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Cost-Saving Ideas: Managing Your Travel and Conference Expenses
… for reimbursement, you can cut costs and mitigate the risk of fraud. Understand the Risks Your governing board should … tax on hotel occupancy and should provide an exemption certificate, known as Form ST-129, at registration. This form … Original receipts for all actual and necessary expenses A certificate of attendance or completion if travel was for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-managing-your-travel-and-conference-expensesEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… that must purchase allowances and other terms of the auctions are under development by DEC. State Parks In SFY … on electric and gas utilities, or from the proceeds of auctions conducted under the Regional Greenhouse Gas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureCUNY Bulletin No. CU-837
… to agencies for processing the PSC part-time Ratification Bonus Payments. Affected Employees: Part-time employees in … employees may be eligible for a one-time Ratification Bonus Payment. This one-time Ratification Bonus Payment is pensionable, not subject to across-the-board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-837-professional-staff-congress-psc-part-time-ratificationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Vehicles – Assessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2024 (2024-M-2) The Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… it provides to the 46 executive agencies. ITS is working on completing a disaster recovery plan for the CNSE data … Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Long Island Rail Road - Utilization of the Arch Street Yard and Shop Facility … of Housing Preservation and Development: Vacancies at the Clinton Towers Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (2017-N-1) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… taxes were assessed than necessary to fund operations each year. The board also failed to hold budget hearings before April 15 each year (from two to 11 days late) to discuss the 2017-18, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… CUNY did not have any of the required notification forms for these accounts. Additionally, auditors found an … for the two years ended June 30, 2014 continued to include costs that were not valid or consistent with state … was appropriate and properly supported. Department of Taxation and Finance: Personal Income Tax Refunds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… than 2.7 million payments worth more than $8.5 billion in February 2014. His office also rejected 157 contract … Medicaid administrative services contract is implemented in state fiscal year 2015-16. Office of General Services – … City – Transportation Grants Approved nearly $6 million in state Department of Transportation grants for New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014DiNapoli: As NYC Budget Stabilizes, New Risks Emerge
… New York City increased its expectations for its surplus in fiscal year (FY) 2025 to $2.34 billion, … seekers, which will help balance its $116.9 billion FY 2026 budget, according to a report released today by State … New York City shore up its finances and close a budget gap for the coming fiscal year,” DiNapoli said. “However, given …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-nyc-budget-stabilizes-new-risks-emergeDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… that number is nearly double what it was 10 years ago. In 2025, DiNapoli’s office has made additional targeted outreach … Who Did Not File in Time or Filed Inconclusively Excel Spreadsheet Detailed List of All Municipalities in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… (Putnam) and Schroeppel (Oswego), and the City of Poughkeepsie (Dutchess), which were designated as … 2023, including the cities of Albany, Little Falls, and Poughkeepsie. Additionally, five local governments (the cities of Albany and Poughkeepsie, the villages of Chateaugay and Coxsackie, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: Upstate Bus Services Needs Better On-Time Performance
… metric. “Getting to work, school and appointments on-time is essential for New Yorkers who rely on bus service every … day,” DiNapoli said. “Tracking timeliness of bus service is the first step toward improving performance for these … should examine their metrics, identify where performance is falling short and understand the causes of buses arriving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/06/dinapoli-upstate-bus-services-needs-better-time-performanceOpinion 88-11
… issues discussed in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Park Land (conveyance of lands subject to reversionary interest) VILLAGE LAW, §1-102(1): When land is conveyed to a village for use as a park, subject to a … use had been abandoned by the city (see also Matter of Central Parkway , 140 Misc 727, 251 NYS 577; cf . Stillwell v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11Opinion 89-50
… CONSTITUTION, Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on private property to alleviate a drainage problem if it is determined that the … existence of a "special relationship", the town, subject to judicial approval, could agree to undertake the drainage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and not providing all requested information. New York Power Authority – Selected Management and Operations … Order 88 (EO 88), which mandated a 20% improvement in the energy efficiency performance of State government buildings … TPHI. During the audit period, the contractor did not bill TPHI carriers or initiate provider reviews for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsFiscal Stress Monitoring System - School Districts in Stress Fiscal Year Ending 2020 List
This list (sorted in order of fiscal stress score) reflects a fiscal year end date of June 30, 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/2020-schools-stressed.pdfTioga Central School District – Health Insurance and Special Education Cost Savings (2020M-84)
Determine whether District officials could achieve cost savings by offering health insurance buyout incentives and providing select special education services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2020/pdf/tioga-2020-84.pdfSherrill City School District - Future Farmers of America Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2019M-251)
Determine whether the District established adequate internal controls to ensure Future Farmers of America (FFA) extra-classroom activity (ECA) cash receipts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/sherrill-2019-251.pdfDansville Central School District - Information Technology and Non-Instructional Employee Leave Benefits (2018M-169)
Determine whether ensured information technology (IT) assets were safeguarded and if District officials accurately maintained leave records.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/dansville.pdfNew Suffolk Common School District - Board Oversight and Local Finance Law (2018M-177)
Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of financial operations and whether they and officials complied with Law when using a line of credit.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/new-suffolk.pdf