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DiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… with the impacts of the pandemic, overtime costs set a new record in 2021,” said DiNapoli. “While the pandemic does … a ‘great resignation’ from the state workforce in 2020, new hiring stalled, and the workforce declined more sharply … and Family Services (OCFS) and the City University of New York (CUNY), where hours increased more than 25% and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Nearly 17% in May
… of Taxation and Finance. In the third month of each calendar year quarter, these distributions are adjusted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-nearly-17-mayOpioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Report 2017-S-66 ). About the … prescriptions. I-STOP is a tool to assist prescribers in determining the most appropriate treatment for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/07/opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-program-followDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… actions that ignored district policy, most notably in the search for a new superintendent. “This audit revealed … expenditures during a three-year period, resulting in an accumulation of excess fund balance. For fiscal years … the school board appropriated a total of $60.8 million in fund balance to finance operations. The district, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up More Than 17% in November
… Statewide local sales tax collections grew by 17.5% in November compared to the same month in 2020, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced … the bulk of holiday spending is expected to be reflected in December collections, November collections may have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-more-17-novemberControlling Access to Student Grading Systems in School Districts (2015-MS-3)
… and monitoring user access. All districts had weaknesses in accessing, monitoring and reviewing audit logs. Key … the procedures and requirements for making grade changes in the current year and for prior years. Periodically review … systems. … Controlling Access to Student Grading Systems in School Districts 2015MS3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/21/controlling-access-student-grading-systems-school-districts-2015-ms-3DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… energy projects have been taking more than three years to receive siting permits due to application delays, … or insufficient documentation. The audit suggests ORES should be more transparent about the timeliness of the … there is no requirement for ORES to track or account for how long it takes to complete an application. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $23 billion in calendar year 2023, up 4.2%, or $919 million, from 2022, largely influenced by growth in New York City sales taxes, according to a report released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023Local 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 … increase of $529 million, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This … quarter, after relatively weaker collections in 2020 and 2021, bolstered overall growth for the state,” DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022Adult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue and Retail Dispensaries in New York State
… All counties and New York City are eligible to receive adult-use cannabis (AUC) tax revenue from the sale of AUC products sold within their jurisdiction. The Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/adult-use-cannabis-tax-revenue-and-retail-dispensaries-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Women in New York Still Earn Far Less Than Men
… to men in 2023, according to a report on the gender pay gap released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … declined from 2021 and remained lower than in 2015. “A pay disparity for women in the workforce persists in New York … for men in legal jobs, or 68 cents on the dollar. In 2024, 56% of New York women participated in the labor force …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-women-new-york-still-earn-far-less-menComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… for preschool special education services through rates set by SED. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2031
… OSC will continue the following process: Notify the agency Payroll Officer of the change via email from the Tax and … appropriate changes in PayServ per the IRS Lock-in Letter. Check the Letter Received Box. Enter Withholding Status per … than or equal to the IRS limit.” New York State Payroll Online (NYSPO) Impact: Employees who have an active Lock-in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2031-changes-federal-tax-data-page-including-new-lock-letter-fieldsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-342.2
… and provide guidance for entering the leave transactions in PayServ. Affected Employees: All eligible employees … Leave program for Management/Confidential employees in the professional services of SUNY’s State-operated … was determined Deductions: All payroll deductions in place immediately prior to the employee being placed on Paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3422-suny-paid-parental-leave-fullNew York State Health Insurance Program - Empire Plan Members With Dual Family Coverage
… Objective To determine whether participating organizations and members are paying … and public authorities (herein collectively referred to as participating organizations). NYSHIP covers over 1.2 million … the audit period. State and participating organization employers and members pay their respective share of those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/07/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-empire-plan-members-dual-family-coveragePlattekill Library – Budgeting Practices (2017M-95)
… February 16, 2017. Background The Plattekill Library is a public library located in the Town of Plattekill in Ulster County. The Library, which provides library …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/08/plattekill-library-budgeting-practices-2017m-95IV.3 Overview – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… by Federal grants and miscellaneous receipts. The revenue account codes listed in this chapter have been developed and … track the type of revenues the State receives. The product code field can also be used in conjunction with the account code, to provide a lower level of detail for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv3-overviewUtica Academy of Science Charter School – Purchasing (2015M-71)
… The Utica Academy of Science Charter School is a public school, located in the City of Utica, Oneida County, that is not under the … Board of Trustees, was granted a provisional charter in November 2012 by the Board of Regents of the University of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/06/26/utica-academy-science-charter-school-purchasing-2015m-71Opinion 89-13
… CONTRACTS -- Contracts Not Requiring Bidding (purchase of used equipment of another municipality at auction) -- … from private entity) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103(6): A municipality may purchase surplus or second-hand equipment … of a private entity or a municipality of this State may be purchased by a county at an auction without contravening …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13Compliance With Outcome Reporting Requirements
… ESD serves as the State’s chief economic development agency. ESD seeks to promote a vigorous and growing economy, … State. Various State laws and regulations contain outcome reporting requirements for ESD. Under these laws and … 12 programs with appropriations during the period totaling over $500 million were not reported on at all. ESD had annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/17/compliance-outcome-reporting-requirements