Search
Management's Responsibility for Internal Controls Presentation
Internal controls are essential to the effective operation of local governments and school districts. This webinar will explain the integrated internal control framework, and discuss how a properly designed internal control system can reduce the likelihood that significant errors or fraud will occur
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/Managements-Responsibility-Internal-Contols-08-10-22.pdfLocal Government Contact Management System (LGCMS)
OSC will be releasing a new system for maintaining municipal contact information and ensuring important OSC communications are received timely, and by the current local government officials. This session will walk through how to create, modify, verify and remove municipal official contact records.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/local-gov-contact-management-system-081924.pdfOpinion 2003-3
… a monthly payment for life of twenty dollars for each year of firefighting service credited under the program, … award equivalent to forty dollars per month for each year of firefighting service credited under the program, … award equivalent to forty dollars per month for each year of firefighting service credited under the program, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Mahopac Central School District – Non-instructional Payroll (Putnam County) The transportation department’s payroll was not adequately approved, supported and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… also found that the treasurer did not perform a timely reconciliation of tax collection activities, resulting in … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have … data. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 2048
… provide agencies with information regarding the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year … that remain uncashed as of April 2023 will be stopped and the funds will be remitted to the New York State Office … for payroll checks issued between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021. Eligibility Criteria Employees with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2048-outreach-and-escheatment-2021-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1763.1
… in calendar year 2018 are affected. Background Abandoned Property Law §102 requires uncashed checks become abandoned … in 2018 and the funds will be remitted to the Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) on April 22, 2020. Employees can visit … website to search for money remitted to OUF and submit a claim to recover these funds. OSC Actions Per Abandoned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17631-outreach-escheatment-2018-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 2246.1
… Lump Sum Payment and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment for employees not processed automatically or who require an … in the SSU bargaining units listed above may be eligible for a one-time lump sum payment. The one-time lump sum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22461-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-associationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2266
… sum payment amount. Divide these additional hours by 720, round the result to four places, multiply by the full payment amount of $3,000 and round to the nearest cent. Eligible Transactions Submitted … sum payment amount. Divide these additional hours by 720, round the result to four places, multiply by the full payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2266-agency-police-services-unit-apsu-employees-represented-policeUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-102
… 428 Dependent Care 433 Total Unemployment Ins Owed 500 Medicare Deficiency 501 Social Security Deficiency GARNSH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-102-retroactive-general-salary-longevity-bonus-uniform-allowanceCity of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B24-5-5)
… Mayor submitted the 2024-25 proposed budget to the Council on April 22, 2024, or 21 days after the Charter-established … future proposed budgets are submitted to the Council on or before the deadline. Continue to evaluate and explore … as necessary. Develop an allocation plan based on detailed analysis that ensures costs allocated to each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/13/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b24-5-5City of Lockport – Budget Review (B24-1-8)
… [ read complete report – pdf ] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2025. Background Chapter 332 of the Laws of 2014, as amended … 31, 2013. The Act requires the City to submit to the State Comptroller each year, beginning January 1, 2015, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b24-1-8DiNapoli: Audit Uncovers $425 Million in Missed Medicaid Drug Rebates
… The state Department of Health (DOH) billed drug companies for $425.9 million in … requesting rebates from drug manufacturers. The Affordable Care Act, enacted in 2010, extended prescription drug rebates … prescription drugs, to Medicaid recipients age 21 or older with serious mental illness or substance use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-uncovers-425-million-missed-medicaid-drug-rebatesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2353
… Tuition and CLEFR reimbursement outside of the payroll system are subject to taxes at year end. This can be a … The new earnings codes will be implemented in July of 2025 and affected employees may see payments in any check after July 24, 2025. Eligibility Criteria: Employees in Bargaining Units: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2353-new-earn-codes-tuition-reimbursement-and-certification-and-licensureXII.5.A Selecting the Appropriate Voucher Style – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Business Units must select the appropriate voucher style when entering payments in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). Process and Document … Online Business Units Business Units should only use the voucher styles listed in the chart below. “Reversal,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5a-selecting-appropriate-voucher-styleDiNapoli: Former Poestenkill Employee Charged With Stealing $3,000 From Town
… a four-year period. “The defendant abused her position to treat herself to video rentals, gifts, groceries and … spending money,” DiNapoli said. “Those in public service have a duty to ensure taxpayer dollars are not lost to fraud. I thank District Attorney Donnelly and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-poestenkill-employee-charged-stealing-3000-townState Agencies Bulletin No. 2217
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies instructions for processing the 2024 Special Assignment to Duty Pay (SAD). … traffic within the highway Rights-of-Way are eligible for Special Assignment to Duty Pay. Effective Dates: … actually worked in the previous calendar year are eligible for an annual lump sum payment of $750. Agency Actions: To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2217-2024-special-assignment-duty-pay-calendar-year-2023Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Woman Over Theft of More Than $162,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Attorney General … Miller pleaded guilty to 3rd degree Grand Larceny, a class D felony, in Albany County Court before the Honorable Thomas … by filing a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-woman-over-theft-more-162000DiNapoli: Former Bethel Tax Collector Arrested for Pension Fund Fraud
… the arrest of Debra Gabriel, the former tax collector for the Town of Bethel, for allegedly stealing unearned benefits from the state … a false Record of Activities (ROAs) with the town for filing with the State Comptroller. ROAs are documents in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-former-bethel-tax-collector-arrested-pension-fund-fraud