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DiNapoli: Cohocton Town Clerk Pleads Guilty In $36,000 Theft

… guilty Steuben County Court Monday to stealing $36,000 in dog license and building permit fees after an audit and investigation by State … public funds. Riley, 51, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the third degree, a Class D felony, before Judge Peter … guilty Steuben County Court Monday to stealing $36000 in dog license and building permit fees after an audit and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-cohocton-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-36000-theft

Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 2 – Financial Condition and Procurement (2016M-388)

… financial condition and controls over procurement for the period January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. … Board of Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $12 million. Key Findings The … not needed. Use surplus fund balance as a financing source for funding one-time expenditures, funding needed reserves or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2017/03/17/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-no-2-financial-condition-and-procurement-2016m

Examination of Outstanding Premiums

… Background New York State businesses pay NYSIF premiums for workers compensation and disability insurance. If a … by the Department of Tax and Finance (DTF), is a way for State agencies to offset State payments to recover … however, it has taken steps to participate in the program. For example, NYSIF received DOB approval to participate in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/19/examination-outstanding-premiums

Security Over Critical Systems

… is sufficient to minimize the various risks associated with unauthorized access to systems and data. The audit … DSS) and must complete a self-assessment of its compliance with these standards because it accepts credit card payments … is sufficient to minimize the various risks associated with unauthorized access to systems and data …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/security-over-critical-systems

State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Preliminary Budget

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement on New York City’s fiscal year (FY) 2024 preliminary budget proposal: “The plan … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli released the following statement on New York Citys fiscal year FY 2024 preliminary budget proposal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-preliminary-budget

Village of Hunter – Cash Receipts and Board Oversight (2015M-254)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s procedures over the collection of cash receipts for trash bag sales and the summer … Village of Hunter Cash Receipts and Board Oversight 2015M254 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/01/08/village-hunter-cash-receipts-and-board-oversight-2015m-254

Travel/Conference Claim Requirements – Travel and Conference Expense Management

… sufficient information for the auditing body or official to determine whether it represents a lawful and proper … by the employee. The same audit requirements apply to vouchers submitted by all travelers, including members of … rates set forth in the travel policy, authorization to do so). An original, signed copy of your locality’s …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/travelconference-claim-requirements

Optional Service Credit Purchase Payments – Enhanced Reporting

… they have the option to pay the required contributions, plus interest (if applicable), through: A single lump sum …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/optional-service-credit-purchase-payments

Making Adjustments to Earnings and Days Worked – Legacy Reporting

… through Retirement Online including their earnings the number of days they worked and more …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/making-adjustments

Multiyear Financial Planning

This session will help local governments create an effective multiyear financial planning process that helps identify and manage potential fiscal difficulties before crises emerge. We will discuss suggestions on how to make good long-term revenue and expenditure projections.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/multiyear-financial-planning-071923.pdf

DiNapoli Report Assesses MTA's Capital Needs and Funding Scenarios

… program comes in at the low end or the high end of that estimate, it will need significant amounts of new funding, … of its operating budget to pay off debt. At a low-end target of 13% of revenue, the Authority could issue about $12 billion in debt. A high-end debt burden target of 18%, which would pressure the operating budget, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-report-assesses-mtas-capital-needs-and-funding-scenarios

Opinion 91-2

… -- Officers and Employees (authority of State Comptroller to request information for the purpose of determining … Comptroller may request officials of an OTB corporation to fill out a form listing certain outside employment and business … an examination of an offtrack betting corporation to obtain information about potential conflicts of interest …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2

XIII.3 Record Retention – Travel and Expense – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement

… images may also be used as the sole documents of record only when the agency has complied with the State’s record …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii3-record-retention-travel-and-expense

Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-27

To inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the Merit Step payments and to provide instructions for payments not processed automatically

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-27-october-2007-merit-step-payments-employees-represented

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-430

… Purpose To inform agencies of a new Time Entry code and to explain the agency procedures for reporting rate … To inform agencies of a new Time Entry code and to explain the agency procedures for reporting rate increases …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-430-retroactive-rate-increases-and-lump-sum-payment-locksmiths

DiNapoli: NYC's Finances Benefiting From Better Than Expected Revenues

… New York City balance its $118 billion fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget, according to a report released today by State … to FY 2025 and another $3.1 billion is forecast for FY 2026. The city’s revenue estimates align with collection … funded nearly $2.7 billion in other new needs in FY 2026, much of which went towards discretionary spending …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-nycs-finances-benefiting-better-expected-revenues

Opinion 89-36

… There are no permissive referendum requirements either to establish a capital reserve fund for a specific capital improvement or to expend moneys from a capital reserve fund established for … for a specific improvement, where the authority to issue obligations for the capital improvement would be …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36

Opinion 88-45

… to lend the county money pursuant to the following terms and conditions. Under the proposed plan, the bank would agree … once or in increments. Interest would be payable monthly and the entire principal balance could be paid on any payment … that the obligations shall be only of the kind listed and shall be denominated only as stated. In our opinion, the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45