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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 63
… in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) Reference: Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XI-A, Section 1.B - … Codes Guidance: In the SFS, the category code is used to identify the specific goods or services that are being … purchased. Agencies should choose the category code that best represents the classification of the goods or services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/63-category-codesEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes
… top 250 business tax debtors for whom it filed at least one warrant in the prior 12 months. The March 2021 lists for … actions prior to completing or closing cases for one of the five collection steps we tested: using applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/24/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxesOpinion 92-43
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Policies and Procedures … and Duties (authority to require prior board approval in procurement policies and procedures) HIGHWAY LAW, §§140, … Municipal Law, §104-b. The town board may not, however, in these policies and procedures supersede any other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43Lynbrook Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-17)
… economical use of taxpayer money, and in the District’s best interest. For example, the purchasing agent: Approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-17XI.11.H Early Pay Discounts for Procurement Contract Purchases – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… from contract vendors when feasible. If early pay discount terms are included in a contract, the awarding agency should add the payment terms … Contractor shall include the payment terms of the discount on the applicable invoice(s) . For more information see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11h-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesArchived: Legislative Session 2021–2022
… authorities to comply with certain provisions of the State Finance Law and the Public Buildings Law relating to … benefit commences to be reduced while a member of the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) and the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2021-2022State Agencies Bulletin No. 2194
… information requests in the Payroll Deductions: Best Practices & Valuable Resources presentation from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2194-employee-payroll-deduction-information-requestsLansing Central School District – Procurement (2021M-213)
… and services economically and in a manner that is in the best interests of taxpayers. Policies and procedures were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/lansing-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-213DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers To Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to keep track of gift cards received during the holidays. When gift cards aren’t used for five years, their balances may be … (OUF). In 2024, the office recovered over $21 million from gift cards, more than three times the amount received in 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsDiNapoli High-Tech is on the Rise in NYC
… High-tech is one of the fastest growing industries in New York City, growing four times faster than the rate of … the citywide average, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “High-tech … creative workforce, its investment opportunities, and its public commitment to fostering a tech training ground through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-high-tech-rise-nycDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… As a result, the state’s Registry is not always accurate and up-to-date. The registry provides information to law enforcement agencies and the public about sex offenders residing in New York’s … name, age, exact address, employment address, photograph and physical description. Local police departments are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringOpinion 91-3
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … including those used by a superintendent of highways, to display a decal identifying the vehicle as town property. … we have stated that, since Highway Law, §142(2) is a more specific statute with respect to highway equipment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3Accounts Payable Advisory No. 57
… Subject: Selecting the correct Vendor ID when preparing a voucher Guidance: When preparing a voucher … the purchase order, the SFS will no longer allow an agency to submit the voucher into workflow or to OSC for approval. In these cases, the SFS will create a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/57-selecting-correct-vendor-idCollege of Nanoscale Science and Engineering – Network Security Controls
… the various risks associated with unauthorized access to, or attacks on, College systems and data. Our audit period was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/25/college-nanoscale-science-and-engineering-network-security-controlsTrumansburg Central School District – Procurement (2022M-13)
Determine whether Trumansburg Central School District (District) officials procured goods and services in the best interest of the taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/trumansburg-2022-13.pdfDiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… Identity thefts in New York surged during the pandemic with more than 67,000 complaints filed statewide in 2020, which was 85 percent more than the previous year and … (315) and Rochester (303) metropolitan areas. “In the midst of the stresses caused by the pandemic, many New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020Selected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers With Disabilities (Follow-Up)
… of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers … PANYNJ was required to identify key stations in its Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) system and make those stations … PATH stations: Newark, Newport, and Grove Street. In the Aviation sector, PANYNJ did not have written agreements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/12/selected-aspects-accommodations-passengers-disabilities-followTown of Cherry Valley – Financial Condition (2016M-212)
… plans to ensure the health center functions in the best interest of the Town’s residents. … The objective of our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/08/26/town-cherry-valley-financial-condition-2016m-212XI.12.D Closing Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… (SFS), regardless of whether the contract was subject to OSC prior approval. A contract is eligible to be closed if it meets all the following criteria: A minimum of one year has passed since the Expire Date of the contract and there has been no activity (SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12d-closing-contractsDiNapoli Announces Change in Leadership of State Pension Fund's Real Estate Advisory Committee
… Advisory Committee (REAC) for the New York State Common Retirement Fund. DiNapoli also announced the appointment of … said. “I wish him all the best on his well-deserved retirement from REAC. I know that Louis Dubin’s talents, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-announces-change-leadership-state-pension-funds-real-estate-advisory-committee