemetery department collections and code enforcement permit collections totaling $71,992 were deposited an average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 88-71
… rents in the context of compromising a claim asserted by the property owner relative to the accuracy of his water … of water rents. You indicate that the city's code provides for the imposition of a penalty of 10% on any water bill not … added to the user's city tax bill. Under the city's water rent schedule, most residences, including apartments, are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-71State Agencies Bulletin No. 1759
… of the implementation of the New York State Paid Family Leave program Affected Employees As of August 22, … In 2016, the Governor signed into law a comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy. The law provides for a deduction from employee wages to fund the program. Paid Family Leave coverage is funded by employee payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1759-new-york-state-paid-family-leave-program-employees-tug-hill-commissionState Police Bulletin No. SP-130
… Purpose To notify the Division of State Police of the new Additional Pay code and procedures for processing Expertise Pay. Affected Employees Division of State Police employees in Bargaining Unit 62 Background … To notify the Division of State Police of the new Additional Pay code and procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-130-2010-state-police-expertise-payHoneoye Falls-Lima Central School District – Financial Management and Competitive Procurement (2016M-124)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the … and Livonia in Livingston County; and the Towns of Victor, West Bloomfield and Richmond in Ontario County. The District, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/26/honeoye-falls-lima-central-school-district-financial-management-andXI.2.B Contract Numbering – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… the establishment of the awarding agency contract and any amendment thereto, but OSC review and approval is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2b-contract-numberingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Oversight (Tioga County) The board did not adequately plan for long-term capital and financial needs totaling $5.6 … board also did not receive accurate monthly cash balances for the audit period and did not identify the discrepancies … Auditing (Onondaga County) While the claims reviewed were for appropriate village expenditures, the board did not audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Town of Oxford – Financial Condition (2024M-135)
… accumulated over time. The Board is responsible for managing and controlling the Town’s financial affairs, … chief fiscal officer and budget officer. He is responsible for providing the Board with financial reports. The Town’s … AFRs in a timely manner, which OSC would have analyzed for possible fiscal stress. Using our recalculated results of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/25/town-oxford-financial-condition-2024m-135Preliminary Report on the State Fiscal Year 2014-15 Enacted Budget, April 2014
The State ended SFY 2013-14 in its most favorable financial position in years.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-enacted-preliminary-2014-15.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1527
… with the steps required to calculate breaks in service for TIAA members (Plan Type 7Z) that appear on the weekly … reports identify incomplete TIAA/CREF Suspense/NRI dates for TIAA members that have an Active payroll status and are … a new 366 Completion Date and/or 7 Year Completion Date for each TIAA member appearing on the NBEN742. The new dates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1527-calculating-correct-projected-366-day-completion-date-andor-projected-7Baldwinsville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-65)
… School District is located in the Towns of Clay, Lysander and Van Buren in Onondaga County. The District, which … totaled approximately $99 million. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not develop reasonable budgets or … liability, employee benefit accrued liability and unemployment reserves, totaling approximately $18 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/baldwinsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-65Area #3 – Computer Hardware, Software, and Data Inventories – Information Technology Governance
… Local governments and schools should maintain detailed, up-to-date inventory … Social Security numbers and the combination of name, address and date of birth. Restricted Confidential – … A single compromised computer could become a launching point for further network attacks, quickly turning one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-3-computer-hardware-software-and-data-inventories