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Debt – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… California. It was sixth highest among all states in their measure of debt per capita. At the end of SFY 2022-23, … nearly $2.7 billion or over 48 percent. New York State Bond Ratings At the end of SFY 2022-23, the State’s general obligation bond ratings were assigned as follows: AA+ by Fitch Ratings; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/debtOpinion 97-13
… a disciplinary suspension may not earn points for training courses taken during the suspension. A volunteer firefighter … service under a service award program for training courses taken during a period of suspension for misconduct. … You also ask whether points must be granted for training courses taken without the knowledge or permission of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-13State Agencies Bulletin No. 1664.1
… who are seeking to initiate or terminate deductions for union dues (except Courts, SUNY and CUNY) Background A recent … for initiating and terminating payroll deductions for union dues has highlighted the need to ensure that all actions taken with respect to union dues deductions are properly authorized, verified and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/16641-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payroll-deductions-unionXIV.4.C Bank Account Reporting and Reconciliations – XIV. Special Procedures
… Monthly Reporting Requirement Pursuant to §107 of the State Finance Law, the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance is required to publish in the State Register, on or before … The Commissioner of Taxation and Finance is required to publish in the State Register on or before the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv4c-bank-account-reporting-and-reconciliationsDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Cities
… and one city as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” While no municipalities were in the highest category of “significant … . In September, his office will release scores for municipalities with a calendar-year fiscal year, which … all counties, towns, most cities and a few villages. List of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress Municipalities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-citiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Criminal History Background Checks of Unlicensed Health Care Employees (Follow-Up) (2018-F-13) An initial audit … checks on unlicensed employees of Nursing Homes, Adult Care Facilities and Home Health Care providers. However, auditors identified 24 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Operational Advisory No. 28
… in Production after Fiscal Year End (FYE) Processes are Complete Guidance : When FYE processes for SFS are complete, SFS will send a communication to agencies … or payments made while the SFS was down for FYE processing are entered and posted correctly in SFS. To ensure that these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/28-guidance-processing-sfs-transactions-production-after-fiscal-year-end-fyeTown of Castile – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-23)
… the timeframes established by Town Law Section 35. As a result, funds were not provided to finance Town and County … approximately $2.5 million in February, $132,877 in March and $107,896 in April. The Town Board (Board) did not audit the Clerk’s records as required and, as a result, did not know that the Clerk was incorrectly remitting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/20/town-castile-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-23Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (Health and Hospitals) ensured that direct hire and temporary nurses were … nurses as of August 1, 2017. Background Health and Hospitals is a public benefit corporation created by the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionTown of Mount Pleasant – Financial Condition (2013M-303)
… Supervisor. The Town’s budgeted appropriations for all funds in 2012 were approximately $39.9 million and $40.9 … include defining reasonable amounts of unexpended surplus funds that the Town should maintain. Appropriate only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-mount-pleasant-financial-condition-2013m-303Town of Summerhill – Fund Balance and Budget Monitoring (2013M-27)
… budgeting practices, and its resultant financial condition for the period January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2012. … four elected members and an elected Town Supervisor. For the 2012 fiscal year, the Town’s budgeted appropriations … Recommendations Establish a policy and develop procedures for preparing realistic and structurally balanced budgets, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-summerhill-fund-balance-and-budget-monitoring-2013m-27Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-317
… of the April 2022 Unified Court System (UCS) Retroactive Judicial Longevity Bonus (JLO) Increase. Affected Employees … DR, S9, SR, and SY provides for a retroactive increase in Judicial Longevity Bonus payments (Earnings Code JLO) … eligible members. Unrepresented employees who received a Judicial Longevity Bonus payment effective April 1, 2022, are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-317-april-2022-unified-court-system-ucs-retroactive-judicialPublic Health – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Plan or Child Health Plus (which provides coverage for children under the age of 19 with incomes above Medicaid … but only 43.1 percent of the costs of DOH Medicaid claims for the State in SFY 2021-22. Elderly, blind, and disabled … made up 19.3 percent of eligible recipients, but accounted for 55.2 percent of DOH Medicaid claims costs. Essential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-healthComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Florida Man for Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… Sam Scotellaro and Deputy Chief Antoine Karam. Forensic accounting was performed by Meaghan Scovello. The … Bureau is led by Chief Dominick Zarrella. The Forensic Audit Section is led by Chief Auditor Edward J. … taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-florida-man-theft-over-180000-nys-pensionOther Bulletin No. 35
… April 2017 SCF M/C Performance Advance should be withheld from an employee, the agency must request approval from the … 04/01/2016 Salary Schedule. The agency must also review all subsequent rows to determine if additional updates are … 04/06/2017 (Administration). The agency must also review all subsequent rows to determine if additional updates are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-35-april-2017-state-university-construction-fund-scfSpecial Quarterly Report on the State Financial Plan: Revenue Results and Trends - First Quarter State Fiscal Year 2008-09
This report is the first of a series of quarterly reports that will highlight key aspects of the State Financial Plan.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-update-2nd-quarter-2008-09.pdfDiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); John … obtain $24,915 in grant proceeds under the New York Main Street Program. United States Attorney Freedman stated: “The New York Main Street Program was designed to make sure that grant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsAdministration of Mitchell-Lama Waiting Lists (Follow-Up) (2020-F-19) 30-Day Response
To follow up on the actions taken by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to implement the recommendations contained in our prior audit report, Administration of Mitchell-Lama Waiting Lists (Report 2016-S-46).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f19-response.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1757
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the … equated to a grade (Grade 001-037) and whose annual salary is below the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the payment … 2019 PEF Performance Advance provided the employee: Is in a BU05 position on the payment effective date; and Has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1757-september-2019-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advances-andDiNapoli: Environmental Protection Fund Spending Reflects Historic State Commitment
… for preserving open space, protecting water quality and improving parks and waterfronts, are at an all-time high, but spending in … charges associated with conservation-themed license plates. The RETT, comprising nearly 79 percent of total EPF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-environmental-protection-fund-spending-reflects-historic-state-commitment