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Cayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-270)

… agreements in place for professional services provided from 17 vendors totaling $1.2 million. Key Recommendations … officials agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2019/03/22/cayuga-onondaga-board-cooperative-educational-services-procurement-professional

Carthage Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-93)

… by an average of $5.9 million (68 percent) each year from 2014-15 to 2016-17. The District’s budgets included … planned to fund operations. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/27/carthage-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-93

Town of Wellsville – Budgeting (2021M-112)

… to fund highway operations. During our audit period, from 2018 through 2021, the Board levied additional real … with our findings and recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-wellsville-budgeting-2021m-112

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2026

… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information to agencies regarding a change in … Payroll Bulletin 1374 , the Deduction Priority Schedule is used to determine the order in which deductions are taken when an employee’s gross salary is insufficient to cover all their deductions. OSC Payroll …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2026-new-deduction-priority-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax

Cayuga County - Procurement and Claims Audit (2018M-274)

… $2.7 million. Allowed the credit card company to directly withdraw 25 payments totaling $77,615 from the bank account. … Discontinue allowing third-party access to directly withdraw funds from County bank accounts. County officials …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/04/12/cayuga-county-procurement-and-claims-audit-2018m-274

Town of Byron – Procurement (2024M-11)

… totaling $59,795 without obtaining competitive bids as required by GML Section 103 and the Town’s procurement … (RFPs) or another competitive process to procure services from seven professional service providers totaling $630,336. … for purchases not subject to competitive bidding, as required by the Town’s procurement policy. Town officials …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/24/town-byron-procurement-2024m-11

West Albany Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2017M-15)

… a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Colonie in Albany County. The District is … to approve credit card purchases or the documentation required before making the purchases. Claims totaling $38,478 … for credit card purchases, which includes identifying required supporting documentation and designated officials …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/west-albany-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2017m-15

Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Capital Assets (2023M-126)

… capital asset policies (asset policies).As a result, the required annual inventories were not conducted, and we were … $133,000 and identified one or more pieces of required information was incorrect or missing from BOCES’ capital asset records. Examples of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital

DiNapoli: Report Warns of Growing State Debt

… in the state constitution that prohibit the state from issuing debt without voter approval. However, the state … outstanding, an increase of $8.9 billion, or 17 percent, from SFY 2007-08. $2.46 billion in voter-approved, General … or 17 percent, over the state's current five-year capital plan period. DiNapoli's report notes: New York's current debt …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-report-warns-growing-state-debt

DiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters

… The state and city agencies in charge of overseeing food services at homeless shelters in New York City were lax …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-shelters

Green Economy Boosts Job Growth in New York

… and sustainability initiatives are creating new green occupations, as well as creating additional demand for … educational and workforce development programs to grow the green economy and help bolster New York’s pandemic recovery. … report found that the number of jobs influenced by the green economy in New York exceeded one million in 2019 and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/green-economy-boosts-job-growth-new-york

XI.6.A Quick Contracting–Commodity, Printing, Miscellaneous Services and Equipment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… Contract Processing AC 3277-S unless the agency is using a standard Purchase Authorization or One-Time Purchase Order … to solicit and encourage competition. The IFB included Appendix A and other statutory requirements, including, but not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi6a-quick-contracting-commodity-printing-miscellaneous-services-and-equipment

Oversight of the Title Insurance Industry

… period, no title insurance companies were fined. DFS is required to conduct an examination of TIRSA every five years. … to data reasonableness, compliance with recommendations from previous examinations, and lack of policies and … to people and documents relevant to audits and create a plan of action to fully comply with all future audit …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industry

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… an estimated $13 million has not been billed or collected from commercial casinos for oversight costs. The commission … (2018-S-72) Under the Public Authorities Law, the MTA is required to issue an annual report on its mission statement, … new customer-focused measures do not appear to meet the plan’s goals. For a metric to be relevant, it should be …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits

Accounts Payable Advisory No. 53

… XI-A, Section 3 - Purchase Orders Guidance: The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has updated the policy and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/53-purchase-requisitions-and-purchase-orders

DiNapoli Op-Ed: The Double-Edged Sword of Pandemic-Driven Technological Acceleration

… amNewYork yesterday published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The full … being put to use by state and local governments with input from private tech companies. Government is adopting AI at an … Acceleration … amNewYork yesterday published an oped from New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-op-ed-double-edged-sword-pandemic-driven-technological-acceleration

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

… development is particularly critical as the State recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic downturn. As stated in the 2022 … The State must also submit, for federal approval, a 4-year plan (Plan) that describes its WFD strategy. State legislation …

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

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1602.2

… – CSEA and ORS – Recall Standby OT CSEA Class were removed from the chart above of new Earns Codes created. Agencies … amount such as, but not limited to, HDO and OCS will not calculate properly from 10/05/17 to 10/11/17 for employees on the Institution …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/16022-new-overtime-earnings-codes-overtime-eligible-employees-civil-service