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Bus Wait Assessment and Other Performance Indicators
… interval time during non-peak hours. Global Positioning System devices on MTA’s buses report their location and bus … the requirement that each bus trip of a particular route must not be earlier than 1 minute before or not be … is improving. Although Road Operations officials told us they take corrective action to address WA declines, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/07/bus-wait-assessment-and-other-performance-indicatorsOpinion 94-22
Whether the charges imposed on behalf of a business improvement district may be turned over to and be controlled and directly expended by the district management association
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-22NYS Pension Fund Commits $2 Billion to Climate Transition Index
… $2 billion in an index focused on reducing the risks of climate change and capitalizing on the opportunities arising … fund, announced today. This is part of the Comptroller's Climate Action Plan announced in 2019 and his goal for the … public equity portfolio to FTSE Russell's Russell 1000 TPI Climate Transition Index (CTI) in connection with the Fund’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/nys-pension-fund-commits-2-billion-climate-transition-indexXII.4.E Electronic Invoicing – XII. Expenditures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The eSettlements module in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) provides online agencies … To set up and use this method, vendors must work with the Statewide Financial System agency. Vendors will send … retrieve the supporting documents that are not within the Statewide Financial System. The diagram shown below depicts a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4e-electronic-invoicingDiNapoli: Coronavirus Will Cause Multi-Year Hit to State Finances
… but we must be mindful of the bigger picture. Tax revenues will be substantially lower in the near term because of the … tax receipts delayed from April to July could be as much as $9 billion to $10 billion, depending largely on how many taxpayers choose to delay their filings. While the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-coronavirus-will-cause-multi-year-hit-state-financesSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, transportation, fuel, and … we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State, as well as other outliers. Our analysis identified two travel cards used by staff at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/selected-employee-travel-expensesSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… monies by selected government employees complied with rules and regulations and is free from fraud, waste and … for audit were documented and adhered to State travel rules and regulations. We found minor instances of … monies by selected government employees complied with rules and regulations and is free from fraud waste and abuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0College of Geneseo – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. Background New York State’s executive agencies spend between $100 million and … and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, transportation, fuel, and … travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State as well as other outliers. Many of these employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/28/college-geneseo-selected-employee-travel-expensesTown of Minetto – Information Technology (2022M-9)
… Minetto (Town) officials ensured information technology (IT) systems were adequately secured and protected against … and loss. Key Findings Town officials did not ensure IT systems were adequately secured and protected against … use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were communicated confidentially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/27/town-minetto-information-technology-2022m-9Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-196)
… controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that Company moneys are … 11, 2013. Background The Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company is located in the Town of Ridgeway, in Orleans County. The Company is operated in accordance with its Bylaws which stipulate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/28/ridgeway-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… and Historic Preservation (OPRHP): Riverbank State Park Administration of the Concession Contract With Riverbank … RRG to provide food concession services at Riverbank State Park in Manhattan. The anticipated state revenues resulting … monthly sales, and the office’s associated licensing fees, were significantly less than anticipated in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York City’s Preliminary Budget
… “New York City is contending with the devastating economic effects of the pandemic and the long road back to normal. Today, in releasing its preliminary 2022 budget, the city took … New York City is contending with the devastating economic effects of the pandemic and the long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-preliminary-budgetState Agencies Bulletin No. 747
… No. 721 ). Note : A bulletin will also be issued in the near future to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/747-october-2007-merit-step-eligibility-information-employees-representedDiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… at residential treatment facilities during the pandemic, it put patients’ safety, security and treatment at even … up to standards and providing the best care possible to all New Yorkers in need of their help.” In a letter to the … were more than three years overdue, and two programs never got a recertification review. The audit also looked at 25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsXII.9.G Reissuing or Cancelling a Refund Check – XII. Expenditures
… the Comptroller’s Refund Account) that are returned and/or need to be reissued. These checks can be easily identified … The Payment Date is the date the check was issued out of SFS. The Reconcile Date is the date the bank file was … to §102 of the State Finance Law, all refund checks issued out of the Comptroller’s Refund Account that remain uncashed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9g-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-checkState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Department of Social Services and the City of Yonkers . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … and related recording and reporting inaccuracies reflected in the accounting records and monthly reports to the board. … recorded capital reserves and operating fund expenditures. In addition, the board inappropriately authorized the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Retired Westchester County Police Officer Indicted for Forging State Records to Illegally Double-Dip From State Pension Fund
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Ulster County District Attorney David J. Clegg today announced the indictment of former Ulster County BOCES criminal justice instructor Anthony … Comptroller DiNapoli announced the indictment of former Ulster County BOCES criminal justice instructor Anthony …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-retired-westchester-county-police-officer-indicted-forging-state-records-illegally-doubleSelected Aspects of Toll Collections
… regulations to assess and collect toll revenues for use of the Thruway. In November 2020, the Authority completed a … revenues, including tolls for use of the Thruway and fees charged to customers who do not settle their accounts … (DMV) suspend the registrations of motor vehicles for non-payment of tolls, fees, or other charges with three or more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/26/selected-aspects-toll-collectionsOpinion 99-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … opinion. SEWER DISTRICTS -- Consolidation (spreading costs of debt over entire district in connection with proceeding to … districts and extensions may be charged to the entire area of a new consolidated sewer district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-12DiNapoli: Tax Exemptions Jump While Job Gains Slow for IDA Projects
… Development Agencies (IDAs) provided $660 million in net tax exemptions in 2013, up $105 million from 2012 but estimated job gains were nearly 23,000 lower than the previous year, … business within their communities. “Although the amount of tax breaks IDAs provided to private companies noticeably …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-tax-exemptions-jump-while-job-gains-slow-ida-projects